I was recently told: 
"𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨" . 

My response? 
"𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚."

The same goes for reflective 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 - these are not extras. They’re non-negotiables.

Too many miss 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀:

𝟭. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼.
Supporting our team isn’t optional – it’s the only way to align with our values and ensure every team member is both supported and able to provide quality service to families.

𝟮. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.
Yes, it costs more in the short term. But the biggest cost in allied health isn’t training or PD budgets – it’s replacing a great team member. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁 can cost $50,000–$80,000. And that doesn’t include the time, emotional toll, or the risk of others wondering if they should move on too.

Building culture, investing in mentoring, and prioritising wellbeing is not just a feel-good exercise. It’s the 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 we make.'