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Navigating tough times: the crucial role of emotional support

  • 08/09/2024

Navigating tough times: the crucial role of emotional support Carina Gallegos is our Support Angel and Customer Love Manager at Support Crew. Carina highlights that while physical support meets practical needs, emotional support is crucial for helping people navigate tough times with empathy and understanding and is equally important. Life is a rollercoaster, full of twists, turns, and unexpected challenges.…

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Empathy vs. Sympathy: knowing the difference

  • 07/08/2024

Empathy vs. Sympathy: knowing the difference  Carina Gallegos is our Support Angel and Customer Love Manager at Support Crew. Carina looks at the difference between empathy and sympathy, and the value of one over the other, and how we can use empathy as a powerful tool for support. Empathy vs. Sympathy: knowing the difference and why it matters In the…

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The Ultimate Guide To Coordinating Help

The ultimate guide to coordinating support for loved ones in need

  • 04/07/2024

The ultimate guide to coordinating support for loved ones in need: A support crew odyssey Carina Gallegos is our Support Angel and Customer Love Manager at Support Crew. Carina looks at ways to offer support to a loved one - a friend and/or family member - by creating a Support Page with Support Crew. Life is a journey filled with…

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7 ways to help a loved one recover from surgery

  • 31/01/2024

7 ways to help a loved one recover from surgery  Carina Gallegos is our Support Angel and Customer Love Manager at Support Crew. Carina looks at ways to offer support to a loved one - a friend and/or family member - when recovering from surgery. Recovering from surgery is a challenging journey, a process that takes time and patience, and…

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Support Crew: How To Offer Help When Dealing With Grief

Dealing with grief: how to offer help in the most difficult times

  • 19/10/2023

Dealing with grief: how to offer help in the most difficult times  Carina Gallegos is our Support Angel and Customer Love Manager at Support Crew. Carina delves into the challenges and heavy emotions associated with grief, offering guidance on how to provide help and support during these incredibly difficult times.  Grief, in all its forms, is an unwelcome visitor in…

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How To Support Your Mum Through A Cancer Journey

Supporting your Mum through cancer

  • 16/08/2023

What to do if your Mum has cancer: a practical guide to supporting her journey    Carina Gallegos is our Support Angel and Customer Love Manager at Support Crew. Carina explores the challenge and heavy emotions that occur when your Mum is diagnosed with cancer, and how to love and support her during that incredibly difficult time.  Dealing with the…

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Supporting a colleague through cancer

  • 07/08/2023

What to do if your work colleague has cancer: navigating support and empathy    Carina Gallegos is the Support Angel and Customer Love Manager at Support Crew. Carina explores the challenge of supporting a work colleague through cancer and how to navigate supporting them with some practical tips on how to make sure they get the right help at the…

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Why Is Asking For Help So Difficult?

Why asking for help is difficult

  • 26/07/2023

The struggle with seeking help: unraveling the mystery behind why it's so difficult  Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams.  Kelly explores overcoming the struggle of seeking help - unraveling the psychology behind it and discovering the strength in vulnerability. Life can be a rollercoaster ride, filled with highs and lows, but…

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5 handy tips for supporting a friend with cancer

  • 11/04/2023

5 tips to help you support someone dealing with cancer Written by Rebecca van Dijk Rebecca van Dijk is a beautiful 33-year-old woman who was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer last year. You can read about her incredible journey thus far here, and how naming her cancer gave her a way to seperate herself from it. Rebecca has come to know our…

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Support Crew: Kelly And Randal

Let’s not die from embarrassment

  • 14/06/2022

Let's not die from embarrassment  Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams.  Kelly reflects on the time leading up to her partner Randal's diagnosis with stage 4 bowel cancer and how talking about the embarrassing things and not settling until you find an answer could have helped Randal be diagnosed earlier.   Kelly…

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Support Crew is an online support platform that helps those dealing with life changing events to easily co-ordinate the meals and support they need from their support network.

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Phone: + 64 211 566 566
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