10/09/2026
đź’› R U OK? Day đź’›
Mental health isn’t something that sits outside the doors of our clinic.
Every person on our team has their own experiences with mental health. Some of those experiences are intensely personal. Others have come from loving, supporting and walking alongside family members and friends through really hard seasons of life.
We know that this crazy thing called life can be really, really hard sometimes.
And we know that for many of the families who walk through our doors, you’re not just Mum, Dad, Nan, Pop or caregiver.
You’re an advocate.
A researcher.
An appointment coordinator.
A form-filler.
A system-navigator.
A safe place.
A regulation partner.
A voice when your child’s isn’t being heard.
And underneath all of those roles, you’re a person too.
At Speech with Rhi & Friends, we pride ourselves on being a safe space for the whole person; our kids, their families and each other.
Because somewhere along the way, the people who walk through our doors become more than people we simply know. You become part of our community, our little SWR family- and we care about our family. Not just how your child is going, or what happened in therapy this week. We care about how you’re going too.
Today, and every day, you can tell us that things are hard. You can tell us you’re overwhelmed. You can tell us you’re having a week you'd rather forget. You can cry in our rooms. You can laugh about something objectively terrible because sometimes that’s how you get through it.
You don’t need to have the right words, put a positive spin on it, or worry that you’ll be judged or ridiculed.
We might not be able to fix what’s happening. But we can listen. We can sit beside you in it. And we can remind you that you don’t have to pretend everything is okay while you’re here.
So yes, today we’ll ask R U OK?
But we hope you already know that at Speech with Rhi & Friends, you’re allowed to answer honestly today and everyday. 💛
