01/09/2026
MYTH: Independence means needing less support 🤔
This myth trips up a lot of people, including well-meaning family members and funders.
Independence is not the absence of support. For many of our clients, real independence only exists because of carefully planned, skilled support.
Someone who can spend an evening alone safely might need years of risk assessment, staff training, and gradual trust building behind the scenes before that becomes possible. Take the support away too early and independence disappears with it.
Our job is not to reduce support for its own sake. It's to build the right support around each person so that independence becomes possible and stays possible.