Show Notes
When Jess moved from Melbourne to Bendigo she didn’t realise it would be the beginning of such an isolating period of her life. Becoming a mum at the same time as she had moved away from community and a job, not knowing anyone in her new home. For two years she felt hugely isolated, and lonely. But all it took was an invitation from a stranger at a playgroup to change things. While it took six months for Jess to accept that invitation, it eventually led to her going to church and attending an...
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