In Episode 4 of Still Standing. Still Speaking., I sit down with Joline — a mother, carer, and the founder of Help You Cope.
For a year, she told no one about her son’s autism diagnosis. Not because she was ashamed of him, but because she was terrified of how he’d be judged. That silence eventually became something bigger — a charity built for every family living the isolation she once knew.
🎙️ This conversation is one of the most honest we’ve had.
We talk about:
— What “coping” actually looks like on the hardest days
— Why carers live in fight-or-flight, constantly
— The guilt no parent prepares you for
— Why she kept her son’s diagnosis private for a year — and what changed
— How Help You Cope was born from her own isolation
— Why she’s still standing, for her son and for every parent like her
“Carers are in fight or flight mode. Pretty much all the time.”
This is why I speak. Not just for me, but for every parent quietly carrying something heavier than anyone around them realises. Out loud, in front of everyone.
You are not forgotten.
You are not alone.
Still standing. Still speaking.
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Sabrina Treffiletti — Content creator, public advocate and podcast host based in Sydney, Australia.
After ten years of silence, Sabrina chose to speak. This podcast exists because one video proved that speaking up changes lives.
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