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Survivor guilt doesn’t care what you lost.
After the 2019–20 fires in Sarsfield, Victoria, I sat in a community meeting I’ll never forget.
The room was full of people who had lost everything. Homes. Stock. Machinery. A lifetime of work reduced to ash.
And then there was a young woman.
She hadn’t lost her house.
She hadn’t lost family.
She’d “only” lost a shed.
And yet she was the most distressed person in the room. Inconsolable. Shaking. Unable to speak.
I watched people shift uncomfortably.
I could feel the unspoken comparison hanging in the air.
Why is she this upset? Others have lost so much more.
This is survivor guilt.
Phoenix Australia and trauma researchers like Dr Kate Brady remind us that trauma isn’t measured by the size of the loss, it’s shaped by threat, fear, helplessness, and the way our nervous system processes danger.
Survivor guilt often sounds like:
• “I shouldn’t feel this bad.”
• “Others had it worse.”
• “I don’t deserve help.”
And that guilt can silence people. It can delay recovery. It can make people feel weak when they’re actually injured.
This is what I really want people to hear: it doesn’t matter how big or small your disaster or challenge is, if it is impacting your mental health and wellbeing, you are worthy of seeking help.
That young woman wasn’t overreacting.
Her system had been overwhelmed.
And guilt was making it worse.
If you survived a disaster and you’re struggling, even if your losses feel small compared to others, you are not broken. You are human and worthy of help and support.
Recovery isn’t a competition.
Pain is not a ranking system.
Compassion, for others and for ourselves, is part of rebuilding capacity and recovery.
If this resonates, you’re not alone. And you don’t have to carry it quietly.
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Another Load of Donated Animal Food
This morning we collected another load of donated animal food from the Lilydale CFA Fire Brigade station. One of our members had to head down south, so dropped their trailer at the Lilydale Fire Station while attending to some tasks in the local area.
In the meantime, the troops on standby for today's hot weather loaded up the trailer. This load will be staged at the Buxton Fire Station until the weather is a little more favourable for delivering to Embling Rural in Alexandra.
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Still in the running...Okay people the first of Tones and I concerts has been released… there are 4 more…. Alexandra - we are still in this… Flood our page on the Tones and I page… put us out there so she wont forget us and keep your fingers crossed!!🤞
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