Life did start off hard for me as a child. Leaving an abusive father behind, I lived as a street kid in Melbourne’s west. I regularly slept in public toilets and ate food from rubbish bins that were left out the night before collection day. Life went from bad to worse and suicide became an option. After which I got help from Lifeline, a crisis intervention help line. Rarely having ever received love, I was so grateful for that kindness, I made it my goal to repay the debt.
After training, I was accepted as a Lifeline counsellor to help others, which I did for nearly 10 years. Those empathy skills became the foundation and catalyst for being able to move into the accommodation industry. Coupled with my childhood memories, I had a strong desire to make sure that my guests were as far removed from my past trauma of sleeping in the streets as was humanly possible.
South Yarra Stays was borne on the cornerstone belief of providing the most comfortable and restful sleep possible. Adequate sleep is essential for our mental wellbeing and health. Above all, we spend one third of our very precious life in bed.
Here are some examples of some of the things that I have done to give you the best sleep possible:
Due to my work in hospitality, traumatised early life/drive to give guests comfort, years helping people at Lifeline, I have won a number of awards. My achievements include best business person in my region and best accommodation product in Australia for an interstate property I owned. I was also the keynote speaker at the annual national Vinnies CEO Fund Raiser where we raised nearly one million dollars for the homeless.
Blessing is a Swahili. Her name is so appropriate as I feel that I am blessed every day of my life. Her background is Social Work and my background is Lifeline. Even though we are different in every way possible, from a values perspective, we are joined at the hip. Our joint purpose is to help people and to leave this world in a better place than how we found it.
In my day to day life, I enjoy coffee, people, healthy food and staying fit.
My wish is to do everything in my power to ensure that your stay in Melbourne is everything that you expect it to be, and warm to love the city as I do. I am available at any time to help in making those wishes come true.
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