Welcome to Taba.

I'm building Taba because, at some point, I realised I couldn't be the only one feeling this way.

Have you ever sat at a café while your child plays nearby, watching other families and quietly feeling a little on the outside, while doing your best to keep smiling for your little one?

I know the juggle of school runs, packing lunchboxes, tearful drop offs, managing tantrums, all birthday parties, endless forms, medical appointments, dinner, work, laundry, and trying to hold it all together while carrying the mental load mostly on your own.

As a migrant mum raising my daughter in Sydney, far from family, I've often wished for a village. Not just support when things go wrong, but real connection. People who genuinely understand this season of life, the beautiful, messy, exhausting, rewarding parts of doing it mostly on your own.

Some days feel strong. Some days feel hard. Most days are somewhere in between.

And what I've realised is this:

So many of us are doing this alone, together.

Some of you have already found your village. Some of you are still longing for one. And sometimes, you just want a new connection with someone who truly gets it, someone who understands the quiet struggles, the little wins, the hard days, and everything in between.

We're everywhere. Solo mums, solo dads, separated parents, people rebuilding, people figuring it out one day at a time, all wanting connection, friendship, support, and a place where we simply belong.

That's why I'm creating Taba.

Taba means village in Tupi Guarani, an Indigenous language from South America connected to the culture I grew up around. For me, it represents something simple but powerful: the village many of us wish we had.

A place to connect. To feel understood. To ask for help without judgment. To laugh, share, vent, meet others, and remember that we're not doing this alone.

But I don't want to build Taba based only on my story.

I want to hear yours.

The good parts, the hard parts, the honest parts. What's missing, what would help, what you wish existed.

If you have five minutes, I'd love for you to share your experience.

Your voice will help shape what Taba becomes, and it matters more than you know.