Our Story
Hi, I’m Paige 👋
I’m a wife, mother, worst case scenario worrier and the creator of My Peace of Mind.
In 2009, I gave birth to our first daughter. What followed in the moments after could only be described as a combination of sheer joy and utter panic at the enormity of having this little human to care for, for the rest of her life.
For weeks I couldn’t sleep, not just because I was the mum of a newborn baby, but mostly because I lay there worrying about what would happen if I, or my husband became sick, injured or even died.
This was the catalyst for me to create the very first iteration of what is now My Peace of Mind. A document that contained all of our essential family information and a letter to our daughter in case I wasn’t there to see her grow up.
Finally I felt like I could breathe again!
10 months later, the first of 2 major earthquakes struck Canterbury - our house shook with every one of them, but I felt more solid than ever knowing I had done everything I could possibly do to protect and care for my family. That feeling is what I’d like every Kiwi family to have, no matter what life throws at them!
Over the past 12 years my little Peace of Mind document has expanded to include all of the information necessary to cope with the multitude of scenarios that everyday Kiwis face on a daily basis. We’ve all heard the horrendous stories - families hurting beyond words, confused, overwhelmed and utterly devastated but forced to carry on, find the paperwork, figure out what their loved ones would have wanted and make the hardest decisions of their lives. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone, especially when it could be so much easier!
In order to make that happen I spent months talking to funeral directors, doctors, nurses, lawyers, and everyday Kiwis who have experienced it all: from cancer, strokes, brain damage, dementia, motor neuron disease, housefires, floods, earthquakes, car accidents, death and everything in between to ensure that this document will save your family from the pain so many others have had to endure.
I truly believe that the gift of confidence and clarity in a crisis is one of the most meaningful gifts you can give your family. My Peace of Mind gives you that.