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Proud Wellness exists to ensure every LGBTQIA+ person in the UK has access to inclusive, affirming and accessible wellness services.

All our Links: https://linktr.ee/proudwellness Our Mission is to advance equality and inclusion in wellness services for LGBTQIA+ communities and wellness professionals. We believe that all wellness services should be LGBTQIA+ inclusive, affirming, and accessible and that work and learning environments must provide equal opportunity for LGBTQIA+ wellness professionals to succeed and thrive. To achieve this mission, Proud Wellness utilises the expertise of its Proud Wellness Members to inform, educate and provide resources to both LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking support and businesses who want to improve the wellness services and products they offer to LGBTQIA+ people.

18/12/2025

We’re taking a break over the festive period from 20th December to 5th January 2026.

We know this time of year can be difficult for many in our LGBTQIA+ communities, if this is you, please know you’re not alone. 💛

We’re wishing you a peaceful festive period, with space for rest, self-care and gentleness — whatever that looks like for you.

We’re so looking forward to supporting you with our new q***r wellbeing programmes coming in 2026. 💫

The following services are open over the Christmas and New Year holiday period if you need extra support:

LGBT Switchboard
10am - 10pm
0800 0119 100
hello@switchboard.lgbt

Samaritans
24 hour
116 123
jo@samaritans.org

Voda
Download app for free LGBTQ+ mental health support
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10/12/2025

We’re absolutely delighted to share some big news — Proud Wellness has been awarded £20,000 of funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, supporting our work for the next two years.  🏳️‍⚧️🎉🏳️‍🌈

🌟 This funding allows us to create and deliver a new series of free Q***r Wellbeing Programmes launching in Spring 2026.

🌟 These programmes will offer accessible, inclusive support for LGBTQIA+ people, helping our communities to connect, learn, and care for their wellbeing in affirming, culturally competent spaces. 

🌟 As a non-profit Community Interest Company, external funding is vital for our continued work.

It allows us to keep the lights on, keep our work accessible, reduce financial barriers, and continue developing high-quality wellbeing support that centres LGBTQIA+ people, especially those who are often excluded from mainstream wellness spaces. 

We’re deeply grateful to for making this work possible.  🙏🤩

More details coming soon — including how to sign up, what’s included, and how you can get involved.

For now: thank you. Your support means the world and keeps our work alive! 💛✨
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24/11/2025

📣 Trans+ Awareness Week may have ended, but our commitment to showing up for trans and gender-diverse people must continue every single day.

** And one of the most direct, life-changing ways we can show up is by helping trans, nonbinary and gender diverse people access gender-affirming care. **

Two of our brilliant Proud Wellness practitioners, Brinny (they/them) and Musa (he/him) ***r are currently fundraising for their top surgery. Both hold space daily for LGBTQIA+ communities, supporting others’ wellbeing while navigating their own barriers to essential care. 🩵

Gender-affirming care saves lives.

But NHS waiting times now stretch years or even decades across the UK:

- 12 years in England.

- 2 years in Wales.

- 58 years in Scotland.

- 41 years in Northern Ireland.

Not only are these statistics totally unacceptable, they are putting trans+ lives at risk in so many devastating ways. 💔

And leaves private care as the only viable route for many.

Yet the cost of surgery, recovery, and weeks of unpaid time off work places this care out of reach without community support.

This is where active allyship and mutual aid make all the difference.

If you’re able, we’re inviting you to contribute to Brinny and Musa’s fundraisers.

If finances are tight, sharing their links is just as powerful.

Every contribution—every pound, every share—creates real change. 🙏

🏳️‍⚧️ Support Brinny:
gofundme.com/f/brinny-does-top-surgery

🏳️‍⚧️ Support Musa:
gofundme.com/f/help-musa-get-top-surgery

🔗 Links are in our dtories too.

Thank you for practising community care with us. 🙏

Your solidarity makes a tangible, life-affirming difference. 🩵🩷🤍

20/11/2025

Today is Trans+ Day of Remembrance. 🕯️🤍🏳️‍⚧️

As we remember trans+ lives lost around the world, we’re holding our community close.

If today feels tender, you are not alone.

If you need rest, take it.

Be gentle with yourselves today.

Trans+ Day of Remembrance is not only about looking back at the lives we’ve lost — it’s a reminder of the urgent work still needed to make sure trans people can live safely, openly and joyfully.

With love, strength and solidarity — today and every day.

🩵🤍🩷

16/11/2025

*thanks to Musa ***r for today’s post. 🫶

As practitioners in the worlds of health, wellness, fitness, and healing, we hold people at their most tender.

Their stories.

Their bodies.

Their breath.

Their being.

Our clients come to us seeking support, understanding, and safety. For our trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse communities, that safety is not a given — especially right now.

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans+ visibility without safety is dangerous.

🏳️‍⚧️ Inclusive language without further action becomes performative.

🏳️‍⚧️ And awareness alone is not allyship.

Right now, trans+ people are facing increasing hostility—attempted segregation, public dehumanisation, erosion of rights, and barriers to life-affirming and life-saving healthcare. Most are moving through the world with heightened fear and uncertainty.

When wellness spaces aren’t actively inclusive, the impact is real ⤵️

😔 Clients are addressed in ways that don’t reflect who they are.

😔 Their identities are questioned, doubted, minimised, or ignored.

😔 They’re dismissed, excluded, or made to feel invisible or unsafe.

😔 They experience discrimination, alienation, and harm.

And here’s the truth:

You have trans+ clients—whether you know it or not.

And they deserve safer, more inclusive, affirming support.

As practitioners, our role isn’t passive. Our actions shape the environments clients step into.

Allyship is not a statement or a sentiment, it’s something we do.

That’s why we’re hosting Trans+ Allyship in Wellness this Trans Awareness Week: a free 90-minute panel discussion led by trans+ practitioners working across the wellbeing field.

We’ll explore:

👉 The challenges trans+ people face accessing wellness services

👉 How to respond to transphobia and advocate effectively

👉 What it takes to build safer, genuinely affirming practices

This is your invitation to listen, learn, ask questions, and take meaningful action.

Register now to join us live or receive the replay.

🔗 Link in bio.

15/11/2025

📣 FREE PANEL TALK: TRANS+ ALLYSHIP IN WELLNESS 🏳️‍⚧️

👉 With over 30 of you already signed up to our Panel Talk on Monday - if you haven’t registered yet, now’s the time!!!

We’re gathering a powerful panel of trans+ wellness practitioners to help you build safer, inclusive and affirming services and spaces.

This conversation will give you practical, real-world insight and actions you can bring straight into your work.

🗓️ Monday 17 November

⏰ 11:30am–1pm GMT

🎟️ Free to attend

🔗 Link in bio to join live or get the replay.

Let’s make sure you’re equipped to support the trans+ people that need your amazing wellness services right now. 🩵💫

Panel/host:

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14/11/2025

🏳️‍⚧️Trans+ Awareness Week 2025 🏳️‍⚧️

Wellness practitioners — don’t miss my Top 3 Tips for supporting Trans+ clients further down! 🙌

👉 Why Trans+ Awareness Week matters

Trans+ Awareness Week (13–19 November) is a vital time to amplify Trans+ voices, celebrate diversity, and advocate for the rights and well-being of Trans+ people.

This week shines a light on the discrimination, misunderstanding, and hostility many continue to face — and it celebrates our resilience, strength, and contribution to society.

In 2025, when Trans+ people are still navigating challenges to safety, healthcare, and dignity, this visibility and solidarity matter more than ever. We all have a role in creating spaces of compassion, inclusion, and respect.

👉 What Trans Awareness Week means to me

For me, this week is about reflection and celebration — acknowledging what many Trans+ people endure, while celebrating our existence and joy.

It’s about showing that despite barriers, we are here, living authentically, building communities, and supporting one another.

Within the Trans+ community, connection is powerful. Sharing our stories brings comfort, reduces isolation, and gives hope to those still finding their way. 🩵🩷🤍

👉 How wellness professionals can support Trans+ folk

1️⃣ Pronouns matter
Introduce yourself with your pronouns and invite others to share theirs if they wish. This simple step signals safety and respect — a foundation for trust and belonging.

2️⃣ Don’t generalise
Working with a few Trans+ clients doesn’t make anyone an expert. Every Trans+ person’s experience is unique. Stay open, curious, and person-centred.

3️⃣ Respect privacy
If someone shares their Trans+ identity, that’s an act of trust. It’s not an invitation to ask about medical history, transition plans, or their past. Maintain boundaries and respect autonomy — even if you’re part of the community. 🙏🏼

Together, we can help ensure wellness spaces are inclusive, affirming, and trauma-informed for Trans+ clients.

Let us know in the comments what Trans+ Awareness Week means to you 🏳️‍⚧️⤵️

12/11/2025

In honour of Trans+ Awareness Week (13–19 Nov), we’re bringing together a panel of Trans+ voices to share lived experiences, practical insights, and action steps for creating safer, more inclusive wellness spaces.

Because awareness on its own isn’t enough.

Our trans+ clients need us to be proactive in our allyship now more than ever.

Whether you’re a coach, therapist, personal trainer, yoga teacher, nutritionist, or provide other wellbeing-related services, this conversation is for you.

Join our panel of trans+ wellness practitioners as we discuss:

👉 The challenges trans+ people face when accessing wellness services.

👉 How to respond to transphobia in wellness spaces - and how to advocate.

👉 What it really takes to create trans+ inclusive and affirming services.

🎙️ Panel Talk: Trans+ Allyship in Wellness - Moving From Awareness Into Action

🗓️ Monday 17th November | 11:30am - 1pm | GMT on Zoom

🎟️ Free to attend

Register now to join us live or receive the replay afterwards.

🔗Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/yMWAopPpR_S8bYw10osxow

OUR PANELISTS:

Musa Francis (he/him) ***r helps LGBTQIA+ artists and creative pros bloom into calmer, more joyful, and resilient versions of themselves. He is a q***r trans man, multi-passionate creative, and the founder of BLOOMING Q***R.

Gem Kennedy (they/them) helps neurodivergent and q***r changemakers live boldly on their own terms, q***r social norms, and build towards collective liberation. They are AuDHD, q***r, and trans non-binary.

Nicky Wetherell (they/she) helps LGBTQIA+ and trauma-impacted individuals reconnect with their bodies and reclaim pleasure, power, and self-trust. They are q***r and dedicated to creating safer, anti-oppressive spaces.

PANEL HOST:

Sarah Taylor (she/her) ***rcoach helps q***r changemakers build authentic, values-aligned lives and businesses without burnout or compromise. She’s a q***r woman and the founder of Proud Wellness CIC.

27/10/2025

🤩Today we’re excited to introduce another fantastic Proud Wellness Directory member to you all!

Please join us in welcoming Rich to the Proud Wellness family! 🥳✨🙌

👋 Name: Rich Aesop

✨ Pronouns: he/him

🏳️‍🌈 Identity: LGBTQIA+ 🏳️‍⚧️

👉 About Rich:

I’m a massage therapist specialising in deep tissue, trigger point techniques, and oncology massage based in Brighton.

My mission is to craft bespoke, top-notch treatments as unique as you are.

👉 How Rich can support you:

Through our massage sessions, I will help you feel connected to your body, and bring relief for muscle aches and pains in a safer space you can feel comfortable and secure to be your full beautiful Q***r self. 💜

🌟🌟🌟

Rich can be contacted do send him a message, he’d love to hear from you!

>>> Check out our Proud Wellness Directory for more brilliant, inclusive wellness professionals like Rich, 🔗in bio.
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23/10/2025

Join us next week for our monthly CPD workshop Q***r Inclusion & Spirituality — with Gem Kennedy (they/them)

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Every month inside our Proud Wellness Practitioner Membership, we host a CPD session to support wellness practitioners with both business growth and inclusive practice.

This month we’re excited to welcome the brilliant Gem Kennedy for a workshop exploring Q***rness & Spirituality.

✨ About the workshop:

This workshop explores q***rness and spirituality, and offers practitioners tools to create LGBTQIA+ affirming and inclusive spaces for spiritual exploration.

For many q***r people, traditional religious and spiritual spaces rarely feel safe or welcoming, leaving them disconnected from practices that could support their wellbeing and sense of belonging.

Many mainstream spiritual traditions and practices were developed within - and continue to perpetuate - heteronormative frameworks that can alienate, exclude, or even harm our LGBTQIA+ clients.

We’ll explore the rich, often overlooked history of q***r spirituality across cultures, and consider practical ways we can support both our clients and ourselves in connecting with and cultivating meaningful spiritual practices.

By reconnecting with a wider lineage of q***r spiritual wisdom, we can help clients root more deeply in their personal power and find greater solidarity during these challenging times.

💜 Want to join us?

Become a 🌈Proud Partner Member before next Thursday, and you’ll get access to this live workshop (plus our full library of past trainings, events, and resources).

Join our community of practitioners leading the way for a more inclusive, affirming wellness industry.

👉 Link to join membership or learn more: https://www.proudwellness.com/join-directory
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