28/03/2026
🌸 Saturday Summary 🌸
‼️ WARNING - it’s a long one, get a cuppa ☕️
🌀 What can I say… it’s been a proper liquorice allsorts kind of week!
A real rollercoaster from start to finish.
🌀 The beginning of the week was spent resting and recovering from a bug, which unfortunately meant cancelling my Monday groups in Aberystwyth — never something I like to do, but definitely needed.
🌀 By Tuesday I was feeling much better, back to work, treating clients… and then pushing myself well out of my comfort zone.
🫣 I’m usually very comfortable sharing what I do in one-to-one or small group settings, but speaking about my work to a room full of people? That’s a whole different challenge.
In six years of offering treatments, this was my first time really talking about what I do, why I do it, and how it’s never just been a job — it’s something that’s been part of who I am since my teens. (It just took me 30+ years to fully believe in myself… slow learner! 😅)
🧠 My mind had plenty to say:
“Who are you to do this?”
“You can’t do this.”
“Why put yourself through this stress?”
You get the idea… not exactly encouraging!
But I did it anyway.
And despite the nerves, the anxiety, and everything my mind was throwing at me, I came away feeling proud. Proud that I pushed through, didn’t listen to the self-doubt, and reminded myself — if others can do it, why not me?
🌸 Wednesday and Thursday were much calmer — lovely days filled with groups, treatments, welcoming new clients, and even taking time to receive a beautifully relaxing lymphatic massage 💗 Diolch
As a therapist, it’s almost impossible not to tune into every sensation when you’re on the receiving end. Noticing differences in the body, areas of tenderness, warmth on one side, coolness on the other… it’s all information, all part of the learning.
Because every experience — every interaction — teaches us something about ourselves.
💥 Then… Friday threw in a curveball.
The dreaded blood test 💉
I’m very needle phobic (always have been), but I went prepared — hydrated, warm, breathing techniques, positive self-talk… all the strategies in place.
And still… I fainted.
Apologies to everyone who had an extremely long wait why I came too!!
💫 Thankfully I was in very caring hands and was well looked after by the wonderful Hollie, but it did knock me for the rest of the day. I didn’t feel fully “right” until much later that evening.
It was a strong reminder of just how powerful the body and nervous system really are. For some, a blood test is nothing. For others, it’s a full-body experience.
🫶🏻 By today, I was feeling much more like myself and spent the morning at a talk on the Divine Feminine — and it was exactly what I needed.
There’s something so uplifting about being around like-minded people. Spaces where you feel understood, where you realise you’re not alone in how you see the world.
🫶🏻 And it comes back to one thing — love.
Not romantic love (that’s hormones 😉), but love of life.
💞 Love for others.
💞 Love for the world around us.
💞 Love for what we do have.
It’s so easy to focus on what’s missing, but what if we shifted that focus?
🌱 Nothing will ever be perfect — and honestly, why should it be?
🌱 This week certainly wasn’t “perfect”… but it was full of experiences, lessons, growth, and moments of joy.
💗 And that, to me, makes it a good week.
Here’s hoping for a slightly calmer one ahead 🤍
Catrin x
