Blossome

04/03/2026

Resourcing Me 🫶
Join us for this week’s Resourcing Me session, a Self-Compassion Gathering where you can gain support and skills for improving your own wellbeing, crucial when you are impacted by a loved one’s drinking king, drug use or any addiction.

Everyone is welcome.
No experience is required, just curiosity to see how being kinder to yourself in the face of difficulty can help.

The session will begin with a guided self-compassion meditation led by Kim Moore, followed by a reflection and question-and-answer session.
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You will have the opportunity to ask Kim questions on any topic related to self-compassion.
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📆 Wednesday, 4th March
⏰ 7:00 PM GMT
📍 Zoom
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Free for all.
No registration required. Just drop in.
Find more info and the joining info here
https://www.blossome.support/event/mindful-selfcompassion-dropin-series-2-2-2-2-3-2/2026-03-04/

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03/03/2026

What’s On in the Blossome Community this month🌼

March in the Blossome Community is all about a gentle reawakening. As spring begins to stir, so can you, slowly, softly, at the pace of self-compassion. There is no rush here. You are allowed to thaw out gently.

Resourcing Me - Led by Kim
Every Wednesday
7 pm - 7.45 pm
A calm, guided 45 minutes to pause, ground, and resource yourself with what supports you. Learn to self-regulate your emotions and strengthen your compassionate inner voice with practical self-compassion skills. Come exactly as you are, quiet listening is always welcome.

https://www.blossome.support/event/mindful-selfcompassion-dropin-series-2-2-2-2-3-2/2026-03-04/

🧵 Slow Stitching Circle - Led by Julie
Saturday 14th March, 3 pm - 5 pm
A soothing, creative space to stitch a meaningful message onto fabric. Sometimes stitching the words feels gentler than speaking them. Sit together, breathe, share cuppa and cake, and let your hands move at their own unhurried pace. No experience needed, just shared presence.

https://www.blossome.support/event/slow-stitching-3-2-2-3/2026-03-14/

🌅 Sunrise Dip & Breakfast - Led by Kim
Friday 13th March at early dawn
A brave-but-gentle way to welcome the light returning. Cold water, warm connection, and that quiet inner glow of “I showed up for myself.” Watch the horizon brighten and feel the steady strength of doing something kind for your body and mind.

https://www.blossome.support/event/sunrise-dip-2-4-2-4/2026-03-13/

🌸 Blossome Celebration Gathering
Saturday 28th March
A heartfelt celebration bringing together graduates from our recent self-compassion and self-care programmes, alongside past graduates. A space to reconnect, reflect on how far you’ve come, and honour the courage it takes to choose yourself. Community, warmth, and shared understanding.

Every group activity is an invitation to connect with others who understand the impact of loving someone with addiction, no fixing, no explaining, no judgement. Just being. Just compassion.

26/02/2026

If someone you love is living with addiction,
you will know the feeling of walking on eggshells.

The unpredictability.
The broken sleep.
The constant scanning for signs.
The conversations that go nowhere.
The hope. The disappointment. The love that doesn’t switch off.

You may feel tired in your body.
Restless in your mind.
Pulled between caring for them, protecting the children, and losing yourself.

We want you to know:
the impact on you is real.

Living alongside addiction changes the nervous system.
It can create anxiety, guilt, anger, grief, often all at once.
And many people carry this quietly.

In this space - the Blossome Community - you do not have to pretend you are coping well.
You do not have to be calm.
You do not have to be positive.

We practice Mindful Self-Compassion which is not about accepting harmful behavior.
It is not about excusing addiction.
It is about learning how to care for yourself
in the midst of what is hard.

Together, we explore how to:
🌸 recognise when you are overwhelmed
🌸 respond to yourself with kindness rather than self-blame
🌸 find brief moments of steadiness in your own body
🌸 remember that you are not alone in this experience

Sometimes self-compassion is as simple as
acknowledging, “This is really hard.”

Sometimes it is placing a hand on your heart
when no one else sees the toll this has taken on you.

You deserve care too.

If addiction has shaped your home, your relationships, or your sense of self,
we invite you to join us.

Not to fix the addiction.
Not to force peace.

But to begin rebuilding a new compassionate relationship with yourself. 🌸

26/02/2026

Who is up for a fabulous night of laughter?
All in aid of friends at Open Road
Who would like to come along? 😀

All Tickets £35.Doors open 7pm, show starts 7.30pm. This show is for a seated audience. Open Road, the Essex-based drugs & alcohol support charity,…

25/02/2026

If you’re feeling stretched, wired, tired, or just quietly holding a lot… this session is for you.

Resourcing Me – TODAY🌿
🕧7pm-7.45 pm
📍Zoom
🤗 Everyone is welcome

This week we’re focusing on settling the nervous system.

No deep digging.
No big sharing required.
Just gentle, guided practices to help your body soften and your mind slow down.

We’ll explore simple self-compassion tools that you can use anytime life feels too much.

Come as you are.
Stressed is welcome. Numb is welcome. Tired is welcome.

This is a space to land.

Logon anytime after 6.45 pm
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3550937547?pwd=SPWrbV1EF5bSGh3RNvqRkbrEpK9WbN.1

25/02/2026

Last week something happened that we wanted to hold gently before we started talking about it.

We are proud that our Founder Kim Moore has been recognised as one of the Big Issue’s Top 100 Changemakers for 2026 for her work supporting families affected by a loved one’s addiction.

It’s an honour. And we are grateful.
But recognition has never been the reason we do this work.

We do this because behind every headline about addiction, there are families living in the quiet aftermath.

Mothers who haven’t slept properly in years.
Partners holding their breath every time the phone rings.
Children growing up too quickly, learning to read moods before they can read books.

Families who love fiercely and carry the prolonged weight of stress, anxiety and fear for years, sometimes decades.

And yet, families receive just 1.58% of the UK’s addiction recovery budgets.

1.58%.

While they are developing chronic PTSD.
Depression.
Cardiac issues.
Burnout so deep it reshapes their nervous systems.

They withdraw because of shame.
They isolate because of stigma.
They become the hidden casualties of a system that still sees addiction as an individual issue, not a family one.

This recognition is not a spotlight for us.
It’s a signal flare.

It tells us the conversation is beginning to shift.
It tells us people are ready to see what has always been there.

At Blossome, we believe recovery is not just about one person stopping using a substance.
It is about restoring safety, dignity and hope to the whole ecosystem around them.

If families are supported, outcomes improve.
If families are funded, cycles can break.
If families are seen, healing deepens.

So today we don’t celebrate ourselves.

We stand with every family who has lived in the shadows of addiction and say:
You are not invisible.
Your health matters.
Your story matters.

And this has to change.

If you believe families deserve more than 1.58%
walk with us.
Fund the work.
Share the truth.
Help us build something that holds everyone.

Because real change doesn’t happen in headlines.
It happens when we decide that no one stands alone anymore.

Thanks to The Big Issue for choosing Kim as a top 100 Changemaker 2026. 🙏

20/02/2026

Just being here at early dawn is enough.

Some come for the sunrise.
Some come for the breakfast.
Some come for the cold water therapy.
Some come for connection.
Some come for the whole experience.

Everyone learns and begins to feel they are worthy of it - time to nourish you. 🌸

Sunrise dip & breakfast Experience.
Every month .
Twice a month.
All are welcome. Come watch, or dip your toes, or go all in. 🤗

https://www.blossome.support/event/sunrise-dip-2-4-2-4/2026-03-13/

18/02/2026

Resourcing Me- Mindful Self-compassion Dropin
📍Zoom
🗓️Wednesday 18 Feb
🕙 7pm -7.45 pm
This Week’s Theme: Working with Shame

Shame is quiet… but powerful.

It shows up as:
“I should have known better.”
“I’m too much.”
“I’m not enough.”
“I’ve let everyone down.”

And before we know it, we’re withdrawing, over-explaining, people-pleasing, or turning on ourselves.

In this week’s Resourcing Me session, we’ll explore how shame moves through us, and how to meet it differently.

✨ A soft landing
✨ A simple teaching on the three components of self-compassion
✨ An informal practice you can use in real life, in the moments shame appears
✨ Gentle reflection and connection
✨ Q&A

You don’t need to fix yourself.
You don’t need to share anything you’re not ready to share.
You’re welcome exactly as you are.

If February has felt tender… this space is for you.
Join us on Zoom. Everyone is welcome

Learning self-compassion is a way to resource ourselves with the skills needed to live through challenging times and when experiencing complicated grief. In these support sessions you will learn new techniques and practice self-compassion in a monthly live online gathering. The session offers an int...

14/02/2026

The most important relationship in your life is the one that you have with yourself. Give your self some love and care. You are worth it. ❤️

14/02/2026

Today isn’t just about romantic love.❤️

It’s for the ones who have loved someone through addiction.❤️
The ones who have stayed.❤️
The ones who have left.❤️
The ones who don’t know what to do next.❤️

Somewhere today, someone is quietly breaking inside and telling no one.

So today, throughout the day, we’re sharing love differently.
Words from people who once felt alone… and found that they weren’t.

If you’re reading these and your chest tightens a little, they’re for you. You are not alone. ❤️

13/02/2026

More of this please. 🌸❤️🌸

We had the pleasure of attending the Nacoa Stafford Ward Memorial Lecture in Parliament on Wednesday for .

We heard powerful testimonies from broadcaster Camilla Tominey, APPG Chair George Freeman MP, footballer Tony Adams, filmmaker Maleena Pone, sports commentator Ian Stringer and marathon-runner Paul McDougal, who all spoke about their personal experiences of being affected by parental drinking. Thank you for continuing to shine a light on the needs of the 1 in 5 children affected by a parent's drinking.

13/02/2026

There’s something magical about doing something that you are nervous about doing.

Dipping into a grey, choppy sea at sunrise might sound daunting, but it’s one of the most invigorating acts of self‑love there is. We gathered on the shore making the final adjustments to our kit, posed for a photo, the wind biting at our cheeks and the waves roaring behind us.

In that moment we chose courage over comfort.

Stepping into cold water does more than wake you up. Research shows that brief cold‑water immersion can lift your mood by boosting endorphin and norepinephrine levels  and even reduce feelings like tension, anger and fatigue while increasing vigour and self‑esteem . Our own Sunrise Dip & Breakfast experience echoes that science.

Our dippers describe feeling joy in the moment, connecting with others and learning a mindful self‑compassion practice that helps you savour the experience . Cold‑water swims also build resilience; doing something you didn’t think you could do expands your sense of possibility .

The grey skies and fierce sea only made the warmth of our laughter brighter. We emerged from the waves with rosy cheeks, pumping hearts and a renewed belief in ourselves. It’s a reminder that self‑care isn’t always soft blankets and candles; sometimes it’s braving the elements with friends, cheering each other on, and realising just how strong you are.

Join us for the next dip if you can, we’d love to share this invigorating ritual with you.

🗓️Friday 20th Feb
🕠 6.30 am
📍Red Beach Hut at Walton on the Naze

Book your ticket which includes use of kit (socks, gloves, float) bottomless hot drinks and a bacon, fruit, pancake and maple syrup breakfast in the beach hut.
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https://www.blossome.support/event/sunrise-dip-2-4-2-4/2026-02-20/