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19/02/2026

Love our lunch time chats at NeuroActive. Just been chinwagging about giving fewer f***s and it occurred to me that this is actually a genuinely useful message to share.

I reckon that your levels of suffering are directly proportionate to the number of f***s you give.

Now bear with me...

This isn't to say that being closed off or lacking in compassion will result in bountiful levels of happiness. I'm referring here to f**k giving being synonymous with taking weight that isn't yours to bear.

When I stay in my lane, and you stay in your lane, when I take care of my s**t, and you take care of your s**t, we only have our own bags of s**t to carry.

Makes sense doesn't it?

So the next time someone tries to hand you their bag of s**t, experiment with setting a boundary and letting them carry their own bag.

Big love 😘💜✨

18/02/2026

Here at Unity Wellbeing, the focus point is always nurturing first and foremost. Because until your body feels safe enough to fully exhale, you can't relax, and without full relaxation, your body cannot heal itself.

You, your body, your life circumstances and your exhaustion are all welcome here.

Step inside and let me take the weight you're tired of carrying 💜

17/02/2026

Let's talk about nervous system regulation.

Regulation is not:

💜 The absence of emotion
💜 Breath-working your emotions into a duller version or
non-existence
💜 Never feeling overwhelmed

In a healthy nervous system it goes like this:

Stimulus --- Activation --- Action/response --- Deactivation

In a dysregulated nervous system it goes like this:

Stimulus --- Activation --- Action/response --- Failure to complete

There are two hinge points here:

✨ Action/response --- in a regulated system, you're able to sit with the intensity of the emotion and choose an appropriate response that prevents harm to yourself and others

✨ Action/response --- in a dysregulated system, the emotion hijacks to body, you become flooded and lose control over your actions, which can be damaging to yourself and those around you

✨ Deactivation --- in a regulated system, you can sit with the intensity of emotion and allow it to discharge, usually through crying, shaking, sweating or moving your body. The body then returns to baseline

✨ Failure to complete --- in a dysregulated system the stress cycle never fully completes because you cannot sit with the emotion long enough for it to physically discharge from the body. This then keeps the nervous system in low level fight/flight (sympathetic state), making further dysregulation more likely

So what does this have to do with holistic therapy?

I am not here to fix your nervous system, only you can do that through repetition of sitting with the peak of the stress cycle and allowing it to fully discharge.

What I am here to do:

💜 Remind you what your baseline feels like by taking you temporarily into your rest and digest state (parasympathetic)

💜 Give you a solid foundation for 'doing the work' by bringing your system back down to baseline

💜 Increase body awareness so you can be in greater control of your responses

The nervous system really is the key to unlocking just about everything. So let's do the work... together 🙏

16/02/2026

Hello friends 👋

I want to take a moment to explain my policy on cancellations. I know life happens, whether it’s a cold, a last minute call to work, or sick children, but I have to keep the same policy for everyone to make matters fair. As a one man band, a lot goes into providing you with high quality care and treatments; training and development, setting up and cleansing the space, and taking the time to follow up too. If I said yes to one person, I'd have to say yes to everyone, and I simply couldn’t continue. I am supporting a small family on my income alone and for that reason, and because I deeply respect my own time and work, I need to protect that time.

That said, if you give me plenty of notice (I ask for 48 hours or more) I am happy to offer you another appointment without charge, as this gives me enough time to fill the cancellation slot. However, if it’s within 48 hours of your appointment, you will lose the cancelled appointment and will need to pay for any further appointments booked.

It’s never a lack of compassion. It’s about fairness for the whole community and valuing the need to financially support my family. Thank you so much for your understanding. Your support truly allows me to keep supporting individuals on their own healing journeys ❤️🙏

PS. This is also a HUGE part of my current healing work. Learning to lovingly set boundaries in the hope of deeply instilling the belief that I do not need to abandon myself and my needs to be worthy. Photo is post online reiki session, practicing what I preach and having my nervous system reset amongst a period of intense transformation.

Huge love to you all 💜

14/02/2026

Happy Love Day 🌹❤️

This post is your reminder that love shows up in the most inconspicuous of places, hiding in the everyday acts and moments that many of us skim over. If you look hard enough, you can find love just about anywhere...

You might find it in the way you notice your child's pale face and warm chest when you can see they're getting poorly (our reality today, the heart shaped tea barely being touched 🥺). Or you might find it in the way you show up for yourself even when you really can't be bothered; working out consistently, and turning up for discipline you know pays off over time; self love expressed in hard work. Or you might find it when you finally value yourself enough to start setting boundaries that protect your peace and allow you to heal.

Love isn't always gestures, poetic language and romance. Sometimes it's quiet consistency, boring dependability and showing up especially when you don't feel like it ❤️

Keep loving, keep showing up, whether that's for yourself or those around you ❤️

12/02/2026

There is a quiet strength in knowing when to stop.

In choosing to rest your body and let your mind drift somewhere quieter.

In allowing yourself to be nurtured —
not because you’ve earned it,
but because you are human

and humans were never meant to carry everything alone.

Sometimes healing begins the moment you let yourself be held.

💜✨

10/02/2026

Rest day ahoy!

I've somehow managed a full year without being full of cold, but this one finally got me...

Today I'm praising the work I've done on my gut health, reducing stress in my life and prioritising joy again. Progress not perfection folks!

Anyhoo. Just a quick reminder that I'll be off for February half term last week of Feb so if you've been meaning to pop in but haven't got around to it, I do still have some availability next week, if not, first week of March.

Whole Person Healing is going down an absolute storm this year so far and I've had some lovely reviews from new clients already. If you're not sure what it's all about, go check out the website (link in bio) but in short:

✨ You arrive, we chat about everything that's going on with your health, your body, your life
✨ We look at what you need most in that moment
✨ We put together a bespoke treatment just for you
✨ I create the space for your nervous system to reset and your amazing body does the rest

This is for you if:

✨ Something feels off and you can't put your finger on it
✨ You know something needs to change but you can't seem to find the motivation
✨ Your body is depleted and nothing you're doing seems to be working
✨ You're feeling isolated in your struggle
✨ You're craving being cared for and nurtured

Big Love 💜

06/02/2026

Another day, another lovely review 🙏

But let's stop for a moment to unpick 'effective and relaxing'. It's not just any therapist that can really tap into the nervous system in this way.

In order to get clients to fully relax, there's a lot of ground work that is easy to overlook. The attentive listening, not just to what is said, but the body language, the tone, and what is not said too. Getting to know clients on a deeper level to really get a felt sense of what it is they need most.

And when most clients visit knowing they want to 'relax', what they're really saying is that their nervous system is screaming at them because they've been carrying too much for too long, sometimes practically, sometimes emotionally, sometimes both.

When we work at the level of the nervous system, we can help our clients to reach a very specific stage of relaxation, where theta brainwaves are produced. This is the deepest state of relaxation and where natural healing actually takes place in the mind and the body.

So if your nervous system is screaming at you to stop, do it a favour and listen to it, because when you start listening, that's when the real work of healing can start ❤️

04/02/2026

Just wanted to share a little client feedback today. I don't often get reviews now as I never really ask for them 🫣 (marketing has never been my strong suit...)

Supporting ladies who are becoming mothers is still one of my greatest pleasures in the work I do. Creating life never becomes less miraculous, nomatter how many times you witness it. What a special thing to be able to share even a tiny part of this journey 👣

21/01/2026

Tomorrow morning, 60, 90 or 120 minutes 💜✨

WhatsApp me to book: 07999107788

See you in the morning! 💆‍♀️

18/01/2026

After an absolutely lush week for the little one's birthday, I'm starting to look ahead to this week's diary.

Still one slot available Friday morning 10am ✨

Whole Person Healing
Or
Surgical Aftercare

See the website for more details about what I'm all about. Will do a reintroduction post soon for my new followers, but for now it's rest up before the week starts time!

Big love 💜

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Hi, I’m Ruth and I’m the proud owner of Unity Wellbeing who have been offering holistic therapies for three years. So, why holistic therapies? The answer is, I love helping people. For the length of my career, I have had the pleasure of working in public service, working for the NHS in Stroke Rehabilitation and in education both as an English Teacher and in further education as an Apprenticeships Tutor. As such, I’m able to bring a little of my teaching skills to my meditation classes, a little of my medical knowledge into my massage practise, and have the privilege of feeling rewarded in continuing to help others.

Outside my professional life, I am a life-long and passionate dancer. I have been dancing for 24 years, have suffered various injuries and as such have always made looking after my body a priority. This is just one of the things that inspires me in wanting to help others do the same. I also practice mindfulness meditation daily. This started following attending a 10 week course on mindfulness. This course was a turning point in my life. I believe it was pivotal to me re-gaining a positive outlook following a life changing separation in my late 20s. Everyone, at some point in their life, will experience stressful situations, traumatic events, or simply feel like they’ve lost their direction. My job then, is to provide that tool box to combat stress, live with that trauma or find that direction.

I originally trained with ITEC in Swedish Massage, which was my first love in holistic therapy. I was taught by a very dedicated, warm and supportive tutor and I feel this helped me build the foundations of a career I hope to pursue for many years to come. This soon followed on with 'massage at your desk' Seated Acupressure and Deep Tissue Massage. Deep tissue has allowed me to delve into the sports world and gain invaluable experience treating sports injuries. I then trained in Pregnancy Massage, helping mothers to be to feel special, pampered and at ease. Most recently, I trained in Meditation Instruction which I hope will enable me to bring a little bit of peace to those who I welcome into the studio.