Creating Calm with Lucy

22/03/2026

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22/03/2026

22/03/2026

Today’s foraged lunch felt like such a beautiful extension of the morning — nourishing, seasonal, and made even better by the company around the table. Grateful for the hands that prepared it Gillian Scarlet Nutrition - The Nutri Doula the plants that became it, and the conversations shared over every delicious bite (including that amazing cake). A simple, grounding end to a really special day.

22/03/2026

Today I had the joy of stepping into my other world ~ as one half of The HedgeMoor Sisters with my amazing friend Gillian Scarlet Nutrition - The Nutri Doula . We spent the day foraging, learning, and wandering through the hedgerows with a wonderful group of women.
I’m so grateful to everyone who joined us. There is something really special about walking together, slowing down, and reconnecting with the land and with one another. These kinds of days remind me how deeply regulating it can be to move gently through nature, to notice the small things, and to share space with people who are curious and open-hearted.
We ended our walk with a delicious foraged lunch (and the most incredible cake), eaten in the kind of company that makes everything taste even better.
I carry days like this back into my counselling work too — the reminder that community, nature, and shared experience can be such powerful sources of calm.
Thank you to those who shared this day with us and for being part of it. My heart feels full and my nervous system feels steadier. 🌿

19/03/2026

When people step into my counselling space, they often first notice the scents in the air— soft, grounding, familiar. Smell is one of the quiet tools I draw on most at Creating Calm with Lucy, especially when working with sensitive or overwhelmed nervous systems.
I often use essential oils as part of sensory regulation and executive functioning support. A grounding scent can help the body settle enough to access clarity, or offer a soft anchor when the mind feels scattered. Sometimes it’s about calming and balancing an overstimulated system; sometimes it’s about giving the brain a gentle cue to shift into focus, presence, or transition.
Today a delivery arrived from Northern Soul Scents and honestly… they’re gorgeous. Rich, earthy, bright, soothing — each one with its own personality and purpose. I can already feel how they’ll weave into the therapeutic space: a drop on a tissue, a scent strip to hold, a tiny ritual of choosing what the body needs in that moment.
Smell is such an underrated form of support — subtle, sensory, and deeply regulating. I love having new tools that meet people where they are, especially for neurodivergent nervous systems that respond so beautifully to sensory cues.
Which scents help you feel most grounded or focused?
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08/03/2026

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06/03/2026

Today was spent in the company of incredible local women — business owners, creatives, carers, community builders, and quiet powerhouses who pour so much of themselves into the work they do. Listening to their stories felt like being handed little sparks of courage, each one reminding me of the strength that grows when women gather and share openly.
There was something deeply grounding about being in that space: the honesty, the laughter, the resilience woven through every conversation. I left feeling inspired, not in the loud, motivational way, but in that steady, heart-deep way that reminds you why you do what you do and who you’re doing it for.
Days like this make me grateful for the women who show up — for themselves, for their families, for their communities — and for the quiet bravery it takes to build something from the ground up.
Here’s to the women who lead with compassion, who create with intention, and who keep going even when the path is messy or uncertain. I’m honoured to walk alongside you.

03/03/2026

Mist in the branches, birds calling through the stillness, and the steady comfort of the woodland floor. A small pause that helped my whole body exhale 🌫🌳🌱🐕‍🦺🕉

03/03/2026

This morning began in the field with soft fog, light rain, and nothing but birdsong and the earth steady beneath my feet. There was a calmness that felt grounding, the kind that settles into your body before your mind has even caught up. Under the lunar eclipse, with Mercury retrograde stirring the deeper layers, it felt like a moment of clarity. A quiet invitation to let go of old patterns and make space for something gentler.
I find collecting pieces of pottery I find in the soil calming—small, imperfect, irregular ‑shaped things that feel like reminders of how we rebuild ourselves. How we gather what’s meaningful. How we choose what comes with us into the next season. Each piece feels like a tiny act of reclamation, a way of honouring the parts of myself I’m learning to hold with more softness.
And then the day unfolded… hectic, tangled, full of needs and not enough time to meet them. One of those days where everything slips through your fingers and you feel stretched thin. The kind of day that tests the very patterns you’re trying to release.
But eclipses have a way of showing us what’s no longer working. They illuminate the friction points, the habits that drain us, the places where we’re still carrying more than we need to.
By evening, I found myself back in the same field. The sky had opened into something spacious and forgiving, the kind of light that makes you exhale without realising you were holding your breath. My dog ran ahead, joyful and certain, reminding me that even the messiest days can end in softness.
Letting go isn’t linear. Healing isn’t tidy. But the earth keeps offering us these thresholds—morning fog, evening sky, the steady rhythm of nature—inviting us to begin again, piece by piece, like pottery gathered in our hands.
Thank you for walking these seasons with me. May tonight bring you a little more ease.

01/03/2026

The first day of March feels like a deep breath.
A moment to acknowledge everything winter has held, and everything we’re beginning to step toward. You don’t need to have a plan. You don’t need to feel ready. March is a month that meets you where you are.
If you’re navigating change, healing, or uncertainty, this is a reminder that you’re allowed to move at your own pace. Growth doesn’t need to be visible to be real.
Wishing you a month filled with softness, steadiness, and moments of calm.
Hopeful, Reflective, and Supportive. 🌿🌷🌼🍀🏵🌤☀️