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09/11/2025

This is a form of protection.

When pain becomes chronic or ongoing, the brain sees threats everywhere and responds by tensing or ‘armouring’. 

That’s why I trained to calm the whole system by treating pain systemically. Understanding your muscles and fascia is not enough when pain becomes chronic.

Massage, movement, breath, the right sounds, and words all work together to reassure the nervous system:

“You’re safe. I hear you.  You can stop shouting now.”

And slowly, it begins to feel soothed.

08/11/2025

06/11/2025

Starting on November the 19th, I will be sharing a short program to help you connect with calm, energy and balance. Join me to explore how your body joins home. Click link in bio for more information.

02/11/2025

Last week, in the 2nd of our Foundation program, we explored:

The foundations of quietening the mind.

The power of natural breathwork.  

2nd Primal Move

This Wednesday, week 3, we combine movement with stillness.

We add the 3rd Primal Move and explore how small, achievable, simple steps can be so powerful.

This is where you start to notice how even tiny, intentional actions can help your nervous system reset and support your well-being every day.

People are still signing up for these Zoom sessions to receive the recordings.  The next  program, exploring The Window of Regulation goes live on 19/11.  You can currently sign up for both programs - 8 sessions for £50 until 3/11.  Contact me for more details.

01/11/2025

It's November! 🍁
This is a fun month for my family. We have 3 birthdays to celebrate over the next few days, and we try to make the most of spending some time together. My son and his girlfriend are here for a few days to celebrate his 23rd birthday and catch up as it's been way too long since we last saw them. This time of year, we all need to plan fun things in our diary.
Happy November, people! 😀

31/10/2025

Instead, explore getting comfortable with rest, beiing patient with ourselves and simply ‘being’.  Consider the idea that moving forward will sometimes be challenging, sometimes just about ok and sometimes actually really enjoyable. It's not easy, but sometimes we need to reach out and get support with this.

29/10/2025

Awareness is the first step to regulating your nervous system. Our body is desìgned to constantly shift between calm and protection, and learning to notice these states is the beginning of healing. On the 19th of November, I'm launching my next program, teaching you to recognise and regulate your nervous system gently and safely.

29/10/2025

Excellent Seed Talk in Oxford last night - Professor James Brown at Oxford Uni.
I'm going to be checking out The ADHD Adult podcast and his book 'ADHD Unpacked'. If you want a no-nonsense guide, he really knows his stuff and is bang up to date on research.

28/10/2025

I’m a qualified psychotherapist with many years’ experience as a bodyworker.
My work integrates talk therapy with somatic and body-based approaches, helping people release tension, navigate anxiety and burnout, and reconnect with the wisdom of their bodies.
You can book 1-1 sessions in my clinic or online group or 1-1 sessions and programs.
NervousSystemRegulation

26/10/2025

Recommendations I've made to clients this week…

Create music playlists

I help you to develop and strengthen your resilience outside the clinical space.  Post lockdown, a lot of us felt pretty lost after the initial excitement of ‘back to normal’, because we'd forgotten what normal was…or even if we wanted to go back there.  I created an audit for clients to identify what they enjoyed prelockdown and how relevant it felt after.  
Music playlists came up then, and theyve featured highly this week as a low maintenance way to shift the mood for clients who are feeling overwhelmed. Using music never fails.  It gets us moving, singing, feeling - away from our heads and back into our body.  Over the years I’ve created all kinds of playlists - energising, focus, rest, happy, active, 'You hold me up’ is on my calm playlist, perfect for quiet Sundays.  

Whats up Docs - podcast - Is nature good for you?

Explores our relationship with health and nature, looking at how it impacts our cells, our senses, brain, physiology as individuals, and community, as ever, this podcast is backed up by research.  I've recently begun offering talk and walk sessions again.  I introduced this a few years ago for clients who prefer being outdoors or found the idea of arriving in a clinic for therapy overwhelming.  There's something about talking whilst walking - it's grounding being out and about in nature and the movement helps us discharge energy.  

Riot women.  BBC - everyone seems to be talking about this, and it came up in conversation with a couple of clients.  This is a rollercoaster that explores those issues that affect us when our parents age, our kids grow up and the menopause takes its toll, but somehow, it's incredibly lifting and addictive. 

Book - Live like a stoic by Massimo Pigliucci & Gregory Lopez 

52 exercises - 1 a week.  It's divided into three disciplines - desire, action, and assent.  It starts with a dive into exploring what's within our control and what's not.  Something I'm revisiting for myself at the moment.

26/10/2025

Drinking coffee the moment you wake up is probably not a great idea…especially if you experience anxiety and stress.  

Your cortisol is already rising naturally without a caffeine boost. Adding caffeine will create jitteriness and anxiety.

Cortisol can enhance alertness and focus. It also regulates your metabolism, immune system response, and blood pressure.  It follows a rhythm specific to your sleep-wake cycle, with high levels that peak 30–45 minutes after rising and slowly decline throughout the rest of the day 

Instead, try avoiding caffeine for 60-90 minutes after waking.  That's when coffee will actually work because it suppresses adenosine, the molecule that creates tiredness.