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Space for the Soul

Holistic psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher specialising in trauma healing and personal growth

In person and online psychotherapy, weekly mindfulness class, workshops and online courses in mindfulness and personal development.

27/01/2026

If you’ve been told any of these comments, please remember they’re not truths about you. They’re reflections of a society that doesn’t understand or value sensitivity.

Here’s what I wish someone had told you instead:
Your sensitivity isn’t a flaw to fix. It’s how you’re wired and it comes with incredible depth, insight and capacity for empathy and connection.

Your physical symptoms are real. Mind-body connection doesn’t mean “it’s all in your head”, it means your body is communicating what your mind has been pushing down.

You don’t need to toughen up. You need proper support, boundaries and nervous system regulation to design your life around your actual capacity.

You’re not failing at self-care. You’re dealing with nervous system dysregulation and possibly trauma. These are things that require proper therapeutic support, not just yoga and green smoothies.

I’ve spent 15 years working with highly sensitive people who’ve been told these same damaging things. Who’ve internalised the message that something is wrong with them.

The truth is there’s nothing wrong with you. You just need support from someone who actually understands.
If you’re tired of being dismissed and misunderstood and you’re ready to work with a therapist who gets the HSP experience, I have limited spaces opening up. Book a free 15-minute intro call to see if we’re a good fit. Link in bio.

You deserve to be seen, understood and supported exactly as you are.

17/01/2026

If your highly sensitive nervous system has been stuck in survival mode for so long, it’s forgotten how to feel safe, you may recognise the classic symptoms. You wake up tense, you feel ’tired but wired’, you spend your day going from mildly stressed to entirely overwhelmed and back again, but never actually reaching a calm state.

Many HSPs have felt like this for so long, it just feels normal. Like this is how life is. But believe me, it doesn’t have to be. Even a sensitive nervous system can learn safety and you can learn tools to take care of yourself on every level.

The Sensitive Soul Journey is a 12-week holistic healing programme for HSPs experiencing chronic stress, overwhelm and burnout. We well meet weekly on zoom in a small group with likeminded people to do the deep work of body-mind-soul integration individually, together.

Launching spring 2026.
Join the waitlist for first access (link in bio)

15/01/2026

Here’s why you’re overstimulated as a highly sensitive person (and what you can do about it).

If you feel overwhelmed in busy places like shopping centres, city streets or train stations, its because your nervous system is noticing and processing far more information than other people’s.

This depth of processing takes enormous energy and when your system gets overloaded, it responds as if you’re in danger, because too much input feels threatening to your nervous system.

The good news is that you can learn to prevent overstimulation, manage it in the moment and build your capacity over time.

Comment CALM for my free nervous system regulation workbook for even more HSP-specific tools you can start using today.

11/01/2026

I’m not interested in becoming a ‘new me’ in 2026. I’m interested in continuing to honour the me I already am.

As a highly sensitive person, I’ve learned what keeps me grounded. I’m done with trying harder to do more or be better. Now I focus on consistently choosing what actually supports my nervous system and my wholeness, which often involves doing less, but with more intention.

What habits or practices are you taking forward in 2026? Are there any new ones you’d like to start?

Comment CALM for my calm & connected workbook, full of practices and tools to choose from.

09/01/2026

Why your chronic pain and symptoms might actually be caused by stress and nervous system dysregulation (and why your desperation to heal might be keeping you stuck)

Let me start by saying this: your pain is real. The exhaustion, the digestive issues, the tension, the symptoms that have baffled doctors - all of them are real. I’m not suggesting otherwise.
But if you’re a highly sensitive person who’s been living with chronic symptoms that medical tests can’t explain, there’s something you need to understand about your nervous system.

When you live in chronic stress, pushing past your capacity, ignoring your body’s signals, forcing yourself through overwhelming situations your nervous system can get stuck in survival mode.
It starts sending danger signals even when there’s no actual threat. Your brain creates real physical symptoms as a way to protect you, to make you stop and pay attention.

Pain, tension, fatigue, digestive issues, etc. become your body’s alarm system.
Unprocessed emotions, chronic stress, old trauma don’t just disappear. Your body literally keeps the score.

This is where mind-body medicine comes in. When your nervous system learns that the danger has passed, that it’s safe to let down its guard, symptoms often reduce or resolve entirely.

I know the desperation to heal. I’ve felt it myself. The frantic searching for the next treatment, the next answer, the thing that will finally fix this.
That desperation is completely understandable when you’re suffering. But here’s what I learned through my own healing: desperation is itself a stress response. It keeps your nervous system in fight-or-flight.

Your nervous system doesn’t heal through force or urgency. It heals through safety.

If you’ve been living with chronic symptoms that medicine can’t explain, if you suspect your nervous system is involved, if you’re exhausted from desperately searching for answers - I see you.
Follow for more on mind-body healing and if you’re ready to explore this approach, click the link in my bio to book a free call.

05/01/2026

Many highly sensitive people grow up with this kind of ”small t” trauma. Feeling different, wrong and alone in some way. This can often result in hiding parts of yourself and trying to fit in to situations that don’t feel right.

This can lead to a lifelong distrust in yourself and an inability to know what you really want. You’re so used to overriding your own discomfort, you don’t even notice when you’re doing it.

But some part of you knows and has probably been trying to tell you. Whether through headaches, background anxiety, random exhaustion in the middle of the day, your body has a way of trying to get your attention and to let you know when something isn’t right.

You can undo these patterns and develop a more loving and supportive relationship with yourself. Inner child work is some of the most powerful work in therapy and it’s never too late to help that little one who was you.

If you’re ready for deeper work, feel free to reach out through the link in my bio.

03/01/2026

If you’re highly sensitive, you need to be discerning about what is actually good for you and what is just another version of you trying to squeeze into something that doesn’t fit you.

Obviously everyone is different and if you love any of these practices, I’m not here to tell you to stop them. I’m just pointing out that some wellness trends, while good in some ways, may not be the miracle-cure-all they claim to be. Certainly not for everyone.

So try for yourself and learn what really works for you. Be honest. Trust yourself. That’s the first step towards healing right there.

If you are looking for tools especially for highly sensitive people, comment CALM for my free CALM & CONNECTED workbook.

01/01/2026

Many HSP’s I work with start with this doubt, questioning whether their sensitivity is real, whether they’re just being dramatic or making excuses.

You’ve probably internalised years of invalidation so deeply that you now gaslight yourself more effectively than anyone else ever could.

But let me tell you something: the fact that you’re worried about faking it is actually proof that you’re not. People who make excuses don’t agonise over whether they’re legitimate. I have yet to meet a person who thought they were highly sensitive but turned out not to be.

If anything, most HSP’s are so used to downplaying their sensitivity and doubting themselves, you’re probably even more sensitive than you allow yourself to acknowledge.

The first step toward healing is accepting that your nervous system genuinely works differently and that’s not a flaw. You’re not coddling yourself. You’re finally considering giving yourself what you’ve needed all along.

If you’re ready to stop doubting your reality and start honoring your sensitivity, I’m here to help.
Book a free intro call via the link in my bio.
Let’s talk about what healing looks like when you finally start believing yourself.

30/12/2025

I used to think my sensitivity was the problem, now I know it’s my greatest gift. The healing work changed everything. I trust myself. I set boundaries without guilt and I have energy for what matters. My sensitivity is a strength, not something I’m constantly trying to manage.

This didn’t happen overnight. It took somatic work, nervous system regulation, healing the beliefs that kept me stuck and building a life that actually accommodates how I’m wired.

All this is possible for you too.
Follow if you’re ready to stop just surviving.
I have a couple of spaces left in January for HSPs ready for deep transformation. Link in bio to book a free introductory call.

28/12/2025

This is the time of year when capitalism goes wild trying to tell us all the things that are wrong with us and all the things we need to change about ourselves to be better.

It speaks directly to our insecurities and it’s so easy to get swept up in it all. We can easily be made to feel inferior if we don’t ”fix” all these things about ourselves.

But this is your reminder that there is nothing wrong with you and you don’t need to change your body or your mindset or your productivity.

What you need is permission to be your beautiful self and encouragement to look after yourself as you would someone you love. It’s so simple. But not easy, when you are working to undo a lifetime’s worth of conditioning. That’s why patience and self-compassion are key.

Will you be focusing on any of these things this year or is there anything else you would add?

26/12/2025

If you’re a highly sensitive person who wants to create a sustainable life without burnout in 2026, you’re in the right place.

I help HSPs heal from chronic stress, build capacity and honour their sensitivity without guilt. Through somatic therapy and nervous system regulation, we work on healing at every level, so that you can live in alignment with who you really are.

I’ve walked this path myself, from stressed out and constant doubt to wholeness and inner trust. Now it’s my life’s work to help guide others home to themselves.

Follow for honest insights on HSP healing and building a life that actually works for you and let’s make 2026 the year you stop fighting yourself and start honouring who you are.

24/12/2025

Happy Christmas to all who celebrate! Whatever is going on for you over the next few days, make caring for yourself a priority. ✨

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm

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