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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.

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. ✨

22/12/2025

Most highly sensitive people have a spiritual connection to life. Whether you belong to a religion or spiritual community, or you just have your own, private faith in something greater, you probably benefit from connecting with the full depth of your experience beyond everyday life.

This time of year offers rich opportunities to connect with deeper meaning, beyond the commercial celebrations that have hijacked our ancient traditions.

I’d love to know how you honour the meaning of this time of year and what rituals or practices sustain you. Please share in the comments and we can all learn some new, nourishing tools. ❤️

If you’re an HSP navigating the tension between what the world expects and what your soul needs, follow fo ongoing support in honoring your depth and your sensitivity as the gifts they are.

18/12/2025

When the holidays come around your nervous system is already depleted from the year. And now you’re expected to show up all cheerful and available for weeks of heightened stimulation, emotional intensity and social demands that may feel more like sensory torture than festive fun.

It’s not just the stress of the increased workload. This is your highly sensitive nervous system trying to navigate a season that wasn’t designed with you in mind. And your body remembers every previous Christmas where you pushed past your limits and crashed afterward.

If you’re tired of spending every Christmas overwhelmed and every January recovering, if you want support that actually understands what your nervous system needs and the kind of healing that doesn’t just get you through December, but fundamentally changes your relationship with your sensitivity and your capacity, I’m opening spaces for new clients in January.

This is for HSPs ready to do the deeper work of healing the patterns keeping you stuck in over-functioning, building lasting capacity and creating a life that actually works for you.

For now, save this as a reminder of what’s possible. And when you’re ready click the link in bio to book a free introductory call.
You don’t have to keep doing this alone.

16/12/2025

The cultural expectation to be endlessly cheerful and available doesn’t accommodate a nervous system that needs quiet, space and recovery time.

So when people talk about holiday self-care, they usually mean surface things, like light a candle, take a bath, practice gratitude. And while those might be nice, they don’t address what HSPs actually need: tools to regulate your nervous system, honour your capacity and protect your energy in a season that seems designed to overwhelm you.

If you’ve spent years overriding your signals and abandoning your needs to keep everyone else comfortable, actually implementing these tools can feel radical. Even uncomfortable and guilt-inducing. That’s just your nervous system getting used to a new way of being.

You don’t have to spend the holidays getting drained and depleted. You’re allowed to take care of yourself and enjoy the things that matter to you. You’re deserve to end the year rested and at peace, rather than frazzled and exhausted.

If you want more tools, comment CALM and I’ll send you my nervous system regulation workbook, especially developed for HSP’s and follow for more support and insights.

14/12/2025

The holidays amplify everything that makes boundaries so difficult for highly sensitive people. You’re already navigating sensory overload, emotional intensity and social demands. Because your nervous system processes more deeply, it means it depletes faster. Honouring this is the first step to building a new relationship with yourself and the world

This holiday season is your chance to practice something different. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It most likely won’t be without discomfort, but it will be worth it.

The guilt will come. It always does at first. But if you can remember that it’s just your nervous system adjusting to a new pattern where your needs matter too, you can reassure and support yourself through it. Each boundary you hold, despite the discomfort, is another step towards teaching your body that it’s safe to have needs and that you don’t need to abandon yourself anymore.

Start with one small boundary this season. One “no” that honors your capacity. One early exit when your body signals it’s time. Notice the people that support you and the relationships that make it safe for you to practice.

If you’re an HSP navigating the challenges of sensitivity in a world that doesn’t always understand, follow for ongoing support, insight and reminders that there’s nothing wrong with you - you just need a different approach.

12/12/2025

Most highly sensitive people don’t realise they’re living beyond their capacity until the cost becomes undeniable. You tell yourself everyone else manages, so you should be able to as well. You promise yourself you’ll rest once things calm down, once you get through this current demanding period.

But things never calm down. The demands keep coming.
The costs accumulate into physical symptoms, emotional reactivity and ultimately a loss of connection to meaning and to yourself. Years passing in a blur of just getting through.

This isn’t sustainable. More importantly, it’s not necessary. Learning to honor your capacity doesn’t mean lowering your standards or giving up on your life or goals. It’s about recognising that the pace and demands you’re trying to meet weren’t designed for a highly sensitive nervous system.

It’s about doing the deep work to challenge the beliefs that keep you stuck in over-functioning. The ones that tell you your needs don’t matter as much as everyone else’s or that rest is something you have to earn, that there’s something wrong with you for not being able to keep up.

When you learn to live within your actual capacity most of the time, you build reserves. You can be present for what matters. You can access your creativity, your depth, your gifts. You stop just surviving and start actually living.

If you’re ready to stop paying the hidden costs of chronic over-functioning and start building a life that actually works for your nervous system, this is the work I do. Through holistic psychotherapy that addresses body, mind and soul, you can start move from depletion to sustainable wholeness.
I’m opening spaces for new clients in January. Link in bio to book a free introductory call.

10/12/2025

Highly sensitive people can struggle this time of year with the sheer volume of social invitations and overwhelming amount of celebrations.

Stuck between the need to rest and wanting to be polite and sociable, it can be hard to strike a balance. These are some tried and tested ways to decline or modify as needed, depending on the situation.

Remember, these are all valid reasons and you don’t need to apologise or explain yourself. You can be polite and still have boundaries that honour your needs.

Save this for when the office parties and festive get togethers start piling up and follow for more advice on looking after yourself this festive season.

07/12/2025

This time of year nature invites us to slow down and nurture ourselves with deep rest, reflection and introspection.
But often our society and culture is out of step with our ancient needs and instead favours excessive parties, consumerism and socialising.

Although it can be nice to spend time with loved ones and celebrate our traditions, as HSP’s we may also need to think about how to look after ourselves and set boundaries that protect our peace.

Which one of these will you try? Let me know in the comments and look out for my next post in this series - a mini guide on declining social invitations without guilt, over-explaining or people pleasing.

01/12/2025

The antidote to HSP burnout isn’t self care - it’s restructuring your life around your needs and capacity.

If you’re a highly sensitive person struggling with chronic stress and burnout, you’ve probably tried everything, “magical” morning routines, meditation apps, bubble baths… but you’re still exhausted.

I’m sure you’ve been told that self care and looking after yourself is the answer. And it might help a little. Temporarily. But why isn’t it sticking?

The problem is that using the odd bubble bath to recover from a life that’s burning you out is like bailing out water from a boat with a colossal whole in it.

The truth is that no amount of bubble baths will be enough if you’re trying to live a life that doesn’t suit your sensitive nervous system.

If you are regularly in situations that overstimulate you and force you to keep up with workloads and social expectations that don’t allow you the recovery and depth of processing you require to thrive, your nervous system will be spending more time dysregulated than regulated.

So, the real solution isn’t adding more things to your to do list, but to fundamentally restructure your life to actually work for you by setting boundaries, changing your expectations of yourself and making space for what you need.

This is not as easy as it sounds. It requires a lot of honesty and self compassion. Many people find they need to change their perception of and relationship with themselves. This can feel a bit daunting, but ultimately very rewarding.

This is the deeper work which requires healing past wounds and limiting beliefs that may have been keeping you stuck in habits and expectations that are hurting you and building the nervous system capacity and trust in yourself to dare to honour your own needs.

This is the work I do as a HSP therapist, helping you release the patterns that are keeping you stuck and helping you reconnect with a deeper truth. One where you aren’t broken or weak, but precious enough to take care of and protect. If you’re ready to do the deeper work, follow the link on my bio to book a free introductory call.

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20 Forth Street
Edinburgh
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Opening Hours

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

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http://spaceforthesoul.co.uk/

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