Sam Ingram Therapies / Holistic Healthcare Therapist

01/09/2025

Appointment and treatment prices from September 2025

26/08/2025

It’s 🐶❤️🐾 today, so here’s a few pics of my lovely boy 🐕

For dog owners, it’s widely known that these furry friends can significantly enhance our happiness and promote a positive outlook. Simply taking a walk with a dog or having a cuddle can lead to an increase in beneficial neurotransmitters such as serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins, contributing to both our physical and mental wellbeing!

I’d love to see your dog pics too! Pop them in the comments below 👇🏼👇🏼

20/08/2025

✨New blog✨

✨ New Blog ✨ It’s that time of the year again – Exam Results!

Last week, 14th August, was A’ level results day. Thursday, 21st August, is GCSE results day.

And with both of these days comes a whole range of emotions: nervousness, apprehension, disappointment or excitement.

✨ Whilst this day is full of nerves for both parents and their teenagers, one thing is certain: nothing that happens on those days can change what has led up to this point, so it’s all about moving forward – whether good or not quite the outcome that was hoped for.

And whilst, if disappointments arise it might feel like the end of the road, the second truth is that it’s really only the beginning. The beginning of many opportunities to come. 🙌

As the saying goes, “Ones best successes come after their greatest disappointment” (Henry Ward Beecher).

⚡️ If disappointment is something your teenager faces this week, although they may not see it at first, their results leave them with OPPORTUNITY – the opportunity to give up, or the opportunity to try again, and the opportunity to perhaps try a different path that can lead to even more opportunity!

⚡️ Because when we frame disappointment in a positive light, we know it’s not the end of the road – and it gives us the hope and courage to try again.

🤯 Disappointments often lead to a spiral of negative thinking in the immediate aftermath. It’s important, once your teenager has had time to process this, that we support them in finding new ways to reframe this in a way that proves helpful and motivating to them.

So, head on over to The Parent Pad to read this week’s blog in full for more on:

🧚 How to reframe setbacks as opportunities
🧚 How to help motivate your teen after a setback
🧚 What to say and what to do next

Take a read here: 👇👇👇

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/exam-results-2022/

15/07/2025

Great information for anyone looking to feel better from the inside out!
What’s one thing you can do today to boost your happiness? 😁
Let me know in the comments 👇🏻

How to Make Happy Happen In Your Brain https://buff.ly/n54eo2t

Happiness isn’t just a feeling—it’s a brain state you can nurture. When you know how happiness happens in your brain, you can help nudge your brain to be happier. This post breaks down the science of joy and how to boost your mood from the inside out.

🔹 How your brain chemistry affects mental health
🔹 Habits that support a happier, healthier brain
🔹 Practical tips to rewire negative thought patterns

You can feel better—and it starts with your brain.

24/05/2025

It was such a joy treating this little one this week!
Gentle osteopathic treatment can help support newborns, encouraging them to adapt to their environment and thrive in their early stages of life.

07/05/2025

💛 Watching your child struggle with peer pressure can be tough — especially when all you want to do is protect them.

But the truth is, you can help… not by stepping in to fix everything, but by gently guiding them to feel strong, confident, and true to themselves.

In our latest blog, we’re sharing simple, supportive ways to:

🌟 Open up honest conversations
🌟 Explore values together
🌟 Practise real-life scenarios
🌟 Build their confidence
🌟 Celebrate their uniqueness

Because sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do is just be there — listening, encouraging, and reminding them that it’s okay to be different

✨ You’ve got this. And so do they.

Head over to The Parent Pad to read the full guide here 👇

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/the-parent-pad/

18/04/2025

World Osteopathic Healthcare Week 2025!

People of all ages and stages of life can benefit from Osteopathic care….

At Sam Ingram Therapies, I specialise in supporting children and pre and post natal women. As an experienced practitioner, I take a whole person approach to health, providing care, advice and gentle hands on treatment.

01/03/2025

March is National Nutrition month so lets think about what food our brains need to thrive.
Our brains work 24/7 so even when we are sleeping our brain needs constant fuel.
If our brain is not properly nourished, it can effect how we function, physically and mentally and can change our mood, some of us know what it's like to be Hangry!
Some foods in particular have been shown to promote cognitive function such as omega 3 fatty acids, flavonoids and vitamins B, D and E, so if you want to get the best out of yourself its worth eating foods that promote that -brain foods do exist!

14/02/2025

Sharing for anyone who struggles with school drop-offs ❤️

✨NEW BLOG ✨
Struggles at the School Gates? Let's get in to it!

Are school drop-offs becoming overwhelming, for you or your child?! If the school drop offs are starting to feel harder by the day, you are not alone. 💔

When a child is struggling with anxiety those morning drop offs can feel extremely tough. However, with the right tools and support it can become much easier and a lot less stressful!

In our latest blog, we explore:

✅ Why some children struggle with the home to school transition
✅ What can parents do to support their children struggling with drop off anxiety and pick up stress.
✅ Practical, solution-focused tips to help your child feel calmer, happier, and more confident when going into school

📖 Click here to read the blog and discover how small changes can make a BIG difference....

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/school-transition-meltdowns/

22/01/2025

Spotlighting Depression in children: signs, causes and support.

💙 On the Blog 💙
It can be difficult to reconcile that a child might be depressed. Depression is often something we think of as being an ‘adult’ mental health disorder. We can think that it comes later in life when, as adults, life has become more difficult and overwhelming.

😔 But depression is something that is also seen in children and the aim of this blog is to highlight some of the ways you may be able to spot depression and ways that you may be able to support your child.

😔 If you are concerned that your child is depressed, please contact your GP in the first instance. There are a number of charities and organisations that can also help to support you and some of these are signposted at the bottom of this blog.

😔 Just like any mental health disorders, depression has different levels and if we are able to spot the early signs, we may be able to make small changes that can make a difference before it worsens.

What does depression look like in children?

It is a change from their ‘normal’ behaviour. This may include (some but not all) of the following:

☹️ Increased tiredness, lack of energy
☹️ Decreased interest in activities they used to enjoy
☹️ Increased grumpiness, over-reacting emotionally
☹️ Sadness or low-mood that doesn’t lift
☹️ Changes in eating patterns; not having an appetite or wanting to overeat
☹️ Not wanting to spend time with friends or family
☹️ Finding it more difficult to focus or concentrate
☹️ Feeling less confident and less able to make decisions.
☹️ Changes in sleeping; unable to sleep or always wanting to sleep and not wanting to get out of bed

If you are concerned about your child, please take a moment to take a read of our blog. Early intervention is always the best approach.

Head on over to The Parent Pad to read the blog in full to find more information on:
👉 What depression is
👉 Ways to support a child or teen who may feel depressed
👉 Where to go for further help and support

Take a read here: 👇👇👇

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/spotlighting-depression/