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Vicki Marston
Self Development

Therapist, Writer, Health & Wellness Facilitator, Lover of Life ❤️❤️ Sessions are in person and remotely via
Zoom & WhatsApp.

Vicki Marston - Self Development
An Integrated Personalised Approach to Healing

Trained as an Occupational Therapist in mental health, subsequently trained skilled and experienced in a number of healing modalities including:
counselling, talking therapies, nutritional advice, massage & bodywork, breath work,
flower essences, energy healing. Vicki worked within the NHS in inpatient psychiatry and community mental health for 15 years. In Higher Education for 5 years at Coventry University teaching Interpersonal Skills and
Health Education to Occupational Therapy and Social Work students. In Primary Care in Leicester for 7 years
co developing a psychological service for common mental health problems which was subsequently rolled out locally and nationally. “It became a flagship service, of which I am more than proud!!”
In independent practice for the last eighteen years with a sharp focus on disease and sickness prevention, mental health awareness and wellness promotion.

“prevention is always better than cure”

Offering one to one and small group sessions for anyone over the age of 16 including anxiety & depression, emotional eating, grief & loss, sleep & rest, understanding the stress response, relaxation & meditation, nutritional information and education, healthy weight attainment and the building and maintenance of nourishing relationships. Each session is personalised to meet specific
needs at the time of consultation. Vicki works with organisations to guide and assist
them in the development of a Wellness Culture leading to:

Optimal health & wellbeing
Increased motivation and productivity
Better staff retention
Increased presenteeism
Raised awareness of mental & emotional health
Increased Self Awareness
Effective interpersonal communication
Happier healthier joyful staff

25/01/2026

Soulful Sunday - Traitors

Watching the final episodes of Traitors I have been completely hooked by the ability of the traitors to lie their way to victory.

I know it’s a game and recognise the inability of the players to seek support from friends and family on the outside. However, it has been a fascinating insight into our ability to be influenced and swayed by psychological manipulation.

It’s always hard to know if you can trust someone and my take is to meet people with an open mind assessing whether my confidences are kept secure, then down track how reliable, trustworthy and competitive, to the point of sabotage, people prove to be!!

Money, power and status are highly seductive and my dad used to say “everyone has a price.” I thought this was harsh and cynical and have always looked for the good in people and tried to understand the reasons for say, a lack of compassion. That said, understanding the reason doesn’t change unacceptable behaviour and for me once a red line has been crossed that’s it.

You cannot change unacceptable behaviour, but you can choose not to associate with people who perpetrate it.

With love - Vicki ❤️❤️

23/01/2026

Coffee Break

One of the main drivers of stress related anxiety is going from one thing to the next without a break.
For many people, it has become normalised to work through the day without proper breaks grabbing a sandwich at their desk, or eating in the car on the way to the next appointment. This has increased exponentially since 2020 with more people working from home without legislated breaks.

At our meeting this morning we had proper coffee and home made cake. As I savoured each mouthful, I remembered the days when I had a full hour lunch break and two twenty minute breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.

Less breaks does not equate to more efficiency or higher productivity. In fact the opposite is generally true. Breaks are good for physical, mental and emotional health. They give you a chance to decompress and eat slowly. They also provide opportunities to socialise, to rest and get some fresh air outside and away from your working environment.

I would love to hear your observations and experiences of modern day work practices and in particular breaks!!

With love - Vicki ❤️❤️

21/01/2026

Ava Go Go

When the world goes mad and there is very little you can do about things on the geo political stage, it’s important to focus on what you can do every day to look after yourself and your health. This way whatever happens, you are in the best possible position to cope.

I love a smoothie and it’s one of the quickest and easiest ways to pack four or five veg into a delicious drink. Spinach, broccoli, avocado, ginger and lime give this little beauty a zing that enlivened my taste buds and packed a massive punch on the nutrient scale.

If you struggle to achieve 5-10 portions of fruit, veg and salad a day, I highly recommend investing in a Nutri Bullet or similar.

With love - Vicki ❤️❤️

20/01/2026

Happy Feet

Life creates imbalance, especially at the moment when things are changing beyond all recognition almost daily.

I have long advocated regular mind body treatments to reset, rebalance and decompress the nervous system allowing you to float gently back down to earth.

These monthly sessions, in addition to daily and weekly home rituals and stretch sessions, keep my immune system in optimum health and my sleep calm, restful and refreshing.

Optimal health is so much more than the absence of symptoms. A regular treatment reduces inflammation, blood pressure and blood lactates. Equally as important, it helps regulate stress driven narratives which means you get a different and healthier perspective.

Thank you Vicky Smart Clinical Reflexology for a much needed January reset!! 🫶🏽

19/01/2026

Knowing

We live in a world defined largely by power, status, materialism and comparison. Much unhappiness and mental ill health is essentially caused through comparison and associated negative self talk which is compounded when you compare yourself to anyone else.

Why do we do this?

From a very young age, even before birth, you were compared to the norm, to a set of data. This continues after birth with a round of health visitors, family members, school teachers, society in general and in some cases, personal relationships.

We are conditioned to think we must match up to other people (who are not us) and if we don’t, we have failed. We then believe these “things” must be attained or achieved by a certain time, date and age.

They do not!!

The sooner you realise the mind made trap you have fallen into, the sooner you can set yourself free.

Comparison is the thief of joy, so stop scrolling and realise your own unique gifts. Cultivate and nourish them with the utmost care.

What has been seen,
cannot be unseen.
This I know.

With so much love - Vicki ❤️❤️

18/01/2026

Soulful Sunday - Unplug Connect

Walking in Bradgate Park I am reminded of our connection to thousands of generations of life. The rocks here are from the ice age and create spaces and places throughout the year, to sit, to contemplate, to meditate and to vision.

I have never seen the park cloaked in thick swirling mist like today, making it impossible to see anything more than a few metres away. This little outcrop is a place I love to sit atop and ponder. Yoga asana was furthest from my mind, yet in the process of descending safely, it just happened.

Stillness in nature allows me to connect.
I breathe in and out Peace.
I breathe in and out Healing.
Through my body,
through the rocks,
through the earth.
And so it is.

Where do you go to connect?

With so much love - Vicki ❤️❤️

16/01/2026

Ancient Wisdom

Listening to one of my favourite podcasts today, I was reminded of these deeply profound words spoken by Antigone, penned by Sophocles, two and a half thousand years ago.

“Tomorrow is tomorrow, attend the present needs.
Future cares have future cures.”

With so much love - Vicki ❤️❤️

Art: Serin Alar

15/01/2026

Help or Harm

Every thought you think and every action you take is either helping or harming.

Each day we make hundreds of choices. We spend money, we eat, go to work, socialise, use transport, connect with one another and think.

Whatever choice you make adds something or it takes something away. We make choices largely out of habit, for example where to shop, so is it local or global for you?

The money you spend makes a difference to the lives of thousands of people you will never meet. The food you choose makes a difference to your health and well-being and to the health and well-being of the growers and producers. Where you meet for coffee keeps money in the local economy, supporting your neighbours, or it lines the pockets of random shareholders.

What will you choose?
Do you think on a micro or macro level?
What difference does it make and why does it matter?

We are living in unprecedented times of great change and transformation. We can choose to build community by working together, or we can choose separateness.

With love - Vicki ❤️❤️

11/01/2026

Soulful Sunday - Growing Together

If you’re struggling to make sense of the world right now and want to find a way to stay grounded and in your heart space, you may be interested to join our monthly online mindful circle - Awakening Soul. Working together to increase self awareness, inner stillness and healing. We reflect, breathe and meditate together, followed by a sharing space facilitating personal growth.

Move beyond the individual, appreciate our interconnectedness and shared breath, which means the exchange of molecules with our brothers and sisters throughout the world.

A space to consciously connect for good.
For humanity, for love, for life.

This year the meditations are linked to indigenous trees in the UK, our standing relations. This month I chose Holly whose signature qualities are stillness, endurance and renewal. Hollies have an extensive root system which means they are always in touch with each other, are able to communicate and share their resources. May they inspire us to breathe deeply, slow down, wait and watch!!

If this calls your heart please get in touch. We meet on the first Saturday of the month 9-10.15am GMT.

With love - Vicki ❤️❤️

10/01/2026

Gentleness

January is dark and cold. This week has been freezing in the UK. Biting winds and driving snow have caused schools to close and people to slow down. All around us nature is resting, waiting for the warmer, longer, lighter days to burst forth. Casting off the cloak of winter, emerging triumphant.

If you’re tired after the holidays, you need to slow down and rest. This is what your body and the season is calling you to do. Rest, allowing the seeds of winter to incubate before you come to light in the spring strong, renewed, replenished.

Be gentle with yourself and with others at this time.
Lower expectations, if you have them, and allow these days of January to unfold without pushing.

“In practicing gentleness,
we create spaces
where pain does not have to hide.
May we practice often.
May we learn that gentleness
is not something we reach once we are whole,
but something that helps
make wholeness possible at all.”
- Mary Anne Byrne

With love - Vicki ❤️❤️

08/01/2026

Healthy Habits

I love getting back to work and back to my daily rituals after the christmas and new year break. Today was my first yoga class for three weeks. Although I have a daily practice of anything between 20 - 45 minutes, it’s not the same as a full length class, with other people and the guidance of an experienced teacher.

Holidays are great but they can take you right off track with healthy lifestyle choices, especially if you’re spending time with friends and family members who have different routines.

I know my mind and body function much better for eight hours sleep and a regular time to wake up and go to bed. Pushing boundaries by staying up late, eating late and waking late messes with my body clock and it can take a week, or more, to get back into a daily rhythm which supports my health in multiple ways.

It’s a learning curve, and the more I understand the best ways to attain optimal health and wellness, the more I realise that holidays need to be carefully considered if you want to return refreshed rather than wrung out!!

What daily rituals do you miss on holiday?

06/01/2026

Life Style Medicine

If you are inspired by the possibility of healthy weight management without the need for dieting, or would like to know more about the Awakening Soul Mindfulness Circle, please get in touch.

I have spaces for one to one therapy/counselling/coaching opening up later this month and would love to book you a discovery call to see if we are the right fit.

Our monthly online Awakening Soul circle is opening for 2026 on Saturday 10th January (9-10.15am.) It’s the perfect space for inner reflection, contemplation and guided meditation practice. I would love to see you there.

With love - Vicki ❤️❤️

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Leicester
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Thursday	1pm - 6:30pm
Friday	11am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 10:30am

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