Therapeeze - The InnerMe Project, Newcastle upon Tyne (2025)

16/11/2025

Some days, when your head’s buzzing, your to-do list’s massive, and you’re running on pure stress…
…your bairn suddenly wants all the cuddles, closeness and clinginess.

And let’s be honest:
Your body can flinch.
Not because you don’t adore them.
But because your nervous system needs space, and their nervous system needs closeness, and the mismatch can feel proper uncomfortable in your body.

This clash alone can send the whole house into more stress, more emotion, and less calm.

Here’s the good news:
You can keep connection and protect your nervous system at the same time.

Here are some playful, simple strategies that help your body cope while giving them what they need:

💫 The Side-Cuddle Shuffle
Sit beside them instead of chest-to-chest.
Say, “I’m right here. Let’s cuddle like penguins.”
Close, but not overwhelming.

💫 The “Can You Be My Warm Blanket?” Game
Let them lean into your back while you sit forward slightly.
You get breathing space; they get contact.

💫 The Cushion Hug Trick
Hold a cushion on your tummy and let them snuggle into you through the cushion.
It softens the intensity but keeps connection strong.
Make it silly: “Let’s squish the Squishy Cushion Monster!”

💫 The Hand-Hug
If full contact is too much, offer hands instead.
“We can hold hands like superheroes charging up.”

💫 The “Snuggle Countdown”
Offer a short burst.
“Let’s do a 10-second cuddle blast!”
It sets a boundary without disconnecting.

💫 The Sway & Wiggle
Movement often feels easier than stillness.
Sway, rock, or gently wiggle together like seaweed in the sea.
Regulates you both without the heaviness of static touch.

💫 The Cosy Fort Trick
Build a little blanket cave.
You sit just outside; they sit inside.
You stay close without being climbed on.

Remember:
There’s nothin wrong with you.
There’s nothing wrong with them.
It’s just two nervous systems asking for two different things.

And in that moment, the goal isn’t perfection, it’s good-enough connection that keeps you both steady.

Honestly, we all feel this way sometimes and you’re doing better than you think.

looking for more play based activities and routines to maintain connection in your home?
join Nurturing InnerMe membership for £12 a month.
link here
https://pages.therapeeze.com/inner-me-membership

Kate xx

15/11/2025

🎄 £800+ VALUE for nearly half price… but only until 1st December
If you’ve been putting off getting proper help to understand your child’s behaviour… now’s the time to stop waiting.

Because my Sensory VIP Day is still at its original price of £467 until 1st December, and families are walking away with over £800 worth of support for almost half the cost.

And here’s the truth…
If you’re sat at home thinking:

❗ “I don’t understand WHY they react like this.”
❗ “Nothing I try seems to help.”
❗ “I feel like I’m constantly firefighting.”

You don’t need another generic report.
You don’t need more strategies plucked off Google.
You need someone who can make the whole picture make sense.

That’s what this day is.

I break everything down through:
✔ Sensory needs
✔ Emotional wellbeing
✔️ Nervous system trauma response.
✔ Interoception signals
✔ How motor skills affect daily life
✔ How communication + interaction shape behaviour

And it’s all child-led.
No forced tasks.
No “sit at the table and do this.”
No performance tests.

Just me tuning into your child’s nervous system… so you finally understand the real root cause of the meltdowns, shutdowns, refusals, or explosive moments.

Families tell me:
✨ “Everything just starts to totally make sense now.”

And when things make sense, the whole house calms down.

📅 January & February slots now open. (1 left before christmas)

💥 Book now to lock in current price. (Price rises 1st December).
If you want the £800+ value at the current price of £467, this is your sign.

👉 Message me ‘VIP’ to grab your date before the rise.
Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Kate xx

14/11/2025

I understand the dread of Christmas ..... truly.
After working with families for over 18 years, I see the same pattern every year…
The pressure to make it “perfect”.
The upset when plans go sideways.
The old childhood traditions we cling to — even when they no longer fit the bairn stood in front of us.

But when your child’s nervous system struggles, Christmas hits different.

✨ New foods? Their body can’t handle that right now.
✨ Lights, smells, noise? It’s a lot — too much, too fast.
✨ Changes in routine? Their body loses its anchor.

Here’s what actually helps:

1️⃣ Let the old traditions stay in childhood.
You’re building your own family rhythm now — one that matches your child’s body, not your memories.

2️⃣ Shift the support you give.
More calming.
More settling.
More “I’m with you” before any expectation.
Their body needs help to feel safe before they can enjoy anything.

No guilt. No comparison. Just connection.

If you want tiny daily ideas to make December calmer and easier…
🌟 Join the Feel Good Festive Countdown.
Helpful tips straight to your inbox — simple, doable, body-first.

Let’s make this Christmas work for your family, not the one in your head.

Join today-

https://pages.therapeeze.com/feelgoodfestivecountdown-980506

Kate xx

14/11/2025

Does your child use echolalia, scripts, and learned chunks of language to communicate? Have you been wondering if they might be a gestalt language processor but don’t know where to start in supporting them? Then this session is for you!

I’ll introduce the basics of gestalt language processing and the Natural Language Acquisition framework. I’ll suggest some ways to get started and share plenty of no-cost or low-cost resources you can find online to learn more. You’ll also have a chance to ask questions.

I always try to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for everyone, whether you're actively participating or quietly listening and taking notes. I want the session to be as financially accessible as possible, while also keeping it sustainable for me to run. Tickets are from £5 to £25 on a pay what you can basis – I’m hoping this works for everyone!

14/11/2025

It’s not “kids being kids.” It’s a nervous system remembering what hurt.

I want to spell this out, because it gets brushed aside far too often.

Some children have vulnerable, sensitive nervous systems, shaped by trauma, bullying, overwhelm, or years of feeling unsafe in school environments.

To some adults, a sharp comment, a push in the yard, or a child saying something unkind might look like “kids being kids.”

But for a child whose body has already lived through fear or threat, the picture is completely different.

Here’s the reality:

A child who experienced bullying or school-related trauma doesn’t just react to the same person.
They react to the same type of experience, even when it comes from a completely new person.

Because the nervous system doesn’t deal in names and faces.
It deals in patterns.

⚡ A tone that sounds like the bully.
⚡ A look that feels the same.
⚡ A shove that reminds the body of “that day.”
⚡ A group laughing nearby that feels like history repeating.

Even if the child knows this is a new person, their body only knows:
“Last time this happened, I got hurt.”

So the body fires up.
The child reacts.
They withdraw, lash out, freeze, or panic.

Not because they’re dramatic.
Not because they’re “too sensitive.”
But because their nervous system is signalling danger based on lived experience .....not logic.

When adults say, “Come on, it’s just kids being kids,” they miss the whole point:

👉 The body remembers what the mind tries to move on from.
👉 New people can trigger old wounds.
👉 Children can’t ’shake it off’ just because adults think they should.

What these children need is:

🌱 Safety cues
🌱 Attuned adults
🌱 Predictability
🌱 Connection before correction
🌱 Spaces where their nervous system can settle, not brace

Let’s stop dismissing valid survival responses as “kids being kids.”
Let’s start understanding that many children are navigating a world that still feels unsafe, even when the faces change.

Kate xx

13/11/2025

✨ GIVEAWAY FOR CHRISTMAS RAFFLES & FAMILY EVENTS ✨

The Living Connected Journal is a gentle journey of shared awareness, mutual regulation, and deeper connection.
It helps families pause, notice what’s going on inside, and build a steadier rhythm together ..... especially on the days when everything feels a bit too much.

It supports:
⭐ Parents wanting to understand their child’s inner world
⭐ Children who struggle to name what their body is telling them
⭐ Families craving calmer moments and stronger connection
⭐ Simple daily check-ins that make big feelings feel less scary

If you’re hosting a Christmas raffle, school fair, parent-carer event or charity fundraiser, I’m gifting 3 journals to help bring more connection and understanding into homes this festive season.

🎄 To enter the draw:
1️⃣ Comment below who you are/tag someone you know is looking for prizes.
2️⃣ Tell me the event or raffle it’ll be included in
3️⃣ I’ll add everyone into a draw and send 3 journals next week

Let’s spread steady, calm connection this Christmas, one family at a time.

Kate xx

13/11/2025

Giveaway deets

13/11/2025

🌍 Why I Offer Online Support (and why it actually works better than you’d think)

I hear it all the time…
“Kate, my child won’t engage.”
“They won’t sit still.”
“They won’t talk.”
“They’ll shut down.”
“They’ll just be off doing their own thing.”

And honestly?
That doesn’t worry me at all.

Most of my 18-year career has been spent with children who struggle to engage.... non-speaking children, children with complex needs, children who are so overwhelmed that they’re either bouncing from one sensory need to the next, or shutting down completely because their body feels unsafe.

That is exactly why my work is very different to the usual everyday OT.

I’m not looking for a child to sit at a table or complete a neat little activity.
Because the children I support? They don’t.... and shouldn’t, have to squeeze themselves into those boxes.

Over the years I’ve developed strong clinical skills that allow me to understand a child’s nervous system without needing them to perform, comply, or mask to please an adult.
I’ve learnt how to read the subtle shifts .... the tiny cues, the sensory patterns, the protective responses, even when a child doesn’t look at me, speak to me, or stay in the room.

💬Engagement might be unpredictable.
💬Responses might be all over the place.
💬A child might barely acknowledge me.

And that is absolutely fine.

Because no matter how they show up… their nervous system still talks.
And I know how to listen.

This is why online support works so well.
💫Your child stays in their own safe space.
💫There’s no pressure of a stranger entering their world.
💫And I get to see their natural patterns, the ones that matter most.

So if you’re thinking,
“My child won’t engage,”
please know, they don’t need to.

I’ve spent nearly two decades supporting children who communicate through movement, energy, sensory needs and body signals, not words.

And I’m here to help you understand those signals too.

Follow my page to kearn more and visit www.therapeeze.com

Kate xx

12/11/2025

🎄✨ Only 2 VIP Day slots left before Christmas! ✨🎄

If you’ve been thinking “we’ll sort it in the new year” ..... this is your sign not to wait 👀

A Sensory VIP Day isn’t your standard assessment. It’s a deep-dive into your child’s body and brain — combining interoception (how your child feels and understands what’s happening inside) with neuroscience-informed insight into how their nervous system responds to the world.

Here’s what you’ll walk away with:
💫 Clarity on how your child’s sensory and nervous system works and what’s really driving their behaviours.
💫 Understanding why everyday tasks like getting dressed, brushing teeth or sitting at the table can lead to meltdowns or emotional outbursts.
💫 A personalised, practical plan built around your child’s body signals and regulation rhythm — so you can support them at home and school with confidence.

Families often tell me, “Everything just starts to totally make sense now.”
That’s the moment it all clicks, when worry turns into confidence and chaos turns into calm. ✨

Each VIP Day is omly currently £467 but includes over £800 worth of 1:1 support, resources, and follow-up — and right now, it’s pretty much half price until the end of the month!

With only 2 slots left before Christmas, this is your final chance to head into the holidays feeling calm, connected and clear ..... not stuck in survival mode.

📅 Book before 30th November to secure your space before the price goes up.
📩 DM me “VIP” to grab one of the final places before they’re gone.

12/11/2025

From messy hair and mum chaos… to feeling more me again 💛

I don’t do it for looks..... I do it so I can show up with the same calm and care I want others to feel.

When I take a little time for myself, I’m topping up the energy I give to the families I support, helping them feel good about how amazing they’re already doing. 💕

Because when we feel good, we ripple that calm everywhere.

And thats what im all about.😉

Kate xx

12/11/2025

The sparkle, the songs, the lights, it all looks like excitement, doesn’t it?
And most parents do what we’ve been taught to do…
We say “Calm down.”

But here’s the thing ,calm doesn't start in the head, it starts in the body.

When the nervous system is overloaded, too much noise, change, sugar, tiredness, waiting .... the body can’t hear those words.
The inside signals get tangled, and the body moves into survival mode instead.

💥 What this can look like:
• Over-the-top silliness or energy that turns into tears
• Clinginess or constant reassurance-seeking
• Masking at school then falling apart at home
• Refusing activities they usually enjoy
• Emotional outbursts over “small” things

It isn’t bad behaviour. It’s a body shouting, “I’m full!”
So before we ask them to “calm down,” we need to help their body feel calm first.

That’s exactly what we’ll be doing together in the Feel-Good Festive Countdown, starting 1st December 🎅
25 small, sensory-friendly, body-based moments to help your child (and you!) stay connected and regulated right through Christmas.

💌 Free to join .... one gentle email a day filled with practical calm for busy families.
✨ https://pages.therapeeze.com/feelgoodfestivecountdown-980506

Kate xx

11/11/2025

Your nervous system speaks louder than your words 💛

Our kids don’t just listen to us, they feel us.
Before we’ve even said a word, their nervous system has already tuned into ours.

If we’re rushed, tense or overstimulated, they’ll sense it instantly, their little bodies mirror what we bring.

That’s why I’ve made a small, non-negotiable change…
🎶 I listen to music after the school drop-off and again before pick-up.

It’s a reset.

The rhythm and melody actually help the body shift out of “doing” mode and back into safety.... slowing the heartbeat, easing muscle tension, and letting the breath soften.

As a busy mum and business owner, I can get ultra-focused, diving headfirst into helping others, problem-solving, creating, giving. But when I go straight from that energy into parenting, my kids don’t need my ideas… they need my calm.

The music helps me come home to myself first..... so I can meet them where they are.

And that’s exactly why inside the Nurturing InnerMe Membership, there’s an InnerMe Parent Corner , because you matter more than you think.
Your regulation shapes the rhythm of your home. 💛

🎧 What’s one song that instantly soothes your body? Share it below — let’s build a calm-before-pick-up playlist together.

Join nurturing InnerMe membership for only £12 a month.
link in bio or c!ick https://pages.therapeeze.com/inner-me-membership

Kate xx

Therapeeze - The InnerMe Project

16/11/2025

15/11/2025

14/11/2025

14/11/2025

14/11/2025

13/11/2025

13/11/2025

13/11/2025

12/11/2025

12/11/2025

12/11/2025

11/11/2025

Address

Website

Alerts

Contact The Practice

Shortcuts

Share

Category