Breathe & Learn with Laura

20/02/2026

🍃What is emotional literacy?🍃

Emotional literacy isn’t just knowing some words linked to feelings.
It’s understanding different feelings or emotions, the cause of the emotions and how we might react, knowing different parts of our brains controlling these emotions, ways to manage these emotions when they get big, and understanding how others are feeling.

BREATHE sessions help you and your child understand different emotions, why they’re feeling them and how to help manage them. All through mindful and fun activities good for emotional wellbeing.

19/02/2026

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE

**Trigger warning - su***de**

One of the reasons I started to develop an interest in mental health in children is actually because of my fear of su***de. Members of our family have died by su***de and others suffered depression. Therefore the idea of any of this passing onto my own children terrifies me, especially when they have already previously shown signs of low mental health and self harming. We try to be very open and talk. It’s good to talk and ok not to feel ok.

I found this radio 1 show interesting and recommend a watch but if you don’t have an hour to watch it I’ll try sum up some of my take aways…

All 5 men on the panel commonly mention the importance of learning about your emotions and understanding yourself.
Professor Green talks about people feeling they need permission to talk, or the need to fix feelings, “Don’t try to fix it, sit with your emotions.”
“Ask a man how he feels and he’ll tell you what he thinks” because he’s not emotionally literate.

Guvna B refers back to his own Dad, “he wasn’t equipped with tools to talk, I’m trying to be emotionally literate to talk to my son.”

Prince William talks about how he talks to his children about their feelings and he also mentions the importance of learning about emotions and how to deal with them as well as continuously building up a toolkit.

When asked where we go from here, Professor Green replied, “Early intervention, don’t wait til it’s too late.”

I feel this is where I can come in.
If we can provide children with emotional literacy at primary age, hopefully once they hit puberty and the dreaded teenage years, then onto adulthood, they will be equipped with their own toolkit to mange their emotions better, as well as tools and strategies to support their mental health🤞

By no means am I suggsting all of our children will suffer poor mental health, but if we can prepare them to be emotionally literate they will be able to support others if not themselves.

Greg James hosts a panel discussion about male mental health and su***de. He’s joined by Professor Green, Guvna B and HRH Prince William, as well as young ca...

19/02/2026

This is why I do this… 🥰

This child came to my weekly BREATHE sessions, 3 spaces in the next block starting 2nd March, get booked in now!

18/02/2026

5 weeks BREATHE classes.
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18/02/2026

4 Ways to Make Peace with Overwhelming Emotions https://buff.ly/ANijFxQ

It’s Monday… and for many people, that means Monday blues. 😔

Overwhelming emotions can feel like waves that might sweep you away. But here’s the truth. Emotions are temporary, and you can learn to make peace with them instead of fighting them. One powerful mindfulness tool is the RAIN practice:
• Recognize what you’re feeling
• Allow it to be there
• Investigate it with curiosity
• Nurture yourself with self-compassion

When you turn toward your emotions with mindfulness instead of running from them, something surprising happens. They begin to teach you, calm down, and lose their grip.

You don’t have to fear your emotions. You can learn from them. You can grow through them. And you can find peace, even on a Monday. 🧠💙

18/02/2026

🍃SCREEN TIME🍃

School holidays (and rubbish weather) often result in kids and teens turning to their devices, well in my house they do!
We have screen time limits and screens go off at 8pm. It’s important to get their developing brains away from the screens. Expensive day trips aren’t needed, crafts, colouring in, baking, board games, card games, scavenger hunts, park trips, woodland walks…. All off screen and have their own benefits, and good for our mental health.

Digital devices also have so many benefits. But too much screen time can bring meltdowns.

BREATHE sessions teach skills to cope with all that’s mentioned in this poster as well as provide mindful ideas to have time away from screens, especially for those using it as escapism.

🍃Book your child into BREATHE sessions to have regular mindful time away from a screen. Easter holiday info coming soon…!🍃

14/02/2026

💖Happy Valentine’s Day!💖

A day which to be honest I believe to be commercialised and I’ve never spent money on, I don’t feel the need for a day to tell my family I love them, I do this every day 🥰

But it is a nice opportunity to unwind, relax and spend time with loved ones with chocolate💝Be that yourself, with a partner, friends, family or your children, like I’ll be doing!

What are your Valentine’s plans? We’ll no doubt be sat watching series 2 of the Traitors now that we’re fans, with popcorn and chocolate! Anyone more romantic than me?!

13/02/2026

🍃ADULT BREATHE CLASS??🍃

I’ve had a couple of friends ask if my BREATHE classes are only for children. My initial response was yes, but I’ve more recently stopped myself and said no!

🍃I could easily adapt BREATHE sessions for adults. 🍃

A typical session includes breathing, relaxation, simple yoga/stretching, learning about neuroscience and tools for managing stress/busy lives. Also a simple mindful craft.

We are all so busy all the time with too many tabs open and it’s hard to take a breather, these sessions would allow this little bit of calm each week when we close all the tabs and relax as well as take away suggestions for home, work or when out and about and feeling overwhelmed.

Would anyone be interested in adult BREATHE sessions? Comment, DM or email me if you would! Just putting feelers out 🥰

12/02/2026

It’s very common for children to keep their worries and emotions in through the day causing a meltdown at bedtime, making bedtime harder than it already can be. Breathe tools can help families talk through and calm the worry. We use breathing and music in our house 🥰

11/02/2026

Family sessions are a perfect way for the whole family to be on the same page and work together to build emotional literacy and have a calmer home. Lots of themes available to suit your family needs…

10/02/2026

Something we don’t do often enough! Since going part time in August I still 6 months on feel guilty when I just chill on my days off, and need reminders like this it’s ok and actually important to relax!!

10/02/2026