The Mind Loft

17/02/2026

Behind the scenes of being Laura - someone who preaches nervous system regulation day in, day out 🙌:

I don’t have a perfectly calm mind and body, I just know how to respond to it more compassionately.

17/02/2026

Haha, I'm so used to the "ugh" 😆

16/02/2026

Love these

16/02/2026

Your nervous system doesn’t respond to criticism. It responds to safety. You can't shame yourself into regulation.

Laura

16/02/2026

***And we're off!***

Day #1 of half term.

May the weather gods hear our humble plea for at least a sprinkle of sunshine, just enough to keep the kids entertained without us needing to remortgage the house for activities.

Remember, a change in routine can rattle the nervous system (theirs and ours!). If things get wobbly, chaotic, or just a bit too loud, take a moment and breathe it out. We’ve got this my lovelies,

Laura

15/02/2026

Little reminder for today... you don’t need a breakdown to justify support.

You are allowed to prioritise your needs before things fall apart (I know for many of you this feels weird or even wrong!).

Laura

14/02/2026

Valentine’s Day can be about romance, but it can also be about:

Letting yourself be on your own side.
Letting yourself rest instead of perform.
Letting yourself be loved without earning it.

Many people I work with are very good at giving love, but maybe less comfortable receiving it.
Or believing they deserve it when they’re not “at their best”.

Today feels like a good day to remember that you don’t have to be fixed, confident, or healed to be worthy of love - including your own!

How might today change if you treated yourself like someone you care about?

Sending lot's of love to you all, Laura

13/02/2026

Normalising mental health also means admitting that sometimes you don’t know why you feel bad. And that’s OK. Have you been pressuring yourself to explain it perfectly?

Laura

13/02/2026

12/02/2026

People sometimes apologise to me for crying in sessions.
I say it to them and I'll say it to you now - you don’t need to apologise at all.
My room is literally for that.

Your emotions are there to be felt, Laura

11/02/2026

Anxiety loves the future. Regret loves the past. Peace lives annoyingly in the present. Guess which one we avoid the most?

Laura

10/02/2026

You haven’t failed because you’re still struggling. Healing isn’t a straight line. It’s a very scribbly one.

Laura