Refocus child and family therapy

24/11/2025

19/11/2025

The little voice inside our heads can get carried away sometimes! For anyone that needs it today, don’t forget to show yourself some love too ✨🤍

17/11/2025

Love this!!

17/11/2025

💚💚💚

15/11/2025

Every protective response tells a story.
Fight. Flight. Freeze. Flop. Fawn.
On the surface, they look like behaviours.
Underneath, they’re the child’s nervous system saying, “This is what I need to feel safe right now.”

This post steps inside each response and gives voice to what a young person might be feeling but can’t always say out loud. It’s a powerful way for adults to understand the why behind the behaviour — and to meet the need instead of managing the symptom.

If you found this helpful, you’ll love our Protective Response Visual Pack, now available in the Resource Store.
Find it via the link in the comments below ⬇️ or through the Linktree Shop in Bio.

15/11/2025

The Best Way to Reduce Anxiety Is to Make Your Brain Feel Safe
https://buff.ly/gNJDh57

When your brain senses danger—even if it’s only a stressful thought—it switches into survival mode. That’s why anxiety feels so physical: racing heart, tight chest, restless mind.

You may not even realize that some of your daily habits—overworking, people-pleasing, constant busyness—are actually driven by anxiety. There are many ways you can calm your body and make your brain feel safer to reduce anxiety and improve your mental health.
💨 Breathe slowly and deeply to quiet your stress response.
🌿 Step outside and connect with natural light.
🤝 Reach out to someone who helps you feel safe and supported.

When your body feels safe, your brain follows—and anxiety starts to lose its grip.

vibes

15/11/2025

This visual explores a topic many of you have been asking about: Are boys more neurologically vulnerable?

Drawing on UK research and developmental science, we’re looking at why boys often show higher sensitivity in early regulation, stress response, and developmental pathways — and why these differences are so often misunderstood as behaviour rather than biology.

This post isn’t about weakness. It’s about understanding.
Understanding the developmental realities.
Understanding the support boys genuinely need.
And understanding how early sensitivity, when met with connection and co-regulation, becomes a powerful protective factor.

If this resonates, please like, save, share, and follow — your engagement helps us keep producing accessible, brain-based resources for families, educators, and professionals.