Feed The Soul Therapy Rooms

23/09/2025

If you were told you weren’t good enough or sensed you were a failure, that you were lazy, disorganised or careless - you were simply trying to navigate life with tools that didn’t actually work for your brain’s wiring.

You were handed guilt, shamed.
Labelled disorganised and told “could do better” “must try harder”.

You were accused of procrastination forgetfulness, laziness, being flakey or fickle, over thinking or being over sensitive.

You were told you were overreacting when you felt the physical, cellular sensation of rejection in your body. When your throat closed and you thought your heart may shatter. When you stopped breathing and your mouth went dry because someone simply said “no” to you. When this physical sensation of rejection made you think you might actually die in this moment.

But here you still are.
You made it here.

With your hyperfocus, resilience and tenacity you keep showing up.
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You no longer need to keep proving your worth through your overwelm and exhaustion.

You’ve already done the hard part - existing in a system that does n’t suit your wiring and created physical discomfort in your body.

Now it’s time to build you own system. One that finally supports the way your brain works. It is time to build something that works for you, not against you that celebrates your amazing , unique qualities and your kind generous heart.

Get in touch and let’s build you a new system together.

05/09/2025

Finding the breathtakingly beautiful natural colours of the ocean, connecting with a community of likeminded women. Dancing, swimming, eating and sharing together. Re- finding my meaning and purpose. Creating a sense of connection and freedom, together and personally, using movement. Writing sharing and laughing together.

This retreat has fed my soul and filled my heart with joy and curiousity for new adventures ahead 💙

Gratitude 🙏🏻

16/08/2025

Based on neuroscience HG provides a quick and effective way to support people in getting their lives back on track quickly and effectively.

Based on a neuroscientific knowledge and a set of organised ideas, the approach can build on persons own resources so the practical skills learnt can be taken on into the future.

20/07/2025

I am delighted to now be able to provide the gold standard DIVA 5 assessment for diagnosing adults with ADHD at Feed The Soul Therapy Rooms.

Along with this assessment I can also offer a package of care built around the individuals experience of ADHD and their needs and goals.

Through my knowledge as an HG psychotherapist and using my own lived experience, I will offer techniques to stabilise symptoms, build coping strategies and develop resilience for the future.

I will teach ways to understand this neuro developmental difference so that navigating environments, situations and relationships can be managed in a positive way.

I will teach ways to manage the co-morbidities associated with ADHD Eg. depression, anxiety, stress, OCD, substance misuse and self harm.

I will teach ways to manage the impairments ADHD can bring Eg. fear of rejection (RSD), low self esteem and low self worth, overwhelm and burn out and withdrawal.

Together we will build a bespoke, practical and accessible tool kit built around my clients needs.

If you identify as having ADHD and do not want to have the DIVA 5 assessment we can still build a package of care around your needs.

A client recently offered:

“From my very first conversation with Catriona by telephone, I experienced the incredible relief of being deeply understood by someone who could recognise everything I was dealing with and who knew how to help.

Each session I was put at ease by Catriona and would leave feeling that I was receiving care that would genuinely help me over time.

I really appreciated Catriona’s natural empathy and very genuine personality, with her deep listening and understanding skills.”

(Shared with consent).

ADHD is not a “disorder” it is a neuro developmental difference that, when understood and managed, can release incredible potential.

If you or if you know someone who would benefit from a complimentary chat around my ADHD package of care - do get in touch and feel better soon 🙏🏻

20/07/2025

I am delighted to now be able to provide the gold standard DIVA 5 assessment for diagnosing adults with ADHD at Feed The Soul Therapy Rooms.

Along with this assessment I can also offer a package of care built around the individuals experience of ADHD and their needs and goals.

Through my knowedge as an HG psychotherapist and using my own lived experience, I will offer techniques to stabilise symptoms, build coping stratedgies and develop resilience for the future.

I will teach ways to understand this neural developmental difference so that navigating environments, situations and relationships can be managed in a positive way.

I will teach ways to manage the co-morbities associated with ADHD Eg. depression, anxiety, stress, OCD, substance misuse and self harm.

I will teach ways to manage the impairments ADHD can bring Eg. fear of rejection (RSD), low self esteem and low self worth, overwelm and burn out and withdrawal.

Together we will build a bespoke, practical and acessible tool kit built around my clients needs.

If you identify as having ADHD and do not want to have the DIVA 5 assessment we can still build a package of care around your needs.

Everything is in the table for discussion.

A client recently offered:

“From my very first conversation with Catriona by telephone, I experienced the incredible relief of being deeply understood by someone who could recognise everything I was dealing with and who knew how to help.

Each session I was put at ease by Catriona and would leave feeling that I was receiving care that would genuinely help me over time.

I really appreciated Catriona’s natural empathy and very genuine personality, with her deep listening and understanding skills.”

Shared with consent.

ADHD is not a “disorder” it is a neural developmental difference that, when understood and managed, can release incredible potential.

If you or if you know someone who would benifit from a complimamtary chat around my ADHD package of care do get in touch and feel better soon 🙏🏻

11/07/2025

Feed the Soul Therapy Rooms as exciting new packages of care coming soon.

We will keep you posted here 💜

13/04/2025

Simple ways to improve you brain health and so your emotional wellbeing.

In a world where being “busy” is seen as positive sign that you are doing ok, it’s actually being “present” in meeting our needs that really helps us to do ok.

02/01/2025

01/12/2024

“The study shows that pregnancy can bring significant changes to the brain as well as the body.

Over the course of pregnancy, the body experiences major increases in hormone production. This triggers profound changes throughout the body, including in the brain.

Scans of the brain before and after pregnancy have shown a reduction in gray matter volume. Gray matter contains the bodies of neurons, synapses, and glial cells, and is found mainly in the brain’s surface layer, called the cortex. However, changes in the brain have not been observed during pregnancy.

To better understand these changes, researchers collected 26 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in a first-time mother throughout her pregnancy and beyond. The scans covered the period from three weeks before conception through two years after giving birth. The research team was led by Drs. Laura Pritschet and Emily Jacobs at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Elizabeth Chrastil at the University of California, Irvine. Results of the study, which was funded in part by NIH, appeared in Nature Neuroscience on September 16 2024.

These results show that the volunteer’s brain underwent changes on an almost weekly basis during pregnancy. This supports the idea that pregnancy is a period of high neuroplasticity—the capacity of networks of neurons to adapt and reorganize.

The findings are a key step in building a comprehensive map of the human brain during pregnancy. Such a map could be a resource for neuroscientists to further explore the maternal brain. The team next plans to record the brain changes during pregnancy in more women. This will reveal whether the changes observed in this study are typical of the broader population. It may also reveal whether variations in these brain changes are associated with health outcomes, such as postpartum depression.

“The more we learn about the maternal brain, the better chance we’ll have to provide relief.”

—by Brian Doctrow, Ph.D.

18/10/2024

🌷As women we are incredible creatures🌷

🌹🌸Menopause signifies the ending of an era and the begining of a new one 🌹🌷

🌹🌷New pathways are not always easy to navigate 🌸🌹

🌸🌷Remember you are not alone 🌸🌹

24/09/2024

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18/09/2024

Swim sponsorship update!

Sponsorship update:
Just wanted to say a massive thank you to my sponsors who have helped me smash my £100 target then my £200 then my £300. I met 93% of my new target of £400🫢. I cannot tell you how motivating it is knowing I have this support.

Swim update:
My progress got hindered slightly at the beginning with a virus that seemed to have been hanging about for weeks! But I am now 100% up to speed and back on track.

I have completed the mandatory total swim 5k and my current total is 7k. With only 12 days left in September I hope to complete 15k . I had hoped for 20k but the slow start set me back. But 15k is still a great achievement. I average 1km in 45 mins so it’s tricky to find that time but when I do I completely loose myself in the swim.

Through this swimming I am discovering a motivation, focus, drive and stamina I didn’t know I had. My own mental health feels on top form, being in the water brings me calm and my energy levels out of the water feel rocket fuelled! This has been quite an experience do far.

If you feel able to give me that extra shove to the finishing line please donate via the link in my profile☝🏼or copy and paste the link below 👇🏻into your broswer.

Thank you from me on behalf of West Sussex Mind 🙏🏻🧜🏼‍♀️❤️

https://westsussexmind.enthuse.com/pf/cat-mason