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Proud Wellness exists to ensure every LGBTQIA+ person in the UK has access to inclusive, affirming and accessible wellness services.

All our Links: https://linktr.ee/proudwellness Our Mission is to advance equality and inclusion in wellness services for LGBTQIA+ communities and wellness professionals. We believe that all wellness services should be LGBTQIA+ inclusive, affirming, and accessible and that work and learning environments must provide equal opportunity for LGBTQIA+ wellness professionals to succeed and thrive. To achieve this mission, Proud Wellness utilises the expertise of its Proud Wellness Members to inform, educate and provide resources to both LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking support and businesses who want to improve the wellness services and products they offer to LGBTQIA+ people.

05/03/2026

📣 New 🌈LGBTQIA+ Community Yoga classes with Gabi and Lou, Proud Wellness members + founders of

* Prioritised for LGBTQIA+ people who might not usually be able to access yoga due to cost or past experiences of exclusion.

✨ These yoga classes are for you to connect, breathe, move, rest, and meditate in a friendly environment.

✨ This is a place you can turn up exactly as you are, practice in community, and be in a space that celebrates each of our unique experiences and needs. (no fancy leggings required).

✨ Gentle, playful, deeply restful yoga, with a trauma-informed and accessible approach.

Date: Saturday March 21st - Saturday 25th April
Time: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Venue: Gather Brighton CIC, central Brighton

🎟️ To book or for more info. message for the link.

Many thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund for their support.

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23/02/2026

CELEBRATING OUR 100TH DIRECTORY MEMBER! 🎉

💫 100 incredible wellness practitioners.

💫 100 commitments to LGBTQIA+ inclusive, affirming wellness.

💫 In less than three years.

This is what happens when we build the wellness sector we want to see! 🏳️‍⚧️💫🏳️‍🌈

Our latest Proud Wellness Directory member — and our very first celebrant (and coach) is:

👋 Name: Sharon Munnings

✨ Pronouns: she/her

🏳️‍🌈 Identity: LGBTQIA+

👉 About Sharon:

I’m a qualified coach and celebrant, offering inclusive, compassionate, and affirming support to individuals, couples, families, and communities.

As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, my work is grounded in both lived experience and professional training, creating spaces where people feel safe, respected, and free to be themselves.

👉 How Sharon can support you:

Coaching: I work in a person centred, trauma-informed way, helping people clarify what matters most to them, strengthen confidence, and move forward with greater self trust, insight, and resilience.

Celebrancy: I deliver ceremonies that are personal, meaningful, and true to the people at their heart. I specialise in LGBTQ+ ceremonies and am committed to offering an affirming alternative for those who may feel excluded by traditional approaches.

At the core of my work is empathy, integrity, and care. Whether coaching or celebrancy, my aim is to support people through important moments with warmth, professionalism, and authenticity. I welcome all identities and honour every story with respect always.

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Contact Sharon at send her a DM she’d love to hear from you! 🙌🏳️‍🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️

>>> Check out our Proud Wellness Directory for more brilliant, inclusive wellness professionals like Sharon, link in our bio.
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18/02/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Trailblazing wellness: Magnus Hirschfeld (he/him)

This LGBT+ History Month, we’re honouring the LGBTQIA+ figures who shaped the wellness industry we know today — and whose legacies continue to influence the affirming, inclusive care our communities need today.

✨ Magnus Hirschfeld (1868–1935) was a gay, Jewish physician and one of the earliest pioneers of LGBTQ+ sexual health and wellbeing.

As the founder of the Institute for Sexual Science in Berlin, he created one of the world’s first centres offering compassionate counselling, sexual health care and early gender-affirming support.

At a time when q***r lives were criminalised and stigmatised, Hirschfeld was unwavering: LGBTQ+ people deserved dignity, safety and care — not punishment or shame.

His work laid vital foundations for the q***r-affirming wellness practices we continue to build and defend today.

📣 And just as importantly — we’re here now!

Our 🌈Proud Wellness directory connects LGBTQIA+ people with verified, inclusive and affirming wellness professionals.

Whether you’re seeking support yourself— or you’re committed to creating safer spaces as a practitioner — you don’t have to do it alone.

Explore the directory (link in our bio) and continue trailblazing wellness! 🏳️‍🌈🌟🏳️‍⚧️
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17/02/2026

🌈 Continuing our series of q***r wellness trailblazers for LGBTQ+ History Month 💫

🌟 Dr Walter J. Lear (1923–2010) was a gay physician, public health advocate and lifelong champion of health justice.

His work bridged medicine, activism and social equity, pushing for healthcare systems that addressed inequality, stigma and exclusion.

Lear understood that wellbeing is inseparable from justice, and his legacy continues to inform community-centred approaches to health today.
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12/02/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ Trailblazing wellness: Alan L Hart (he/him)

Dr. Alan L. Hart (1890–1962) was an American physician and early transgender medical pioneer whose work in tuberculosis detection transformed public health practice.

Hart helped introduce X-rays to identify TB before symptoms began, protecting communities from spread and saving lives. His quiet strength and commitment to medicine — alongside his own journey as a trans man — is a profound reminder of how visibility, courage and care intertwine to improve health for everyone.

08/02/2026

🌈Trailblazing wellness: Betty Berzon (she/her)

✨ Betty Berzon (1928–2006) was a le***an psychotherapist and one of the first mental health professionals to come out publicly as gay.
She played a key role in challenging the pathologisation of LGBTQ+ identities and was part of the movement that led to homosexuality being removed from the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).

Her work helped reshape mental health care into something more affirming, ethical and human — a legacy still felt across q***r wellbeing spaces today. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏼🏳️‍⚧️

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04/02/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Trailblazing Wellness: Lou Sullivan (he/him)

✨ Lou Sullivan (1951–1991) was a gay trans man and a pioneering advocate for trans wellbeing, healthcare access and community support.

At a time when medical systems denied care to gay trans men, Lou challenged exclusionary practices and helped reshape understandings of gender, sexuality and identity.

He founded peer support networks, educated clinicians, and advocated tirelessly for affirming, community-led care that reflected the real lives of trans people.

His legacy continues to influence trans-affirming health models and reminds us that wellbeing begins with being seen, affirmed and supported. 🌈❤️‍🔥✨

01/02/2026

February marks LGBT+ History Month - a time to remember, reflect and reconnect with the q***r history that shaped us.

For over two decades, LGBT+ History Month has reminded us of the power of knowing our q***r ancestors. Of learning from our past. Of taking strength from LGBTQIA+ history as we navigate the challenges of today.

✨ LGBTQIA+ people have always been trailblazing wellness - even when history tried to erase us.

As healers, organisers, activists, therapists, carers and community builders, q***r people have long been at the forefront of wellbeing - often without recognition, safety or support.

This month, we’ll be honouring LGBTQ+ historical figures who helped shape the wellness and wellbeing world, and whose legacies continue to inform the affirming, inclusive care our communities deserve today.

>>> And just as importantly - we’re here now

Our Proud Wellness directory connects LGBTQIA+ people with verified, inclusive and affirming wellness practitioners who understand our lives, our identities and our realities.

Whether you’re seeking support, rest, healing or connection - or you’re a practitioner committed to creating safer spaces - you don’t have to do it alone.

Explore our directory of almost 100 LGBTQIA+ inclusive wellness practitioners via the link in our bio.

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14/01/2026

Our online practitioner Directory has grown from 67 members at the start of 2025, to 99 as we kick off 2026! 🥳✨

And today, we’re introducing another fantastic Proud Wellness Directory member to you all!

👋 Name: Zoe Joanna
✨ Pronouns: she/her
🏳️‍🌈 Identity: LGBTQIA+

👉 About Zoe:

Hi, I’m Zoe. I’m an ADHD and AuDHD coach and counsellor-in-training, offering neurodiversity-affirming support for adults, particularly those diagnosed later in life.

I work with people who feel overwhelmed, burned out or stuck after years of trying to “fix” themselves or meet expectations that never quite fit. Many of my clients are navigating identity shifts, masking, shame or emotional overwhelm.

My work is trauma-informed, person-centred and grounded in compassion. I believe support should feel safe, human and collaborative, not pressured or productivity-driven.

👉 How Zoe can support you:

I offer a supportive space to slow down, explore who you are and learn how to work with your brain and nervous system.

I support ADHD and AuDHD adults with:

> Burnout, overwhelm, and emotional regulation

> Rejection sensitivity and self-criticism

> Identity, boundaries and unmasking

> Building self-understanding and self-trust

My approach blends practical support with deeper emotional work, helping you move away from shame and towards a more compassionate, sustainable way of living.

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Zoe can be contacted do send her a message, she’d love to hear from you! 🙌🏳️‍🌈✨

>>> Check out our Proud Wellness Directory for more brilliant, inclusive wellness professionals like Zoe, 🔗in bio.

09/01/2026

2025 was a year that stretched us, strengthened us, and reminded us—again and again—why Proud Wellness exists.

Proud Wellness is here because LGBTQIA+ people deserve better. Better access to safe, inclusive, and affirming wellness support. Better representation within the wellness sector. Better systems that don’t ask us to shrink, explain, or compromise who we are in order to receive the wellbeing services we need.

In 2025 we saw our vision expand and grow.

So before we step into a brand new year, check out our 2025 community impact highlights:

🌱 32 new Directory members joined us

Our Directory grew from 67 to 99 practitioners — building our community of highly experienced wellness practitioners who speak truth, challenge norms, and ensure wellness is accessible to all.

🏳️‍🌈 250 wellness professionals improved their LGBTQIA+ inclusivity

Through our training and education, we supported more practitioners and businesses than ever. 🙌

💫 17 Proud Wellness-hosted wellbeing events

From panel talks and community drop-ins to immersive wellbeing experiences, we held space for q***r communities and practitioners alike.

🏳️‍⚧️ 1 Community Stall

We hosted our first community stall as part of Trans+ Pride Brighton - the conversations and the positivity about what we’re doing were so uplifting and heartfelt.

🤝 4 new business partnerships

We built relationships and expanded our reach through partnerships with and

💰 £20k in funding secured

Enabling us to create and deliver a new series of free and low-cost Q***r Wellbeing Programmes, launching in Spring 2026.

As we look ahead to 2026, our commitment remains clear: to keep pushing for change from the inside out, to keep resourcing q***r communities with wellbeing services that affirm who they are, and to keep building a wellness sector that is safer, and more inclusive than the one it is today.

Thank you for being part of this journey,

With love and solidarity,

Team Proud Wellness CIC
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18/12/2025

We’re taking a break over the festive period from 20th December to 5th January 2026.

We know this time of year can be difficult for many in our LGBTQIA+ communities, if this is you, please know you’re not alone. 💛

We’re wishing you a peaceful festive period, with space for rest, self-care and gentleness — whatever that looks like for you.

We’re so looking forward to supporting you with our new q***r wellbeing programmes coming in 2026. 💫

The following services are open over the Christmas and New Year holiday period if you need extra support:

LGBT Switchboard
10am - 10pm
0800 0119 100
hello@switchboard.lgbt

Samaritans
24 hour
116 123
jo@samaritans.org

Voda
Download app for free LGBTQ+ mental health support
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