Sarah Tompsett - Restore Wellness

06/03/2026

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Some weeks remind you that life is never just one thing.

Last Friday my wonderful aunty passed away. It still doesn’t feel real.

On Wednesday we celebrated our son turning 18.

On the same day a new client joined my 12-week 1:1 Lead From Within mentoring journey, can’t wait to starting working with you 🥰

What a wild ride!
Grief.
Led into milestones, a double celebration and new beginnings.
All in the same week.
And now a party 🎉

I haven’t really felt like posting lately. Part of me wanted to retreat for a while.

But my son’s birthday was a reminder that life doesn’t arrive in neat chapters where one thing finishes before the next begins.

Sometimes we’re asked to witness and experience opposite extremes co-existing in the same space.

Times like these, where things feel layered, are where real self-leadership and self-trust matter.

Things like:
Listening to yourself.
Honouring what you feel.
Staying connected to what matters.
Leading from within.
..they all help us to hold the dichotomy of life as it unfolds.

And today I’m off to celebrate the book launch of the season written by Sophie - got a feeling I’ll be nodding along the whole way through once I get my hands on it at the party later 🤩📕

27/02/2026

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You can’t build a business from the leftover dregs of your energy.

A client recently told me she felt stuck.
From the outside, everything looked fine.
Clients. Income. Reputation. Busyness.

But when we looked closer, it wasn’t strategy that was missing.
It was boundaries.

She put everyone else first.
Client needs first.
Family first.

And what was left for her and the work she cares most about?
The dregs of her time.
The scraps of her energy.

She wasn’t stuck because she lacked ideas.
Or motivation.
Or passion.

She was stuck because she kept abandoning herself.

I see this pattern a lot with solo founders, and have lived through it myself.

Business growth is sometimes less about doing more, and more about deciding your work deserves your best energy; not what’s left after you’ve served everyone else.

That’s a boundary - and for many founders, it’s the hardest one to hold.

In March (London) and April (Bristol), I’m joining Marnie Nash to co-host Co-Labs. These creative thinking spaces where we’ll explore how we set and hold boundaries from the inside out.

If you’ve been leaving yourself until last, this might be a conversation worth joining!

25/02/2026

I love being part of the Kinesiology Association Tutor team 🤩

My next courses are starting in:

⭐️June 2026 - Foundation level, 6 months

⭐️ January 2027 - Diploma level, 12 months

All course take place in person, in North Bristol.

ℹ️ Get in touch for more info 😊

When you choose to train and learn kinesiology with us, you’re choosing Tutors who are:

⭐️committed to continuous improvement

⭐️collaborative and share best practices

⭐️passionate about Kinesiology

⭐️dedicated to supporting your learning, development and growth

⭐️focused on delivery, quality and collaboration

We run regular Foundation and Diploma level courses across the UK and are the largest professional membership body of Kinesiology Practitioners in the UK.

Check out our website for more information and to find your nearest course: https://kinesiologyassociation.org/learn-kinesiology/

24/02/2026

Fancy spending a relaxed and inspiring day with fellow kinesiologists?

I’m one of the KA Trustees & Tutors, and I’m hosting a Kinesiology Practice Day in North Bristol on Monday 30th March, from 10:00am–4:00pm.

Community is something I value, as is time spent together in-person with like-minded people.

I structure these days so that they are informal, supportive, and all about connection, sharing, insights and practice, within a safe space.

🧘‍♀️ Practice with peers
🤝 Share experiences
🎓Revise techniques
🥗Bring your own lunch and make a day of it

There will be a ‘business surgery’ for the first 30-45 mins to answer your questions on running a kinesiology practice as a business.

The structure of day will be:

Gather in circle
Business questions
First balance
Lunch together
Second balance
Close circle

Cost: £44

If you’re interested or would like more details, please message me 😀
Spaces are limited!

24/02/2026

Anger and resentment are fabulous messengers.

And when it comes to boundaries, these emotions act as data.

Are you resentful because someone crossed your boundary…
Or because you crossed your own?

It’s a question that I've asked myself, and it's one I work through with clients.

Very often, when we look under the surface, the frustration isn’t about what the other person did.

It’s about the moment you knew inside the answer was 'no', but you said yes anyway.

We over-give.
We over-explain.
We override what we’re comfortable with.
We people-please.

Why?
To keep the peace.
To be liked.
To avoid creating conflict.
To not be seen as difficult, awkward, too much.

The problem is, when we override ourselves, the conflict doesn’t disappear.
It just moves inward.
It shows up as;
Resentment
A clenched jaw;
Tight shoulders;
Irritability;
Exhaustion that doesn’t quite make sense.

Your body and nervous system keeps the score.

Boundaries aren’t walls; they're fences with gates.
They’re signals of self-leadership.

The most powerful boundary often isn’t the one you say out loud, it’s the one you honour within.

Marnie Nash & I will be holding a creative thinking space for solo founders to explore boundaries in March (London) and April (Bristol) from the inside out.
A room to think.
Reflect.
Notice what your body’s been trying to tell you.

If you’re craving that kind of space, you’re welcome to join us.
Link below / in bio (Insta)
marn.cc/co-labs

(Wish I could find this T-shirt!)

18/02/2026

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I’ve been in a lot of networking rooms over the years.

The ones I remember making the bigger difference aren’t the slickest.
They’re not the loudest.
And they definitely weren’t built around the perfect one-minute pitch.

They’re the rooms where someone says,
“I’m actually struggling with this,” and everybody leans in.

Where shared pain points replace performance.
Where frustration is allowed.
Where you don’t have to perform to belong.

The best connections I’ve built didn’t come from *jazz hands* visibility.
They came from honesty.
From being seen properly.

That’s the kind of room I’m interested in now.
And that’s why Marnie created Co-Labs.

Marnie and I met on a recent speaking programme and immediately knew that we care about the same thing: real, in-person human connection.

That’s why we’re collaborating on this next Co-Lab, Boundaries That Hold.

In my work, I see every week what happens when capable women override their own limits.

Boundaries aren’t usually a strategy problem.
They’re a self-trust problem.

Co-Labs aren’t us standing at the front giving a lecture.
There will be no “5 steps to…”
And this is definitely not another space to ‘prove’ you’re coping.

It’s a room of founders and leaders who are done over-giving.
Done over-functioning.
Done saying yes when their body is screaming no.

We’ll look at what it’s costing you not to have boundaries.
And what becomes possible when your no actually means no.

If you’re craving depth over noise, we’ve got you.

✨ Monday 16th March - London
✨ Thursday 30th April - Bristol

📸 Marnie and I with the rest of our Electric Six ⚡group, and the wonderful Sophie whose programme we met on

17/02/2026

How kinesiology gets to the root of stress and helps the body recover at the root ⬇️✨⬇️

Burnout rates remain high across the UK workforce, particularly in women aged 35–54.

ONS labour market data continues to show stress as a leading cause of sickness absence in organisations.

But stress doesn’t just affect how we feel.
It affects how our body functions.

Ongoing stress can influence sleep, digestion, immune response and hormone balance.

Whole-person health means recognising that physical symptoms are often connected to emotional and environmental pressures.

Health is rarely one-dimensional, which makes Kinesiology a perfect solution.

Kinesiology works with the body as an integrated system, supporting the body to return to overall balance, rather than treating symptoms in isolation.
It looks at 4 main realms of health and addresses imbalances wherever they are found: Physical, Mental/emotional, Biochemical, and Energetic/electrical.

If 2026 is your year to address your health and well being as a whole, you can find your local KA qualified practitioner to support you on that journey here: https://kinesiologyassociation.org/find-a-practitioner/

16/02/2026

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No is a complete sentence.

But it’s not the word ‘no’ most struggle with; it’s giving themselves permission to use it.

Overwhelm doesn’t just make you busy.
It dysregulates your nervous system.
And in perimenopause especially, a dysregulated nervous system can lead to burnout.

I know because I lived it.

Always available.
Always responsive.
Holding space everyone else.

Then working late to catch up on my own role.
Them first. Me last.

Here’s what I see as the pattern...
Capable, intuitive leaders don’t burn out because they’re weak.
They burn out because they self-abandon and dismiss the warning signs.

When I started saying:
“Give me 30 minutes.”
“Not today.”
“I’ll come back to you.”
Nothing collapsed.
But I did build more respect; not least for myself.

Calm and boundaried became my leadership style.

I can’t wait to join Marnie Nash in leading the March & April Co-Labs - Boundaries That Hold.

As always, this will be a fun, in-person, creative session where we’ll explore boundaries together, what it’s costing you not to have them, and what becomes possible when your no truly means no.

✨ London - 16th March
✨ Bristol - 30th April

For those who are done overriding themselves.

Link in bio / comments (FB).

13/02/2026

Last weekend and through to Monday, reminded me again, why I love teaching kinesiology…not that I really need reminding!

Saturday and Sunday I was with Diploma students. They’re learning amazing techniques, doing deep work, asking curious questions, and experiencing first hand what bodies do when they’re listened to.

One example is a student who arrived with vertigo and a headache.

After a practice session, and a cervical vertebra that needed gentle correction, both symptoms had settled.

Monday, I was with my current group of Foundation students.

During a demonstration exploring how emotional trauma can be held in tissue, one of them experienced a full nervous system release. It’s incredible (and an honour) to watch the body reset in real time.

Not only are these amazing people learning a new modality to be able to help others, but they also get a health and well-being check in for themselves.

This is what I love about teaching kinesiology.
It trusts the body’s intelligence.

It reminds us that guidance doesn’t come from outside, it comes from inside the body.

It reminds us that the body does keep the score, but that it also wants to release layers that no longer serve us.

That’s where kinesiology tools and techniques come into their own.

Gentle, non-invasive, using biofeedback to find out what’s needed.

All we have to do is learn how to listen in.

✨My next Foundation training begins in June, and the waitlist is now open.
✨I’m also opening the waitlist for my next Diploma training starting January 2027.

If you feel drawn to work with people in this way, this path has a way of finding you.

And when it does, it’s usually because something in you already remembers.

Just magical. ✨

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12/02/2026

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My work is varied.

Clinic work.
Practitioner training.
Mentoring and coaching.

And there’s a coherent golden thread running through it.

I work with women at a threshold...when a role, identity or way of leading or living no longer fits.

The job that feels too small.

The business that feels stuck.

The sense of outgrowing an old identity.

The space between who you were and who you’re becoming.

Different modalities.
Same shift.

Regulation and flow instead of pushing.

Self-trust instead of self-abandonment.

Curiosity instead of following the crowd.

Inner authority instead of external noise.

That’s the foundation of all my work.

Transitions don’t always look dramatic.
Often, they’re quiet.

But they change everything.

11/02/2026

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When I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease, I had a choice.

I could follow the conventional route and manage the condition as per the medical handbook.

Or I could ask a different question: what is my body trying to tell me?

I chose the second path.
Not because I knew what the next step was, but because I couldn’t ignore what my gut was telling me.

That choice didn’t just affect my health and wellbeing; over time, it changed the direction of my life.

I notice how often this very same choice point moment shows up for my clients.

The job that no longer fits, but feels safer to stay in.
The times you’re at a crossroads but keep yourself stuck, circling the same thoughts.
The liminal space of transition you try to find a quick exit out of.
The deep knowing you keep trying to ignore.
The feeling that something needs to change even though you don’t know exactly what to do about it yet.

You don’t need to rush to get to a decision, but it can help to remember this:

Even staying where you are is a choice.

And sometimes, simply acknowledging that is the first step back into alignment with your own authority and power.