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15/08/2025

It can be tough for parents when their child is struggling with big feelings. Even harder when there is a long wait for help or you're not sure where to start.

Check out these sessions at Shore Psychology in Edinburgh for kids aged 5-12 if you're worried about your little person and think they'd benefit from learning how to manage their anxiety and emotions, boost their self esteem and build confidence. See the original post for details.

Relax Kids at Shore Psychology
Helping Children Build Confidence, Calm, and Resilience

We know childhood can be full of big feelings — from school pressures to worries about friendships. That’s why we’re so excited to bring Relax Kids to Shore Psychology: fun, friendly sessions led by experienced coach Carole Haxton that help children feel calmer, more confident, and ready to cope with life’s ups and downs.

💡 How it works
The Relax Kids 7-step programme uses movement, mindfulness, games, breathing exercises, affirmations, and relaxation to help children:
✅ Manage anxiety
✅ Boost self-esteem
✅ Build confidence
✅ Learn lifelong emotional skills

Every session is playful and engaging, so children feel supported while learning practical tools they can use at home, at school, and in everyday life.

📍 Details
Where: Shore Psychology, 2 Sandport Place, EH6 6EU
When: From Friday 22nd August (excludes 5th September)
Ages 5–8: 2:00 – 3:00pm
Ages 8–12: 3:15 – 4:15pm

💷 Cost
£8.50 per session (£51 for 6-week block)

Spaces are limited so early booking is recommended.
https://www.shorepsychology.co.uk/relax-kids-programme/
📩 To book: email admin@shorepsychology.co.uk

01/05/2025

While holidays aren't the same as they were before he was born, travelling with my son has been one of my favourite activities.

That's because I'm passionate about visiting new places and having new experiences together as a family. I can also see how much he learns from travelling.

As a family, we've been camping, travelled from the UK to Canada several times to visit family, stayed in cottages and had city breaks and longer holidays in Europe.

This includes visiting new places and learning to appreciate places we've been to previously in a different way with a child.

We've had to navigate challenges at times but also been pleasantly surprised by the ease we've found at other times.

While travelling with children can be an incredible experience, many parents that I speak to avoid going on holidays that involve travel with their children. Or they book holidays and then feel anxious.

That's why I'm going to offer a 90 minute Travelling with Children workshop on Monday 19 May from 7:30-9pm.

The aim of this workshop is to share both practical tips for travelling with children. But it will also focus on supporting you to manage your anxiety about travelling with your child.

The investment for this online workshop will be £10 and a recording will be available if you can't make it live.

Send me a message if you are interested.

03/04/2025

For more information about finding a supportive space to celebrate your wins as a mother, join Reinventing Motherhood.

Send me a message in the DMs or visit the link in my bio for more information.

31/03/2025

Parenting can be tough. And that means you might have tough thoughts.

But they are just thoughts - even if they feel "horrible." Learning to be kinder to yourself can help when these thoughts pop up.

Learn how to show yourself more compassion in Reinventing Motherhood. Send me a message in the DMs or see the link in my bio for more information.

30/03/2025

Happy Mother's Day! Treat yourself to space to rest and relax.

Imagine having an afternoon of rest, relaxation and support to get more of both of these things in your life.

Plus, Laura Fairley will be joining us to offer a glorious reiki session to help you feel even more rested and restored.

See the link in my bio or send me a message to book your space.

28/03/2025

Motherhood can feel a bit like being in London...

If you're like me, you'll find London overwhelming most of the time.

It seems odd to me now that working in London feels like sanctuary these days. But it's partly because I get to connect with people that I love AND I get space to myself. I've also learned how to make London work for me.

Places like Camley Street Natural Park provide a small, peaceful haven in the chaos of the city.

While it can sometimes feel like tiny, isolated drop in a vast urban landscape - you start to notice the other peaceful spaces as you move through the city (above ground).

When you piece these spaces of rest or tranquility together, it can soothe your over wrought nervous system.

And when your system is calmer, it's easier to recognise the play and joy that's found in the chaos.

However, like Camley Street Natural Park, tranquil or restful space doesn't just naturally pop up for many mums.

That park was reclaimed from the industrial landscape behind Kings Cross station. And volunteers campaigned and laboured to create the park whose ripple effect is huge. Just this morning, a group of toddlers were enjoying the natural space and learning from one of the volunteers.

Choosing yourself and making time for space for yourself when you're a mum can sometimes also feel like work. And the benefits can be huge - for you and your family. Such as when you get more enjoyment from the chaos and play in between restful spaces.

But it can take time to learn to create the space regularly and feel the benefits. It took me several months to learn to really live instead of survive in London. And the park has been developed to it's current state since 1985.

Reinventing Motherhood can support you as you navigate finding the spaces you need and want in your own time.

See the link in my bio for more information and to sign up.

27/03/2025

Today, I went to an exhibit and looked around for almost 2 hours. I read things. And I walked almost 19km over the course of the day while following my own rhythms.

It feels incredible when you give yourself space to experience the parts of you that can get pushed aside during parenting. For example, you are unlikely to be able to wander aimlessly or read even a noticeboard when accompanied by a small tyrant who's not interested, wants to go somewhere else and needs a snack/the toilet/ a rest.

Getting this space feels even better if you're not feeling guilty the whole time - guilty for being away from your old or not doing something off the never ending to do list.

Join Re-inventing Motherhood to ditch the guilt and reclaim yourself. See the link in my bio for more information.

26/03/2025

I'm so grateful that women have options for support during pregnancy, birth and after becoming a mum.

Getting support from a doula is a great way to get regular support from someone you know during this special time. While they offer emotional and practical support, doulas can also help you to get the information you need to make decisions that are right for you.

Get in touch if you want any more information about what trauma informed doula support looks like.

Happy World Doula week to all our SDN doulas and doulas everywhere.

24/03/2025

Space is at such a premium for mums... Especially when we're touched out, tired and . That's why I have had no issue highlighting the elbow in my side to my fellow seat occupant as I sit on the train. On a guilt free journey to do work that I feel strongly promotes women's rights. I've also added on a couple of rest days.

Knowing why this work is important to me and why I need a few days to rest has helped me to have a guilt free trip. (Well, there was a small tinge of guilt when my son's very cute face asked me if he could come too. It was very short lived).

It okay for you to take the space you need as a mum and a person. It's also okay to ask for the space you need and set boundaries around your space too. You are also balancing this with giving so much to your child.

For support to take the guilt free space you need, I've got two offerings coming up:

- A Retreat for Mums in Dalgety Bay
- And my new online membership Re-inventing Motherhood to help you manage your mum guilt (and a whole host of other things)

See the link in my bio or send me a message for more details.

[By the way, I forgot my plan for what I wanted to talk about this week. My son has been helping me pack so I'll be grateful if I have clean socks.
Instead I've decided to talk about whatever comes to mind. A good reminder of how problem solving is a key skill for motherhood.]

21/03/2025

Treat yourself this Mother's Day! Imagine having an afternoon of rest, relaxation and support to get more of both of these things in your life.

Plus, Laura Fairley will be joining us to offer a glorious reiki session to help you feel even more rested and restored.

See the link in my bio or send me a message to book your space.

20/03/2025

Recovering from exhaustion takes time and Reinventing Motherhood can help support you
See the link in my bio or send me a message in the DMs for more information.