21/04/2026
On Sunday I donated 3 hours of my time to volunteer at an event for parents of unwell children in The Heath.
I gave 30-minute Indian Head Massage treatments, and I wasn't alone - there was a whole host of holistic and massage therapists, beauticians, hairdressers, nail techs, caterers, foot health specialists and more, all giving their time freely because they WANTED to.
These events happen every 3-4 months and are organised by the lushest people who founded and They know what it's like to exist in that strange suspended reality where normal life just... stops. And from their unimaginable losses, they've created something so beautiful, to give other parents a few hours of being looked after, when they need it most.
When a parent sits in your chair, you can feel what they're carrying. They haven't stopped and haven't had a chance to think about themselves for weeks, sometimes months. That moment at the end of the session when you see them looking relaxed, lighter somehow, is honestly payment enough. "That's just what I needed" is the icing on the cake.
The world feels frightening right now, I won't pretend it doesn't. But rooms like that one exist. People like that exist - quietly, without fanfare or a megaphone, just showing up on a Sunday because the world needs it.
And that gives me hope.
Where do you see good in the world right now? β¨