Kirstie Ryan-Wood l Lunar Mind Therapeutic Services

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🌿 Therapeutic Social Worker | DDP & Theraplay Practitioner
💜 Trauma survivor, still learning and growing
👩‍👧‍👦 Proud mama of 2
🌱 Passionate about supporting Children in Care & their families
✨ Creating safe, healing spaces for connection

30/03/2026

Little you — you can still be little.

I see myself through my daughter now, and it’s like meeting the younger me all over again. The one who needed softness. The one who needed to be heard, held, reassured… chosen.

And here’s what I’m learning:
You don’t have to be perfect to heal.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to give your children what you didn’t have.

You can be the safe place.
You can be the calm voice.
You can be the one who breaks the patterns, even on the days it feels heavy.

Healing doesn’t mean you never get it wrong — it means you come back, you repair, you try again.

So to the part of me that’s still small:
I see you. I’ve got you now.

And to the parent I’m becoming:
I will keep showing up — with love, with honesty, with everything I needed and everything my children deserve.

We’re growing together. And that’s enough. 🤍

They called me names.They tried to make me feel small. Replace my truth with their version of me.And for a while… it stu...
26/03/2026

They called me names.
They tried to make me feel small. Replace my truth with their version of me.

And for a while… it stuck.

I carried shame that was never mine. I held trauma that I didn’t choose. I survived moments that could have broken me — and some days, it felt like they did.

But I’m still here.

Still choosing better.
Still wanting more.
Still refusing to settle for a life that doesn’t reflect what I deserve.

Because I do deserve more.
And so do my children.

Everything I’m building now is bigger than me — it’s for them, it’s for the life I refused to give up on…

And it’s for you, little Kirst.
For every time you felt not enough. For every moment you questioned your worth. You were never the names they called you. You were never the shame they placed on you.

You were always meant for more.

And I’m proving that now. Every single day.

✨ If you’ve ever been made to feel less than — this is your reminder: it doesn’t end there. You get to choose what comes next.

👇 Tell me one thing you’re choosing for yourself right now — big or small. Let’s lift each other up.

🌈 Neurodiversity Celebration Week 🌈This week is about recognising, valuing and celebrating the strengths, differences an...
16/03/2026

🌈 Neurodiversity Celebration Week 🌈

This week is about recognising, valuing and celebrating the strengths, differences and unique perspectives of neurodivergent people.

For me, this week is deeply personal.

My work every day centres around supporting young people who experience the world differently — helping them feel understood, regulated and safe enough to be themselves. Through training and supporting staff teams in children's homes, I focus on approaches like PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy) and emotional literacy so that behaviour is seen as communication and relationships come first.

But neurodiversity is not only something I work with professionally. It is also something that shapes my life as a parent.

My son, navigates the world with ASD. Like many neurodivergent young people, he thrives when there is clear structure, predictable communication and support that truly understands how his brain works. When those things are in place, his strengths, personality and potential shine.

Too often neurodivergent children are misunderstood, labelled, or expected to fit systems that were never designed with them in mind. Neurodiversity Celebration Week reminds us that the responsibility isn’t for them to change who they are — it's for environments, professionals and communities to become more understanding, more flexible and more compassionate.

Every child deserves to feel:
✨ safe
✨ understood
✨ accepted
✨ celebrated for who they are

So this week I’m celebrating neurodivergent minds — the creativity, honesty, determination and different ways of seeing the world that make our communities richer.

And I’ll keep doing the work, both professionally and personally, to help create spaces where neurodivergent young people can truly thrive.

05/03/2026

Being everything my children needed, even when I was breaking inside. 💛

For anyone else who’s struggling — take the time you need and make sure you’re regulated enough to look after your number ones. Those hats we wear can feel heavy sometimes.

My go-to will always be dancing with my children in the kitchen. 🕺💃 No matter how hard life gets, these little moments matter.

Because when they look back one day, I want them to remember that no matter what was going on in the world… they always had their Mama. 💛

✨ Mamas (or carers) reading this — how do you find little moments of joy for your children when times are tough? Share your go-to in the comments!

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
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