Small Steps Therapies

Small Steps Therapies Working with clients to provide mental health support in Gloucestershire to manage anxiety, depression and stress.

28/01/2026

You don’t need a routine.
You don’t need rhythm.
You don’t even need to stand up.

Sometimes wellness looks like music on…
and your shoulders softening.
Your foot tapping under the table.
A tiny sway while the kettle boils.

Movement — big or small — speaks directly to the nervous system.

When we move with music, the body gets the message:
I’m safe.
I can release.
I don’t have to hold it all together right now.

✨ Music helps regulate breathing
✨ Movement releases stored tension
✨ Rhythm supports emotional processing
✨ Even gentle motion boosts mood and focus

And here’s the magic part — your body doesn’t care how it looks.
It only cares how it feels.

Dancing isn’t about performance.
It’s about permission.

Permission to shake off the day.
To come back into your body.
To feel a little more you again.

So today, maybe you press play.
Maybe you wiggle.
Maybe you sway.
Maybe you smile without realising you are.

That counts.
It all counts.

🌀 Gentle reflection:
What might your body want to move today — slowly, freely, or joyfully?

Colette 🩵

27/01/2026

Sometimes the goalposts move.
Not because you’ve failed…
but because your body is asking to be heard.

It might show up as exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix.
A heaviness you can’t quite name.
Tears that arrive without warning.
A tight chest before something you once managed easily.
A loss of motivation where there used to be drive.
Or that deep knowing in your bones that says,
“I can’t keep going like this.”

These moments aren’t weakness.
They’re communication.

Being kind to yourself when this happens isn’t quitting.
It takes courage to slow down.
Strength to stop.
And bravery to choose care over pushing through.

Listening to your body is not failure.
It’s wisdom.
It’s protection.
It’s love.

You’re not giving up —
you’re adjusting so you can keep going in a way that feels safer, softer, kinder.

✨ Gentle reflection:
What might your body be trying to tell you right now —
and what would it sound like to respond with compassion instead of pressure?

Colette 🩵

Small wins matter more than you think 🩵
26/01/2026

Small wins matter more than you think 🩵

26/01/2026

Monday check-in 🤍

Before you have lunch today,
pause with me for a moment.

You don’t need to catch up.
You don’t need to push through.
You don’t need to know what comes next.

Just breathe.

If today feels heavy —
the quiet kind that settles in your chest —
that makes sense.

And if you don’t know what you need right now,
that’s okay.
You’re allowed not to know.

Sometimes our bodies whisper
long before our minds understand.

So let this be enough for now:

Something warm.
A slower breath.
Feet on the floor.
A moment where nothing is expected of you.

You don’t have to fix how you feel.
You don’t have to explain it.
You don’t have to make meaning yet.

Stay here as long as you want.
There’s no rush back to the world.

Small steps.
Soft moments.
You’re doing the best you can — even now

Colette 🩵

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Learning to choose yourself can feel uncomfortable at first, but discomfort doesn’t mean danger. It means growth. 🩵 ...
23/01/2026

Learning to choose yourself can feel uncomfortable at first, but discomfort doesn’t mean danger. It means growth. 🩵

23/01/2026

This week’s London Landmarks Half Marathon training has felt gentle in some moments… and heavy in others.

The mornings are lighter now.
The evenings don’t feel quite so dull.
And somewhere in between, I can feel slow, steady progress happening.

Some days have felt easier.
Some days have been a real slog — the kind where you gently (or not so gently) drag yourself out and hope your body catches up with your heart.

But I’m feeling stronger.
Little by little. Step by step.

When it feels hard, I remind myself of my why —
raising much-appreciated funds for the Centre for ADHD and Autism Support 💛

So I keep going.
One foot in front of the other.
Not chasing perfection.
Just showing up as I am.

Some runs are about fitness.
Others are about courage.
And all of them are part of something bigger.

Here’s to you moving gently forward.
To effort that counts even when it’s quiet.
And to small steps — always.

Colette 🩵

Clarity often comes not from packing emotions away, but from giving them space to breathe 🩵
22/01/2026

Clarity often comes not from packing emotions away, but from giving them space to breathe 🩵

22/01/2026

Why I work with the parent — not the child 🩵

When children are little, they don’t yet have the words for what’s happening inside them.

So they show us.
In their behaviour.
In their tears.
In the moments that feel hard, loud, or confusing.

Nothing is “wrong” with them.
They’re communicating the only way they know how.

That’s why I support parents first — not to change the child, but to help make sense of what they’re telling us.

When a parent understands what sits underneath the behaviour, something gentle happens.

The home feels safer.
The child feels seen.
The parent feels less alone.

Young children learn calm through connection.
They borrow regulation from the adults who love them.
They settle when they feel held — emotionally and physically.

When we respond with curiosity instead of urgency,
with warmth instead of worry,
we teach them: you are safe here.

Because before children have language,
they need understanding.

🩵 Gentle reflection:
If your child’s behaviour was a quiet message, what might it be asking you for right now?

Small steps.
Soft moments.
You’re doing enough — even on the days it doesn’t feel like it.

Colette 🩵

21/01/2026

Not everything has to be done at full speed.
Not every day needs your absolute best.
Sometimes, showing up at 80% is more than enough — and still counts.

Pause for a moment and ask yourself:
What would it look like to do today at 80% instead of 100%?

Rest isn’t a reward.
You don’t have to earn it by burning yourself out first.
You’re allowed to rest because you’re human, not because you’ve ticked every box.

Maybe today that looks like:
✨ cancelling one non-essential thing
✨ taking one task off your list
✨ doing it gently instead of perfectly

Slowing down isn’t giving up.
It’s listening.
It’s protecting your nervous system.
It’s choosing sustainability over survival.

You’re allowed to go at your own pace —
even on a Wednesday.
Especially on a Wednesday.

Small steps still move you forward

Colette 🩵

Healing doesn’t erase your nervous system’s memories, it teaches you how to meet them with safety, patience, and kindnes...
20/01/2026

Healing doesn’t erase your nervous system’s memories, it teaches you how to meet them with safety, patience, and kindness.

This is progress. Even when it feels messy 🩵

20/01/2026

We all have parts of ourselves we try to hide.
The anger.
The jealousy.
The defensiveness.
The urge to shut down or push people away.

That’s not your “bad side.”
That’s your protective side.

Shadow work isn’t about getting rid of these parts —
it’s about understanding why they showed up in the first place.

When you stop fighting your shadow,
it stops fighting you.

✨ Reflection:
What are the dark parts of you that you try to hide — and what might they be trying to protect?

Small steps. Always.

Colette 🩵

Your best includes rest.Your best includes boundaries.Your best changes depending on what you’re carrying 🩵
19/01/2026

Your best includes rest.
Your best includes boundaries.
Your best changes depending on what you’re carrying 🩵

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