Nurture in Nature Dramatherapy

01/09/2025

Thinking of all the parents and children preparing for tomorrow. 🏫 🚗 🚶‍♀️ ✏️ 💼 📕 ⚽️ 💃 🍲🥤
Sending massive hugs all round.

We just emptied my daughters bag from last term, and found a party invitation she forgot to inform me about, along with a few letters and the fact she didn’t want to take her old bag back to school tomorrow.
It wouldn’t be the night before school without a bit of disorganisation.

Be kind to yourselves tomorrow, get your own needs met first and have a minute just to breathe.
You have got this, and if you haven’t that’s totally okay because you hold so much, and there is so much you can carry before you need to take a break xx

01/09/2025

This weekend I did something a bit different.
I was asked by my aunt if I would like to volunteer for the NSPCC at the incredible Salon privé, Blenheim Palace
Of course, I couldn’t turn it down. What an amazing volunteer team and a huge thank you to all of the people who helped us raise funds for this incredible charity.

24/08/2025

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21/08/2025

How are the holidays going?
I don’t know about you, but in this household it’s gone a bit like this

Week 1, we are done!
Exhausted, tired and burnout from the term,
Many big feelings, can’t do anything.
Mum guilt sets in, I’m exhausted too.
The only privacy I get, is an escape to the loo.

Week 2, slowly starting to unfold
I’m very boring, so I’m told
They want to go out, they want to stay in,
It doesn’t matter what we do, I know I will never win.

Week 3, we are finally free,
Off on a holiday for an escape from the norm,
Only for anxiety of unknown, beginning to form.
Transitions; the major traffic jam to our day
Finally moving on- seeing them actually play.

Week 4, like a slam of the door,
Suddenly realising half way is no more,
Stressing that we are running out of time
This feels like a mountain I wasn’t prepared to climb.

Week 5, anxiety is alive,
I finally feel my battery is ready for socials
But the kids are in all the emotions
Not leaving my side, no where to hide.
They know the end is in sight.

So we haven’t got to week 6 yet.
And I hope it’s not one we will regret.
I am not ready for this change,
can’t the timetable be rearranged?

I haven’t had that 6 weeks of relaxation and down time I hear all about.
Instead it’s been filled with dyregulation, emotional guilt and doubt.
But I know that’s what happens when the structures not in place,
It’s the reality I’ve known I’ve had to face.

I know I’m not alone, there are others who feel the same.
But we will miss the unstructured time, and loose rules,
Because before we know it, they will be back at school.

21/08/2025

Looks like I’m off to Wales in November to do another workshop. This time it’s with a collective group of people who work outside in their own professions. Very excited to join the association for outdoor therapy conference.

14/08/2025

Just got home from a lovely time away with the family.
Well for the most part it was but navigating transitions is always difficult- basic needs not always being met when there is a swimming pool that has to be swam in and a beach that has all the stones you could imagine.
But we did it, we connected, we healed.
Today we visited Lyndhurst on the way home, our annual tradition and managed to find the wooden dragon we had lost last year. The power of asking the locals is a special skill my husband possesses.
So we walked, and along the main road both the children struggled, complaining of tired legs and being too hot.
But then, as soon as we got into the woods, their personas changed and instantly they gathered sticks and leaves and became warriors under the canopy of the trees. The walk became enjoyable as our dopamine restored amongst the dappled shade.
The power of nature should never be underestimated.

12/08/2025

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10/08/2025

I find the holidays so tough, especially when days seem to roll into one- ground hog day of not doing much at all and feeling guilty for it.

Also the concept of having so much time and not doing anything with it, is a huge issue in our household. I thought a wall chart would help with the weeks, it hasn’t had the effect I wanted it too.
To all of you struggling, or even just finding it a bit tough.
Sending a big virtual hug to you all xx

21/07/2025

What a fantastic day this was. It’s days like these that make me feel so incredibly humbled. These young people were truly amazing and I cannot express how much they released into this young carers day.
The team at Brickmakers and Eden-Rose Coppice Trust is small but mighty. Their space is beautiful, inviting, relaxing and so welcoming.
Thank you so much for letting me run the day and trusting me with my activities and plans.

20/07/2025

Hello dear friends, clients and supporters of nurture in nature Dramatherapy.

Facebook reminded me it’s my birthday in a few days, and asked if I would like to put forward suggested charity for donations. I looked at the list, but the one I would really love some support for is Pomegranate Creative Therapies CIC which is not on the list Facebook suggestions because it is a community interest company (CIC)- a non profit organisation.

For transparency, this is an organisation I am part of, I’ve joined forces with the incredible music therapist and founder of Pomegranate - Sophie Riga de Spinoza.
We have been piloting free workshops for parents and children who are navigating the world of neurodiversity.
We would love to be able to offer more opportunities for these types of workshops to continue and any donations would mean we could do this and so many other projects.
If you would like to find out more about what we do and how to donate, please see the link below.

Thank you so very much xx

As a contributor to Pomegranate Creative Therapies, we make sure you donation goes directly to supporting our community through our creative services.

20/07/2025

The only photo I took yesterday but a very significant one.
Wellness in the Wild was such a beautiful experience to be part of.
I had really struggled with confidence after my Latvia conference, the talk I did there was one I thought I’d never experience- for someone who loves talking, getting a dry mouth and totally losing my trail of thought, really impacted on my self esteem and confidence.
I identified that the environment I was delivering my talk makes a huge difference. Talking in an open space, with nature all around made it much easier to connect.

I met some incredible people yesterday who really inspired me Essex Menopause Coach

Huge thanks to all of those who came along to my workshop and talk. I feel truly blessed and humbled by your contributions and connections.

17/07/2025

I am so looking forward to connecting with others at this event!
Just was in Diss this evening at saw all the signs ahead of the weekends magical offerings