Towards Life

26/02/2026

Recently Becky was awarded Mindfulness Coach of the Year 2025 in the SME Northern Enterprise Awards.

Towards Life is one of the 2025 winners of Northern Enterprise Awards.

19/12/2025

This Christmas...

You don't have to be full of joy
All merry and all bright
You don't have to force festive cheer
If you don't feel alright

No, you're not obligated
To be jovial and jolly
To string the lights and sing the songs
Or deck the halls with holly

Perhaps you're missing someone
And perhaps they miss you too
Perhaps you're feeling burdened
By how much you have to do

Perhaps the bleak mid winter
Leaves you feeling rather cold
Perhaps it's hard to drive
December's darkness from your soul

Perhaps you'd rather hibernate,
Let Christmas pass you by
But remember; it's not long ‘til you
Can bid this year goodbye

For now, don't paint a smile
Upon your teary, tired face
Instead, find quiet moments
Where this season gives you space

And recognise that songs
And decorations cannot hide
The flurry of emotions
Overwhelming you inside

Yes, find those little moments
Where the lights don't feel so bright
Where you don't have to keep pretending
Just to be polite

Where you can breathe in peacefully
Away from all the noise
Away from expectation
That you're full of festive joys

‘Cause when the day is over
And the lights are taken down
When it’s another year
Before next Christmas rolls around

Yes, when the joy is fading
And the merriment has ceased
You’ll be so very grateful for
Those pocketfuls of peace

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Sending my love to all of those that are not full of 'Christmas cheer' this year ❤

Becky Hemsley 2023
Stunning artwork by Ann Baratashvili from the book 'Lost Story'.

06/12/2025

31/10/2025

18/10/2025

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THE ISSUE We, the undersigned, urgently call on Kirklees Council to reconsider the planned closure of Hollowgate this November and to reschedule the piling work so it takes place either before or after November and December 2025. Why This Matters Closing this vital, characterful road at the heart of...

04/10/2025

Be the reason someone feels loved, safe, valued, welcome and supported

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03/10/2025

This week’s blog is written by yours truly!

New on the Blog:
Different lives, different rhythms – but one shared mission: the women of Cocoon

https://cocoon.me.uk/metamorphosis/different-lives-different-rhythms-but-one-shared-mission-the-women-of-cocoon/

Lisa explore how our Holmfirth hub is the heart of our community. As the year turns to Autumn some things are changing for us, but we still have so much that unites us on our mission to bring healing, peace and calm to Holmfirth.

27/09/2025

I chose to change the question 17 years ago, and can honestly say it changed my life. Choosing to become ‘unstuck’ was the start of a healing journey that has led me to doing what I do today. I am so grateful for the health I experience today and privileged that I live a life I love. ❤️ ⚡️

There's one question that separates people who recover from those who stay stuck:
❌ 'Why is this happening TO me?'
✅ 'How is this happening THROUGH me?'
Same situation. Completely different brain activation.
'Why is this happening TO me?' unfortunately creates:

A sense of overwhelm
And hoplessness
Stress response activation
External locus of control
Brain focused on problems

'How is this happening THROUGH me?' creates:

Curiosity and investigation
Empowerment patterns
Learning response activation
Internal locus of control
Brain focused on solutions

This isn't just positive thinking. This is strategic neuroplasticity.
The first question programs your brain to be passive and reactive. The second programs it to be active and creative.
When you ask 'How is this happening through me?' your brain starts investigating:

What brain patterns might be contributing?
How could I use my brain and mind differently?
What can I learn from this experience?
How can I influence this situation?

This shift transforms you from bystander in your route to wellness to scientist, from patient to researcher, from helpless to empowered.
The Lightning Process systematically teaches this mindset transformation along with the practical skills to back it up.
Your brain creates your reality based on the questions you ask it.
Ask better questions. Get better answers. Create better health.
Right now, what question is your brain asking about your health? And how is that question influencing what you experience?"

01/09/2025

So, this is what Towards Life was up to last week. I so enjoyed training the brilliant team that is Hazaar in Manchester in using the Enneagram for team working and development.

17/08/2025

Let it be. 🌼

🖼️

30/07/2025

Happy Friendship Day- definitely something worth celebrating!

- Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. — Anais Nin