May Riddell Therapies

08/04/2026

Argyle Botany
One of the best small businesses I know and they have the most wonderful skin care range with all the natural herbs and other magical stuff, grown on their land. I’ve been to the wee shop a few times and can only say I wish I could visit more often. (You can order online too) Such a great company and so down to earth 💚

🌿BEST SELLING PRODUCT ...BACK....in town....

Living on the west coast o scotland, no matter how bad the midges were the year before ye always forget as sping arrives and ye just canny wait for the sunshine and summer tae come..then the midges decend..and puure end..yer joy o the coming months. So here at botany i have tried to create something to fend them off...an old trick used by the farming folk to keep the beasties at bay...and bog myrtle is what they did say, to keep the midges away..and perfect for pets and children too.


🌿Now for the science part...the active ingredients..


🌿Bog myrtle has a delicious sticky vinger residue on the leaves which cause the bugs to stick and die. The bugs are aware of this danger especially as the vinegar scent is what alerts them and they avoid the scent of this plant.


🌿citronella naturally masks the oders that the bugs are drawn to on your skin and therefore the bugs are tricked and seek other feeding areas.


🌿peppermint or menthol is the active ingredient as it is a natural pesticide and has been said to be the longest repelling essential oil for bugs.


🌿Rosemary is pungent aromatic scent repells bugs and also again like bog myrtle, its woody sticky residue can make the bugs stick like a spiders web.


🌿olive oil slows the evaporation of essential oil escaping from the skin which in turns means longer protection againt the wee blighters.

The link...if ye...think...its for you...

https://www.argyllbotany.co.uk/product-page/bog-myrtle-bug-spray

🌿Directions for use: sray the oil directly onto your skin and allow to absorb before going outdoors.

04/04/2026

29/03/2026

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can ✨️

- Arthur Ashe

19/03/2026

Just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to Abbeycare for having me on their recent podcast, which is now live ✨️

It honestly meant a lot to be part of that conversation - just being able to sit and speak openly about addiction, recovery, and the real, human side of it all. It’s something that’s incredibly close to my heart, both personally and professionally 💭

Abbeycare continue to do such important, life-changing work supporting individuals and families affected by addiction, and I feel genuinely grateful to have been given the opportunity to contribute in my own way.

If you’d like to watch or listen to the full podcast, it will be available over on Abbeycare’s platforms - I’ll pop some of the links below for you to head over and have a look 👇

🎥 Facebook: Abbeycare
🎧 YouTube: https://youtube.com/?si=X1PrYdbFFuTIKOk2

Check out the amazing work they do - it really does make a difference 💫

Thank you again to Abbeycare for the opportunity, and for continuing to support so many people on their journey to recovery 💕

06/03/2026

The anxiety a woman can feel when she is faced with drug addiction and being a mother is off the scale… so we stay where we are, struggling through as best we can. Hoping we don’t lose our children. This creates so much stress which adds to the vicious cycle of addiction… the head work is unbearable, the lying and hiding never ends, the hoops we jump through are many and the addiction progresses….
Let’s help the women to get the help they need and help their children, let’s stop running them into the ground with our ideas of how a society should be and let’s ask THEM what they need!

Supporting the mother protects the child. 💜

For many women, the fear of losing their children stops them from asking for help.

Our research shows that the trauma of separation often leads to a cycle of despair rather than recovery.

We believe that mums deserve support that offers hope and dignity, not judgment. We need systems that acknowledge this complex grief and offer connection.

06/03/2026

Busy afternoon at work ahead ✨️

but first... coffee. 😍☕️

28/02/2026

𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦? ✨️

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝘃𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽)
📅 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
🕗 𝟴𝗽𝗺-𝟵𝗽𝗺
📍𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲*
👭 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆
💷 £𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻

*𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴 & 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱

🎟 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚?
Send a message to May Riddell Therapies or email bookings@mayriddelltherapies.co.uk

📩 𝘼𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣?
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💝 𝙂𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚
A really lovely way to treat a friend, family member, or loved one to a meaningful, supportive experience.

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 💕

28/02/2026

Around five years ago, towards the end of lockdown, I came across the fabulous Janice Clyne, founder of Nourished by Nature and the private community she created within it - The Wellness Hub.

My very first introduction to Janice was an online sauerkraut workshop. I signed up out of curiosity… and little did I know that one workshop would open the door to five years of learning, growth and genuine transformation.

Janice often says, “Your health is your wealth.” And she truly lives and teaches that.

Over the years she has taught me so much about food & health - not just what to eat, but how to prepare it in ways that support the body, making nutrients more bioavailable and easier to absorb. From fermented foods to sourdough, from simple daily swaps to deeper understanding, the knowledge I’ve gained has become part of my everyday life.

For the last five years, there isn’t a day that goes by where I’m not using something I’ve learned from Janice - a recipe, a method, a mindset shift. It has genuinely changed my relationship with food and health.

But beyond the learning, something even more beautiful has grown - friendship and community.
One of Janice’s hopes when creating The Wellness Hub was that real connections would form. That members would meet, support one another, and create wee pockets of friendship. And that’s exactly what’s happened 💕

On Friday, I was out in Fintry for lunch with some lovely women I’ve come to know through the Wellness Hub - my fellow Hubbers - and we had the best chat and so many laughs. And yesterday I had the joy of meeting up with Janice and her wonderful family. She made us a delicious healthy lunch (of course 🥰), and we had the loveliest catch-up - talking health, life, business and everything in between.

Janice isn’t just passionate about nourishment - she is deeply supportive of the people within her community. She encourages small businesses - including my own, May Riddell Therapies - cheers people on, and genuinely wants everyone around her to thrive.

So this is just a heartfelt thank you and a little appreciation post.

If you’re looking for honest, simple, nourishing ways to support your health - definitely check out Nourished by Nature and The Wellness Hub ✨️

26/02/2026

Earlier this month, I was kindly invited along to the launch of Dear Green Coffee Roasters at their new space on Brook Street, Glasgow ☕️

Such a brilliant afternoon celebrating my friend Lisa and everything she’s created. The new premises are absolutely beautiful - bigger space, great atmosphere and honestly some of the best coffee in town.

One of the lovely baristas Charlotte even showed me how to roast coffee beans and I got to take my own little batch home, which was a lovely touch ✨

There was gorgeous food, delicious cakes and just such a good buzz about the place.

Huge congratulations again to Lisa & the team - so well deserved👏

25/02/2026

𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨.

Join us this Sunday for an honest exploration of healthy vs toxic positivity - exploring how encouragement can either validate emotion or, at times, unintentionally dismiss it.

📝𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝘃𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
🗓 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
🕗 𝟴:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺
💻 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲*
💷 £𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻
👩 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆

*𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 - 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴 & 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱

𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 — 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 ✨️
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📧 bookings@mayriddelltherapies.co.uk

24/02/2026

🎙 Podcast Day 🎙

What a lovely afternoon recording a podcast with my good friend Eddie, Outreach Manager at Abbeycare

It was an absolute pleasure to be invited along and to have such an open and honest conversation. Abbeycare provide such an invaluable service within our local community, and it’s always inspiring to see the incredible work they continue to do.

Huge congratulations to Eddie on celebrating 10 years with Abbeycare 👏 - what an achievement!

I’m really looking forward to seeing the final edit…
Watch this space 👀✨

Thank you so much for having me 💕

18/02/2026

✨ A Lovely Afternoon at Build Recovery ✨️

I had the pleasure of spending my day off over at Build Recovery in Greenock on Friday - and what a great afternoon it was! 🧱

My friend Tich runs these fantastic LEGO-based recovery workshops and travels across Scotland facilitating them. It was wonderful to be invited along, meet some lovely people and see the positive impact these sessions are having within the community.

Huge shout out to Build Recovery for the amazing work they’re doing 👏

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/buildrecovery/2071525