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15/04/2026

Something to brighten up your Wednesday 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄 try not to smile or laugh at this 🌈

Get ready to laugh! This compilation features comedian Moe Wackem in his element, delivering side-splitting reactions during a live show. Watch him and other panelists erupt in uncontrollable laughter, showcasing the funniest moments from the event.

14/04/2026

Post copied and pasted from another Holistic Therapist - sometimes it’s good to outline and be transparent about how self employed business works… 🌈

So I was chatting to a friend about pricing and business structure, and I mentioned that I currently try to average treatment costs at around £45 per hour.

They laughed and said,

“Wow… I’m in the wrong job. Wish I got £45 an hour.”

It made me realise how many people understandably assume that if a therapist charges £45 for an hour treatment, that means they’re earning £45 an hour.

The reality is… it’s not even close.

That £45 isn’t wages.
It’s business turnover.
(Some charge less and some A LOT more)

From that £45, a whole load of things need paying for before the therapist even thinks about paying themselves.

For example:

Room costs, heating, electricity
Insurance, professional memberships, ongoing training
Oils, products, laundry, towels and blankets, cleaning products
Booking systems, website, card payment fees, marketing
Etc etc…
So straight away somewhere around £20 of that £45 for most of us is already gone.

That leaves roughly £25

Then comes tax and national insurance, which can easily take another 20–30%.

So that £45 treatment might realistically leave the therapist with something like £15–£22.

This is all before we talk about time, because a “one hour treatment” is rarely just one hour of work.

There’s the consultation, preparing the room, cleaning and resetting afterwards, washing and drying sheets and towels, replying to enquiries, admin and bookkeeping…. Each 1 hour of treatment time often represents 90 minutes to 2 hours of actual work time.

Which means the real hourly income can land somewhere around £10–£15 per hour.

Many massage therapists also can’t physically do more than 40 hours of treatments a week.

It’s demanding on the body. Most therapists cap out around 25 hours of treatment time and another 25 hours of everything else if they want their own bodies to last! (Especially the likes of me who’s also a mum and housewife as I know may of us are… the ‘work’ doesn’t stop after ‘work)

If someone did even 20 hours treatments in a week at £45, that’s £900 turnover.

Once business costs and tax are accounted for, that might realistically land somewhere around £350–£450 take home for the week….

THEN there’s the other reality of being self-employed.

No-shows and last minute cancellations.

That hours you kept free for someone?
Often, if they don’t turn up, you don’t get paid.
There’s no sick pay, no holiday pay, no pension.

Also when you run your own space, you’re never really “off”.

Messages come in late at night, early mornings, weekends, and because it’s your livelihood… you often answer them even when we kind of know we shouldn’t.

So when you pay for a treatment with a small independent therapist, you’re not paying their hourly wages.

You’re supporting a whole small business, and someone using their hands every day to help people feel better in their bodies…. Most therapists aren’t doing this because it’s a goldmine, we’re doing it because we genuinely care about the work, but the reality behind the scenes is very different from what people often imagine. I do love my work but also see how it’s often misperceived and under appreciated.

I suspect massage therapists aren’t the only ones…

Hairdressers.
Beauty therapists.
Nail techs.
Tattoo artists.
Tradespeople.

Pretty much anyone self-employed!

12/04/2026

Happy Sunday everyone - every needs to here this today - Purr purrr purr 🌈

10/04/2026

Your weekly dose of good news! Happy Friday everyone 🌈

05/04/2026

Happy Easter Sunday Everyone - something for you to think about today.

UNPOPULAR TRUTH... Gratitude Is Not a Feeling. It Is a Discipline of Attention

To be alive is not a neutral state. Your body regulates without instruction. Your lungs breathe without permission. Your senses continuously interpret incoming stimuli in real time, and your awareness allows you to observe and choose. None of this is self-created, yet it is constantly sustaining you.

Most people do not register this. Not because it lacks importance, but because it is constant. What is always present becomes invisible. Attention shifts toward what is missing, what is unresolved, what disrupts. Over time, this creates a perceptual imbalance where problems dominate awareness, even when they are not the full reality.

Gratitude is not a reaction to positive circumstances. It is a deliberate recalibration of attention. It does not deny difficulty. It expands perception to include what is already working. When attention broadens, reactivity decreases, emotional intensity stabilizes, and decision making becomes more precise.

The alternative is contraction. When attention fixes on distress alone, awareness narrows. This amplifies stress and limits your ability to engage effectively. Returning to the body, to breath, to direct experience interrupts that pattern. It restores range and re-establishes contact with what is real.

Gratitude is not dependent on external change. It is a practiced orientation. When applied consistently, it becomes structural, a stabilizing framework that supports clarity, regulation, and grounded participation in your own life.

Attention determines experience. Most people never train it.
🌈

Words by - Katie Kamara

27/03/2026

Your uplifting good news on a Friday story for the weekend! 🌈

Never let a fixed mindset dictate
Never let the boundaries others place around you fence you in
Heart and spirit trumps all

In 1977, a 15-year-old boy who couldn’t walk or speak clearly typed a single question to his father that would change both their lives — and eventually inspire millions around the world.

The boy was Rick Hoyt. He had been born with cerebral palsy. Doctors told his parents he would never communicate, never live independently, and might never even understand the world around him. In the 1960s, many families were advised to place children like Rick in institutions and move on.

Rick’s parents refused.

His father, Dick Hoyt, and mother Judy fought to give their son every chance possible. They pushed schools to include him. They never gave up on him. Eventually, engineers at Tufts University built a special computer interface that allowed Rick to communicate by moving his head against a switch.

One day in 1977, Rick typed something simple and powerful:

“Dad, can we run in that race?”

A classmate had been paralyzed in an accident, and a charity 5-mile run was being held to raise money for him. Rick wanted to participate.

Dick Hoyt was 36 years old. He was not a runner. He was out of shape and had never competed in anything like this. But when his son asked, he didn’t hesitate.

“Yes,” he said.

They finished near the back of the pack that day. No cameras. No cheers. No headlines.

But that night, Rick typed a message that stopped Dick in his tracks:

“Dad, when I’m running, it feels like I’m not handicapped.”

Those words changed everything.

Dick realized that when they ran together, Rick experienced a freedom and joy that everyday life rarely gave him. So they decided to keep running.

What started as one small race became Team Hoyt.

Over the next four decades, father and son completed more than 1,100 races together — including 32 Boston Marathons, multiple triathlons, and six full Ironman competitions.

An Ironman is one of the toughest endurance events on the planet: a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26.2-mile marathon. Dick swam while pulling Rick in a specially designed raft. He cycled with Rick seated in a custom seat on the front of the bike. Then he pushed Rick’s wheelchair for the full marathon.

For hours. For miles. For years.

People often asked Dick how he found the strength to do something so physically demanding.

His answer was always the same: “I’m just lending Rick my arms and legs. He’s the one with the heart.”

Rick saw it differently. “He was my motor,” he once said. “I was his heart.”

At a time when many still believed people with severe disabilities couldn’t participate in sports or public life, Team Hoyt proved the world wrong — mile after mile, race after race. They weren’t racing against other athletes. They were racing against low expectations.

Crowds began to recognize them. Spectators cheered as the father pushed his son toward the finish line. Runners who once competed only for personal bests found themselves inspired by something much deeper.

Dick Hoyt passed away in 2021 at age 80. Rick followed in 2023 at age 61. Today they rest side by side.

But their message keeps running.

The story of Team Hoyt was never really about winning races. It was about what happens when one person believes in another so deeply that they refuse to accept limits.

A father who became his son’s legs.
A son who became his father’s purpose.
A simple promise that still echoes long after their final finish line:

“Yes, you can.”

Not because the road is easy.
Not because the world is fair.
But because sometimes love is strong enough to carry both of you across any finish line.

25/03/2026

Just so you know…. FKRelax 🌈

It is ALL Energy

20/03/2026

How fabulous is this?!
For the world that we live in … this is something beautiful for your weekend! 🌈

15/03/2026

Happy Mother's Day to my beautiful Mother and to all the incredible mums out there — today is for YOU!
Thank you for the love,
the strength,
the sacrifices,
the late nights,
the worry,
the hugs,
the wisdom,
and the unconditional support.
Thinking of all the woman who are mothers of angel babies or held their child for a short while
For mothers who have lost their child,
for those who long to be mothers and for all those who may not have a great relationship with their mother - sending you love today.

To my own special mam — thank you for everything you've done and continue to do for me.

13/03/2026

Your good new post to brighten up your weekend! Lets flood your feed with the good stuff ☺️🔥🫶🏻