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25/02/2026

📢Calling Mental Health Professionals📢

I am organising a Safeguarding Level 2 training course for May - delivered by the wonderful Mary Mccartan - this training is suitable for anyone working with vulnerable adults or young people.

It's 4 hours CPD, certified and will cover your regular Safeguarding obligation for 3 years

Pop me a little PM if you'd like me to put your name down 🙂

24/02/2026

🎆urgency🎆

Here are some ramblings from a very tired therapist!

Urgency, immediacy showed up today and in a moment of objectivity I could see how urgency / stress was controlling this situation (not controlling the situation from a place of self)

This urgency shows up for so many of us in lots of capacities in our lives & when we respond from urgency we’re often trying to ‘solve’ the feeling of anxiety, but in doing so, we’re often compromising ourselves - saying yes, when it feels like a no for example.

Anyway,
⭐️notice when that feeling of urgency arrives
⭐️name it: “this is my urgent part / this is my sense of urgency” (it sounds woo but it’s disempowering the stress response
⭐️take a pause (ground or breath - whatever works)
⭐️set a time to come back to whatever it is - so you’re coming back with your whole brain engaged

05/02/2026

✨Mental Health First Aid✨

Are you interested in developing your knowledge, skills and confidence in supporting someone with their mental health?

Louise & I are delighted to provide Mental Health First Aid training to the public, this course is suitable for anyone over the age of 16+ living / working in Northern Ireland - whether you're a parent, carer, colleague or professional - the knowledge and framework that Mental Health First Aid teaches is invaluable.

We're not teaching you to be therapists, we're sharing with you the information and skills to act as a support bridge between someone in distress or crisis and the appropriate help resources.

This course is delivered online, in real time and is accredited by the Public Health Agency.

Earlybird offer £75
Full price £85
(includes PDF workbook, downloadable certificate of completion, 12 hours CPD, 3 months follow up support & access to all MHFA resources through the MHFA hub)

Link in comments for more info / book online or drop me a DM 💜

01/02/2026

🌕Imbolc🌕

Between winter & spring solstice & honoured by a beautiful full Snow Moon 🌕

Spring is laying root, the days are lingering longer - now we can invite in intention setting for our year ahead. As we shake off winter & step into a new energy

Happy imbolc 🕯️

(How stunning is that snow moon; I feel so blessed the clouds parted to make way for her 🥰)

28/01/2026

✨Hope: A Poem✨

Often as therapists and facilitators we speak about hope. Hope almost seems like such an abstract thing. Intangible - perhaps that's the beauty of hope. That explaining what it is, seems difficult.
She is, to me, almost the opposite of grief - who arrives loudly and unabashedly in our lives.

I hope you find hope today 💜

15/01/2026

📖Mental Health Training📖

If you've been curious about how to support the wellbeing of staff, colleagues, community groups or service users through mental health training drop me a message; I've been designing and delivering mental health training for the NHS, community & voluntary groups, private organisations, doctors & dentists. (and am very proudly a PHA accredited safeTALK & Mental Health First Aid trainer!)

I love to hear what people are needing around wellbeing support & getting creative designing & delivering training that's evidence informed, easy to understand and easy to apply. We can be didactic and experiential!

Or maybe you're a colleague & you fancy collaborating?

If any of that speaks to you, pop me a message to chat!

01/01/2026

🎆Nee Year🎆

When we wish each other happy new year, it’s the tip of the iceberg of what we wish for each other.

We say “happy new year” but what we mean is layered, layered with love & kindness & wishes

So here is what I hope your new year brings

30/12/2025

✨Year in Review✨

A little poem for this weird space between Christmas and new year. A reminder that everyone has their own shades of dark - so as you scroll through social media over the next few days remember that two things can coexist: light and dark; even if all we’re seeing as we scroll are the light bits.

Go gentle on yourself & remember that you had/have glimmers too and not everything you see on social media is true 💜

19/12/2025

☃Tips for the Season Ahead☃

Following on from my downloadable resource, here are some additional tips for 'Keeping Calm at Christmas'.

❄️Remember: Seasons pass
❄️Be your future friend: plan how best you can look after yourself before, during & after the holiday period
❄️Be compassionate with yourself

If you would like a copy of my downloadable resource, pop me a message and I'll email it through 💜

15/12/2025

☃Holiday Rest☃

I'lll be taking a little bit of time to rest and reset over the Christmas period.

I'm so grateful for all the support and trust you have placed in me over the last year; I'll be footering away in the social media background, occasionally posting and sharing but my sessional and teaching work is taking a lil break.

I have two days that I'll be working over the Christmas period if anyone needs support:

🎄 22nd December
🎄 29th December
Availability for daytime sessions only

That being said, help is still available over Christmas, because quite frankly mental illness doesn't just break for the holidays - so I've popped some helpline numbers on the last slide ➡

10/12/2025

🎄Keeping Calm at Christmas Resource🎄

This season is tricky for people - we're dropped into familial dynamics that we wouldn't choose to be in normally, we are experiencing grief for those no longer with us, we're reminded we should feel joy when perhaps joy is the furthest thing from how we're feeling.

I've designed and developed a printable resource which I've shared with those I work with and I'm sharing here too. ✨ This is free 💜✨

If you'd like a copy for yourself (to print at home or use for journal inspiration) please drop me a comment of a DM; if you'd like a copy for professional use pop me a DM to organise

27/10/2025

🐾retirement age just keeps getting higher🐾

Mr Luther is now earning his boneos by doing some admin for me, hard graft at 70 (14 in big doggo years).

Since he can’t be part of a therapeutic session on screen (he can’t walk up the stairs anymore) he’s happy to take any queries on his Barbie laptop downstairs. Don’t panic, he’s had a fort made, a soft place to lie and encouraging pets

You’re welcome to keep him motivated by sending ‘good boi’ messages (because he is in fact the best boi)

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