The Innerkind Practice

12/04/2026

I think therapy can be the ultimate sort of self-care.

12/04/2026

The South West Counselling and Psychotherapy Conference in Exeter was a really fantastic day.
How can we help our clients and each other when life, our world, our planet 🌍 is suffering?
How can we stay hopeful?
I don’t have an answer, I can only tell you that remembering to take every opportunity I get to get outside and be “in nature” and making sure I really connect with others on a genuine and authentic level is what keeps me sane 💖
And a good therapist!

07/04/2026

Getting up early can feel tough but it’s worth it I promise.

You get:

Early morning light which is a great mood booster.

Some time just for you before the ‘crazy’ begins.

Fresh air

And movement that your body needs, it can also help to offset those high blood glucose readings from the “dawn phenomenon”

If you don’t do this already maybe it’s time to start?

Oh and the birdsong is soooo lovely 💞

19/03/2026

Anyone?

Do you?

19/03/2026

and are inextricably linked.

If one is ‘off’ you need to look after the other better too.

Notice the words you use against yourself and be kinder.

Notice the people who lift you up and the ones that knock you down and stay away from the latter.

Notice the food that you eat and ask “did that nourish me”

Notice the times that you feel joy and maximise them.

Have a lovely day 💖

06/03/2026

Self acceptance and compassion for yourself.
I’m willing to bet you offer this to everyone around you daily but how often do you offer it to yourself?

Is it the weight you hate or is it yourself?

05/03/2026

Here is an update on exactly what I’m up to as a Counsellor and Nutritional Therapist.
If any of what I have said resonates for you or if you think I seem like someone you could talk to please get in touch. I’d love to meet you 🥰.

24/02/2026

Is it love or limerance?

Limerance can be the result of learning early on in life that the love of our caregivers is conditional.

That we have to deserve it.

We have to be quiet enough, good enough, clever enough, pretty enough…

Those of us who sadly learn early that we have to work hard to be loved, to be lovable often spend our lives repeating the same patterns.

We are attracted to romantic partners and friendships that require us to work hard because we learnt from babies that love has to be earned.

That we are at our core unlovable unless we work really hard.

If this is you, I want to tell you that you ARE lovable 💖

Love is unconditional- You can love and be loved just as you are x

11/02/2026

Has anyone else had enough of this flipping rain and grey skies?

I’m really feeling not being able to get outside!

Yes I know that I CAN get outside but it’s not enjoyable in torrential rain or even that horizontal mizzle that we get in Cornwall. 😕.

I invite you to have a proper vent on this post. Get it all out, use this opportunity to not be “positive” or “strong” be exactly how you really feel…

Then carry on with your day. 💖 hopefully feeling just a little bit lighter.

Spring is getting closer every day 🐥

04/02/2026

Struggling with your relationship with food?

Then your first step is not weightloss or any type of dietary change…

It’s moving from:

DENIAL ➡️ ACCEPTANCE

You do this by gently beginning to NOTICE, to HEAR your inner voice.

The hunger voice.
And then being curious about what you are HUNGRY for? 😢🤷‍♀️

Would you like to join our InnerNourish online community and begin a kinder journey towards healing your relationship with food and yourself?

Contact me at https://innerkindcounselling.co.uk/

Registered BACP counsellor Cornwall specialising in complex relationships with food & self image. Sessions by video chat, phone or in-person.

09/01/2026

Eat like crap, feel like crap.

It’s true!

But there’s so much shouty, judgy stuff on socials about “healthy eating”

My approach starts with kindness and compassion and then evidence based info about how you can find your best fit.

It’s about nourishing yourself NOT punishing yourself 💖

If you want to know more email me @ mel@innerkindcounselling.co.uk to book your free discovery call

17/11/2025

Magic happens when you find someone who really listens, someone who hears what you say but also the feelings that lie beneath the words. Someone who can help you to make sense of the jumble, the shame, the confusion.

With a counsellor, all of this happens in a safe and confidential space.

We sit outside of the rest of your life so that you can say the things you can't say to anyone else.

We help you to help yourself x

https://innerkindcounselling.co.uk/