Chronic Pain Coaching/ pain cafes SW

19/03/2026

✨️Need more info? I'll be at the cafes this week to answer any queries. Looking forward to bringing this relaxing therapy to Wonford Community & Learning Centre Ltd

03/03/2026

Welcome to Movement Matters March.
This month we are exploring ways to get your body moving safely. Please come along and discover how movement can reduce your pain and inflammation. See you soon! Julie.

02/03/2026

Looking forward to seeing you this month, we are hoping for some sun to lift the spirits!

26/02/2026

It's going to be a busy Friday!
Unit8Gym at 11.30 and then in Plymstock in the evening.
No need to book, just come along and have fun!

24/02/2026

We are so excited to be joined by My Fine Feet tomorrow in our Exeter pain cafe at 10am tomorrow Wonford Community & Learning Centre Ltd. There are a few spaces left so please do join us.

Joining the Pain cafe @ Wonford Community & Learning Centre Ltd
🗓Wednesday 25th February (10-12)
Reflexology is ideal for this month's theme around 'Self-compassion'...
For starters, some interesting facts below:

19/02/2026

THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY

Pain & The Nervous System

✨ Mindset Shift
Your body is not broken — it is protective.

Chronic pain is often your nervous system trying to keep you safe, not evidence that you are damaged or failing.

Pain is real.
But it is also influenced by stress, fear, fatigue, and emotions.

Understanding this softens self-blame.

🧘 Mindfulness Tool – The Safety Breath

Try this once or twice today:

• Inhale gently through your nose for 4 seconds
• Pause briefly
• Exhale slowly for 6–8 seconds

Long, slow exhales tell your nervous system:

"You are safe right now."

No forcing. No perfect breathing.

💚 Encouragement

If your pain feels unpredictable, remember:

Your body is responding, not betraying.

You are not fighting your body —
you are learning its language.

14/02/2026

🌿 Thoughtful Thursday: A New Weekly Pause

If you’re living with chronic pain, you already know…

It’s not just physical.
It’s emotional.
It’s mental.
It’s exhausting.

That’s why I’m starting Thoughtful Thursday.

Each week, this space will offer:

✨ A gentle mindset shift
✨ A simple, practical mindfulness tool
✨ Encouragement for the hard days
✨ A reminder that you are more than your pain

This isn’t about pretending pain doesn’t exist.
It’s about learning how to live with it in a way that feels steadier, kinder, and more empowered.

Chronic pain can make your world feel smaller.
Thoughtful Thursday is about expanding it again — one breath, one thought, one small practice at a time.

You deserve support that feels practical.
You deserve compassion without judgment.
You deserve moments of peace — even now.

If this speaks to you, follow along each Thursday.
And tell me in the comments — what’s been the hardest part of living with chronic pain lately?

Let’s walk this together. 💚

11/02/2026

I spent all morning in meetings with NHS England representatives. I'm heartened that they want to change pathways in Devon for how people access help for chronic pain, with more community offerings. However, there's little discussion around linking it to mental health services, even though mind and body are so strongly connected.
There's also no funding available for chronic pain so we continue in the short-term to pay for the pain cafes via fundraising and some grants. We are largely volunteering still and passionate about what we do so luckily it never seems like work!

28/01/2026

https://mailchi.mp/76b8570be69f/this-months-theme-self-compassion-a-special-sound-healing-invitation

Please see attached a link to our newsletter for February. We are looking forward to welcoming Jem from RebalanceU to run a sound healing session for our young adults pain cafe at Unit8Gym. If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter please pm me your email address.

Living with chronic pain asks so much of us—patience, resilience, and strength we don’t always give ourselves credit for. This month, we’re creating space to gently turn inward, soften self-judgement, and explore what it can look like to meet ourselves with kindness, especially on the harder d...

28/01/2026

We are nearly at the end of what has been a very long month. Looking forward to February which will be much shorter!

08/01/2026

Sharing a really useful resource here. The late Michael Mosley had some really great common sense ideas. This one is on sleeping.

As more people than ever report struggling with their sleep, Michael Mosley uses the latest science to explore how this impacts our health and what can be done to improve our sleep.