Katie Hutton Counselling Shrewsbury

02/01/2026

"Stay for the person you will become." Matt Haig
You are more than a tough day, or week, or month, or even a difficult decade. Your story is still unfolding and your future holds countless possibilities.
Somewhere ahead is a version of you who will look back with gratitude that you kept going.

If you need a reminder that things can change, you are not alone. You can read real stories of lived experience from people who have found hope again:
prevent-suicide.org.uk/realstories/

23/12/2025

Best wishes for a Happy Christmas Eve Eve, whilst acknowledging it’s not a straightforward time of year for many of us 💛

14/12/2025

The Christmas feelings Blob tree - I’m aiming for 15 this morning and 13 later this afternoon but we’ll see, all can change quickly, especially at this time of the year 🎄

Thank you to Ian Long and Pip Wilson for continuing to create resources to help emotional expression for others ✨

30/11/2025

Christmas festivities are about to begin and the season can be filled with joy, happiness, friends and family. But for those who are grieving it can be a painful time, Cruse Bereavement Support share some ideas on how to cope and look after yourself over the festive season.

Celebrations and occasions like Christmas and Hanukkah can evoke a range of emotions.

With memories of past celebrations and anticipations of this year's gatherings, navigating grief at this time of year can be difficult. Even if you don't mark these events, we're all surrounded by reminders- from adverts and social media posts to shop displays.

It’s important to look after yourself and work out the best ways to cope.

On our website, we've shared some tips on coping with grief over the festive season ⬇️

https://ow.ly/Wfcq50XpQHn

14/08/2025

A message to everyone getting their A-level results today.

30/04/2025

The end of another month, a time to reflect. I really like this from Meredith Vanness, especially: ‘Your best will look different every day.’ 💚

29/03/2025

Image from ‘Lucy Claire Illustration’.
Not an easy weekend for many, thinking of those who are struggling ❤️

07/03/2025

💛 Some stuff takes time 💛

05/01/2025

💪

01/01/2025

💛

When I say ‘happy new year’,
I’m not for a moment,
expecting this to occur,
for that is not possible,
a year must be all things.

Happiness must come and go,
like the tides and the winds,
just as sadness,
and all the emotions in between.

When I say ‘happy new year’,
I’m really wishing you,
a baseline of peace,
of gratitude.

Because if you can sit with these things,
for the most part,
happiness will thrive,
when it does arrive,
and sadness will know its place in the mix.

If you can nourish these things,
daily,
you will also grow hope,
for it flourishes in such soil.

And hope is the key,
to this enigmatic state
of ‘happiness’ we seek.

When I say ‘happy new year’,
I’m really wishing you more happy days,
than sad days,
more joy than misery,
more laughter than tears…
and the wisdom to accept,
that they all belong.

Happy new year, my friends.
Happy new year.

Donna Ashworth

From my guided daily journal ‘Words to live by’.
https://amzn.eu/d/fMz6Qzv

24/12/2024