Life Story Louise

14/01/2026

Our What Is.... Series - today, INTEROCEPTION.

The hidden sense behind emotional regulation.

If a child seems to “go from 0 to 100” with no warning…

If they melt down suddenly…
If they struggle to tell you what’s wrong until they’re already overwhelmed…

There’s often a hidden sense behind it — interoception.

Today’s one-page visual breaks down what interoception is, why it’s so important for emotional regulation, and how you can gently support a young person whose internal signals feel confusing or too loud.

If you’d like the free parent information sheet to go with it, follow the directions in the visual, ensuring you LIKE the post and I’ll send you the Dropbox link. ⬇️

29/11/2025

It’s important to remember that when we’re supporting someone who has experienced trauma, it may take years—or even decades—for them to feel safe enough to begin to hint at what happened and to be patient with them as they go on the wiggly journey of trauma recovery.

The Trauma Recovery Global Team

23/11/2025

What to when a new book written by one of your fav authors, drkarentreisman , gets delivered when you had plans to Christmas decorate 🎄can anyone spot gorgeous Taya the Tortoise 🐢 🌟💫

19/10/2025

It’s never too early to put out a new Christmas decoration when they light up your office space and bright happiness to your heart ✨

15/10/2025

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06/10/2025

I attended some great life story work training with Katie Wrench last year and her creative approach to life story work inspired me to introduce Stars of Pride into my own work.
I buy a pin board, packet of cardboard shaped stars and pins that belong to the child. Every time we meet I encourage them to add a star to their board. The boards soon fill up and is a great reminder of something that has made them feel proud since the last time we met. A wonderful way to build resilience and self esteem.
Today I am reminded of the value of doing this for myself too. Last week whilst attending a therapeutic social work course we were given a ‘jar’ and encouraged to fill it with ‘glimmer moments’ to not only remind ourselves why we choose to do the work we do but also to help fill our own ‘jar’ of wellbeing.
Who would have thought that the work I do with the most brilliant children and young people can also help me too 🥰

05/10/2025

I’ve had a wonderful time training with inspirational women this week.
With a regulated nervous system I spent a good hour in IKEA and picked up this fabulous rug holding in mind one little boy who will love using it along with some wooden characters and houses to help us explore more of his story.
I always have a little practice hence me with just two of the fabulous puppets that were gifted to me by some of the wonderful knitters of Knit-for-Nowt.

23/08/2025

Polly writes about how her use of the term ‘natural mother’ was questioned and how she is reclaiming the power to tell her own story. Read more in our latest blog https://ow.ly/ZGrw50WK7G2

21/07/2025

Leaving this little fella with a child and their parent today. Some stories are hard to hear and I think that today’s storytelling could leave them with questions that might be whirling around in their mind until I see them again. Hoping that the process of sharing and writing down the worries and then feeding them to the worry monster will allow the child some freedom from the worries until I can help address them when I see them next.