Yarrow Therapies

05/12/2025

Transformation does not NEED to take years!

Therapy is never about “fixing” someone, it’s about creating a safe, grounded space where your system can begin to soften, untangle old patterns, and remember its own strength.

I’m deeply grateful for the trust this person placed in me during such a difficult time in their life. Their willingness to show up, be honest, and try new ways of relating to themselves is what created the change they describe... the work is always shared.

Hearing that they now meet anxiety with, “Hmm… not sure I need you,” is exactly the kind of quiet, powerful shift that makes this work so meaningful.

I’m so honoured to walk alongside people as they move toward steadier, kinder lives.

Thank you for this beautiful reflection. x

04/12/2025

A caged animal paces because it has nowhere for its instinct to go.
Our nervous systems do the same.

The restlessness.
The overwhelm.
The constant alertness.
They’re not character traits — they’re adaptations.

Nature helps unwind that.

A slower walk.
A deeper breath.
A moment where your senses can reset.

This is where the body remembers itself.

04/12/2025

Something I witness often as a therapist is how the inner child becomes louder in December.

Not in dramatic ways, but in quiet aches and longings.

Many people carry childhood Decembers that were emotionally confusing:
maybe too much, maybe too little, maybe unpredictable or overwhelming.
And so when December arrives, a younger part of the self often stirs.

It might show up as:

pressure to “keep everything perfect”

dread without a clear reason

a familiar loneliness

a sense of shrinking

the urge to over-give or over-please

difficulty resting

These responses aren’t immaturity.

They’re echoes, old strategies your younger self used to stay safe, fit in, or avoid conflict.

The work I do with people isn’t about shutting those younger parts down.
It’s about gently acknowledging them:
“I see you. I hear you. You’re safe now.”

Sometimes that small internal moment of compassion is enough to soften the whole day.

03/12/2025

Over the past few years, I’ve had the privilege of working with Practical Wisdom and the NHS to run Waiting Well workshops and group coaching for adults sitting in the long stretch before ADHD or autism assessments.

These sessions became a place where people could breathe out a little, where regulation tools, emotional support, and honest conversations were met with understanding rather than judgement. A space to feel seen during a time that can feel isolating and uncertain.

This work has stayed with me. It’s reminded me how much people need connection before answers arrive, and how powerful it is when we create spaces that honour neurodivergent experiences with compassion and clarity.

I’m grateful for every person who showed up, camera on or off, and for the trust they placed in the process. It continues to shape the way I hold space in all areas of my work.

30/11/2025

Winter Solstice is not long away, remember you don’t have to “keep up” in winter.

Nature slows.

Your body is also allowed to.

23/11/2025

December can feel heavier than people expect, and I see this theme often in therapy.

Not because someone is “struggling with Christmas,” but because this time of year often stirs old emotional memories. For many, December was a month where tension rose, routines changed, or needs weren’t noticed. The body remembers those patterns even decades later.

The nervous system doesn’t measure time in calendar years, it measures safety, familiarity, and predictability.

So when routines shift, the light changes, the pace intensifies, and emotional expectations rise… the body quietly reacts.

You may feel:

overstimulated

irritable

tired

withdrawn

tearful

like you “should” be coping better

Nothing about that means you’ve gone backwards. It simply means your system is responding to the old stories this season carries.

You’re allowed to move through December gently, without forcing joy or performance.

Your pace is enough.

22/11/2025

Earlier this year I was honoured to be invited to join the G100 Mental Health Wing as the Truro City Chair for the UK, under the ALL Ladies League, a global network of women leaders working together to advance wellbeing, equality, and positive change across 100 sectors worldwide.

My work has never been about titles, it’s always been about people: real conversations, trauma-aware support, nervous system understanding, and creating spaces where humans feel safe, seen, and not rushed through their own experiences. But to have my work and passion recognised within an international network like this genuinely means a lot.

I will always stand for mental health advocacy, compassionate leadership, and doing work that helps people feel understood rather than overwhelmed.

I’m so proud of this. And I’m really grateful for the person who cheered me on and believed in me enough to offer me this position. Thank you to everyone who walks alongside me, learns with me, and trusts me with their stories.

Here’s to more honest connection, more community, and more human ways of supporting one another. 🌿💛

22/11/2025

We wake to alarms not because we’re rested, but because the world expects us to keep going. We rush through mornings, skip meals, dive into screens, and call it normal. We scroll, skim, absorb nothing. Some days, we don’t even look at the sky.

But this isn’t normal. It’s just familiar.

Jung once said modern life is soulless, and many of us feel that truth in our bodies, in the tightness, the anxiety, the exhaustion we keep pushing through. A quiet part of us knows this pace was never meant for humans.

When we see an animal pacing in captivity, disconnected from its natural environment, we instinctively say, “This isn’t right.” Yet we rarely offer ourselves the same compassion.

We’ve built lives we can’t breathe in. We glorify being busy, mistake burnout for ambition, and override the signals of our nervous systems. So much of what we celebrate hyper-independence, constant productivity, perfectionism is actually a trauma response dressed up as success.

But what’s deeply human is rhythm, rest, community, connection, and play. And when we try to reclaim these things, we feel guilty, as though being human requires permission.

Rewilding isn’t about abandoning life. It’s about remembering. It’s a return to the self that existed before the world demanded so much.

None of us can step away from our responsibilities jobs, families, health, bills… but we can step outside long enough to hear ourselves again. A few hours in nature can loosen the tightness, soften the breath, quiet the mind. Outdoors, our natural rhythm returns.

This isn’t indulgence.
It’s medicine.
It’s nervous system repair.
It’s truth.

Because when we step away from the noise, we reconnect with the part of us that doesn’t need fixing or proving. The part that simply is.

That is rewilding.
Not just being in nature, but coming home to your nature.

If you feel the pull to slow down, I offer gentle one-to-one forest bathing sessions, space to walk, breathe, and reconnect with yourself. Message me to book.

22/11/2025

Estrangement doesn’t just mean grieving the relationship you’ve lost; it often involves mourning the relationship you wish you’d had.

I remember the first Christmas after going no contact with my mother. The relief was undeniable, no longer having to juggle the complicated emotions that came with Christmas, the inevitable calls or visits, not even buying a Christmas card for her, a weight lifted, a sense of freedom I hadn’t experienced before but that relief was tinged with sadness, an aching grief for what could never be.

I had to face the reality that I might never have the relationship I had always hoped for, the one I thought maybe, just maybe, we could one day build. That hope had quietly kept me going for so long, and letting it go felt like mourning a dream.

Read on here - https://www.yarrowtherapies.co.uk/journal/grieving-what-could-have-been

29/06/2025

19/06/2025

As we approach the Summer Solstice on June 21, the longest day of the year, it's an opportune moment to reflect on the light within us.

Just as the sun reaches its peak, we too can illuminate our inner selves, embracing both our strengths and shadows.​

What aspects of yourself have you kept in the shadows?
How can you bring them into the light for healing?​

If you'd like to work with me to find out more about yourself in this way, contact me today.

14/06/2025

The wounds of our past often stem from unmet needs during our formative years.

Reparenting our inner child involves recognising these unmet needs and providing the love, validation, and care we lacked. It's a journey of nurturing our inner child towards healing.​

Practice: Spend a few minutes daily affirming your inner child.
Acknowledge their feelings and offer the support they once needed.​

If you need someone to help walk with you on this journey contact me today to be added to my waiting list, I hope to have some more spaces as of July.