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An advocate for wellness & self care Rachel has worked professionally in the spa & wellness industry for over a decade.

Rachel is an award-winning therapist, having won awards at 3 consecutive Irish Tatler Magazine Spa award shows.

31/12/2025

𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝘐’𝘮 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨;
𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.

𝘕𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘕𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘮𝘦

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦:

𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧
𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦

𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘴
𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘢𝘥𝘺
𝘚𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴, 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦

𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮, 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦.

𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢
𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦; 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 & 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 & 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦.

𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

29/12/2025

Here’s to you, 2025; thank you for all that you brought.

The year I turned 40.
The year I got my driving licence and faced a lifelong fear (finally)
The year I travelled from Cork -> Singapore and so many incredible places in between.
The year I received my ADHD diagnosis.
The year I met beautiful souls from all corners of the globe.

Each of these moments brought more than milestones; they offered understanding.

A deeper understanding of myself.
Of how I move through the world.
How I learn and grow.
How I manage my energy.
And why self-care looks different when you’re neurodiverse.

I learned that burnout can look different too and that meeting myself with compassion, rather than criticism, changes everything.

I’m not here for forced positivity.
But I am deeply grateful for the self-awareness this year gave me, and I will continue learning how to better honour what I need.

Do I have it all figured out?
Not at all.
There’s no perfect plan or mapped-out path and I’m learning to be at peace with that.

2025 has shaped me.
and I’m truly thankful for this.

I know myself a little better now.
I’m stepping into 2026 with more clarity, compassion, and a whole lot of gratitude

My hope is that we can all carry a little of this into the year ahead ❤️

04/12/2025

The spa world can sometimes feel focused on “the show”, ambience, aesthetics, trends.

But the most meaningful spa treatments come from purpose, not performance.

Purpose is listening.
Purpose is presence.
Purpose is knowing why you’re doing what you’re doing, not just how.

When purposeful intention guides technique, the results speak for themselves.

Purpose over Performance; Always!

03/12/2025

We live in a time where robotic massages and automated wellness “experiences” are on the rise.

Convenient? Yes.
Efficient? Absolutely!

But they will never deliver what a human therapist delivers.

A robot cannot read breathing patterns.
It cannot sense changes in body language.
It cannot adapt to the emotional landscape of a client who has survived cancer treatment, surgery or trauma.
It cannot offer presence.
It cannot hold space.

Technology may support our industry but I believe that it will never truly replace the heartbeat of it.

Human touch is not a commodity. It is a language we all speak, no matter who we are or where we come from.

It is the body’s language and it’s profoundly important!

02/12/2025

The many faces of ADHD!

For most of my life, I’ve continued with patterns I couldn’t fully explain; cycles of creativity and energy followed by sudden exhaustion, emotional overwhelm, and the deep need to withdraw and reset. I used to wonder why I couldn’t seem to maintain the steady, linear rhythm that others found so natural.

Only recently have I learned to name it:
It’s ADHD burnout.
And naming it has been one of the most important steps towards self care I’ve taken.

ADHD burnout isn’t the same as general burnout; it has its own shape, rhythm and emotional weight. It’s the result of pushing too hard for too long, masking, people-pleasing, overcommitting, and living in a world not designed for neurodiverse brains.

The reality is:
🖤 I adore my work.
🖤 I pour my heart into what I do.
🖤 I always want to give my best.
And these qualities can also make me more vulnerable to burnout.

So I’m learning, slowly and with compassion, what ADHD burnout looks like in my body and my life.

I’m going to therapy.
I’m taking my medication.
And I’m learning to put practical, realistic strategies in place to support myself rather than push myself past my own boundaries.

Going forward, I want to lead with this awareness.
I want it to inform how I work, how I train, how I support others, and how I show up in the world.

Because acknowledging our own neurodiversity isn’t a weakness; it’s a strength.

It helps us create environments, expectations and rhythms in our lives that are sustainable, human, and kind.

If my experience resonates with anyone else navigating similar cycles: You’re not alone.

Naming it is the first step 🖤

01/12/2025

Instead of asking, “How many treatments can we fit in a day?”
We should be asking:
“What environment allows therapists to deliver their best work?”

Innovation in our industry isn’t just technology.
It’s culture.
It’s pacing.
It’s understanding the emotional weight of therapeutic work.

It’s recognising that what we do cannot be mass-produced.

It’s honouring the craft, the knowledge, the years of experience, the science, the sensitivity and the presence required.

Raise the standards for therapist wellbeing, and you raise the standards of everything else in your spa!

📸 by

07/11/2025

The month of October came and went in such a blur.
Most of which I spent in Dubai.
It marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month in a very memorable way!

It was a month filled with heartfelt training & purposeful events, representing

Proud to say that I delivered our cancer care training for the first time in the UAE and worked with some truly magical therapists in our Jumeirah Spa Partners

The therapists, the models, the people whose lives have been impacted by cancer and who so willing share their stories and experiences with us. Honesty & Heart above all else!

It is the work I am most proud of, most passionate about and most honoured to do ❤️

19/09/2025

A truly beautiful afternoon with

Always a joy to work with such brilliant people 🫶🏻

12/09/2025

A booked & busy summer on all fronts but in truth it was the quiet moments with my favourites (mostly Ross & Lady . . . Ssshhhh don’t tell anyone!) that meant the most! ❤️

21/03/2025

ADHD + Me

Last year I received my official diagnosis and while I’m a big believer that no one is defined by a diagnosis, it has been invaluable to me in terms of learning about, having compassion for and understanding myself!

Over the years I’ve been dealing with what I was told was anxiety, depression, nervousness and possibly being too sensitive. Not to mention the internal struggles of striving to fit in, the overwhelming need to be perfect and constantly trying to figure out why I always felt so different! Panic attacks, sleep issues and digestive problem ensued and all the while I kept feeling as though there must be something inherently wrong with me for my all my “big emotions” and my inability to manage them and “keep it all together”.

When I look back now I can see that how I behaved, how I learned, how my brain functioned, the stress it all caused me internally, left me with a deep sense of feeling inadequate.

As time went on and my career moved me into training, I began creating what I hoped would be an inclusive and welcoming way for therapists to learn, not just from me but from each other! A different way of learning that was led by those being trained, giving everyone a sense of autonomy and empowerment in an environment that for many of us felt isolating in the past.

I certainly do not have it all figured out and I’m learning that that’s not a realistic goal to set, but I am however on a mission to continue creating spaces for therapists to learn in a way that feels good for them and for me, sincerely and with integrity.

Getting my diagnosis has allowed me to see that the things I felt were failings or shortcomings in myself were actually just indicators that my brain is wired differently! It’s given me a renewed view of myself. As I grow and learn more about myself and ADHD, my hope is that this knowledge will continue to inform how I move through life, both personally and professionally!

I’m sharing some gorgeous imagery and words that I resonated with from the brilliant and thank you 🙏🏻

15/03/2025

Singapore . . . And the beautiful people I met there . . . Will always hold a special place in my heart 🫶🏻

09/03/2025

Today you would have turned 68

It’s a day I choose to celebrate even though you’re no longer here! Honouring the memory of you makes me feel close to you, even after all these years!

After turning 40 this year and the excitement that went with it, it dawned on me that you were just 13 years older than I am now when your life was cut short. This was something that really startled me. It’s something that I’ve been reflecting on and ultimately leads me to conclude that while I’m incredibly proud of my work, the most important things in life will always be the people we connect we, the people we love and the ways in which we impact all of those around us!

So today I remember you with more purpose. The love, the laughter, the good times and the bad, the impact you’ve had on my life. How I move through life has been largely shaped by you and by Mam and that’s something I’m very proud of!

So with that in mind . . . Happy 68th Birthday Dad! ❤️

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