Restful Beginnings Occupational Therapy

05/10/2026

05/03/2026

New clinic space is coming along 🙌 not quite there yet, so first clients this week in this new space will have to bare with me!

02/10/2025

✨ Exciting news ✨
Tomorrow and Saturday I’ll be completing my hands-on Scar Practitioner training as part of my practice as an HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist.

Scars tell a story, but they can also impact daily life in ways many people don’t realise. Through gentle, specialist hands-on techniques, occupational therapists can support scar recovery by:

💫 Improving mobility and range of movement
💫 Reducing tightness, pain or sensitivity
💫 Supporting healing after surgery, injury, or trauma
💫 Helping you reconnect with your body and regain confidence

For example:
👶 After a C-section, scar therapy can ease pulling sensations, improve comfort when moving or lifting your baby, and support postnatal recovery.
🎗️ After oncology surgery, scar therapy can help restore function, reduce restriction across joints or the chest wall, and improve ease in everyday activities.

Occupational therapy brings a unique perspective — blending clinical skill with an understanding of how scars affect not just the body, but daily function, wellbeing, and quality of life.

This new service will sit under my The Scar & Pelvic Health OT offering, part of Restful Beginnings — supporting women’s health and recovery with compassion and specialist skill.

This is a new offering I’m excited to bring into my practice 🙌 If you’d like to know more, ask questions, or explore whether scar therapy could support you (or someone you know), please drop me a message 💌

I will be offering limited reduced price treatments in December and January so DM to be added to my waiting list!

28/09/2025

Hello!

I'm Ceridwen a specialist maternal occupational therapist for pregnancy, postnatal recovery, and mental wellbeing. Blending expert OT with gentle holistic therapies like breathwork and sound to support and nurture you through every stage of motherhood so you really live and not just exist.

I use individual exercise programs and pelvic health support to help keep your body strong in pregnancy, ready for birth be it vaginal or caesaean section and to help you recover postnatally. Experienced in all things function and a mum of 3 myself I know the highs and lows of motherhood and that loss of identity that can occur.

I am training in scar therapy and sports massage to add to my offer and aim of being all you need in every stage of motherhood.

I will soon be bringing you a really exciting new program designed to support you through pregnancy and beyond and will be looking for 5 women to try it out and feedback. If this sounds like you, please drop me a DM!

Embrace motherhood and all it brings!

27/09/2025

🏁 Exciting News 🏁

I’ve just completed my Pre & Postnatal Coaching certification with Girls Gone Strong! After a break in the middle to regroup myself, a super early start with determination this morning saw me finish it! I have really loved this course.

As an Occupational Therapist, this training means I can offer a truly holistic approach to supporting women through pregnancy and postnatal recovery.

What this qualification has given me:

💪 Knowledge to design safe, effective exercise programs for pregnancy and postpartum

🤰 Understanding how to adapt movement for pelvic floor concerns, diastasis recti, C-section recovery, and changing energy levels

🍼 Tools to help women rebuild core and whole-body strength in a gradual, sustainable way

🌿 Strategies to support physical health and mental wellbeing in the context of daily life and motherhood

🧩 Confidence to blend exercise coaching with OT skills around sleep, fatigue, routines, and emotional health

This means I can now support women with not only recovery and wellbeing, but also with safe return to movement, strength, and everyday life after pregnancy. 💜

The one stop shop for all things pregnancy and postpartum!







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03/08/2025

This weekend was a sacred pause.
A space to soften, to heal, and to release some quiet emotions I hold inside, known only to me.

Held by nature’s elements and an unshakable sisterhood, I returned to myself.

Not becoming someone new — but strengthening the woman I already am.
The one who’s done the deep work.
The one who now chooses peace, softness, and truth.

🌿 I am grounded.
🌙 I am whole.
🔥 I am ready for what’s next.

Much like the air I breathe, retreats have become a necessity to keep me topped up with love and gratitude. My gift to myself, without judgement or guilt. Surrounded by a tribe of women that accept me, just as I am, and I love that so much ♥️ 🙏

04/01/2025

Do you want to be free from PTSD symptoms? I can help you move past trauma with a safe and effective approach.

Rewind Trauma Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive technique designed to help you process and release distressing memories.

It is highly effective for those experiencing symptoms of trauma, such as flashbacks, anxiety, or avoidance, and can be tailored to various life events, including:

Birth trauma
Medical trauma
Accidents
Violence or abuse
Childhood trauma

This method works without requiring you to relive the details of your trauma, making it a comfortable and empowering process. Provided by an experienced trauma informed mental health occupational therapist.

Like more information?
Contact me today to discuss how Rewind Therapy can support your healing journey. DM REWIND or look at www.restfulbeginnings.com for more information.

Held

01/01/2025

A reflection on my newly fledged business in 2024 is how I couldn't do it without your support.

So, thank you to everyone who came to my breathwork classes, who liked my posts and shared my events, the Restful Beginnings cheerleaders at the front and those at the side and the back. The words of encouragement, feedback and support along the way.

Thank you! Each like and share is so appreciated.

I've exciting things ahead in 2025 and I look forward to having you part of that! Take a look at my website www.restfulbeginnings.com and subscribe to hear first! I'm releasing dates for a day retreat in January with early bird offers in collaboration with .




Thank you ❤️

#2025