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Holistic Steps

🩵We believe everyone deserves to feel better than they do.
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We work with individuals and organisations to unlock lasting change - offering the knowledge and tools to understand human behaviour and retune the nervous system 🩵

19/10/2026

✨ My Peace is my Power ✨

So many of us were raised to believe that our worth is attached to what we DO, how productive we've been, how hard we work. When this happens the subconscious believes that rest or a slower pace is 'lazy' and that this shows a weakness in our person. Taking rest as a result becomes more complicated than just finding the time to do it, it becomes a reprogramming of the core beliefs you hold about yourself. As a result there is a level of discomfort in resting. At first moments of rest may feel pointless, a lack of achievement, a failure.

But when we do this consciously, when we choose to prioritise ourselves and find the time to rest, our system is listening. It starts to collect evidence that actually slowing down is not only safe but sometimes the most 'productive' thing we can do. From here we can slowly take the steps we need to stop abandoning ourselves and to find out how life can feel when we realise, when we remember, that we matter too 🩵

09/10/2026

A practical tip for supporting our wellbeing when we are not in work. Try removing all work related items from your eyeline and surrounding areas in the room that you relax in. The nervous system is constantly scanning and that work bag is reminding you, even if you aren't consciously aware of it, that there are still things to do. Of course there are still things to do, but not now. Now is the time for rest 🩵

08/10/2026

Attachment / Belonging - our most basic human need.

This video is an emotional one but such an important one. When we start to discover the ways in which our brains and entire nervous systems are shaped in our early years it gives us an opportunity. An opportunity to meet ourselves with a level of compassion that may have been unreachable before 🩵

From here we have a choice. A choice to continue to abandon ourselves or to take the steps we need to reconnect with the parts of us we lost along the way. Change isn't always comfortable, in fact it rarely is. But with the right tools and the ability to start being on your own side it is possible 🩵

Nervous systems can be returned. Brain patterns (and in turn behaviour patterns) can be reshaped. We CAN live a life where we are on our own side. This is where the magic lives ✨

07/10/2026

Our new website is live! 🥰🩵

We've been working hard behind the scenes to create a space that better reflects who we are at Holistic Steps and the support we offer.

Whether you're looking for support for yourself or your family, or you're a professional wanting to develop your understanding of behaviour, emotions and the nervous system, we'd love you to have a look.

Scan the QR code or visit www.holisticsteps.co.uk

And please let us know what you think 🩵

05/10/2026

🩵⚠️TRIGGERS ⚠️🩵

Do you sometimes behave in ways you regret afterwards? Have you ever responded and felt in hindsight like that sounded more like child you, or teenage you? The reality is we all do, and the reason for this - your system was triggered.

What are triggers?
Why are they different for everyone?
Why do I behave in ways I don't like?

Simple answer? Safety.
We all have 'default patterns' that have kept us safe (emotionally or physically) as we grow. If we don't consciously reroute these, we will FOREVER be stuck in the same cycles.

Be curious 🤔
Be compassionate ❤️
Find awareness 😲
Make conscious change 🩵

Every time you consciously choose to respond in a different way, you reroute the brain - neuroplasticity in real time 🧠

04/10/2026

The strength of vulnerability 💪

03/10/2026

🍂 Autumn and Winter Health Tips ❄️

Here are some low cost / free tips for protecting your health through Autumn and Winter. They obviously do not guarantee you won't catch the latest virus but they do go a long way in helping both the frequency of illness and also the severity. Some of them are so obvious but if we are honest with ourselves, so easy to forget.

☀️ - Sunlight - Vit D supports healthy immune system functioning.
🛏️ - Sleep - Think of sleep as putting the dishwasher on and cleaning out the dishes, ie your body. Where you can, protect and prioritise your sleep.
✋- Basic hygiene - Wash your hands regularly, including on returning home. Shoes off at the door also helps.
🍋 - Vit C - Our body cannot store vitamin c so it is important that it is included in our daily diet. A quick Google search will list the foods that are high in it. Increase these at first sign of illness.
🫁 - Deep breathing - regularly making time to take slow, long, deep inhales and exhales not only soothes the nervous system but also strengthens the lungs.
😂 - Laughter - A huge boost to our immune system (and general wellbeing!)
🚶- Daily movement - it doesn't have to be the gym guys but moving the body is key to strengthening the body's defence system.
🤗 - Connection - our most basic need. Make time for connection, be that with family, friends or even the dog. The much needed release of oxytocin soothes the nervous system and boosts the immune system.

And randomly, if you do find yourself with the start of cold or flu try slicing an onion in half and placing it next to your bed. In the same way onions make you cry they also help to thin out mucus, helping blocked noses and coughs. This and a few drops of eucalyptus are my go to in our house.

02/10/2026

Learning to make time for rest can be hard for people who have experienced chronic stress and/or trauma. Hard for people who were taught that achievement and doing is what makes you worthwhile as a person. Many of us hold these beliefs without even realising it.

The hard truth is that if we do not make time for rest our body will make time for us through illness, low mood and exhaustion. Many of us learn this the hard way. It does not have to be this way. Make time for rest. Learn to make it a non negotiable part of your week. Your health - physical and mental - will thank you 🩵

01/10/2026

🩵 Food and Mood 🩵

What we eat has a huge impact on our mental health and wellbeing. It is also a protective factor for our brain as we age. This doesn't mean we need to exist on a diet of raw, organic carrots (phew). Enjoyment and pleasure are also key to how much we enjoy our life. Those who know us will know how much Josh and I love our food 🩵

SWANSEA COUNCIL Childcare Workforce. We will be running our Food and Mood course on 3rd Feb 2027 (online, 6pm - 8pm) and 12th March 2027 (in person, 9am - 12.30pm). Get booking!

If anyone is interested in joining me on my healthy snack recipes mission let me know and I will share the recipes that work with you 🩵.

26/09/2026

Vitamin D ☀️

Sunlight is our main source of Vitamin D. Did you know that unlike the majority of vitamins which are water soluble (ie we can't store them, we wee them out 💦) Vitamin D is stored in the body. So at this time of year, when the autumn equinox has passed and the nights are longer than the days, getting out into the sunshine becomes even more important. Top your levels up so that it can support you as we approach the darker months.

Vitamin D is an essential vitamin and is key to so many of our body's functions. It is a booster for the immune system, a supporter of our body's circadian rhythm (sleep) and a booster of mood. Spending time in the sun has also been shown to reduce inflammation in the body. Those of you who have done our Food and Mood training know how vital this is in protecting both our physical and mental health.

When you can, get out ☀️

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