The Nourished Folk

The Nourished Folk Qualified Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher, Qualified Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens Teacher and Certified Holistic Health Coach.

It is my mission to walk alongside you and your own meditation journey, offering guidance along the way.

Running is about so much more than fitness.⠀⠀It doesn't make hard things disappear, and it doesn't magically solve what'...
19/06/2026

Running is about so much more than fitness.⠀
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It doesn't make hard things disappear, and it doesn't magically solve what's going on in your life. But it does give you a chance to work through it.⠀
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A run can be a chance to clear your head, ⠀
process a difficult day, ⠀
work through frustration,⠀
or simply 30 minutes where you don't have to think about anything else.⠀
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You don't need to run fast.⠀
You don't need to run far.⠀
You dont need to have the perfect plan.⠀
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You just need to start.⠀
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Some days you'll feel strong. Other days you'll be counting down the minutes until it's over. Both are normal.⠀
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Running isn't just about pace. It's about building trust in yourself. It's about proving, one step at a time, that you're capable of more than you think.⠀
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That's the real reason some of us keep coming back.⠀
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17/06/2026

We can be incredibly kind and understanding when someone we care about is struggling, makes a mistake, or falls short of their own expectations.⠀
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But when it's us? The criticism often comes quickly.⠀
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Self-compassion isn't about making excuses or avoiding accountability. It's about treating yourself with the same patience, understanding, and grace you would offer a friend.⠀
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You're going to make mistakes. You're going to have days where you don't get it right. You're going to have moments where you feel like you're not enough.⠀
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That's part of being human.⠀
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You were never supposed to be perfect. You were supposed to learn, grow, stumble, get back up, and keep going.⠀
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The next time you catch yourself being your own harshest critic, ask yourself: "Would I speak to someone I love this way?"⠀
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If the answer is no, maybe it's time to offer yourself a little more compassion.⠀
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You deserve that too. ❤️⠀
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Life comes in seasons.⠀⠀Some seasons feel effortless. Things are falling into place, opportunities are showing up, and i...
16/06/2026

Life comes in seasons.⠀
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Some seasons feel effortless. Things are falling into place, opportunities are showing up, and it feels like you're moving in the right direction. Those seasons deserve to be celebrated.⠀
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But then there are the other seasons. The ones where you feel like you've climbed a mountain only to find yourself back at the bottom again. The seasons where starting over feels exhausting and finding the strength to keep going seems impossible.⠀
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What I've learned is that strength doesn't always look the way we think it should.⠀
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It's not about being the strongest person in the room. It's not about how much you can lift or how tough you appear on the outside. Sometimes strength looks like getting out of bed when you don't feel like it. Sometimes it's choosing to try again after a setback. Sometimes it's simply putting one foot in front of the other. ⠀
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Real strength is built the same way anything worthwhile is built—slowly, patiently, and consistently.⠀
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Nobody becomes stronger overnight. Growth happens through the small choices we make every day. The decision to keep showing up. The willingness to embrace the challenge instead of avoiding it. The courage to move forward even when things feel hard.⠀
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It's easy to stay comfortable. It's easy to complain about where we are. But neither of those things moves us forward.⠀
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Strength is choosing the next step, no matter how small it may seem.⠀
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And if you're in one of those harder seasons right now, don't underestimate the power of taking just one step today. That's often where strength begins.⠀
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Running has a way of teaching us things that reach far beyond fitness.⠀⠀It teaches us that hard things don't have to be ...
15/06/2026

Running has a way of teaching us things that reach far beyond fitness.⠀
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It teaches us that hard things don't have to be rushed. That progress isn't always easy. That some days feel effortless and others feel like a struggle from the very first step.⠀
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But if you keep going, keep putting one foot in front of the other, you discover something important: you're capable of more than you thought.⠀
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Running teaches us how to do really hard things in a beautiful way. It shows us that growth, resilience, and confidence are built one step at a time.⠀
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And that's a lesson worth taking into everyday life.⠀
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Something I've been working on lately after reading The Daily Stoic is how much energy I spend worrying about things I c...
13/06/2026

Something I've been working on lately after reading The Daily Stoic is how much energy I spend worrying about things I can't control.⠀
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It's easy to get caught up in other people's choices, opinions, behaviours, or situations that aren't ours to fix. But the more we focus on things outside of our control, the more drained and frustrated we often feel.⠀
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What we can control is how we respond.⠀
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This has been a helpful conversation to have with my kids too. If someone is distracting you in class, you can't control what they're doing, but you can choose how you respond. You might ignore it, move seats, or ask a teacher for help.⠀
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If someone is being unkind, you can't make them behave differently. Getting upset or trying to force them to change usually doesn't work. What you can do is choose how much space you give their behaviour, how you look after yourself, and what actions you take next.⠀
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It's not about pretending things don't bother you. It's about putting your time and energy into the things that are actually within your control.⠀
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We’re capable of so much more than we give ourselves credit for.⠀⠀A lot of the time, we talk ourselves out of trying som...
12/06/2026

We’re capable of so much more than we give ourselves credit for.⠀
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A lot of the time, we talk ourselves out of trying something new because we don’t know how it will turn out. We stay with what’s familiar, comfortable, predictable, or within our control.⠀
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But life doesn’t come with a manual. None of us get a step-by-step guide telling us exactly what to do or guaranteeing that things will work out.⠀
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Sometimes the things worth doing are the things that feel uncertain. The things that spark your curiosity, excite you, or make you a little nervous. The things that make you wonder, “What if I actually gave this a go?”⠀
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You don’t need to have all the answers before you start. You just need to be willing to take the next step.⠀
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You might be surprised by what you're capable of.⠀
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The longer you spend loving, appreciating, and forgiving other people, the more likely you are to accidentally start doi...
10/06/2026

The longer you spend loving, appreciating, and forgiving other people, the more likely you are to accidentally start doing the same for yourself.⠀
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You stop expecting yourself to get everything right all the time. You become a little more patient with your mistakes. A little less critical of the things that make you human.⠀
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And maybe that's what feeling at home in yourself looks like.⠀
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Not finally becoming a better version of yourself, but learning to accept the person you've been all along—the goofy parts, the cranky parts, the awkward parts, and the genuinely lovely parts too.⠀
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The kindness we give to others has a way of teaching us how to be kinder to ourselves.⠀
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