Sarah Tompsett - The Sovereign Space

06/09/2026

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TikTok says you need magnesium. Then it’s creatine. Then collagen. Then some powder you’d never even heard of until 30 seconds ago…

Before you know it, you’ve spent a small fortune on supplements and created expensive wee without really knowing whether your body needed the latest thing or not. 😂

This weekend I’ve been teaching my Kinesiology Foundation students Priority Finger Mode, one of my favourite things to show them.

During a kinesiology session we can uncover several different imbalances, but that doesn’t mean we need to address everything at once.

Priority Mode helps us ask: what does this body need us to work on right now?

We can use the same process with nutritional support, testing remedies and supplements to narrow down what’s needed for that individual at that time.

No guessing. No following the latest trend. No copying what worked for someone on TikTok.

We’re listening to the individual body in front of us.

My students said, “This has levelled everything up!” and they’re absolutely right.

It’s another step towards learning how to follow the body’s innate wisdom and, once again, lead from within. ✨

04/09/2026

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You can have the best strategy in the world and still find yourself completely stuck.

My first Lead From Within client was a brilliant example. She’s intelligent, ambitious and full of ideas for building her business. She knew what she needed to do.

But knowing and DOing are two very different things.

There were old stories running in the background, self-doubt, longstanding emotional situations taking up energy and patterns of over-giving and putting herself last.

None of that was going to be solved by giving her a different plan.

So we worked underneath the plan, using my Lead From Within Framework™, exploring what needed to change, who she was underneath the old stories, her relationship with herself and others, and how she could actually live those changes.

By the end of our time together, she was catching herself before disappearing down the self-doubt spiral, putting boundaries in place earlier and prioritising herself more consistently. Emotionally draining situations had lost their charge.

Sometimes the thing stopping you moving forward has absolutely nothing to do with your strategy and everything to do with your energy ✨

If your energy is tied up in old stories, self-doubt, other people’s expectations or over-giving, it’s hard to move forward with any kind of flow.

Sometimes we need someone else to mirror things back to us. We can be too close to see the pattern we’re standing right in the middle of and we need space created to hear what we already know underneath all the noise.

If you know where you want to go but something keeps getting in the way, perhaps you just need some space to work out what’s going on underneath it.

I have two 90-minute coaching sessions available at 20% off (£159.20 instead of £199), to be used by 9th October.

DM me if you’d like to make one yours. ✨

03/09/2026

There’s nothing better than having a unique and personalised therapy session, you don’t even need to talk if you don’t want to!

Your body knows and will tell me through muscle testing EXACTLY what it needs to restore balance, leaving you feeling lighter and more energised ✨

What Happens During a Kinesiology Session?

Your first kinesiology session is all about you. Your practitioner will take the time to understand your medical and lifestyle history, helping to identify any specific concerns or areas of stress. Everything is done with your consent, and the goal is to support your overall well-being.

Using gentle muscle response testing, your kinesiologist will assess imbalances that may be affecting your health. You’ll stay fully clothed, and the process is completely non-invasive.

💡 A key thing to remember: Kinesiology isn’t about diagnosing or treating conditions—it’s about releasing stress! When the body is in balance, it can heal and function at its best.

During your session, you’ll be asked to place your arms, legs, or head in different positions while your practitioner applies light pressure to test muscle responses. This helps identify exactly what your body needs to restore balance.

Many people say they leave a session feeling lighter, more relaxed, with more energy and less pain or tension. Your kinesiologist may also offer tailored recommendations, such as dietary adjustments, nutritional support, relaxation techniques, or lifestyle changes, to help you maintain that balance.

Interested in trying kinesiology for yourself?

Find a practitioner near you here:
🔗https://kinesiologyassociation.org/find-a-practitioner/

31/08/2026

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What does it cost when a woman leaves work because of menopause?

…And I don’t just mean financially.

CIPD research found that 17% of women experiencing menopause symptoms had considered leaving work due to lack of support, while 6% had actually left.

Think about the context of that for a moment.

Many of these women are likely at the height of their careers; women with years of knowledge, experience and expertise behind them.

For the woman, there can be a loss of income, confidence and career progression…all on top of dealing with the menopause transition itself.

For the organisation, there is the loss of experience, knowledge and talent.

Then there’s the wider economy. Research reviewed by the Department for Work and Pensions estimates that menopause-related unemployment could be costing the UK economy around £1.5 billion a year.

And most importantly, behind every one of those numbers is a woman.

I can’t help thinking we’re doing women a huge disservice if leaving - or considering leaving - their job feels like the only option. Especially when better understanding, better conversations and sometimes relatively simple workplace adjustments could make such a difference.

On 16 September I’m delivering a free webinar for Anne Corder Recruitment:

Menopause in the Workplace - Creating Workplaces Where Women Thrive.

We’ll look at what women can do to better support themselves, how managers can provide appropriate support, and what organisations can do through reasonable adjustments, policies, training and culture.

This isn’t about keeping women in work at any cost; it’s about creating workplaces where they don’t feel they have to leave in the first place.

📅 16 September
⏰ 10am
💻 Online & free to attend

Booking link in bio.

28/08/2026

A good reminder for us female business owners 💖💫

True story 🫶

27/08/2026

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I absolutely loved this final session today ❤️

Three months of questioning, experimenting, understanding herself more deeply and learning to trust her own way of doing things, all coming back to the thing she wanted when we started…

“To f***ing own it.”

Swipe through for a little of what that looks like now 💃

💫I have 2 spaces for Lead From Within opening in September.

If this feels like the kind of work you’re ready for, drop me a DM and let’s have a chat 💫

26/08/2026

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✨ BACK TO SCHOOL RESET ✨

Soon the school holidays will be over. The uniforms will be back on, the packed lunches will be made and off we go again.

Or maybe, for you, this September looks a little different. Perhaps one of yours is heading off to university or leaving home, and you’re wondering how it’s possible to feel so proud of them and so sad at the same time (take it from me, it’s totally possible and normal 😅).

September can bring a shift for us mums, whatever ages our children are. You’ve probably spent the summer juggling everyone else’s needs, routines, plans and emotions, while you’ve slipped somewhere towards the bottom of the list, or you might be starting to imagine what it’ll be like adjusting to the things that are about to change.

Everyone else has had you all summer, so how about a little space for you once September arrives?

I’ve opened up four Back to School Reset appointments with 20% off:

✨ 2 x 90-minute Kinesiology sessions
For when you’re feeling tired, frazzled, emotional, out of balance or simply not quite yourself. These sessions are a chance to reset, regroup and rebalance, giving your body and nervous system some downtime.

✨ 2 x 90-minute Coaching sessions
For when your head is full, something is shifting, or perhaps you’re suddenly going to have more time and space for yourself and you’re not quite sure how you’ll cope or what you want to do with it. These sessions are a chance to focus on you; what you need, what you want and what might be next.

Just 2 of each session available | 90 minutes of uninterrupted you time | In-person or online.

Sessions need to be booked and used by Friday 9 October.

If you want to take advantage of either offer, send me a message with the word RESET and let me know whether you fancy Kinesiology or Coaching 💫

25/08/2026

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I received two messages from Lead From Within clients this week ❤️

“It’s been so transformational already, I can’t really remember the beginning 😉”

And from another client, messaging a friend when reflecting on what our work together has given her:

“Now I feel more able to learn from it and move onward instead of feeling stuck in quicksand.”

This is what Lead From Within is really about.

Not becoming a different person.

But creating the space to understand yourself, see things differently, let go of what’s been keeping you stuck and find your own way forward.

Messages like these make me very happy ❤️ it’s exactly why I created Lead From Within in the first place 🌀

25/08/2026

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One of the things I love most about being self-employed is the freedom.

…And yet sometimes, the freedom is the hardest part.

I got myself into a bit of a funk last week. There are changes happening in my business, new things I want to build and new directions I’m exploring, and somewhere in the middle of thinking about ALL THE THINGS, I couldn’t see the wood for the trees.

Overwhelm kicked in and my head was going round and round, so much so that I reached for White Chestnut, the Bach flower remedy to help calm those repetitive thoughts and unhelpful mind monkeys.

Then I realised…sitting at my desk trying harder wasn’t helping. So I took the day off and, as I’ve found before, doing less was actually the most productive thing I did all week. The space gave me some much-needed perspective.

I’ve built so much of my business through word of mouth and referrals, and things have grown quite organically. But this next stage feels different. It’s asking me to step up, be more visible and intentionally create the next chapter rather than waiting for it to find me.

All in perfect timing because this is exactly what perimenopause asks of us…That doesn’t mean I didn’t have another ‘maybe I should just go and work at Sainsbury’s’ moment 🤣 - I did but I can’t do it because I know what I’d miss, the FREEDOM!

The freedom to build something that feels like mine. To work with people I genuinely want to work with. To teach, coach, mentor and share kinesiology. And to decide for myself what comes next.

Perhaps that’s what I needed reminding of.

Freedom doesn’t mean everything feels easy. Sometimes it means figuring out what comes next and doing the hard things when nobody is standing over you telling you to do them.

And sometimes it means knowing when to shut the laptop and walk away.

I’m still figuring some of it out, but with a much clearer, funk-free head and a reminder of why I chose this path in the first place.

Let’s go do the hard things 💫

24/08/2026

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I love it when two aspects of my career come together 🤩

I spent more than 20 years working in HR, including at HR Director level. While in HR, I trained as an Executive Coach and Mentor, and my career later took me into Kinesiology and natural health and wellbeing.

Next month I’m bringing those worlds together for a webinar with Anne Corder Recruitment:

➡️ Menopause in the Workplace - Creating Workplaces Where Women Thrive.

With changes coming around Menopause Action Plans, this is a conversation organisations need to be having.

But those who know me will know I’ve never been interested in box-ticking exercises.

Employees know when something is being paid lip service to rather than coming from a genuine desire to understand and support them.

So we’ll go beyond policies.

We’ll talk about what’s actually happening for women through perimenopause and menopause, what women can do to support themselves, how managers can create psychologically safe conversations, reasonable workplace adjustments, and the role of training and organisational culture.

Because this isn’t simply about managing symptoms.

It’s about women, managers and organisations all playing their part in creating workplaces where women can continue to contribute, lead and thrive.

📅 16 September | 10am | Online
🎟️ Free to attend

Booking link is in comments.

And if you’d like me to deliver the session specifically for your organisation, drop me a message 😊