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A Positive Touch Reflexologist, Reiki MasterTeacher, student of Naturopathy and Nutrition, Nurse BSc.

Empowering women from menarche to menopause 💫Helping you reclaim balance & well-being naturally 🌸
🌿 Reflexology | Fertility | Womens Health, Holistic Healing

💜 Today is World Menopause Day!Yes ladies, we have a day dedicated to what we feel is the unraveling of our body and min...
18/10/2026

💜 Today is World Menopause Day!

Yes ladies, we have a day dedicated to what we feel is the unraveling of our body and mind!

So, I was having a wee think to myself this morning, while I slurped my Sunday smoothie…

About how much information there is available to us now regarding this time in our lives, in comparison to what was available for my mum and my grandmother.

And I asked myself…

Are we any better off?

Do we feel any better? Or do we just know more about it?

Or do we have so much information available that we’re actually feeling overwhelmed by it all?

Because let’s be honest, ladies, you can hardly open social media these days without someone telling you what you should be eating, what supplements you should be taking, what you should avoid, how you should be exercising and what you should be doing to balance your hormones!

And if you follow all the advice, you might need a second job just to pay for it all. 😂

But seriously, it got me thinking…

💜 ARE WE LOOKING AT THE WHOLE WOMAN, OR JUST HER HORMONES?

Of course, our hormones play a huge part in menopause. We know that changing oestrogen levels can affect us in all sorts of ways, from our sleep and mood to our skin, bones and cardiovascular system, our memory, concentration and how we feel within ourselves.

But could there be more to the picture?

It’s not only our “ reproductive hormones” it’s all of our hormones …
Then there’s nutrition, Our stress levels, The quality of our sleep, Our physical health, The environment we live in and the demands we place on ourselves every single day?

Surely these things deserve a place in the conversation too?

🧠 LET’S TALK ABOUT OUR BRAINS!

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went in?

Forgotten a word you’ve used a thousand times?

Started a sentence and halfway through wondered where on earth you were going with it?

And then looked at yourself and thought, What is happening to me?

Brain fog and difficulties with concentration are experiences many women report during the menopause transition.

Researchers are exploring how changing oestrogen levels affect the way our brains use energy, including the role of mitochondria. These are tiny structures inside our cells that help produce the energy our cells need to function.

It’s fascinating stuff, really!

There’s still a lot we don’t know, but it reminds us that menopause is not simply about our periods stopping. Hormonal changes can affect us in ways that reach far beyond our reproductive system.

And if we’re struggling, we deserve understanding and support, not just a shrug and a “well, that’s menopause!”

🥑 NOW, WHAT ABOUT WHAT WE PUT ON OUR PLATES?

Our brains and bodies need nourishment. That might sound obvious, but how often do we actually stop and think about whether we’re giving ourselves what we need?

Are we getting enough protein, fibre, vegetables and healthy fats?

Are we eating a varied diet that supplies the vitamins and minerals our bodies rely on?

And what about omega-3 fatty acids?

EPA and DHA, found in oily fish, play important roles in normal brain function and overall health. There’s interest in how these fats might be relevant during menopause, although we can’t promise that taking an omega-3 supplement will clear brain fog.

Why? Well we have already established, there’s a much bigger picture at work… it’s multifaceted.
And that’s an important distinction, isn’t it?

Understanding what our bodies need, physically nutritionally, environmentally, socially, emotionally and spiritually rather than believing there’s a single magic pill for every symptom, be that a pharmaceutical or a supplement.

And please tell me I’m not the only one who has spent years making sure everyone else has been fed before thinking about what I’m having myself! 🙋‍♀️ Nutrition provides the building blocks for our body and mind, always remember your car drives better on premium fuel not budget fuel.

🌿 AND THEN THERE’S THE WORLD WE LIVE IN…

We live in a very different world from our mums and grandmothers.

We have different lifestyles, different pressures, different foods available to us and greater exposure to a range of substances in our everyday environment.

Some chemicals are being investigated for their potential effects on hormone signalling and health. We still have much to learn, but we have to ask could these environmental exposures explain why some women experience a more difficult menopause.

I do think it’s worth being curious, asking questions and making sensible, informed choices where we can

💗SOMETHING ELSE I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT… STRESS!

We live in a world that rarely encourages us to slow down.

We’re working, raising families, caring for others, running homes, juggling responsibilities and trying to remember everything we’re supposed to be doing.

And even when we sit down, are we really resting?

Or are we scrolling through our phones, making mental shopping lists and worrying about what needs done tomorrow?

Our brains can be busy even when our bodies are still.

Persistent stress can affect our sleep, mood and ability to cope. Now add night sweats, interrupted sleep, hormonal changes and exhaustion into the mix.

It’s hardly surprising that some women feel as though they’re running on empty.

So when do we give ourselves permission to stop?

Because we need time to rest, recharge and look after ourselves too.

This is where relaxation becomes important …
Whether it’s a walk outdoors, time with a good book, breathing exercises, a little quiet time or a treatment ( with me of course!) that allows you to switch off for a while, finding ways to make space for yourself matters.

And ladies, we don’t have to earn that time by running ourselves into the ground first!

💜 SO, ARE WE BETTER OFF THAN OUR MUMS AND GRANDMOTHERS?

I think we have access to a great deal more information. We have more opportunities to learn about our bodies, ask questions and explore the support available to us.

That’s a good thing!

But I wonder whether having more information always translates into feeling better.

Sometimes it can empower us. Sometimes it can leave us confused, overwhelmed or wondering whether we’re doing enough.

Perhaps what we need isn’t another list of things we feel we’re getting wrong.

Perhaps we need to step back and look at the bigger picture.

Our hormones matter. Our nutrition matters. Our sleep, stress, physical health and emotional wellbeing matter.

We can’t control everything, but we can have awareness that if symptoms are affecting our quality of life, we don’t have to struggle through them.

First and foremost, we can talk to each other, please never feel alone with your symptoms.

We can speak to our GP or a menopause-informed healthcare professional about the options available, which may include whether HRT might be appropriate.

This is what I mean when I talk about looking at the whole woman as an individual

Our bodies are unique

It’s about understanding our bodies, making informed choices and recognising that we deserve care and support through this stage of life.

Yes! menopause is a natural transition, but it doesn’t mean we should struggle through it

Let’s keep asking questions. Let’s keep learning. Let’s look beyond what we already think we know, and, most importantly, let’s look at the whole woman.

Now, I’m curious…

💬 What do you think? Are women better informed about menopause today, or has the sheer amount of information left us more overwhelmed than ever?

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

🌿 IS YOUR BODY STUCK IN DEFENCE MODE?Let’s talk about stress, our nervous system and why giving our bodies time to rest ...
17/10/2026

🌿 IS YOUR BODY STUCK IN DEFENCE MODE?

Let’s talk about stress, our nervous system and why giving our bodies time to rest and recover matters.

We live in an increasingly stressful world.

📱 We have screens in front of us 24/7, constantly delivering news, much of it negative. It can feel as though we’re bombarded with everything that’s wrong in the world, with very little good news to balance it out.

📲 We’re contactable around the clock. Messages, emails, notifications and the expectation that we should always be available make it harder than ever to truly switch off.

🌍 And then there’s the wider environment we live in.

We’re increasingly questioning what’s in our food and water, the chemicals we’re exposed to through some household products, personal care products, clothing, cookware and soft furnishings, and the quality of the air we breathe.

The cumulative demands of modern life can leave us feeling overwhelmed.

So what happens inside our bodies?

When we experience stress or perceive a threat, our nervous system can activate our fight-or-flight response.

Our body moves into a state of defence.

Its priority is to deal with the perceived threat and keep us functioning. Heart rate, breathing and stress hormones change to help us respond.

This is an essential survival mechanism.

But when stress becomes prolonged, even at a low grade, our bodies can struggle to find a balance between being alert and allowing ourselves to rest.

Hormonal regulation can go into disarray. Sleep can suffer. Digestion can be affected. Muscles remain tense. We can feel exhausted but wired, unable to settle even when we finally have time to ourselves.

Long term stress can interfere with sleep, immune function and the normal processes that support recovery.

Our bodies need opportunities to rest, regulate and repair.

And perhaps that’s something we don’t give enough thought to in today’s world.

We can’t always control the news, the demands of everyday life or everything happening around us.

But we can begin to create moments of calm for ourselves.

Time away from our screens. A walk in nature. A few quiet minutes to breathe. Time to rest without feeling guilty.

And sometimes, allowing someone else to look after us for a change.

🌿 Just one of the reasons I value reflexology and Reiki.

At A Positive Touch Reflexology & Wellness, one of the things I offer you is a space to pause, unwind and give yourself permission to step away from the constant demands of life.

Not another thing to achieve. Not another thing on your to-do list.

Just time for you.

Because looking after yourself isn’t selfish, and rest isn’t something you have to earn.

✨ When did you last give yourself permission to truly switch off?

If you feel you need a little breathing space, I’d love to hear from you.

WHAT IF WE THOUGHT ABOUT REIKI DIFFERENTLY… What if we thought about it as an easily accessible self care kit, to be use...
16/10/2026

WHAT IF WE THOUGHT ABOUT REIKI DIFFERENTLY…

What if we thought about it as an easily accessible self care kit, to be used daily as required

We live in a world that rarely asks us to slow down.

We’re switched on, contactable, busy, overstimulated, expect and expected to keep going.

We push through tiredness.
Ignore the tension in our shoulders.
Override the little voice telling us we’ve had enough.
And often, we only stop when our bodies make the decision for us.

What if we approached our wellbeing differently?

What if we built small moments of reconnection into everyday life, rather than waiting until we were running on empty?

Reiki can be part of that personal body-mind self care kit.

A few minutes of self-Reiki.
Hands resting gently on your body.
Conscious breathing.
A moment away from the noise.
Time to notice how you actually feel, rather than how you think you should feel.

These aren’t complicated things. But in a world that constantly pulls our attention outwards, learning to turn it inwards can be powerful.

And the real value may be in making it a regular practice, not simply reaching for it when everything becomes too much.

Think of it as tending to yourself, rather than waiting until you’re depleted.
Little and often

We maintain our homes, our cars, our phones and our relationships. Perhaps it’s time we became just as intentional about maintaining our relationship with ourselves.

What would change if looking after yourself became a daily practice, rather than a last resort?

🌿 Reiki beyond the treatment couch
✨ Connect. Listen. Trust.

REIKI BEYOND THE TREATMENT COUCH 🌿Sometimes, healing begins with a hand.I spent many years as a nurse.And I often think ...
13/10/2026

REIKI BEYOND THE TREATMENT COUCH 🌿

Sometimes, healing begins with a hand.

I spent many years as a nurse.

And I often think about the things that happen in healthcare that never make it into notes, care plans or clinical records.

The conversations that weren’t about medication, investigations or treatment.

The moments when someone needed to talk about a recent loss, share their pain, or simply sit with someone who wasn’t in a hurry to move on to the next thing.

I remember how the desk, the uniform, the role itself could create a certain distance between you and the person sitting in front of you.

And yet, sometimes, all it took to bridge that distance was a hand.

A gentle touch on an arm.
A hand held when words were difficult to find.
A willingness to listen without interrupting, without rushing, without feeling the need to make everything better.

Sometimes, you didn’t need to say anything at all.

You simply needed to be there.

To create a space where someone could let their guard down, where tears were welcome, where they didn’t have to be brave or hold themselves together for your benefit.

I couldn’t tell you how many hands I’ve held or how many stories I’ve listened to over the years.

But I remember the importance of those moments.

I think about them now through the lens of Reiki.

Reiki has deepened my awareness of presence, of the energy we bring into a space, and of the difference between simply being with someone and being truly present with them.

Because perhaps the most important thing we offer another person isn’t always what we do.

Sometimes, it’s the space we create for them to simply be.

No judgement
No expectation
No hurry

Just one human being meeting another with kindness.

✨And isn’t that something we could all do with a little more of? 🌿

✨ Reiki beyond the treatment couch. Because the way we show up in the world matters, too🌿

🌿 WHAT IF WE CHANGED THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT WOMEN’S HEALTH?We talk about periods.We talk about fertility.We talk about p...
12/10/2026

🌿 WHAT IF WE CHANGED THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT WOMEN’S HEALTH?

We talk about periods.
We talk about fertility.
We talk about pregnancy.
We talk about menopause.

But how often do we talk about the woman navigating it all?

The woman trying to understand her cycle.
The woman hoping to conceive.
The woman whose body seems to be changing overnight.
The woman who has spent years putting everyone else first and is only now beginning to listen to herself.

Every stage brings its own questions, changes and challenges. And no two women experience them in quite the same way.

This is why I love reproductive reflexology.

It gives me the opportunity to work with women at different stages of their reproductive lives, offering individualised reflexology treatments alongside time, space and support that is centred around them.

No two women are the same. No two journeys are identical.

And sometimes, having someone who listens, takes the time to understand your experience and supports your wellbeing can make a real difference to how you feel along the way.

🌿 Women’s health deserves attention at every stage of life … not just when we’re trying to fix something.

At A Positive Touch Reflexology & Wellness, I welcome women who want to explore how reflexology might complement their wellbeing.

Because your health journey is yours, and you deserve to feel supported through it.

📩 Curious about reproductive reflexology? My messages are open.

REIKI ISN’T JUST SOMETHING YOU RECEIVE. IT’S SOMETHING YOU LIVE.It’s easy to think of Reiki as something you book when l...
11/10/2026

REIKI ISN’T JUST SOMETHING YOU RECEIVE. IT’S SOMETHING YOU LIVE.

It’s easy to think of Reiki as something you book when life gets too much. An hour of stillness. A chance to switch off. Time to breathe.

And yes, it can be all of those things.

But what if Reiki became more than the hour you spend on a treatment couch?

What if it began to influence how you move through the rest of your life?

The way you respond rather than react.
The way you listen to your body instead of pushing through.
The way you recognise when you need to stop, rather than waiting until you have nothing left to give.
The way you treat yourself, and the people around you.

Reiki invites us to become more conscious of our energy, our choices and the space we create within ourselves.

It doesn’t mean you’ll never feel overwhelmed, angry, exhausted or lost. We’re human, after all.

It means learning to meet those moments differently.

To pause.
To reconnect.
To return to yourself.

For me, Reiki isn’t about escaping the world we live in. It’s about learning how to live in it without losing ourselves along the way.

Reiki isn’t just what happens on the treatment couch. It’s what you carry with you when you get up.

✨ Connect. Listen. Trust.

Big love ❤️

10/10/2026

Always send Reiki to your food and drink.

What if the power isn’t in the practitioner?What if it isn’t about someone “fixing” you, moving something out of you, or...
08/10/2026

What if the power isn’t in the practitioner?

What if it isn’t about someone “fixing” you, moving something out of you, or giving you something you don’t already possess?

What if the practitioner simply creates the space…

and your body knows what to do with it?

We are remarkably good at surviving.

We tense.
We brace.
We hold our breath.
We stay alert.
We keep going.

Until sometimes, we forget what deep rest actually feels like.

Reiki offers something very simple:

space.

Space to stop doing.

Space to soften.

Space to listen.

Space for the body to move out of constant doing and into a different state.

And perhaps that is why people experience Reiki so differently.

Some feel warmth.
Some feel tingling.
Some feel emotion.
Some feel nothing at all.

And sometimes the biggest shift isn’t something dramatic.

It’s simply:

“I haven’t felt this relaxed in years.”

So maybe Reiki isn’t about someone else healing you.

Maybe it’s about creating the conditions in which your own capacity for restoration gets a chance to be heard.

And perhaps that’s a very different way to think about healing 🌿

✨✨✨UPDATE✨✨✨✨Thank you to everyone who has been in touch, I appreciate you all so much, and will be in touch with you al...
05/10/2026

✨✨✨UPDATE✨✨✨✨

Thank you to everyone who has been in touch, I appreciate you all so much, and will be in touch with you all as soon as I work through the list.
I don’t think I’ll need to ask for any more for the whole course 😂
What a response
You are all amazing, thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏

🌿 CASE STUDY VOLUNTEER WANTED 🌿

I’m looking for a local volunteer ( known to me) to take part in a more in-depth case study as part of my Naturopathic Nutrition studies.

This case will involve looking at the whole person

I’ll be exploring your individual ancestry, health history, nutrition, lifestyle and current health picture, looking at nutrition, naturopathic principles and techniques to develop an individual care plan.

I’m looking for someone who:

• Lives locally and can attend 4 separate sessions
• Is ready to start the first session as soon as possible
• Can commit to all 4 sessions
• Is willing to keep a 7-day food diary
• Is open to exploring nutrition, lifestyle and naturopathic approaches as part of their case

🌿This is an opportunity to have your case explored from a whole-person, naturopathic perspective, while helping me develop my practical skills as part of my student training.

🌿The 4 sessions are intended as the start of the process, rather than a quick fix, so a willingness to engage with the process is important.

🌿There is a genuine commitment involved, so please only get in touch if you can make time for all 4 sessions and complete the food diary.

Interested?
Please DM me for more information about the case study and what would be involved. 🌿

LET’S TALK ABOUT ENERGY… ⚡️Because when I say I work with energy through Reiki, I don’t mean some vague, woo-woo concept...
02/10/2026

LET’S TALK ABOUT ENERGY… ⚡️

Because when I say I work with energy through Reiki, I don’t mean some vague, woo-woo concept that has nothing to do with the human body.

Energy is everywhere.

Your heart has its own electrical system.
The sinoatrial (SA) node generates the electrical impulses that help your heart beat.

Your cells contain mitochondria … tiny powerhouses producing ATP, the chemical energy your cells use to do their work.

Your nervous system communicates through electrical and chemical signals.

At fertilisation, the egg produces a fascinating zinc spark - a measurable burst of light released shortly after s***m entry.

And then there are the things we’ve learned to harness.

⌚️ Your quartz watch uses the properties of a quartz crystal to create incredibly precise vibrations that help keep time.

❤️ An ECG detects the electrical activity of your heart.

🧠 An EEG detects electrical activity associated with your brain.

👶 Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of what’s happening inside the body.

🧲 MRI uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the inside of your body.

We already use different forms of energy to understand, measure and interact with the human body every single day.

And then there’s everything else…

Lightning.
Wind.
Thunder.
A flower opening.
A seed becoming a plant.
A baby growing inside a womb.

Energy being stored, transferred, transformed and used.

So energy itself isn’t particularly controversial.

The interesting bit is what happens when we move beyond the energy we can readily measure.

In Reiki, we talk about working with the body’s subtle energy and the energy field around us, sometimes described as the aura.

Science can measure many forms of energy extremely well.

It doesn’t currently have equally good ways of measuring or explaining everything people report experiencing during practices such as Reiki.

And that’s where I think curiosity is much more useful than either extreme.

You don’t have to believe everything.

You don’t have to dismiss everything you can’t currently explain.

You can simply notice.

What happens in your body when you stop?

What do you feel?

Does your breathing change?

Do your shoulders drop?

Does your mind become quieter?

Do you feel warmth, tingling, heaviness, lightness or absolutely nothing obvious at all?

For me, Reiki begins with that curiosity.

Not “How can I make you believe this?”

But…

“What happens when you become quiet enough to notice?”

Because energy is all there really is ✨

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