Talk to Natalie - Counselling & Wellbeing Service in Suffolk

18/10/2026

Monty has been to the pumpkin patch and has selected the perfect 👌 🎃 ones for young people to paint or bedazzle on Friday night in the wellbeing session at 7.45pm-9pm after Dungeons and Dragons at 6.15pm.
We will also have an Autumn themed d&d session on Wednesday in the wellbeing session at the Home Ed group 12-3pm.
Spaces are limited so young people can please sign up with Natalie on the door, on the day.
The wellbeing sessions run alongside our regular opening times and activities, and are designed to help teens express themselves and have the opportunity to talk and make new friends whilst relaxing and having lots of fun, led by qualified Therapist Talk to Natalie - Counselling & Wellbeing Service in Suffolk

07/10/2026

New short film spotlighting school avoidance

07/10/2026

Some worries feel so loud that they take up the whole day.

What other people think. What they might do next. A message left unanswered. Something that happened last week. Something that hasn’t even happened yet.

It’s hard, especially when you care deeply. But not every worry needs an answer from you.

When things feel overwhelming, it can help to come back to what is actually in your control:

How you speak to yourself.
How you respond.
Where you put your energy.
The boundaries you set.
What you say yes or no to.
The next small thing you do.

You can’t control someone else’s mood, choices or understanding of you. But you can pause, breathe, and choose what protects your peace today.

That isn’t giving up. It’s putting your energy where it can make a difference.

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04/10/2026

06/09/2026

It's the day of rest....How's it going?

28/08/2026

Burnout does not always look like falling apart.
Sometimes it looks like functioning.
You still get up.
You still answer messages.
You still go to work.
You still look after everyone else.

But everything feels heavier.

Your patience is shorter.
Your concentration disappears.
Small decisions feel exhausting.
Things you normally enjoy start to feel like another task.

You may become quieter.
More irritable.
More withdrawn.
More emotional.

Or sometimes, you feel almost nothing at all.

Burnout can happen when you have been carrying too much for too long without enough rest, support, recovery or space to simply be.

And one of the hardest parts is that people often do not realise how depleted they are until their body and mind start forcing them to slow down.

Rest is not always the complete answer, but it is often part of the beginning.

So is asking for help.
Reducing what can be reduced.
Creating boundaries.
Giving yourself permission to stop operating at full capacity.

You do not have to wait until you completely fall apart before you take your exhaustion seriously.

I usually know burnout is creeping in when my patience gets shorter and my nervous system feels constantly “on.”

That’s normally my cue that I need to slow down before my body forces me to.

What is the first sign you notice when you are becoming burnt out?

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27/08/2026

From staying true to your roots and never giving up on your dreams, the life of Dolly Parton offers lessons in resilience, kindness and authentic living

27/08/2026

27/08/2026

In all my work with clients, my favorite moment is the moment after a long, hard road⁠—a road filled with upheaval, chaos, grief, letting go, rebuilding—

when, suddenly, they look around at their life and realize they've become filled with color again.

Their laughter is back online.
Their long-forgotten goofiness has bubbled up.
Their creativity has emerged like a sunflower through the concrete.
Their heart⁠—the full depth of their emotional range⁠—has woken up.

Why? says it beautifully — because their nervous system feels safe again.

Why? Because they've shown themselves that they have their own back; that they won't abandon themselves anymore.

Why? Because they've moved through the trauma, the grief, the betrayal, the shock ⁠— and it was hard, possibly the hardest thing they've ever done, but they survived it, and now they're here. Living. Choosing.

Life transitions can be destabilizing.
When you're in the thick of them, it can feel like you've lost all of your color⁠, forever.

But when you create a new chapter with enough safety, enough support, and enough beauty within it, it all comes rushing back.

23/08/2026

Slow down Sunday (and every day) 🌞 😌