As you know, the link between sleep and mental health is a rather potent one. Those with mental health issues are more likely to suffer from sleep disorders. At the same time, sleep-related problems may raise the risk of developing certain mental illnesses. To offer better treatment options, it means respecting this link. It also… [Read More]
Waiting
When I was in secondary school, starting my A-Levels, I ended up with a new English Literature Teacher. She was pretty brutal – fierce…but not in a good way. We all thought she was maybe a failed actress, in the vein of ‘those who don’t make it, end up teaching’. I’m still not sure how… [Read More]
6 ways to deepen the connection with your audience
If we’re to believe everything the marketers tell us, when it comes to growing our business, we’d be focused on the size of our audience far more than we would be focused on the people behind those numbers. Rather than deepening our connection to our audience, we’d simply be focused on growing it. Our focus… [Read More]
Energy management and unwanted visitors
Feeling depleted of energy, depressed, headaches, feeling sick or have anxiety. Do you pick up on others physical and emotional pain? As therapists we so often look after everyone else’s needs and not always our own. Through many years personal experience of hairdressing, healing, massage and therapies I have started to work in a very… [Read More]
Journaling – the power and pleasure
I recently offered my services to a wellbeing festival near where I live. I did an hour long journaling workshop, designed to be a (very) brief introduction to getting started. One of the first mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapies I tried that actually worked for me was journaling (there had been many other tips and… [Read More]
Therapists – take care of your hands
Looking after your hands is key and affects every single one of you who works as holistic and beauty therapists! It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to tell you that your hands are a vital tool for interacting with the world around you. As a guide, we all have 27 bones and 29 joints in… [Read More]
We all have mental health
I think I must have deleted this blog approximately 1 million three hundred and seventy six times before getting to the point that I’m sharing it with you. If I’m really honest, I probably would have deleted it twice this many times again, and I don’t really know why! Maybe because I felt like I… [Read More]
The Business of Beauty
Can you believe that we are already halfway through 2018? It’s been a really exciting year so far! We’ve got lots of lovely new members in our club and our business and therapy experts are simply amazing. We feel truly blessed and grateful for everything the last few months has brought us. We can’t wait… [Read More]
Looking after your feet
Guest feature by Sharon Neal, Owner of Neatfeet Cymru They’re the first things up in the morning and the last things into bed at night! Do you give your feet the respect and love that they deserve? It’s very easy to take them for granted. They’re just there at the end of our legs putting… [Read More]
Posture for therapists
One body, look after it! Guest feature by Kerry Beavis, Award-winning owner of The Revive Company As a therapist, your body is your most important tool of your trade, so do not let it dictate to you when your career is over! You can’t get a new one at Sally’s! How many times throughout the… [Read More]
