Nurturing Minds

Nurturing Minds Coaching Psychologist (MSc) | Supporting parents, professionals and teams to lead with compassion, curiosity and confidence. Helping people thrive!

Delivering psychologically informed coaching, wellbeing workshops and staff training (in person & online).

This morning started with a group of girls walking into a room they’ve never been in before, where most of them didn’t k...
19/08/2026

This morning started with a group of girls walking into a room they’ve never been in before, where most of them didn’t know each other.

There were lots of nerves and unsure faces.

90 minutes later they left smiling, calm, positive and proud of themselves 🌸

One little girl said it was her favourite thing she’d done all summer 🥹

Today wasn’t about teaching girls to be louder, more confident, more outgoing.

It was about creating a space for them to discover their strengths, try something new that felt a bit difficult, celebrate each other, be silly and experience what it feels like to be accepted exactly as they are.

And they were incredible!!

Every single girl got stuck in. They encouraged each other, shared so openly and brought so much joy to the room.

Girls don’t need to change anything in themselves to feel confident.

They need opportunities to discover just how much is already within them 🌸

Sometimes what looks like “bad behaviour”… is actually a child trying to make sense of some really big feelings.The chil...
04/08/2026

Sometimes what looks like “bad behaviour”… is actually a child trying to make sense of some really big feelings.

The child who gives up quickly.

The one who compares themselves to everyone else.

The one who cries over seemingly little things.

The one who says, “I’m rubbish.”

They’re not trying to make your life difficult.

Often, they’re trying to make sense of something they don’t yet have the words, confidence or tools to understand.

That’s why I created Brave & Bloom.

Not to teach girls to never feel worried, frustrated or overwhelmed…

But to help them understand themselves, manage big feelings and trust themselves a little more each time.

Because confidence isn’t built by telling a child to “just believe in yourself.”

It’s built through experiences that teach them:

💛 I’m not the only one.

💛 My feelings make sense.

💛 I can cope with hard things.

If your daughter is 7–10 and you’d love her to head into the new school year feeling a little more confident, connected and self-assured, I’d love to welcome her.

🌸 Brave & Bloom
📍 Chichester
🗓️ 19th August

Send me a message if you’d like to know more. 💛

🔗 Booking link in my bio

That she didn’t have to earn her worth.That she didn’t have to be perfect.That making mistakes didn’t make her a failure...
29/07/2026

That she didn’t have to earn her worth.

That she didn’t have to be perfect.

That making mistakes didn’t make her a failure.

That not everyone had to like her.

That she was already enough.

If you’d met me as a little girl, you probably wouldn’t have guessed any of that.

I smiled.

I was kind.

I tried so hard.

But underneath, I worried constantly about getting things wrong. I wanted everyone to like me and believed I had to make everyone else happy.

Looking back, I don’t think I needed more praise.

I needed help building a healthier relationship with myself.

Because confidence isn’t built by hearing “You’re amazing, you can do it!”

It’s built through the quiet beliefs children develop about themselves over time.

✨ I can make mistakes and still be okay.

✨ I can do hard things.

✨ I don’t have to be perfect to be proud of myself.

✨ I can trust myself.

Those beliefs shape the way children approach friendships, challenges, setbacks and opportunities for years to come.

That’s one of the reasons I created Brave & Bloom.

Because I want more girls to grow up believing in themselves, recognising their strengths and trusting who they are…

Long before self-doubt gets the loudest voice.

That’s why I care so much about helping girls build strong foundations now, while those beliefs about themselves are still taking shape.

To book brave & bloom click the link in my bio

27/07/2026

Starting secondary school is a big transition.

Not just because of new classrooms, timetables and teachers…

But because children are also navigating new friendships, greater independence, bigger expectations and all the emotions that come with that.

That’s why I’m so excited to have teamed up with to deliver a FREE parent and child workshop designed to help families feel more emotionally prepared for the move to secondary school.

✨ While the children take part in creative confidence-building activities, I’ll be working with parents, sharing practical, evidence-informed strategies to help you support your child through one of the biggest transitions of their school life.

You’ll both leave with practical tools, greater confidence and ideas you can start using straight away.

📍 Chichester
📅 Tuesday 4th August
💛 Completely FREE

Spaces do need to be booked, so if your child is starting Year 7 this September, we’d love to welcome you.

🔗 Comtact to book

Thank you to the funders who make our FREE outreach and wellbeing activities possible!


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Starting secondary school is exciting… but it can also feel like a really big step. ❤️New teachers. New friendships. A b...
23/07/2026

Starting secondary school is exciting… but it can also feel like a really big step. ❤️

New teachers. New friendships. A bigger school. More independence. New routines.

It’s completely normal for children (and parents!) to have mixed emotions about September.

That’s exactly why I’m so excited to be partnering with Young Peoples Shop to deliver this FREE Secondary School Ready Workshop.

Over the session, children will build practical strategies to help them manage worries, navigate change and grow in confidence as they prepare for this exciting new chapter.

While the children are taking part in their own activities, parents will have the opportunity to explore how they can continue building confidence, communication and emotional resilience at home, so everyone leaves feeling more prepared for the transition ahead.

💛 Tuesday 4th August
📍 The Young People’s Shop in Chichester
🎟️ FREE (booking essential)

I’d absolutely love to see some of you there. If your child is starting Year 7 this September and you’d like them to head into secondary school feeling that little bit more confident and prepared, we’d love to welcome you.

👉 Please contact Young Peoples Shop to book your space (telephone and email are on the flyer)

Thank you to the funders who make our FREE outreach and wellbeing activities possible!
The Hyde Group
Co-op
The National Lottery Community Fund & Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
David Hunt
Hall & Woodhouse

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