Sacred Shed Wellbeing

  When you support small businesses you're supporting someone to live their life & you're also making them so happy! Quite often business ideas have been hatching for years & are part of people's dreams. Do you remember those machines you'd sometimes see at train stations?You could type in your name & details & have a business card printed on the spot. I always fancied doing it but never had a business.  So above is one side of my business card & also a quick video (below) that I took of seeing the first draft of my poster in print. My beautiful friend Cat, helped me enormously with this. I knew the logo, the colour scheme & the wording, but she perfected it & put flourishes on it & worked so hard. I'm so lucky to know such beautiful people. 

 

  I hope having some frequently asked questions zaps some of the anxiety or uncertainty out of approaching this service.  And I also hope it encourages other questions - which you can ask here (in the comments), or on a call or via email or FB messenger. Please try not to feel shy about reaching out. Q : Do I need a diagnosis to get support ? A : No, not at all. And if you do, this service is to add to any treatment you may have, not replace it if you need statutory mental health services or other formalised care. It's an add on, complementary service.  Q : Do I need to be a Carer or a Health worker? * A : No, these are support areas I specialise in & have experience in & feel passionately about, but it's not necessary to be a carer or health worker.  *But if you are please reach out as you're deserving of support & I've pretty big discounts available for you too!. Q : Do you also have lived experience ? A : Yes I do, and I subtley weave it into my appr...

Chanctonbury Leisure Centre, Storrington: organised, planned & staffed Mental Health Awareness Week stall, as part of BHT Sussex Mental health recovery services.  NHS Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust : 17 years service. Short Breaks for Carers: AGE UK Citizens Advice Horsham (Debt & Mental Health 6 month project, report & speech given at WSX Mind AGM). Carers Support Charity, West Sussex : Compiled & delivered mental health tools workshop. Quick wellbeing tips for busy carers. Chanctonbury Leisure Centre: World Mental Health Day event 2024. RSPB & Men Walk Talk : Mental Health Awareness Week event 2025. Grow Wellbeing charity Brighton & Hove. Southend Social Services Day centre. Redbridge Social Services Day centre.   

 These images are both photos I took when I allowed myself a 'moment'. The tree is in Kingley Vale ancient woods & the rose & bee were in my garden.  https://youtu.be/vudmHPMyPV4?is=3m_0jSyrH_zRd2Rf The healing power of nature always fascinated me & I referred myself to a woman only therapeutic allotment group several years ago.  I turned up, checked who the participants were & then sadly & reluctantly walked away without entering the allotment gates. It transpired there was a lady I worked with attending it, a lady I knew as a service user. A year or 2 later I had really grappled with the frustration of how I'd really wanted to experience nature therapy & not have to worry about privacy or boundaries or awkwardness. I worked in Brighton & Hove community mental health teams for over 10 years & worked out I probably knew about 500-700 service users. It wasn't that I didn't wish to see them but I knew it would be a boundary & privac...

- Do you work in a industry where people naturally offload their troubles to you? (e.g. Beauty/holistic wellbeing/hairdressers/care/health). And do you feel concerned you're not saying the right things / doing enough? - Sacred Shed could offer some support, guidance & reassurance to you and your staff team.  - Are you feeling overwhelmed or stuck & need some support from someone who understands anxiety / low mood / overwhelm / emotional dysregulation. -  Do you feel ready for a change in your life but can't seem to prioritise, reach or even set goals for yourself? - Are you feeling isolated, overwhelmed or burnt out & at a loss as to where to start helping yourself.  - Do you feel physically too tired or vulnerable to leave the house alone & just need some regular, trusted, friendly support to get out the house. - Are you anxious on public transport & need some Graded Exposure work to help you gain confidence over time. - Do you spend the majority of t...