Today I was treated to a shiatsu massage at The Healthy life centre, I was a little nervous because…read moreit was kind of out of my comfort zone and not somewhere I would normally go but I was made to feel welcomed and comfortable as soon as I walked through the door! The shiatsu massage itself was unbelievable and I plan on making it a monthly treat, it's so worth it!

I've never been one for being organised in my personal life. Making appointments or reservations?…read moreNever! I like to be spontaneous. Yesterday's inspiration was reiki, something I've been wanting to try for a long time. A friend of mine had her life turned around be reiki, and it's been a source of curiosity for me ever since. I was determined that yesterday would be the day I would find out if it was really all that life changing, but finding reiki somewhere at short notice proved to be almost impossible - until I found The Healthy Life Centre. The Healthy Life Centre is like being in my mum's house, but with more healing music and quieter people - it's definitely not an upmarket salon type experience. However, it is cosy, warm and soothing, which are all the ingredients you need for a massage/reiki/healing experience. My reiki (master?), Sam, was lovely, and set me, the newbie up very comfortably. I had to admit, I don't know if I like reiki after yesterday or find it lifechanging, but it did produce some interesting results - some of the questions asked at the end, and locations of problematic energy pointed to things that I didn't discuss, so I'm always a little impressed at that - and gives me a little reason to believe magic still exists in the world. I'll definitely go back again.

No contract, no reviews, no goals, no informed consent, no discussions of the limitations of…read moretherapy or its boundaries, would gossip about other clients, would throw out diagnosis without any transparency or treatment plans. Would lie about referring to my GP 'several times' throughout the therapy without any record of that ever happening. Sujarda Jayne Herring advised and normalized an industry to me which is rooted in trauma, exploitation and crime. She advised me to get involved with it as a therapeutic suggestion without acknowledging the wider risk, Sujarda being the immediate authority for my mental health at the time I regrettably followed her advice. After research I criticized Sujarda Herring's advice which resulted in her engaging in psychological abuse tactics such gaslighting, talking down to me, invalidating, encouraging harm, belittling me and abruptly ending the therapy without referral. After the criticism Sujarda resorted to making false allegations about me, then sending the police to my workplace.

I have been for combined therapies including reiki, tapping and counselling and have found the mix…read moreof both talking things through in a very safe space and practical ways of coping such as breathing and tapping have really helped me more than I could have ever really imagined.