Community Therapists Network

11/02/2026

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This week is Children’s Mental Health Week.

And if there’s one message we wish more adults could hold in mind — especially those of us balancing work, family life, nursery drop-offs, school runs, and everything in between — it’s this:

Children don’t always show us what they’re feeling.
They show us what they’re coping with.

Sometimes what looks like:

“attention seeking”

“defiance”

“laziness”

“meltdowns”

“shutting down”

“being difficult”

…is actually a child’s nervous system saying:

“I don’t feel safe.”
“I don’t know how to explain.”
“I’m trying so hard.”

And the truth is — many parents feel caught too.

Some feel relieved to be back at work.
Some feel guilty.
Some feel torn in half.
Some feel like they’re failing even when they’re giving everything.

So this isn’t a post about blame.

It’s a post about something simpler — and more hopeful:

Please listen to what’s underneath.

Because children don’t need perfect adults.
They need present adults.

At the Lifestyle Health Foundation, we believe a child’s behaviour is often the surface of something deeper — and that the most powerful support is not always a technique…

…but a moment of being heard.

💛 If you’re a parent, teacher, clinician, or simply someone who cares about children:

What might change if we got curious about what’s underneath — before we tried to correct what’s on the surface?




Place2Be; NSPCC; YoungMinds; Mind, Child Mind Institute
Tom Tugendhat, Graham Stephens, Tonbridge Angels FC,
Tonbridge Round Table, 17th Tonbridge Scout And Guide Band

14/01/2026

Sharing a message that you may find “speaks to you”, with an opportunity for you to share you important voice.

06/11/2025

A message that feels to be one that our followers would like to read.

A growing body of research points to neurophysiological regulation and recovery as key influences in Parkinson’s progression — linking emotional expression, movement, inflammation, and cellular energy systems through shared brain–body pathways. (Hornykiewicz, 2017; Evans et al.

19/10/2025

A very concerning development for any professional working in the world of to be aware of including h
The British Dietetic Association The Obesity Society Obesity Action Coalition - OAC WeightWatchers Royal College of Occupational Therapists Royal College Of Physicians Royal College of General Practitioners Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine Lifestyle Medicine For Physicians

Earlier today we saw this post on LinkedIn alerting people to a serious issue (currently happening in the US with the weight loss injections - GLP-agonists:

A company promoting access to the injections for use, and with little if any direct medical guidance.

We are sharing the following information that we also shared on Linkedin this morning and would urge you to take a look and perhaps also share with you friends and family:

“Yes, this needs urgent attention and from our perspective, we wish to raise awareness of the following:

⚠️ Public Health & Regulation Awareness
In the U.S., some direct-to-consumer telehealth brands (like Willow) can prescribe and send compounded GLP-1 or GLP-1/GIP medications such as tirzepatide. That’s permissible under U.S. compounding law.

However, in the UK, compounded or cosmetic-use GLP-1 medicines are not approved or licensed — importing them could be unsafe & unlawful.

When we see posts like these from U.S. users receiving these drugs online after minimal consultation, people in UK and other countries must be cautious not to assume the same services are legal there.

We urge the following in UK:

Report any targeted advertising or shipment of compounded GLP-1s to the MHRA → https://lnkd.in/dt6CJED
– Report online ads promoting prescription medicines to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) → https://lnkd.in/e8GnTeEX
Let’s protect patient safety & uphold UK medicine standards by preventing unregulated imports of potent drugs.”

Thank you

We are tagging a few groups who may wish to share
North Kent College
KetoCollege - Medical Ketogenic Dietary Therapies training
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Matthew's Friends Ketogenic Therapies charity
A Balanced Life - Making the Mind Body Connection
Symprove
Zinzino
Neuro Convention
Mr Cookfulness - Ian Taverner
Tonbridge Daily
Ketobakery.co.uk
Tonbridge School
Tonbridge Angels FC
Tonbridge Round Table
Tonbridge Juddians RFC
17th Tonbridge Scout And Guide Band
Tonbridge Grammar School
East Sussex County Council
I am More
Innervate Ltd
Community Therapists Network
UK & International Health Coaching Association

17/10/2025

If you provide care and support for a person with we recommend you read this significant & as well as a and with measurable with the likes of
British Geriatrics Society The Neurological Alliance BAAT - The British Association of Art Therapists British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT)Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists UK Government Person-Centred Neurosciences Society Brain Tumour Research The Brain Charity International Brain Tumour Alliance Tonbridge Cottage Hospital League of Friends The Brain Tumour Charity Brainstrust Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice Royal College of Occupational Therapists Royal College of General Practitioners Royal College Of Physicians

01/10/2025

If you work with people who take an antidepressant, this is an important post and message.

Neil Bindemann PhD, P-CNS Exec Director and Neuro-Immunologist, in this short article first posted on LinkedIn, shares some of the evidence-based research, highlighting a very significant ‘hidden cost’ associated with antidepressant medications. To read the short post and why this needs urgent attention visit our website at https://p-cns.org.uk/the-hidden-sensory-cost-of-antidepressants-and-the-therapeutic-value-of-fasting/