The Calm Corner CIC

26/10/2026

We are looking forward to seeing our Calm Kids tomorrow - ready for our Parents please check your inbox. For anyone who hasn’t booked their child’s space - there are still a few spaces remaining link in the bio to book 💕

07/10/2026

🔋🌈 RECHARGE! – OCTOBER HALF-TERM WORKSHOP 🌈🔋

What fills your battery?
What drains it?
And what can you do before you reach 1%? 🪫

Our next Young Minds Thrive community workshop is coming this October half term — and this time we’re talking all things RECHARGE! ⚡

Created especially for children aged 8–12, this fun, relaxed and interactive 90-minute wellbeing workshop will help children understand their own emotional “battery” and recognise when they might be starting to run low.

Through games, discussion, creativity and practical activities, we’ll explore:

💡 How to recognise when our battery is running low
🧠 What happens in our brain and body when we feel overwhelmed
⚡ The everyday things that can drain our energy
💚 What helps our individual battery recharge
🧰 Practical tools children can use at home and at school
🎨 PLUS — children will create their own personalised Recharge Plan to take home.

There’s no pressure to talk or share anything they don’t want to. Our Young Minds Thrive workshops are designed to feel welcoming, creative and relaxed, giving children the opportunity to learn about their wellbeing in a way that makes sense to them. 💛

📅 Tuesday 27th October
⏰ 10:30am – 12:00pm
📍 The Hive, Rayleigh Baptist Church, High Road, Rayleigh SS6 7QA
👧🧒 Ages 8–12
🎟️ Limited spaces

🔗 BOOK YOUR PLACE using the link in comments

Complete the RECHARGE booking form⁠

Because we shouldn’t have to wait until our battery reaches 1% before we start looking after ourselves. 🔋💚

🌈 Young Minds Thrive — Mental Health Today, Brighter Tomorrows

Our Young Minds Thrive programme is made possible with funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. 💕

01/10/2026

🌈 YOUNG MINDS THRIVE AT BELFAIRS ACADEMY 🌈

Yesterday myself and Emma had the pleasure of visiting Belfairs Academy Belfairs Academy for the first time, delivering our Young Minds Thrive workshop with a group of Year 7 students. 💛

Starting secondary school is a huge transition, and our morning gave the students a relaxed, safe space to talk openly about how Year 7 has been for them so far — the positives, the challenges and everything in between.

🧠 We explored our “Summer Brains”, thinking about the good things we’ve experienced alongside the worries and anxieties we might be carrying.

One of the most important messages from the morning was that two feelings can exist at the same time. We can be excited and nervous. Happy and worried. Settling in and still finding some things difficult. All of those feelings are valid.

There was lots of conversation, sharing, reflection and some really thoughtful contributions from the group. 💬✨

A brilliant first morning at Belfairs Academy, and we’re already looking forward to seeing the students again and continuing the work with them. 🌈

Young Minds Thrive — Mental Health Today, Brighter Tomorrows.

💛 Funded thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund and National Lottery players.

23/09/2026

💙 Young Minds Thrive is heading to Chase High School! 💙

Today, The Calm Corner CIC will be at Chase High School, delivering our Year 8 Transition Workshop as part of our National Lottery funded Young Minds Thrive programme. 🌈

Moving through secondary school brings so much change — new expectations, friendships, pressures and emotions — and sometimes young people just need the opportunity to stop, check in and recognise that all of those feelings are completely normal.

During today’s relaxed, interactive workshop, we’ll be giving students space to talk, reflect and connect, while exploring practical tools to help with:

🧠 Understanding their thoughts and emotions
💪 Building resilience and confidence
💭 Managing worries and overwhelm
🤝 Recognising their support network
🧰 Creating their own wellbeing toolkit to take forward

Most importantly, we want every young person to leave knowing that they don’t have to have everything figured out — and that small tools and small steps can make a BIG difference. 💗

We’re so excited to bring Young Minds Thrive into another local school and continue making early mental-health support accessible to young people in our community.

A huge thank you to Chase High School for welcoming us, and to The National Lottery Community Fund and National Lottery players for making this work possible. 🌟

Small steps. Big differences. Brighter futures. 🌈

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17/09/2026

🎉 HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY DONNA! 🎉

Today we’re celebrating our wonderful Emotion Coach and counsellor Donna, hitting the BIG 5-0! 🥳💗

I’m sure you’ll all want to join me in wishing Donna a very happy birthday and to enjoy her special day. She’s always putting everyone first but the fun and kindness she brings to The Calm Corner and, most importantly, she makes such a difference to the children and families she supports. 💙

We hope you have the BEST day celebrating — you absolutely deserve it!

Here’s to 50 fabulous years and plenty more adventures to come! 🥂🎂✨

Happy Birthday Donna! We’re very lucky to have you as part of our Calm Corner family. 💙

Lots of love,
Stacey & The Calm Corner team ### 🎈💗

16/09/2026

Our amazing Bal is holding a Christmas wreath making workshop to raise funds for an amazing charity. She will also be running the marathon - how amazing is that!! ✨

Bal has been with us at The Calm Corner from the very start and so we absolutely want to support her. 🎗️

If anyone wants to get in the Christmas mood this is the perfect evening 🎄🥂

Get booking details below 👇🏻 fans Every

29/08/2026

💜🤍

Hyperactive ADHD is about much more than simply having lots of energy.

For some children, there is a persistent drive to move, talk, act or respond, with very little pause between the impulse and the action.

They may wriggle constantly, leave their seat, interrupt, struggle to wait, seek activity and find it incredibly difficult to slow their body and brain down — even when they are tired.

From the outside, that can sometimes be mistaken for poor behaviour, lack of boundaries or a child “just being lively”.

The important difference is the pattern, persistence and impact on everyday life. One energetic afternoon is not ADHD.

Understanding what is happening underneath the behaviour helps us respond with support, structure and realistic expectations rather than simply asking a child to “try harder” to be still.

24/08/2026

🌿 NEW AT THE CALM CORNER WALK & TALK THERAPY 🌿

Did you know The Calm Corner supports adults too?

We know that traditional therapy isn’t for everyone.

Perhaps the thought of sitting opposite someone in a counselling room feels a little too intense.

Maybe you find it easier to talk when you’re moving, struggle to sit still, or simply feel more comfortable outside than within four walls.

That’s why we’re really excited to introduce Walk & Talk Therapy for adults at The Calm Corner. 💚

Walk & Talk Therapy takes counselling out of the traditional therapy room and into the outdoors. You’ll walk alongside one of our Lead Practitioners, at your own pace, while having the same meaningful therapeutic conversations you would have in a counselling session.

🌿 Why Walk & Talk?

Being side-by-side can take away some of the intensity of sitting face-to-face.

Gentle movement can help us feel less “stuck” and give us space to think and reflect.

Being outdoors and around nature can feel calming and grounding.

And for some people, conversation simply flows more naturally when they’re walking.

You don’t need to be particularly fit — this isn’t an exercise session! We walk at a comfortable pace and can pause whenever needed.

Walk & Talk Therapy may support adults experiencing anxiety, low mood, stress, relationship difficulties, grief, loss of confidence, overwhelm or simply a feeling that something in life needs to change.

So if you’ve been thinking…

“I know I could do with some support, but traditional counselling just isn’t for me…”

This could be your alternative. 🌿

🚶 Adult Walk & Talk Therapy
🌿 50-minute 1:1 sessions
💚 Lead Practitioner support
💷 £65 per session
📍 Local outdoor locations

Sometimes talking feels easier when we’re not sitting still.

Walk. Talk. Breathe. Be heard.

Message The Calm Corner to find out more or enquire about starting Walk & Talk Therapy. 💚 [email protected] or DM us #

20/08/2026

☀️ SUMMER OF STRENGTH 💛

What a wonderful morning we had at our Summer of Strength workshop! 🌈

Our young people spent time thinking about their “Summer Brains” — recognising the things that have made them feel good this summer, as well as the worries that can sometimes take up a little too much space.

We talked about emotions, worries and the different tools we can use when things feel overwhelming. 🧠💭

✨ We created our own worry stones
🧰 Built personalised wellbeing toolkits filled with the strategies and activities we’d made
🧘 Finished our morning with a calming guided meditation
🏅 And everyone went home with their toolkit, everything they had created and their very own certificate of participation.

The aim was simple: for every child to leave with practical tools they can use long after the workshop has finished — and a reminder that all feelings are welcome. 💚

A huge thank you to all the brilliant young people who joined us and made the session so special.

And of course, a huge thank you to National Lottery players and The National Lottery Community Fund for helping us make our Young Minds Thrive workshops possible. 💗

🌈 The Calm Corner CIC
Supporting young minds to understand their emotions, build resilience and thrive.

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10/08/2026

Parents of Calm Kids attending our workshop tomorrow please check your inbox ☺️ see you all tomorrow xx 💕