Well, February has officially done its thing - and somehow, here we are, standing at the start of a new month. If the last few weeks felt heavy, busy, a little relentless, or just a bit much, you're not alone. This time of year has a way of sitting on people's shoulders.
But March brings something with it - a bit more light, a bit more possibility. And I'm glad you're here, reading this, taking a few minutes for yourself.
There's a lot in today's newsletter, including a gentle nod to an important awareness day today, a look at what's happening across our community, and a round-up of February at Hunter & Co. Grab a cup of something warm and let's get into it.
A gentle word — 1st March
The 1st of March marks Self-Injury Awareness Day. We're not going to make a big song and dance about it, but we did want to pause and acknowledge it - because the people reading this newsletter are often the ones quietly holding space for clients who carry this kind of pain.
So if that's your world, even just a little bit, thank you for the work you do. And if today feels like a lot, for whatever reason, please do extend some of that same care to yourself.
Dates to have on your radar this March 📅
March is a busy month for awareness days that are genuinely relevant to the work wellbeing professionals do. Here are three coming up that are worth knowing about - whether for your own content, conversations, or simply your own awareness:
This year's theme is 'Accelerate Action' a call to move faster toward gender equality. For many of you running your own practices, this one is personal. The wellness and therapy workforce is overwhelmingly female, and the challenges that come with that - undercharging, unpaid emotional labour, imposter syndrome - are real. A good one to reflect on, and perhaps share something meaningful with your audience.
Sleep is, without question, one of the most underrated pillars of mental health. World Sleep Day is a brilliant opportunity for therapists, coaches and nutritionists to share content around the sleep-mental health connection - something I am all to familiar with (Sleep deprived mother of a neurodivergent 8 year old)
This week encourages a shift in perspective — from deficit to difference, from struggle to strength. Whether or not neurodiversity is your specialist area, it's likely showing up in your consulting room more than you might think. A week worth marking, even with something small.
February at Hunter & Co. — the social media round-up 📊
February was a month of proper, practical content and looking back at it, there’s a really clear thread running through everything we shared: the stuff nobody tells you when you go into private practice.
We kicked off with that exact question “Going private practice? The admin nobody tells you about” and it set the tone perfectly. Followed by practical, no-fluff posts on handling client no-shows without letting it eat into your day, five tech mistakes practitioners tend to make (and how to avoid them), and a Valentine’s-themed post that brought a bit of warmth to the feed mid-month.
The tech stack post was a real highlight though. The message you don’t need 15 different apps, you need about five working properly, really cuts through. Solo therapists, counsellors and coaches are often drowning in tools they half-set-up once and never revisited. That post named it clearly and offered a simple, actionable alternative. That kind of content tends to travel, because people share what feels useful.
The theme running through all of it? Clarity over complexity. Which, when you think about it, is exactly what Hunter & Co. is here for. Follow me over on LinkedIn
The Template Library - A Treasure Trove 💛
Something lovely landed in our inbox recently. A newly qualified therapist had picked up the Template Library and described it as, and I'm quoting here - "a treasure trove." That phrase honestly made my week.
It's exactly what it was built to be. When you're newly in practice, you're already carrying so much, the clinical work, the self-doubt, the sheer logistics of setting up. The last thing you should be doing is spending precious hours staring at a blank document trying to work out how to write a cancellation policy.
The Template Library gives you a proper foundation of over 29 done-for-you templates and guides covering everything from client consent and GDPR compliance to session notes and business operations.
Professionally worded, ready to customise, and built specifically for UK wellbeing professionals.
If you know someone who's newly qualified or just starting out in private practice, this is a genuinely kind thing to share with them. You can find it Here
What's happening in the UK wellbeing world right now 🔍
The landscape for wellbeing professionals is shifting quickly at the moment. Here's what's been catching our eye:
Following years of campaigning, the updated Mental Health Act is now law. The changes are designed to give patients more say in their own treatment and strengthen protections for those in crisis. For practitioners working with clients who interact with statutory services, it's worth familiarising yourself with how this might affect referrals, assessments, and the conversations you're having.
This statistic, published just last week, is staggering.
By 19th February, the UK had already lost an estimated three million working days to mental health-related absence in 2026.
The CIPD reports that mental ill-health is now a key driver of both short- and long-term sickness absence. What this means for our community: demand for your work isn't going anywhere. If anything, the case for accessible, private wellbeing support has never been stronger.
A new NHS campaign launched this week highlights that nearly two in three people with anxiety conditions delay seeking help because they don't feel their symptoms are "serious enough." One in six don't seek help at all. As therapists and coaches, you're often the first port of call when that hesitation finally breaks. It's a reminder of just how important the work of destigmatisation is - and why the content you create matters more than you might realise.
Before you go... 🌿
As always, thank you for being part of this community. Whether you've been reading since the beginning or just found us recently, it means a lot to show up here each week for you.
If there's something you'd love to see covered in a future issue, a question you keep coming back to, a topic that feels relevant right now let me know.
Have a gentle start to March. 🌱
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