How I Support Your Path
I hold space for those who are ready to explore and understand challenging behaviors and life’s upsets. Using a heart-led, playful approach, we move out of the mind and into the body, using nervous system regulation to be present with and process emotional states by following the body's innate wisdom. Together, we uncover hidden beliefs and suppressed emotions. By understanding how your childhood experiences shape you, you free yourself to rewire old patterns, create change, and make conscious choices.
My Journey
My path is an unexpected journey—stretching from the urgency of a frontline Paramedic and the intuitive touch of a Massage Therapist to the dynamic energy of an events organizer and the depth of Compassionate Inquiry. Navigating dyslexia, addiction, abusive relationships, and profound grief gave me a hard-earned empathy for the deep struggles we carry. Through these personal wake-up calls and my professional work, I discovered the body's incredible resilience and the grounding power of nervous system co-regulation. Today, I bring this genuine, lived experience to support you on your own path to healing.
What's your struggle? You are not alone. I have been there. Together we can explore and gently shift any unwanted behaviours and patterns that keep you feeling stuck.
Experience a nagging feeling that there's something wrong with you, no matter what you achieve?
Feel stuck in situations or relationships that don't feel good, and not sure how to get out?
Notice a harsh inner critic, or find yourself blaming yourself and others?
Find it hard to say what you really want, or find yourself caught in people-pleasing to keep others happy at your own expense?
Find yourself using alcohol, drugs, or constant busyness as a way to soothe or escape uncomfortable feelings?
Live with persistent anxiety, unresolved anger, or chronic physical pain that your body seems to be holding onto?
Where I can Support You
I hold space to help you navigate, process, and release unprocessed emotional states and constriction that are holding you back:
Addiction & Recovery
Moving beyond "why the addiction" to "why the pain."
Co-dependency & Boundaries
Supporting you in learning to say "no" and prioritising your needs.
Trauma & Sexual Trauma
Safely metabolising the "implicit memory" stored in the body to reclaim your safety.
Burnout & Anxiety
Moving from survival mode and inner criticism into a regulated, self-compassionate flow.
Physical & Chronic Pain
Addressing the emotional constriction, childhood adaptations, and grief that manifest as physical tension.
Anger & Grief
Learning to allow these powerful emotions rather than being consumed or silenced by them.
Relationship Struggles & Triggers
Understanding the recurring upsets and "body bracing" that happen when our past shows up in our present connections.
My Daily Philosophy
My own practice is rooted in the same principles I offer you: pausing to respond rather than react, questioning limiting beliefs, and staying present with what arises in the mind and body. I’ve learned that healing isn't about fixing what is broken, but reconnecting with who we truly are beneath the patterns. For me, life is a rollercoaster ride—full of ups, downs, and loops. I meet it with compassion and presence, and when I can't, I am okay with that too. This journey is about taking responsibility for our experience so we can move from victim to creator and become our own biggest cheerleaders.
Held Spaces
Explore 1-2-1 healing paths or interactive community-led spaces designed to reconnect you to you.
One-to-One Sessions
Compassionate Inquiry
Safe, somatic-based exploration of deeply rooted childhood conditioning. Uncover and shift patterns holding you back in life.
Me Time: Nervous System Regulation
Gentle, somatic, body-centered work designed to move you from chronic fight-or-flight into feeling safe, anchored, and soft.
Group Classes & Workshops
Move & Groove
Movement & Music
Expressive body-led movement sessions to liberate stored tension and flow freely through music.
Saying Yes Meaning No
Boundary Workshops
Master boundaries. Explore how somatic defense mechanisms manifest as over-giving, fawning, or fawning.
Glass Walking
Group Containers
Deep experiential containers where absolute presence is needed to step onto broken glass. A guided held container that moves beyond a physical challenge.
Life Circle
An intimate container for sharing
A dedicated, slow-paced, and confidential container designed for collective healing, specifically for the Compassionate Inquiry Tribe.
It's not just about reaching the end of the rollercoaster, it's about the entire ride. Embrace the ups, the downs, and everything in between — that's where you truly discover yourself.
— Ruth Veda
Background & Qualifications
My clinical work draws on a varied professional history. I pack the urgency of an NHS frontline Paramedic’s experience, the intuitive touch of a Massage Therapist, and varied roles as a Cancer Co-ordinator, Nanny, and Event Organiser. This gives me a unique, comprehensive view of human health, crisis, and care.
Somatic & Psychotherapeutic
- • Certified Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner & Intern Training (Facilitated by Dr. Gabor Maté)
- • Graduate Training in Compassionate Inquiry
- • Empowerment Coach & Glass Walking Facilitator
- • Certified Breath Coach (YogaBody)
- • NOCN Intuitive Recovery
Bodywork & Physical Therapy
- • ITEC Level 3: Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology
- • Diplomas: Deep Tissue, Swedish Full Body, On-Site, and Seated Acupressure Massage
- • Baby Massage Instructor
- • Reiki II Practitioner