Self-Care Society

… and while I’m here I’d be as well post some set-up photos 🤗

It's a bit bonkers that we're fast approaching September (which means I'll soon be booking sessions for October!) 🤯🎃

See below for remaining session availability for the week ahead. To book your slot head to www.selfcaresociety.co.uk or DM the page directly.

Wishing you all a wonderful Self-Care Sunday and look forward to seeing some of you on my travels next week!

Soph 🌺

Remaining session availability for next week.

As per my ponder a few weeks ago, I aim to start posting the following weeks availability every Sunday morning. 'Aim to' being the pivotal phrase 😂

Booking in can be done direct via the website or via Facebook messenger as usual.

Wishing you all an excellent Sunday!

Soph🌺

When you guys are suffering with my elbow in a glute, and in those brief agonising moments you’re all wondering what the hell you’re paying me for! 😂
Lower back pain often transcends through the glutes and into the legs, particularly the lateral thigh (or IT Band). Focused massage and trigger point therapy in these areas can help free up the muscles in the lower back and leg region and allow for better mobility and less pain.

When utilising massage techniques such as trigger point therapy, it is common to still feel some discomfort afterwards, but this should not exceed much beyond how DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) feels a day or two after a work out.

If your pain levels have remained the same, or develop further, it may be that you require an alternative treatment plan such as hot stone massage for a more gentle intervention, or a visit to an osteopath.

I’m always happy to sign post clients to other professionals whose skills and qualifications differ from my own. I’m a big believer in collaboration over competition, and prioritising the patient over profits (I’m also a big believer in the power of my elbows!) 😂

Wishing you all a wonderful low pain/high mobility Sunday! 💪🏼

Soph 🌺

☀️ So glad summer has finally arrived! ☀️

Fin and I spent the day in Stonehaven on Tuesday and naturally we had to have an Aunty Betty’s!🍦

Yesterday, when finishing up with a Client in Stonehaven, I jumped at the opportunity to head back for my second ice cream in two days! (No judgement - their kiwi and watermelon sorbet are to die for!)🥝 🍉

I hope you’re all enjoying the beautiful weather but do remember to protect your skin and stay hydrated when out in the sunshine. If you have a massage booked during the hot spell, please remember to wash the skin to remove massage wax and apply sun cream before heading back outside. Sun exposure to skin with wax residue can result in severe burns and damage the skin.

Clients who are severely sunburned may be contraindicated for their massage session due to the fragility of the skin and increased pain sensitivity. If this situation arises, your appointment can be rescheduled with no credit implications.

Have fun and look after yourselves!

Soph 🌺

It’s been a great week off with the little guy, we’ve had some ace adventures together! 🥰

For those that have been in touch during leave, thank you for your patience waiting for responses to your enquiries, it is greatly appreciated!

There is limited availability remaining for this week and next so do get in touch if you’re looking to get booked in. Going forward, I may start posting specific availability on the page for clients/followers to see, as much of the enquiries received are regarding session availability and answering this specific question ahead of time would streamline the booking process for everyone.

Session availability can also be seen on the website: www.selfcaresociety.co.uk

Hope you’re all having a wonderful week and look forward to catching up with you all at your next sessions! 🌺

Finally reunited with my little guy until the 24th July! 🥰🥰

There will be delays in responding to enquiries and appointment requests (no appointments available until Wednesday 25th).

For urgent care needs, I am happy to refer Clients out to other local professionals in my absence.

Have a cracking week ahead guys, I know I will! ❤️

Letting social media slide again 🥴.. but a few set up photos and that’s me until next year 😂

A wee reminder that I will be on holiday from Monday 15th July to Wednesday 24th of July. I have additional availability this week, primarily Monday and Tuesday evening. You can book these slots by getting in touch directly on Facebook or by emailing [email protected]

Hope you’re all having a fantastic Sunday and a great start to the summer holidays!

Soph 🌺

Happy Monday Self-Care Society! What a beautiful glimpse of summer! 😍

As you all know I like to send out some ‘audiological self-care’ on occasion, usually whatever I’ve been belting out in the car en route to seeing clients 😅

I love that a big chunk of what I do is drive around beautiful north east Scotland… some blues to go with the blue sky is one way to get me in a top tier mood, as has been the case this morning!

For a free dopamine hit I encourage everyone to burst into song freely and without hesitation - crap karaoke is good for the soul! 😁💪🏼

Wishing everyone a cracking week ahead and I look forward to seeing some of you at your upcoming sessions!

Soph 🌺

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Happy Wednesday SCS!

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks for everyone’s patience last week while I was off the road! It rendered a stressful event very manageable due to your levels of compassion and understanding, and I am so so grateful to you all! As many of you have said - ‘we’ve all been there!’ That sense of solidarity was a huge comfort! 🫶🏼

Now the next challenge is soon to be upon us… the six weeks of coordinating work around our children 🙈 I will therefore be ‘out of office’ as per the dates below so me and the little guy can have some quality fun time together! I will have additional availability the week prior (July 8th-14th), so do get in touch if you have a particular session date in mind for that week and we’ll get you booked in.

Wishing you all a super day ahead!

Soph 🌺

Good afternoon SCS, just a wee update that my trusty old lady will be back with me by the end of play today! 😁 I will now be spending time getting back in touch with Clients to book in sessions for much of the afternoon. If I miss anyone please don’t hesitate to get in touch again.

P.S. Super excited to get back on the road and back to the craft, it’s been a dull week without you guys!

Soph 🌺

🙈 Self-Care Sunday 🙈

What started off as a flat tyre whilst en route to the hills, escalated into a busted alternator and the discovery of a gps tracker superglued to my car battery 😅

I will now be off the road until at least Wednesday, I’ll be in touch with clients who are booked in to reschedule sessions and wont take new bookings for much of this week to ensure that existing bookings/clients are prioritised.

Thank you for your understanding.

Soph 🌺

🥹 My entire day was made this morning! 🥹

Reviews like this are not what I live for, but gosh they do make me smile when they come through - and I am so so grateful to everyone who takes the time to provide feedback!

90% of my Clients are generated through word of mouth. SCS doesn’t use pushy sales tactics or spend a small fortune on advertising… You guys are it. You are, and continue to be, Self-Care Society.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮! ❤️

A cracking day to be working the craft! 💪🏼😁

Happy Monday everyone and wishing you all a superb week ahead! 🤩☀️

It looks like it could get a bit spicy out on the roads tomorrow!

I’ll be keeping a close eye on how the weather hits, but it may be that some appointments may need to be rescheduled.

Soph 🌺

🤯 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! 🤯

My Client gave me permission to share this incredible photo, he couldn’t believe the difference himself!

Shoulder lower, away from the ear and less rounded. Tracking further down the back we can see that the muscles on the right aren’t protruding through the soft tissues the same way as the left side... just phenomenal!

If you’re suffering with the effects of decades of poor posture, DM the page or head to: www.selfcaresociety.co.uk to find out if massage therapy is safe and suitable for you! 🌺

Please see below for information relating to discharging Clients and an example of a notice of discharge.

🌺 𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 🌺

As a female sole trader, operating in a non-discriminatory (yet widely stereotyped) industry and visiting people in their homes, there is an undeniable risk to my safety and wellbeing. As a result, a big part of what I do behind the scenes is screen potential Clients.

I would like to take the opportunity to kindly reinforce policies and procedures related to booking and carrying out massage therapy sessions, and reiterate their relevance and why these policies are in place.

All SCS policies and procedures act as a safeguarding tool for me, the Therapist and you, the Client. All policies are designed to be fair and equitable to all parties with no undue bias towards the business.

Failure to comply with SCS policies may result in a Client being discharged and further prevented from booking in again. 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬.

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 - these are mandatory to be completed for Client safety and insurance purposes. Your session cannot go ahead until this form has been received and reviewed.

In this form you will also be asked if you are subject to the 𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 and declare your understanding that 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝.

Self-Care Society reserves the right to exercise the use of 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐰 to further screen Clients, if felt necessary.

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 - unfortunately I have received several provisional bookings recently quickly followed by requests to either pay in cash or via bank transfer during the massage session.

Please understand these requests will not be accommodated for several reasons:

𝟏. Prepayment assures me that you are committed to following through with your session. If I block out an hour of my time to facilitate a session that is valued at £55 and I receive late cancellation, I have lost earnings due to disingenuous souls and youthful naivety.

𝟐. Payment via the website or by bank transfer creates an added layer of security to me, the Therapist, that the Client I am about to meet is a legitimate individual and not a false persona.
Unfortunately its very easy to create a false identity in the world of social media.

I appreciate there is a lot of onboarding paperwork when an individual books with SCS and this can be time consuming, however, every question and declaration is relevant and required for either Client or Therapist safety.

Establishments who don’t onboard their Clients properly and professionally puts the Clients and Therapists at risk.

𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 should always be prioritised over 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬!

🌺 Thank you 🌺

😌 A few of this weeks set-ups 😌

Throwback to when I used to get a massage almost daily during my re-training period😌

After an impromptu climb up Bennachie yesterday I could definitely do with a mobile Massage Therapist of my own! 😜 With that said, I’m sure after a day or two my calves and quads won’t be screaming at me and I won’t have a penguin-like waddle 😂

Hope everyone is having a great week so far!

Soph 🌺

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐨! 💪🏼

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😍 A few set-up photos from last week 😍

Task one on the list checked off!

If you’d like to book in DM the page or head to: www.selfcaresociety.co.uk 🌺

Walking into Monday like… 😅

Day 5/5 for 𝐒𝐂𝐒 this week and feeling incredibly blessed that I love what I do and have such amazing Clients! 🥰

With the weather improving and a lot of cross-county driving, visiting Clients and fixing their ouchies (😂) it’s safe to I’m a happy Soph!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend when it comes! I’ll be signing off at 3pm and will be unavailable until Sunday due to a family event, but until then, I’ll keep doing something I love and I hope you’re doing the same! 🫶

Soph 🌺

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A wee run round Carnie woods for Self-Care Sunday with the little guy! 💪🏼🥰

Hope everyone is enjoying their god-given rest day! 🌺

Some recent set-up pics at new locations across the city & shire! ☺️🌺

⛰️𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞! 🌊

Hope everyone is enjoying the duck weather this Easter holidays 😒🐣

I’m super glad Finlay and I headed to the beach the one good day we had last week, although we did manage to fill some yucky days with climbing, face painting, den building, baking and a few aggressive games of monopoly and Mario kart 😂 in hindsight it was a great week even if we didn’t manage to get out in the community as much as we’d wanted to!

As Finlay is now spending some quality time with Dad, I have additional availability this week to facilitate sessions outwith normal operating hours, so do get in touch if you have a preferred session time that isn’t usually offered or have any niggles that need worked on. Either DM the page or head to: www.selfcaresociety.co.uk

Wishing you all a cracking week ahead and look forward to catching up with you all at your next sessions! 😌

Soph 🌺

A bit late on the update, but I will be off next week to spend some quality time with the little love of my life! 🥰

I’ll be back to the craft on Monday 8th April. The online booking platform has been updated to reflect this.

Soph 🌺