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Kirstie Ryan-Wood l Lunar Mind Therapeutic Services, Derby (2026)

Supporting children’s residential homes through attachment-focused practice, training, consultancy & safeguarding to help children heal, grow and thrive. 💜

09/09/2026

Today has been one of those days.

A little messy. A little overwhelming. Lots to juggle, errands to run, work to somehow keep on top of, and preparing for little one’s birthday tomorrow amongst it all. 🎂

AND… because apparently life had other plans, we’ve had to book the caravan life for another week. 😂🏕️

But this time… we’ve upgraded to SILVER. ✨

So, you know… if we’re going to be living the caravan life a little longer, we might as well do it with a bit of luxury! 😂

But honestly, today has also reminded me of something.

Sometimes you have to experience the difficult, messy moments to really recognise the people who stand beside you through them.

The people who don’t disappear when things get complicated.

The ones who help with the errands, take some of the pressure off, keep you laughing when you could quite easily cry, and simply make you feel like you’re not carrying everything alone.

And today, I am very, very grateful for this man. ❤️

For coming down.
For helping me through the chaos.
For supporting me with all the little things I need to get done.
For understanding the juggle between work, motherhood, life and everything else.
And for being there whilst I try to make tomorrow special for my little one.

Life certainly isn’t looking how I imagined it would right now.

But maybe that’s okay.

Because sometimes hope isn’t found when everything is perfect.

Sometimes it’s found in the middle of the chaos… in the laughter, the little moments, the people who stay, and the unexpected upgrades to your temporary caravan home. 😂✨

So here’s to another week of caravan life, silver upgrades, birthday celebrations, questionable work-life balance and figuring it all out as we go.

Messy doesn’t mean hopeless.

Sometimes, it’s just the beginning of something new. 🤍🌊

🤍✨

04/09/2026

Sometimes, you have to accept being the villain in someone else’s story.

That has been one of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn.

I’ve spent years trying to explain myself, fix things, protect everyone’s feelings and prove I care.

But my move to Cornwall has reminded me that people often see the decision, not everything that led to it.

You can explain your intentions, take accountability and try to repair what you can—but you cannot control someone else’s version of the story.

Acceptance doesn’t mean you agree with them or that you weren’t hurt.

It means you stop putting yourself on trial for choosing a better life.

Being the villain in someone else’s story doesn’t make you a bad person.

Sometimes, it simply means their story isn’t yours to rewrite.

Maybe acceptance is giving yourself permission to heal. 🤍

29/08/2026

Sometimes the biggest lessons come from the smallest people. 🤍

Tonight, Emelia is lying in bed, talking to me about everything that is going on.

She knows I’ve been speaking to solicitors. She’s thinking about making friends. She’s worrying about where she’ll have lunch. She doesn’t even know where the toilet is yet.

And in amongst all of that excitement is uncertainty.

A new home.
A new school.
A new chapter.
A completely different life.

As a parent, there are conversations you desperately want to shield your children from. But when something is a daily reality, especially during the summer holidays when there is nowhere to escape the conversations, sometimes all you can do is create a safe space for them to talk.

To listen.

To let them say, “I’m worried about this.”
“I don’t understand that.”
“What happens if…?”

And actually hear them.

There will be people who see me as the villain in this chapter.

Maybe they always will.

But sometimes we have to make incredibly difficult decisions and take our children away from what they know — not because we want to hurt anyone, but because sometimes children need the opportunity to heal, and sometimes we need the opportunity to heal too.

That doesn’t make it easy.

It doesn’t mean there isn’t grief.

It doesn’t mean there aren’t moments of doubt, guilt and fear.

It just means choosing to believe that there can be something healthier on the other side of all of this.

So tonight, I’m listening to my little girl worry about lunch and toilets and making friends… and somehow she reminds me that children don’t need us to have every answer.

They need us to listen.

They need us to reassure them.

They need us to let them feel what they feel.

And they need us to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

Here’s to a new chapter. 🌊

To new places.
New friendships.
New memories.
New beginnings.

And to the lessons my children continue to teach me every single day.

Sometimes, we think we’re the ones raising them… but they’re quietly teaching us how to live too. 🤍

26/08/2026

Some people come into your life professionally… and then there are the people who become part of your life and your journey. ❤️

As I get ready to relocate to Cornwall, I’ve been thinking a lot about how incredibly grateful I am for Millie — my colleague, my friend, and the person who is continuing to support me in looking after and navigating my residential homes across the Midlands.

And honestly… I would be very lost without her.

What started as a friendship has grown into something I genuinely couldn’t have imagined. Millie brings so much knowledge, expertise, honesty, challenge, compassion and heart to Luna Mind Therapeutic Services.

I’ve trusted her with my “baby” — something I’ve built, nurtured and poured so much of myself into — and watching it grow with her alongside me has been incredibly special. ❤️

As I relocate, we exchanged presents and had one of those moments where you stop and really acknowledge each other. How much you care. How much you value each other. How much you’ve achieved together.

And it reminded me of something really important…

When people align with the same values, ethos and belief in doing things differently, distance doesn’t change the connection.

It doesn’t matter where we are.

We can still collaborate.
We can still challenge each other.
We can still support each other.
And, most importantly, we can still make a difference.

So, whilst I’m moving into Cornwall and expanding further into the South West, Luna Mind will continue supporting homes across the Midlands, with Millie playing a huge part in that.

And who knows… eventually Wales may be on the cards too, when Millie decides she wants to head back home herself! 😂❤️

We’ve already had so many people getting in touch about PACE training, bespoke training and therapeutic support, which has been amazing.

But did I mention that Millie can also deliver:

🔥 INCEL training
🔥 Manosphere training
🔥 Exploitation training
🔥 Bespoke therapeutic and safeguarding training
🔥 Support tailored around the individual needs of your home and young people

And there’s something new coming down the pipeline that I’m really excited about… 👀

This next chapter also means I can take a little step back from the day-to-day frontline work while still maintaining clinical and therapeutic oversight, allowing Luna Mind to continue growing without everything relying on me physically being in one place.

So, if you’re a residential home, organisation, manager or professional looking for training, therapeutic support, consultation or bespoke input, please get in touch.

📍 Midlands
📍 South West
📍 Eventually… further afield

Keep connecting.
Keep sharing knowledge.
Keep challenging the way we do things.

Because when the right people come together, we really can make this industry stronger together. ❤️

And Millie… thank you.

More than you probably realise. 🥹❤️

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