Grow With Serena

31/05/2026

Thought I'd pop on and read a lil extract from my latest Substack.

I feel this is the best writing I've done in a while. It's deeply personal and the whole process has been empowering for me. To be honest. I always come back to writing, it's been part of my whole life, since I could pick up a pen.

So this is from me to you on this calming Sunday morning.

You can subscribe to my Substack here or the link in my bio substack.com/

28/05/2026

Taking a trip out by yourself is not going to solve all your problems... But a gentle outing by yourself can soothe your overwhelmed nervous system.

Sometimes we think too big and then give up before we've even give ourselves a chance...
So take the pressure off and start super small.

Maybe you won't get that day in a spa yet, but even sitting by a body of water could help, or taking time out for 2 minutes and find a babbling brook video on YouTube and imagine you're there.

This world can be tough, but taking just a minute or 2 for yourself is where you can start to soften it.

I see you...you're doing great!

[email protected]
www.serentherapies.com

27/05/2026

This is probably the most honest and deeply personal thing I've written for a while... and honestly...I felt like not publishing it..as it felt too personal and why would anyone want to read that!

But! I know that through the years, other people's stories, experiences they've shared, have inspired me and helped me not feel like I was the only one who had been through it. Another human in the world that gets it.

So if one person reads this and exhales a sigh of recognition, then it's done it's job.

My latest Substack piece, You Were Never the Problem, explores:

being misunderstood

workplace contradiction

identity and belonging

emotional exhaustion

and the quiet journey back to yourself

One line from my writing that stayed with me:

“Competence does not always create belonging. Sometimes it creates discomfort.”

If you’ve ever felt out of place in spaces that should have felt safe… this one may resonate deeply.

Link below👇🏾 and in my profile

https://serenabostock.substack.com/publish/post/197524208

25/05/2026

Time for a career change? 🤔🤩

19/05/2026

Be a rebel and Pause with me in my first published Substack.

Writing has been with me since I was a little girl and often returns to me as a guide, my companion...

In my Substack I explore reclaiming yourself through freedom, autonomy and control in a world of unwritten rules, secret codes and so called societal norms.

Be a rebel and join me in the quiet rebellion

Click the link in my bio or DM me
https://open.substack.com/pub/serenabostock/p/the-great-pause

18/05/2026

Absolutely agree!

Rest is not a reward — it is a necessity. In a world that asks us to keep going, choose to pause.

✍🏽 Journal Prompt: What does rest look like for you right now, and are you allowing yourself to receive it?

You deserve restoration.



📸 Margaret Courtney-Clarke

18/05/2026

Going into Monday like… 💃🏽

Regulated nervous system
Positive mindset
Gratitude
Confidence
Joy in the little things

Hypnotherapy changes more than people realise ✨

17/05/2026

Hi lovely souls,

The last few weeks have felt hectic for me.

One thing after another.
Constantly responding, solving, organising, moving.

And before I knew it, I had slipped fully back into action mode.

Fight mode.

But I’ve noticed something important…

When I slow down…
When I stop rushing…
When I allow myself to pause…

My inspiration returns.

My spark comes back online.

Ideas flow again.

Life starts feeling colourful instead of heavy.

Not when I push harder.
When I pause.

We live in a world that praises productivity as though we are machines that never need shutting down.

But humans are not designed to live permanently braced.

Sometimes the most rebellious thing you can do is pause long enough to hear yourself again.

I’ve written my very first Substack piece called The Quiet Rebellion exploring burnout, busyness, conditioning, rest, and reconnecting with yourself beneath the noise.

You can read it here

Be a rebel and pause...

15/05/2026

Confidence is the outcome of doing the deeper work needed.

Self doubt, a hard inner critique is the symptoms of being out of alignment with what you really want in life.

But the solution is more simple than you think. Getting back in touch with yourself, understanding what you really want and that starts with feeling safe within your body and mind.

This is the work that I do...

Helping you feel safe, start trusting your own self and then you start becoming more confident in your choices which gives you the freedom, autonomy and control you want in your life.

Book a free consultation and we can explore how Hypnotherapy can help you get there.

www.serentherapies.com

11/02/2026