Between February and August 2019 reflexology was given to a small number of carers as part of a project supporting their mental health and wellbeing.  Set up by Platfform, at their Cardiff counselling centre Breathe, each carer completed a course of several reflexology sessions with Hand to Heal.  At the start of the project they gave a score to their current well-being and said what they hoped reflexology could help with. When the project ended we asked the carers to say how they thought reflexology had benefited them.

All seven carers reported an improvement in how they felt at the end of the project compared to at the start.    Six out of seven thought they were managing better being a carer thanks to reflexology. The carers also said how much they valued the time reflexology afforded them for relaxation and to regain perspective.

“I am so grateful for the opportunity this therapy has given me -  I feel renewed”

“I now feel less anxious and am able to cope with the difficulties I have to face as a carer”

A more detailed project evaluation report can be downloaded here.

Hand to Heal is grateful to Breathe for including reflexology as one element of the project they delivered supporting carers in 2019.