'Juniper Massage’ was first established in Newcastle upon Tyne, in 2017, following the birth of our daughter. I had worked with communities in the voluntary sector for a long time, and felt it was time to follow my dreams and set up my own holistic therapies business. Fast forward a few years, and we moved over to West Cumbria, had our second baby and I felt it was time to add to my training and expand Juniper’s offer to families. I trained in Baby Massage and Baby Yoga with Blossom and Berry Baby training school and our business became ‘Juniper Wellbeing and Baby Massage’ to better reflect our range of services. I have absolutely loved working with families here in a variety of community-based settings, including Howgill Family Centre,

Senhouse Centre, The Gather and Tot Spot.

I have been lucky enough to work with inspiring people from all walks of life throughout my career, and much of this involved facilitating Person Centred Planning sessions with people with learning disabilities, alongside their families, friends and supporters. The main focus of this work was supporting people to think about what a better life could look like for them, and working towards social justice and equality.