Welcome to Restfed
- A place to rest, remember and reconnect
In a world that asks so much of us, it's easy to lose touch with the things that nourish us: our bodies, the rhythms of nature, our ancestral stories, traditions and skills, and the communities to which we belong.
My name is Katherine. I'm at the helm of Restfed and I help you remember what it means to be a sovereign human being and how to find your way back home.
The warp: trauma-sensitive spaces and practices where we feel welcome and safe enough to slow down, listen deeply, honour our grief and our praise, remember what matters, and look through new and ancient eyes.
The weft: seasonal wisdom, fairytale-folklore-mythology, embodied/somatic practices, ancestral crafts/skills, shadow work, shared experiences, and conversation about community values.
Rest is not something to be earned. Nourishment is more than food. And healing is not simply an individual journey, but something that happens through relationship — with ourselves, with each other, with our ancestors and with the living world.
We don't need to become better versions of ourselves. We need opportunities to remember who we are, reclaim what we've lost and restore the connections that sustain life so we can begin weaving something new.
Come as you are. There is room for all of you here.
Events & Offerings...
Family Story Circles - 10am-11.30am
Our family circles bring children, young people and adults together to experience the magic and wisdom of traditional stories.
Through interactive storytelling, imaginative movement, creative activities and shared reflection, we'll explore the characters, choices and questions within each tale.
These aren't simply storytelling sessions for children while adults look on. They're shared experiences in which different generations can listen to, learn from and connect with one another.
We might explore questions about belonging, fairness, freedom, friendship, expectations or the natural world.
There are no right answers, and no expectation that everyone will experience the story in the same way.
Just an invitation to be curious, creative and open to what we might discover together
Upcoming dates & themes:
8th November 2026 - Habetrot
13th December 2026 - Cailleach
10th January 2027 - The Ugy Duckling
14th February 2027 - Tattergood
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Women's Story Circles -10am-12.30pm
Our monthly women's circles offer an opportunity to step away from life's demands and spend time attending to your own needs and connecting with other women.
Taking a deeper dive into the story of the month, we'll explore themes that speak to women's lives: identity, relationships, inherited expectations, grief, transformation, sovereignty, community and belonging.
Each gathering will weave together storytelling, gentle embodied movement, opportunities for rest, creativity and shared reflection.
Sometimes a character in an old story helps us recognise something about ourselves that we've struggled to put into words.
Sometimes a story offers a different perspective on a familiar problem.
And sometimes what we need most is simply to be in the company of other women, without having to do, achieve or prove anything.
You don't need to know anything about folklore, yoga, dance, meditation etc to join us.
You are welcome, just as you are.
Upcoming dates & themes:
22nd November 2026 - Habetrot
20th December 2026 - Cailleach & Mother Night
24th January 2027 - The Ugly Duckling
21st February 2027 - Tatterhood
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Coaching - online
Intuitive and trauma-informed coaching with embodied options (EFT/tapping, breathwork, somatic movement) to create a bespoke service.
Trauma-informed cold-water therapy
Cold water offers a powerful opportunity to explore our relationship with stress.
In my trauma-informed approach, we use the cold to observe with curiosity how the body and nervous system respond. Do we tense, resist, hold our breath or feel the urge to escape?
Through gentle preparation, conscious breathing, guided immersion, supported integration and after-care practices, we learn to recognise our habitual responses to stress and explore new patterns of nervous system regulation.
Rooted in safety, choice and compassionate accompaniment, this work is not about endurance, conquering the cold or pushing beyond our limits. It's about cultivating awareness, building capacity and discovering how we can meet life's challenges with greater presence, flexibility and self-trust — both in the water and beyond it.
Special offer...
25% discount on your first block of one-to-one sessions (coaching, cold water therapy, bespoke package).
Book and pay by 31st December 2026.
To find out more about these offerings you can subscribe to my newsletter, and to book a Discovery Call you can email [email protected]
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