Vibrant Coaching

Vibrant Coaching I am a certified SIRPA Practitioner and
Member of the Association for Coaching

Stress Illness and Chronic Pain Recovery Coach
Life Coach

I support individuals to overcome chronic pain, stress-related illness, with a holistic mind-body approach.

Could the emotions we don’t allow ourselves to feel be influencing our pain?This is something I explore with many of the...
07/09/2026

Could the emotions we don’t allow ourselves to feel be influencing our pain?

This is something I explore with many of the people I work with — and the science around pain and emotion is fascinating.

Pain isn’t simply a message travelling from an injured body part to the brain. It is a complex experience shaped by sensory information AND by things such as attention, expectations, threat, stress and emotional state.

Research shows that emotions can modulate our experience of pain, and studies in chronic pain have found associations between difficulties with emotion regulation and greater pain.

And this is where neuroplasticity becomes really interesting.

When the brain repeatedly experiences something as threatening, it can become increasingly efficient at detecting and responding to that perceived threat. In persistent pain, changes in brain networks involved in sensory processing, attention, emotion and pain modulation have been observed.

But here’s the bit I think is really important:

This does NOT mean your pain is “all in your head”.

And it doesn’t mean that every person with chronic pain has “repressed emotions”.

Rather, it means that the brain and nervous system are constantly integrating information about what feels safe and what feels threatening — including emotional information.

Sometimes we become very good at pushing feelings down, staying busy, being strong, pleasing everyone else, or simply getting on with things.

So I might gently ask a client:

“What are you feeling — emotionally — underneath the physical sensations?”

Not because I believe they need to uncover some hidden trauma to recover.

But because understanding, allowing and regulating emotions can be one part of helping the nervous system become less threatened and less sensitised.

There is also encouraging evidence that interventions specifically targeting emotion regulation can reduce pain intensity, although the research is still developing and the quality of evidence varies.

This is part of how I work at Vibrant Coaching⁠ — combining pain neuroscience education, neuroplasticity, emotional awareness, nervous-system regulation and practical coaching to help people understand what their brain and body are doing rather than fear every sensation.

Because sometimes recovery isn’t about fighting your body.

It starts with getting curious about it.

so, have a reflect what emotions do you find hardest to acknowledge or express?

For a long time, I thought progress meant having fewer symptoms.So I watched.I measured.I compared.Was today better than...
04/09/2026

For a long time, I thought progress meant having fewer symptoms.

So I watched.
I measured.
I compared.
Was today better than yesterday?
Was that movement easier?
Why am I feeling this today?
Am I going backwards?
And honestly, it was exhausting.

One of the biggest shifts in my own recovery came when I stopped making every difficult day mean something.

A flare-up didn't mean I had failed.
A difficult day didn't erase my progress.

And experiencing symptoms didn't mean I was doing something wrong.

I began to understand that recovery isn't always a straight line.
Sometimes progress looks like feeling less afraid.

Sometimes it's responding differently when sensations show up.
Sometimes it's trusting your body a little more.
And sometimes… progress is simply not checking anymore.
After living with chronic back pain for 19 years, I know how hard this can be.
I also know how transformative it can feel when you begin to move from “How quickly can I get rid of this?” to “Can I trust myself through this?”
That shift changed so much for me. 🤍
If you're somewhere on this journey too, I hope you know this:
You don't have to do recovery perfectly.
You don't have to rush it.
And one difficult day doesn't take you back to the beginning.
Be gentle with yourself.
You're learning something new.

03/09/2026

YOU CAN DO THIS.

And if you’re already on this journey…
you already are.

Don’t give up.
Not today.

Find your people.
Talk to your friends, your family, your biggest cheerleaders.

Let them remind you of what you’re capable of when your own belief wobbles.

Because belief is powerful.
And self-belief? Even more so.

So hear me when I say this:

I NEVER DOUBTED YOU.

So please…
don’t doubt yourself.

You’ve got this.

And if you need someone in your corner, send me a DM or book a friendly discovery call.

Lindsay x

September is Pain Awareness Month — something very close to my heart. 💛This month is an opportunity to shine a light on ...
02/09/2026

September is Pain Awareness Month — something very close to my heart. 💛

This month is an opportunity to shine a light on what it can really be like to live with a chronic pain condition.

Because unless you’ve walked this pathway yourself, it can be incredibly difficult to understand.

You might look completely fine on the outside.
You might go to work.
You might see friends.
You might smile, laugh and carry on with everyday life.

But what people can’t always see is the effort it can take to do those seemingly simple things.

Living with chronic pain can affect every facet of life — your energy, sleep, mood, relationships, confidence, work, social life and sense of who you are. And sometimes, simply getting through the day can take an enormous amount of strength.

So this Pain Awareness Month, let’s listen.

Let’s share our experiences.

Let’s talk openly about the things that aren’t always visible.

Because when we share, we create understanding. And when we understand, we can offer something that everyone needs a little more of — compassion. 💛

And if you live with chronic pain, please know that you don’t have to navigate it alone. There is a community of people who get it, who understand the difficult days, the invisible effort and the things that don’t always need explaining.

Let’s keep talking. Let’s keep listening. Let’s keep supporting one another.

💛 Lindsay
Vibrant Coaching

What if your body isn’t the problem?This is an important question when we’re talking about persistent symptoms.Your symp...
01/09/2026

What if your body isn’t the problem?

This is an important question when we’re talking about persistent symptoms.

Your symptoms are real. But the presence of a symptom doesn’t always mean there is ongoing tissue damage or structural disease causing it.

We now understand that the brain plays a central role in how the body detects, interprets and responds to threat. Pain and other bodily sensations can become amplified when the nervous system has learned that certain movements, situations or sensations are dangerous.

This is one of the principles behind neuroplastic symptoms.

It doesn’t mean symptoms are “all in your head.” Quite the opposite. They are produced by the brain as part of a genuine protective response — and, in some circumstances, that response can become overprotective.

Understanding this can be a powerful first step.

Because if the nervous system has learned to protect you through symptoms, perhaps it can learn something new. 💛

If this resonates with you, I’d love to help you understand what might be keeping your symptoms going and what you can do differently.

Lindsay | Vibrant Coaching
Pain Recovery Coach • SIRPA Practitioner • Pain Reprocessing Therapy

For a long time, I thought I just had to carry it all. 🤍I lived with chronic pain for 10 years. Ten years of frustration...
29/08/2026

For a long time, I thought I just had to carry it all. 🤍

I lived with chronic pain for 10 years. Ten years of frustration, fear, uncertainty, trying to work out what was wrong with me and wondering if this was simply how life was going to be.
Eventually, I found a way out.
But one of the biggest things I learnt wasn't just about pain science or the nervous system.
I learnt that asking for help wasn't a vulnerability. It was a necessity.
I began to put down some of the things I had been carrying, one by one.
The fear.
The constant monitoring.
The pressure.
The “what ifs”.
The expectations I had placed on myself.
The belief that I had to figure it all out alone.
And slowly, something began to change.
I felt lighter.
And then I started to feel something I hadn't felt in a very long time…
Vibrancy. ✨
The funny thing was, I didn't have to go searching for it.
It had been there all along.
I just had to create enough space to feel it again.
And this is why finding the right support and the right person to walk alongside you can be so important. You don't have to carry everything alone, and you don't have to have all the answers before you reach out.
My greatest privilege now is helping other people who have been where I have been — helping them understand their body, feel safer, gently put down some of that weight and begin to reconnect with the life and vibrancy that is still within them.
If you're carrying a lot right now, please know this:
You don't have to put the whole backpack down today.
Sometimes we start with just one stone. 🤍
And if you need someone to walk beside you while you do that, I'm here.

Reach out. Let's talk.

“The sciatica was 10 out of 10 for me at the time. And it just slowly disappeared.”Saragh had lived with back pain since...
29/08/2026

“The sciatica was 10 out of 10 for me at the time. And it just slowly disappeared.”

Saragh had lived with back pain since she was 19. Following surgery, she developed severe sciatica and chronic pain that eventually forced her to stop working as a hairdresser and give up physical activity.

With support from SIRPA practitioner Lindsay Masvaleix, Saragh explored pain science, mind-body techniques and nervous system regulation.

Today, she is pain-free—and even planning to run a half marathon! 🏃‍♀️💗

Read Saragh’s inspiring recovery story:
https://www.sirpa.org/success-story/sarah-3/

Back to school… but what about YOU? 🎒✨ The end of the summer is upon us, and we’re all getting ready for back to school…...
28/08/2026

Back to school… but what about YOU? 🎒✨

The end of the summer is upon us, and we’re all getting ready for back to school…

Uniforms ✔️
Lunchboxes ✔️
Labels on absolutely everything ✔️
Kids back into a routine… WHOOP WHOOP! 😂

And perhaps, just perhaps, September could be the month you put yourself back on the list too. 🤍

Imagine having an hour a week that is just for YOU — with me as your teacher, guide and cheerleader — learning the skills that can help you understand your body, your brain and your symptoms in a completely different way.

Together, we explore:

📚 Pain science education – understanding why the brain can produce and amplify pain, even when there is no ongoing tissue damage.

🧠 Neuroplastic conditions – learning how the brain and nervous system can become sensitised and how we can begin to change those learned patterns.

🌿 Nervous system regulation – practical tools to help your system move towards greater safety, calm and ease.

💛 Emotional regulation – understanding the connection between emotions, stress, thoughts and bodily sensations, and learning ways to respond differently.

✨ Practical coaching tools – simple skills you can take into everyday life to help you move towards more peace, calm and vibrancy in both mind and body.

And the best bit?

These aren’t just tools for a programme. They’re tools for LIFE. 🌱

So while everyone else is heading back to school…

Maybe it’s your turn to learn something new. 😉

Make September the month you stop putting yourself at the bottom of the list.

📩 Book a free, friendly discovery call with me and we can chat through how I can support you.

Your next chapter doesn’t need to start perfectly.
It just needs to start. 🤍

27/08/2026

What feels more normal now that perhaps didn’t feel normal a few months ago? 🤍

Maybe you’re walking a little further without thinking about it.

Going out without planning every detail around your symptoms.

Moving your body with a little more trust.

Having a busy day and noticing that your nervous system settles afterwards.

Laughing, concentrating, socialising… and realising you’ve gone a whole morning without checking in on how your body feels.

These moments might seem small.

But in chronic pain recovery coaching, normal is the goal. And normal is GOOD! 🙌

Recovery doesn’t always look like a huge breakthrough or waking up one morning completely symptom-free.

Often, it’s much quieter than that.

It’s a gentle awakening.

A slow rebuilding of safety, trust and confidence.

It’s doing a little more, thinking about your symptoms a little less, and gradually returning to the things that make you you.

And perhaps most importantly, it’s taking away the pressure to recover.

Small, slow progress IS progress.

So instead of asking, “How much better am I?”

Try asking:

“What feels a little more normal than it did a few months ago?”

Because those tiny shifts are worth noticing. 🌱

A gentle thought for today…When we live with persistent pain, it’s easy to think the brain is only looking out for physi...
24/08/2026

A gentle thought for today…

When we live with persistent pain, it’s easy to think the brain is only looking out for physical threats.
But your brain is constantly predicting and scanning for all kinds of things that might mean danger.

It might perceive:
• An uncomfortable conversation
• Fear of disappointing someone
• Financial worries
• Feeling judged or criticised
• A stressful day at work
• Conflict or uncertainty
• Feeling overwhelmed
• A lack of control
• A difficult memory
• Fear that your symptoms will return
• Constantly checking and monitoring your body

And it doesn't mean that stress is simply “causing” your pain.

But when your brain and nervous system are repeatedly receiving messages of “something isn’t safe”, your protective system can become more vigilant.
And a vigilant brain tends to notice sensations more.
It may also interpret ordinary sensations as more threatening.
This is one reason the fear → threat → sensation → more fear cycle can become so powerful.

So perhaps today, rather than only asking:
“What is my body doing?”
gently ask yourself:
“What else might my brain currently be interpreting as a threat?”
There is no need to fix everything.
Sometimes simply noticing the bigger picture is the beginning of creating a little more safety.
🤍

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