{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"The Healing Space","home_page_url":"https://thehealingspacetherapy.co.uk","description":"The Healing Space","author":{"name":"The Healing Space"},"items":[{"id":"https://thehealingspacetherapy.co.uk/f/building-confidence-as-an-adult","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/e2d52948-b343-4ec8-8741-a4959def51d0/shutterstock_1181443744.jpg\"/><p>A lot of adults think confidence is something you either naturally have… or don’t.</p>","url":"https://thehealingspacetherapy.co.uk/f/building-confidence-as-an-adult","title":"Building Confidence as an Adult","summary":"A lot of adults think confidence is something you either naturally have… or don’t.","date_modified":"2026-05-08T11:54:40Z"},{"id":"https://thehealingspacetherapy.co.uk/f/why-school-anxiety-is-rising-%E2%80%94-and-what-your-child-is-carrying","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/e2d52948-b343-4ec8-8741-a4959def51d0/1000051306.jpg\"/><p>More parents are noticing it now.</p>","url":"https://thehealingspacetherapy.co.uk/f/why-school-anxiety-is-rising-%E2%80%94-and-what-your-child-is-carrying","title":"Why School Anxiety Is Rising — And What Your Child Is Carrying","summary":"More parents are noticing it now.","date_modified":"2026-04-16T19:46:59Z"},{"id":"https://thehealingspacetherapy.co.uk/f/why-your-child-forgets-what-they-study-especially-with-adhd","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/y65R8NR\"/><p>You’ve seen them sit down and revise.\n\nThey’ve read it. 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