Whoop! Whoop Exciting News! I’m thrilled to have been named a finalist in the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) Excellence Awards 2025 in the Innovation category.
“I have had you with me through those tougher moments as remembering our sessions continues to offer soothing and grounding.”
As verbal communication fades, touch becomes even more important—it becomes a bridge. A way to say “I’m here” without needing words.
A personal exploration of how senses can be affected by dementia and how touch is a language that is still understood.
Read Nicolle’s expanded version of a previous blog now published in the FHT’s International Therapist Spring 2025 issue on how her mother’s influence led to her journey into a specialism igniting a passion to spread dementia...
Why Massage Therapy Is Essential for Trans and Nonbinary People Living with Dementia
Imagine then, oh horror of horrors … the car crash of shame!
Yesterday each different brush whispered a memory on the contours of your canvas …. unlocking the confidence and beauty that you had inside anyway but shone more brightly through the charmed lenses of “Sunset Bronze” and “Honey”.
As a single parent of four mum certainly had a lot on her plate and very little support it being the late 1970s and all. In fact, she was spurned by neighbours, supposed friends and some family for not staying committed to a loveless marriage and...
“But it’s not about stuff!” they said, “it’s about the people, the human connection and being there.”
I’d just finished visiting mum after a particularly difficult family meeting which was mediated by a care lead of mum’s residential home.
Nicolle Mitchell explores the ethics of touch, consent and boundaries as a modern therapist
