Working Together to Find the Right Support
Welcome to this space decicted to clients from Let's Talk North East.
At Love School, we work with other people & organisations with aligned values to make sure you find the right support.
Let's Talk North East is a bridging service for people looking for support, who are either waiting for referrals, seeking alternative approaches or who need help that isn't currently available to them.
Thank you for being curious enough to explore our space!
Love School is an online space that offers courses, community, & one to one support.
We generally support people with:
Trauma, Abuse or Neglect Recovery.
Neurodivergent Unmasking.
Personal Development & holistic Self Help.
Recovery from Grief, Addiction or Chronic Stress-Related Conditions.
We also best support people with the following mindset/worldview:
Spiritual
Creative
Neurdivergent
Introverted
Nature Lovers
Alternative View/Non-mainstream
Generally, this would be:
People who want to work alone, at their own pace and avoid in-person meetings or group sessions/activities, etc.
People who can’t access therapies or sessions in person but want to focus on healing.
People who prefer to deep dive and like to hyperfocus and are ready to commit to a fully holistic healing and recovery process.
People who don’t want to rely on charity or other organisations and prefer to pay their own way, be private or independent.
People who have an alternative view, maybe those awakened to power dynamics, conspiracy theories, have an interest in energy, new age ideas or spirituality.
Our work at Love School is:
Rooted in Nature - We understand that people are natural beings, part of nature and therefore reconnecting with nature and relying upon nature as part of the healing process is beneficial. We establish our ideas around people connecting with their true nature as a human and their spiritual nature as an energetic being exploring life and bound to certain principles and realities of our existence.
Anti-Pathology - We don’t use labels or define people as having “disorders” when their responses are natural and understandable given their circumstances or experiences. We don’t believe or have evidence that the psychiatric industry is helpful for most people or that their theories are based on verifiable, scientific or medical evidence.
Victim-Focused - We focus on people at the centre of their experiences and are not focused on external interventions that require them to rely on other people or blame them for their responses to their experiences. We explore the balance between self-responsibility and where social responsibility avoids or neglects to tackle violence, abuse or oppression culturally.
Non-ideological - We don’t adopt modern ideas that require a deviation from natural language or biological realities. We do explore energy and grounded perceptions of these ideas. We seek balance and explore the nuance between spiritual expression and physical limitations. We do assume that at some point in their lives, people will experience trauma and periods of pain or suffering, and it is normal to have to learn to overcome victimisation and power dynamics as part of maturing and personal growth. People can not be protected from life happening to them.
Slow and Steady - In our experience, full recovery is likely to take years more than weeks or months, and our deep dive approach is designed for a long-term healing and recovery process. We do offer courses that are designed to be quicker, and some offer a year-long guided process, but all our work builds on one another for an in-depth, holistic approach.
Our three core principles of what we teach and share as our process are through skill building and practical experience.
Ecosystem Mindset - considering body, mind, spirit energy, emotions, relationships, and environments. Understanding how everything is connected and affects each area of life.
Shadow Work - understanding the motivations and conditioning that drive the deeper reasons why we do what we do, why we feel how we feel and exploring the core wounds and needs we have to heal and recover.
Life Design - making practical steps and consciously redesigning life that suits the individual. Gathering data and evidence of what works for you, exploring authenticity, and meeting needs in helpful ways.
We also explore love in the three aspects of loving self, others and life. This is looking at how we care for ourselves, how we interact with others, and how we process life events.
A survivivor & Advocate of Natural Recovery!
Hi, I'm Terri Lee-Shield, host here at Love School. I have been able to recover and heal from a string of challenging, traumatic experiences over the course of my lifetime since childhood, and I have found that following my own process was helpful.
Although some aspects of the therapies I have received were helpful, my work at Love School has developed from getting really specific about what has helped.
Combining my understanding of spirituality and energy, nature, permaculture design and working with natural solutions.
My personal experience is in overcoming:
Mental health issues - depression, anxiety, and suicide.
Addiction - alcohol, smoking, cannabis, pain killers, energy drinks, and work.
Neurodivergent diagnoses - EUPD, ADHD.
Chronic Health diagnosis - Fibromyalgia.
Abuse - domestic (partner), childhood sexual abuse, bullying.
Childhood neglect
Homelessness
Victimisation - Crime such as burglary, assault, rape.
Bereavement and loss - Pregnancy loss, family bereavement, and losing businesses/projects.
You can read more about me and my experience, or certifications and education by clicking below.
Read about how Love School Started & How to make the most of the space here
Love School began with real experience and, after years of experimenting, research, and personal understanding of healing and recovery through natural, holistic methods.
Read our dedicated blog posts explaining what the space is about, why it was created and how you might use it to support your own healing or recovery journey.
Love School is designed to be outside of the norm and an active alternative to the current, mainstream routes and offerings. Mainly because:
We believe that when connected with their innate, sacred power, people can solve their own problems and that their personal growth and personal evolution are entangled with that process. The more others intervene, and they try to take over or take part in that process, the more people are being conditioned to give away rather than evolve and integrate their power and personal potential.
We see how everything is connected. Recovery is complex when dealing with trauma, mental health, chronic illness and the manifestations of health and well-being and relationship issues.
I have had spiritual experiences, and my life path has guided me through a spiritual process of understanding life and the world, and I do not separate these experiences. My understanding of the mind, trauma recovery and energy has all come as part of following my spiritual path and not through any specific, formal training in this area.
I personally (as the host of the pace) have no personal evidence or lived experience of working with mainstream systems (doctors, talking therapy and medications, etc.) that helped me recover, beyond (at best) temporary or short-term relief. These approaches actually caused me more harm as I was neglected, ignored and left waiting for support, only to be given labels and advised lifelong medication as a "treatment" plan with no actual help to heal. Eventually, taking personal responsibility and connecting with God as part of my soul's evolution was ultimately required for my healing and recovery.
That being said, we know that people struggle within the current system when they are left craving some support and understanding. The lack of support can become very difficult, and the huge array of information and conflicting online information probably doesn’t help often.
It can also often take a radical shift in thinking or drastic circumstances or after years of trying to find support and failing, for someone to choose to embrace the deeper and potentially more isolated and complex route we offer at Love School.
The varied courses we offer do explore different levels of depth and understanding for people who would need or want entry-level or introductory support to the concepts I present.
I have alternative training and certifications in different areas that I felt were relevant or that I was guided to explore, either for my own healing or to benefit clients or my work. I use all these insights as part of the holistic approach offered here.
Our approach does seem to be a little different to what is usually considered holistic, as in I don’t necessarily weigh my preference heavily toward one particular theory type of choice. Rather, we understand that different modalities, practices and therapies will help people at different stages, and we consider the ecosystem mindset and the holistic nature of recovery as an adaptable, personal journey.
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now you know if Love School is right for you, consider starting your journey with us today!
To begin your journey with us and plan your next steps, I recommend reading the Pathways blog post above!
As a beginner, if you are looking for a process that would help you to gain some stability, lay the foundations for wellness in your life and act as an introduction for a natural, holistic healing and recovery process, I recommend the following courses:
Our daily prompt courses are designed to be a foundation-setting, introductory courses that guide you through a process of change using natural, holistic methods.
Offering a guided process to follow aimed to improve your body, mind & spirit while supporting general wellness through a gradual lifestyle change. We introduce an ecosystem mindset for long-term change that considers yourself, your relationships & your environment.
The courses offer 5 practices weekly for 48 weeks as you reconnect with yourself, nurture & meet your needs, focusing on self-development & balanced care through a recovery process.
The Quick Wins Protocol guides you through a process of change that can be used alongside a rehabilitation process, as a foundation for deeper healing, or to support a wellness lifestyle.
The Daily Wellness Flow guides you through a process of change using natural, holistic methods to improve body, mind & spirit while supporting general wellness through a gradual lifestyle change.
The Ready for Love Glow Up guides you through a process of self-exploration to improve body, mind & spirit, supporting general wellness as you prepare for loving connections.
The Energetic Alignment Initiation focuses on balanced, energetic evolution to improve body, mind & spirit while supporting general wellness through gradual lifestyle change.
If you're ready to commit to a long-term process with us and benefit from the courses included above and more, I recommend investing in one of our bundle packages:
Our bundles evolve as we do and offer the best value for money. You get lifetime access to the courses and content included, and any time we make more related content, it is added at no extra charge.
Benefit from LIFETIME access to the entire Love School curriculum! Including all the courses, content & live events hosted at Love School.
Work through the courses in your own time, space, & pace as you explore what it means to love yourself, others, & life!
Learn how to gather data and create a strategy as you implement the different tools to design your recovery journey for better health & well-being.
With additional bonus courses & content to support your journey to wellness!
Take a deep dive into how we can take control of reconditioning, recovering and realigning our minds.
Exploring shadow work, how we process our internal world, emotions, self-expression & seeing how we can be controlled or manipulated by others.
Deep dive into your relationships with a selection of courses to support your journey of healing for connection.
Explore your preferences, personal boundaries, emotional expression, develop your communication skills and more!
Join Our Community or Browse our Range of Courses
Whatever you need, we have options to explore here at Love School.
You can browse our range of courses and free content by visiting our shop below to find the right next step for you.
Or if you would like more of a community space, regular group sessions and access to all of our courses, content and live events, consider becoming a member!
PLUS, all customers referred to us by Let's Talk North East can benefit from a 10% discount on all products over £99!
And when you take advantage of this offer, Let's Talk also gets 10% of the cost donated ot them to help them keep offering their supportive services to others.
Simply use the code: LTNE10-10 at checkout to activate your discount!
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Gain a year of access to ALL of our Love School curriculum, invitations to our live events, and become part of our exclusive private community where you can enjoy a stream of supportive content & regular support sessions.
Read some of the comments and feedback our products & content has received...
"My relationships have massively improved and the people close to me can really see the difference."
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We want you to thrive!
At Love School, we are deeply committed to enhancing your life through our courses & subscription products.
Our mission is to provide valuable resources that positively impact your quality of life, health, & well-being. If you find that, after fully engaging with our courses, following the instructions & trying the recommended practices, that your life has not improved in a meaningful way...
We offer a straightforward refund.
Sometimes the timing isn't quite right...
If the courses or our membership aren't right for you just yet, but you're interested & would like to keep in touch or explore other options of support at Love School, sign up for the email list below!
We also recommend browsing our Resources Page for a range of free content & links to our other avenues of support!