Supportive Stories
Creating room to breathe in a world of overwhelm
We bring structure, consistency, and calm to the chaos in your business and family life.
Through compassionate, values-led support, practical systems, and genuine understanding, we help you transform overwhelm into clarity.
National award winner, proudly shortlisted for two further awards including VA Business of the Year
Twenty years’ experience working across various education settings
MSc in Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education completed successfully
Supportive Stories
in Business
We help Education and Family-Focused businesses gain clarity over their goals and manage overwhelm through effective systems.
Supportive Stories
FOR FAMILIES
We support families through practical structures and compassionate understanding.
Our Systems & Processes
We turn chaos into calm by designing simple, effective systems that actually work. It’s not about adding complexity — it’s about identifying what’s not working and creating intuitive solutions. Whether at home or in business, we bring clarity and structure without the overwhelm.
Team Cohesion & Relationships
People make systems work. With experience across schools and businesses, we help untangle tricky team dynamics and build strong relationships. Our approach is practical and jargon-free — getting the right people in the right roles and creating space for honest, open communication.
Lived Experience & Professional Expertise
We blend professional training with lived experience — from teaching and mental health to parenting neurodivergent children. That means we don’t just understand the challenges you face in theory — we’ve faced them too. Our support is grounded, real, and truly empathetic.
At Supportive Stories, we believe that everyone deserves room to breathe.
When you’re drowning in overwhelm, whether managing a growing business or supporting a neurodivergent child, the right support can transform your experience.
We don’t just offer solutions; we stand alongside you, combining practical help with emotional support to create lasting change. Our approach acknowledges both knowledge and intuition, recognising that the best systems honour the unique needs of the people using them.
Ready to create breathing room in your business or family life?
Let’s have a conversation about bringing structure to your chaos.
Insights
The Cat, The Rabbit, and the Art of Genuine Support:…
The Yellow Car Game: Why What We Notice Changes Everything
Navigating Transitions: The Power of Authentic Framing for Neurodivergent Children
What Our Clients Say
Grounded support when it’s needed most
Lucy has a wonderful way with words – in the nicest sense – and always has something positive and supportive to say if and when I’m having a moment where I’m overwhelmed and feel like I don’t know what I’m doing. She’s really embodied the values and ethics of my little business. It wasn’t until Lucy came around that I realised how little room to breathe I had. She’s amazing! Digitalised my registration/enquiry form, enrolling new students is now streamlined...
My life is infinitely better for having her as a part of it.
Lucy has worked with me as an associate VA for some time now and I can honestly say I don’t know what I would do without her – and this is reflected in the feedback of all the clients of mine that she works with. She’s incredibly organised, great at communicating, really kind and compassionate and has a super strong work ethic. I heartily recommend Lucy not only as a top notch virtual assistant but also as an all-round fabulous...
Her adaptable approach has enabled our business to evolve and grow.
Lucy is an absolute asset to any business. I cannot recommend her highly enough. Lucy has been instrumental in the success of our business. She has supported the rapid growth we have seen over the last 2 years. Her adaptable approach has enabled our business to evolve and grow. She has been caring and understanding as well as hugely supportive. Lucy listens to direction when needed and also works hard to proactively find solutions to challenges faced. Every business needs...
I have room to breathe – room to plan next steps in my business.
I honestly don’t know how I’d manage without her. Lucy is kind, professional, patient, and endlessly helpful — I’m so grateful to have her on my team! If you need someone who is reliable, efficient, thoughtful, and supportive, Lucy is the VA you need in your corner. She’s been a total legend for me and has made an enormous difference to both my business and my peace of mind. I can spend more time on what I’m best at, knowing...
I booked in for a Clarity Call with Supportive Stories.
She was able to ask the important questions that really helped me to focus on how I wanted to portray my business and how it would be perceived by others. Lucy made me feel at ease from our very first conversation and she had an extremely helpful and professional attitude. I would definitely recommend Supportive Stories to others. Lucy has given me confidence and inspired me to believe in myself and my business venture, and take those scary first steps...
