Create a Softer Life With Happy Hobbies

A gentler way of living, rooted in how we were designed to be.

Welcome to Happy Hobbies — a slow-living, therapeutic space for calmer, more meaningful days.

This isn’t about productivity.
It isn’t about hobbies for the sake of being busy.
And it certainly isn’t about adding more to your already heavy plate.

It’s about remembering.

Remembering the joy of doing things with your hands.
Remembering what it feels like to create without pressure.
Remembering the healing power of nature, ritual, and rest.
Remembering the version of you that feels peaceful, present, and alive.

Happy Hobbies invites you to slow down — not as a trend, but as a return to your original blueprint.

Hello Friend,

I’m Rebecca — psychotherapist, founder of Happy Hobbies, and someone who has spent years walking beside people as they try to find their way back to themselves.

For a long time, I watched a quiet crisis grow: rising anxiety, constant overwhelm, and a sense of life passing by in a blur. People weren’t just stressed — they felt disconnected. From nature. From joy. From their own needs.
And I felt it too.

After a period of personal burnout — while supporting my husband through bowel cancer treatment and caring for my pregnant teenager — I realised something important:

We aren’t designed to live at this pace.
Our minds, our bodies, our nervous systems… they were built for slowness, presence, and meaningful connection.

And somehow, we’ve drifted very far from that.

Happy Hobbies began as a simple idea:
What if we could guide people back to a gentler way of living — one that feels nourishing, grounding, and deeply human?

The Heart of Happy Hobbies

Everything here is created with intention, gentleness, and therapeutic grounding.
You’ll find:

Guided journals & workbooks to help you reconnect with yourself
Slow-living rituals for calmer, more meaningful days
Creative activities that soothe the nervous system
Seasonal guides that help you align with natural rhythms
Workshops & gatherings rooted in warmth and community
The Gentle Living Circle — a membership for those who want ongoing support and a softer pace of life

This is a place where your nervous system can breathe.
Where you can rediscover the magic in everyday moments.
Where joy becomes something you practise — not something you wait for.

You deserve a softer life

And you don’t have to build it alone.

Happy Hobbies is here to encourage you, support you, and walk with you as you find your own slower rhythm — one small practice, one gentle ritual, one moment of joy at a time.

Welcome back to yourself.
Welcome home.