Our Story

SATIREV was founded by Verity, a former dancer, Sports Therapist, and Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapist with a lifelong passion for art, storytelling, anthropology, and understanding the human experience.

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Throughout her career, Verity worked with professional and developmental pathway athletes, supporting them through injury, rehabilitation, and the pressures of high performance. Behind the physical injuries were conversations about anxiety, self-doubt, identity, sleep, confidence, and the overwhelming pressure to succeed. Many of the tools that made the greatest difference were not exercises, but simple practices rooted in reflection, routine, mindfulness, and self-awareness.

Later, while working within the NHS supporting people living with chronic pain and dynamic disabilities, she witnessed a different but equally important challenge. Patients often spoke about grieving the life they once had, feeling like a burden to their families, experiencing loneliness, frustration, loss of identity, and struggling to find hope alongside persistent pain.

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Two patients have remained at the heart of SATIREV ever since.

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One was a talented young athlete balancing university, professional sport, and everyday life. Together, through trial and error, they developed routines centred around sleep hygiene, mindfulness, and reflection that improved both wellbeing and performance.

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The other was a mother living with chronic pain, trauma, and the loss of a child. Looking for support, she turned to guided journals only to find pages asking her to list things she was grateful for or write about happiness on one of the hardest days of her life. She returned asking, "Why is there no space to grieve? Why is there nowhere that simply lets me be where I am?"

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That conversation changed everything.

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Verity realised that many wellbeing and productivity tools were built around constant positivity and failed to acknowledge the complexity of being human. Life includes grief, uncertainty, overwhelm, low mood, and changing capacity, yet few resources allow people to reflect honestly without judgement or pressure.

Around the same time, following her own diagnosis and surgery for severe endometriosis after years of medical dismissal, Verity founded SATIREV as a voluntary art and literature project to share lived experiences and create a space for healing through creativity and connection.

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Today, SATIREV brings together science, storytelling, creativity, and reflection to create journals, intention-setting tools, workshops, and wellbeing experiences that meet people where they are—not where they feel they should be.

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Every product is designed with one simple belief: wellbeing is not about striving for perfection or constant happiness. It is about creating space to reflect, reconnect with yourself, and move forward with intention, compassion, and hope.