Interoception is the brain’s ability to sense and interpret signals coming from inside the body, from heartbeat to breathing and internal tension. This hidden dialogue between brain and body helps shape emotion, attention, and wellbeing more than we often realise.

In a care home, the most powerful therapy is often the simplest: a song, a conversation, a moment of being truly seen. Hazel Browne, Wellbeing Co-ordinator at Compton House, tells us what that looks like from the inside.