Unshrinkable

Unshrinkable offers anxiety management courses and chronic pain coaching. Become the best version of YOU!
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The sessions are individualised, and equip each client with a toolkit of different strategies to combat fear, build confidence and resilience.

17/09/2026

NETWORKING FUN!!

Another fun, interesting morning meeting up with local people at the Connects Network held at the Philip Astley venue in Newcastle.

I certainly didn’t think I would be finishing the morning on a carousel horse next to Paul from Cross Roads Care.

If only every networking meeting was this much fun!

15/09/2026

“I DON’T HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE….”

There were the words of one of the people in a session recently.

He had found one of the strategies about how to build confidence really difficult, as he couldn’t imagine how it felt to stand, walk and feel confident.

Yet he was the person in the room that everyone relied on and trusted to solve problems and make it happen. Whenever there was an issue, he was always able to sort it out.

The other group members were emphatic in sharing how valuable he was to the whole team.

He just didn’t see it in himself.

He was viewed as confident in his abilities by his work mates.

So we needed to change the message he was telling himself, and build up proof so that he could begin to see himself as confident and capable.

Here were a few suggestions:-

-so change the word “confidence” to “capable”
- build up evidence of times when he did something well
- listen to the praise of his work mates and others.
-challenge the narrative in his head.

13/09/2026

A SIGH is just like a full stop at the end of a sentence… it marks a pause… before you start something new!

12/09/2026

THE WRONG TAXI! 🚕

My mum and dad are going on holiday today. They had booked a taxi to take them away. A taxi turned up as planned… so off they went!

But this was a different taxi to the one they had pre-booked. Confusion followed as their pre-booked taxi turned up 5 minutes later! Mum and Dad realised there was an issue when the were talking to the taxi driver so they returned home and promptly transferred to the taxi that they had already ordered and paid for…!

As you can imagine, this was really stressful! The atmosphere was very tense - to say the least!

They did arrive safely and now can enjoy their holiday with a bit of a funny story to tell!

This got me thinking…

Sometimes despite our best efforts and best laid plans… things don’t always go the way we hoped!

Part of life is learning to “roll with the punches” and to be flexible in the face of change and unforeseen difficulties. This is certainly not easy, but it helps us to be adaptable and resilient.

Cause one thing’s for sure … in life there will be problems and unexpected changes.

09/09/2026

“True confidence comes from being happy and content with who you are, regardless of others.”

07/09/2026

EXCITING SESSION TO DISCOVER THE CONFIDENT YOU!

Do you sometimes wonder what happened to the confident you?

Perhaps over the months … even years you feel quieter and less secure in yourself?

Worry creeps in and you find yourself doubting whether you can do things that you are more than capable of… but the thoughts in your head tell you differently.

This session:-

“Discovering the Confident YOU!”

… Might just be exactly what you need!

The 1-hour session promises to share powerful, effective and fun techniques that you can take away to use in your every day life.

There are 2 booking options:-
- sign in to access the session on the day,
- or an on-line copy of the session will sent to you afterwards.

The cost of the session is £6.

Get your place booked, and take those first steps to rediscovering the more confident YOU!

06/09/2026

I LOVE MY KID’S PLAYING SPORTS… BUT…!

As the football and tennis season kicks in again ( excuse the pun!) this quote from “Baseball Aholic” really rings true!

This 100% describes our household at times, and so many of our friends and parents who have children playing various sports in numerous locations on different days…

⚽️ 🎾🏓🏀⚾️🥅🏸🏏⛳️

04/09/2026

DRINK AND SNACKS AT THE READY!

The kids are back at school ( most of them, anyway) and over the years, I have tried a whole host of different things when they walk in through the door after school! Many attempts at instant conversation or engagement have resulted in a grunt or “I dunno!”

Here are My top 3 tips to make your child feel special when they walk in from school are;

1. Give your child your full attention - stop doing what you are doing, put your phone down - even if it’s just for a few seconds.

2. Say “ Hi!” With a warm smile and make eye contact.

3. Offer a drink 🥤 and snacks first … before you ask them in-depth questions about how their day went.

These are not a one-size-fits-all approach, but certainly have worked the best for our 3 kids!

03/09/2026

CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

The latest figures from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) show a rise of 36% for children aged 6 - 17 attending A & E in England for mental health crises between 2019 - 2025.

Read this again!

These figures are alarming!

I know from my own experiences with my children in A & E ( and there have been many over the years! ) that A & E is not a fun place to be … and especially not for a young person in a state of distress mentally.

I am sure that there are many, many reasons for this, and mental health support can be difficult to access- I know that CAMHS are overwhelmed and waiting lists are long, access to GP and frontline services can be difficult , support in schools can be variable, and sometimes parents and families struggle to know where to go for help.

In my experience, working in the NHS in mental health for 20 years and subsequently as an Anxiety Management Coach, anxiety and depression tend to start with the small things… tummy aches, headaches, wanting to stay at home, not wanting to go to school, worrying about friends or homework…

… which when left unchecked grow bigger and bigger until people reach a crisis point.

One of the things that I love about my job is working with someone - adults and young people - and sharing coping skills and strategies that they can learn and use.

A powerful, effective toolkit that works for them every day to help them become “Unshrinkable” in the face of life’s challenges.

01/09/2026

ENCOURAGING INDEPENDENCE CAN BE SO FRUSTRATING!

Conversation with my daughter back at the car after football training… where she was chatting with 2 of her friends.

“Mum… did you pick up my football top?

Me: “ No! It’s your football top, not mine!”

“Oh… ok!”

Her friend ( bless her) offered to walk back to the training ground to get it.

Frustrating… yes!

Encouraging independence and personal responsibility… hopefully 🤞!

Have you got any similar examples where it would have been easier to have done the job yourself, but you want to encourage your child to become more independent and responsible?

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