I am Holly Matthews

I am Holly Matthews No nonsense Self Development Coach, speaker founder of The Happy Me Project & former TV actress. During the pandemic Holly has show up as a leader in her field.

Former TV actress (Waterloo Road, Casualty & Byker grove) Holly is a widowed Mum of 2, Self Development Coach & founder of The Happy Me Project an online and in person, straight talking self development program. Holly is a Ted X speaker and has appeared on Lorraine, BBC, ITV, Talk Radio and featured in The Daily Mail, Mirror, The Sun, Closer, Hello, Psychologies Life Labs and Spirit & Destiny Maga

zine. The Happy Me Project boasts 2 sell out tours across the UK and has seen thousands of men and women go through it's virtual doors. Holly is a regular guest expert on podcasts, radio and TV and has amassed over 40,000 followers across her social media platforms . Showing up up for the first 4 months of the lockdown, live every day in her private Facebook group www.facebbook.com/groups/thehappymeproject where she supported and gave advice to the 1500 strong group and was nominated for a Great British Entrepreneur Award. As a widowed Mum of 2 daughters Holly has documented her journey to help others feel more happy and less crappy!

I will never get bored of seeing the impact my books make and hearing that you are reading them!🪩The Happy Me Project- T...
23/07/2025

I will never get bored of seeing the impact my books make and hearing that you are reading them!

🪩The Happy Me Project- The No-nonsense guide to self development

🪩Find Your Confidence - The No-nonsense guide to self belief

Get a link to both by writing BOOKs below or heading to Amazon, Waterstones, Bloomsbury publishing.

Let me know your thoughts and if you have already got them I would be spoiled grateful if you could write a review where ever you bought them.

Huge love and support

Holly x

🍦 Stop giving everyone all the ice creamYou’ve got one tub of emotional energy.ONE.And yet, you keep handing out double ...
23/07/2025

🍦 Stop giving everyone all the ice cream

You’ve got one tub of emotional energy.

ONE.

And yet, you keep handing out double scoops to everyone else…

🍦 Your boss
🍦 Your partner
🍦 Your kids
🍦 That random mum at the school gates you barely know
🍦 The one who texts 'Can I pick your brain?' for the 147th time this month

And what’s left for you?

A sad, melted puddle at the bottom of the tub.

But my friend, you were not put on this earth to exhaust yourself keeping everyone else happy.

People pleasing isn’t kindness.
It’s self-abandonment and it's BS.

When you say yes to everyone else,
You say no to you.

No to rest.
No to boundaries.
No to what you actually want.
No to being your full, glorious, WONDERFULLY weird self.

So here’s your reminder:

YOU get the first scoop.
Not the leftovers. Not the drips from the lid.

The FIRST SCOOP!

Because when you’re nourished, confident, and full of your own flavour?
You don’t burn out trying to be everyone’s RASPBERRY RIPPLE .

If this is something you struggle with, you aren't alone. HERE >> https://hollymatthews.thrivecart.com/boundary-setting-for-people-pleasers/ is the link for a 30 minute mini training for only £11:11 called BOUNDARY SETTING FOR PEOPLE PLEASERS that I put together, with your guide to setting them and making them stick (even when it's hard!)

Lastly- What is the best ice cream flavour? Let me know below.

Hi darling soulI see you.Showing up for everyone else.Spreading yourself way too thin and forgetting that YOU MATTER.Eve...
22/07/2025

Hi darling soul

I see you.

Showing up for everyone else.

Spreading yourself way too thin and forgetting that YOU MATTER.

Everyone says how strong you are, 'inspirational' even and you laugh and say something like 'you gotta laugh or you'd cry, right!?' when in fact right now maybe you really do just need to cry.

Life taught you do this.
Life taught you STRENGTH was your only tool, that being there for everyone else would keep you safe and that if you distracted long enough maybe the painful stuff would vanish.

BUT darling...

YOU need support.
YOU deserve to feel cared for.
YOU will only get this by letting down the guard and attracting the right type of people into your life.

I know this wont be easy at first and you'll have to shift a lot of fear around this but it's time for you to be moved up your list of priorities and it starts today.

This is your very gentle 'take my hand' nudge.

Do something good for you (right now).

If I can help drop me a message and lets chat about what I do and how that might suit where you're at.

lots of love
Holly x

One of the most Consistent things I have done in business (apart form my Membership The Happy Me project) is send out my...
22/07/2025

One of the most Consistent things I have done in business (apart form my Membership The Happy Me project) is send out my weekly newsletter / pep talk / feral behind the scenes ru down.

BUT sometimes I forget (all the time I forget) to let people know about this and get them on it.

So this is my nudge if you aren't already in my inner circle...

https://the-happy-me-project.kit.com/that-friday-email

See you on Friday!

Confidence isn’t about being the loudest in the room.It’s knowing you belong in the room (even if you’re sitting quietly...
22/07/2025

Confidence isn’t about being the loudest in the room.

It’s knowing you belong in the room (even if you’re sitting quietly at the back in leopard print slippers minding your business).

Get yourself in the rooms where you are valued and can be your self and you are welcome in my rooms ANY TIME (where you wont be judged for being yourself you'll be encouraged!)

21/07/2025

My darling, I feel you!!!⁠
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OK, OK, I got you.⁠
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STOP.⁠
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Take a moment.⁠
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I want you to tense all the muscles in your body, squeeze your face tight, lift your shoulders to your ears, ball your fists and squeeze. Hold for 10 seconds and the drop and release.⁠
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Unclench that jaw.⁠
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Rub the furrowed brow.⁠
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Breath in slowly for a count of 4, hold for 7 and out for 8. Repeat a few times.⁠
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Notice 5 things in the space you're in that somehow spark a little joy in you.⁠
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Place your hand on your heart and and just send yourself some love for a minute (in the same way you would an overwhelmed friend).⁠
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Now and only now make one move toward your next step and be really nice to yourself as you do.⁠

I'd love to send you a free CALM YOUR NERVOUS system guide to support you today and going forward. If you would like this just type CALM below and I'll fly it into your inbox.

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just a reminder that when life gives you lemons...⁠this is merely a moment.⁠⁠ride the wave.⁠make the lemonade.⁠keep goin...
21/07/2025

just a reminder that when life gives you lemons...
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this is merely a moment.⁠
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ride the wave.⁠

make the lemonade.
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keep going.⁠
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eventually, you'll swim to shore once more and to a more steady time.⁠

ps. need someone to hold your hand as you do? Type HM below and I'll send you a link to learn more about The Happy Me Project Community. We got you.
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Shine so f*cking bright you blind em' 🪩⁠🕶️⁠I know you turned down your magic because once upon a time someone made you f...
19/07/2025

Shine so f*cking bright you blind em' 🪩⁠🕶️
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I know you turned down your magic because once upon a time someone made you feel like you should but guuuurl it's time to pop the BIG light on!⁠
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And when you do it's like all the things you want see that beacon and come to you.⁠
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💡More opportunities ⁠
💡The right people⁠
💡Successes⁠
💡Fun⁠
💡Joy⁠
💡Other peoples light!⁠
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Want support?

⭐️Join The Happy Me Project Membership and I can start supporting you right now. - Type HM below for a link

⭐️Get you tickets to 🎟️BE WEIRD LIVE🪩 an in person event happening in October (Coventry) and November (Newcastle)!!! Type TICKETS below

18/07/2025

To watch this full interview click here to join THE HEAL SUMMIT completely FREE https://summit.thehealproject.com/optin-holly-matthews

A summit that is supporting those who have faced trauma to find a healing space.

I share my own story of grief and what has supported me.

I hope you enjoy it and it helps.

Holly x

The reason you're not succeeding as you'd like to be is because ⤵️⁠⁠You don't think you deserve it.⁠⁠..🫣⁠⁠Let that sink ...
18/07/2025

The reason you're not succeeding as you'd like to be is because ⤵️⁠
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You don't think you deserve it.⁠
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Let that sink in.⁠
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I know you've been saying you want it, even taking some action but under the surface, sat festering in your subconscious is the belief you don't really deserve success.⁠
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🫠And that is uncomfortable.⁠
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You see our conscious thoughts are 🌟 'good as gold'. 🌟⁠
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We might consciously want something and talk about wanting it, we might even make a pretty vision board about wanting the thing but our conscious mind isn't who is running the show.⁠
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Step forward our subconscious. 👋🏼⁠
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The subconscious is littered with 'old stories' of that time you failed, that embarrassing moment when you said that thing and everyone laughed and when Mrs Henderson made you do maths in front of the entire class and you felt like the class 'dunce' (where are you now Mrs Henderson!!?).⁠
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Your subconscious is full of your fears, worries and limiting beliefs and unless you start there you'll be circling back to the same point till youre dizzy.⁠
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As an intuitive psychology coach, author of Find Your Confidence- the no-nonsense guide to self belief and TV actress for most of my life I am uniquely placed to talk about confidence and I'm on a mission to support you.⁠
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I am hosting 🌈BE WEIRD LIVE🌈 in October ( ) and November ( ) and coming is a no brainer because it's going to be epic!

Write TICKETS in the comments and I'll fly you over the link to get involved.⤵️⁠
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I want you to succeed and I want to help you whip your subconscious into shape to help you to do that, so grab your TICKET and let's go! ⁠
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Trying to grow without a good community is like attempting a trust fall alone...painful and slightly ridiculous. ⁠⁠The p...
17/07/2025

Trying to grow without a good community is like attempting a trust fall alone...painful and slightly ridiculous. ⁠
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The people we surround ourselves with shape how we see ourselves, how we bounce back from setbacks, and whether we actually believe in our own potential. ⁠
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A strong community isn’t just about having cheerleaders (although we do love a good hype squad); it’s about people who call you out, lift you up, and remind you who you are when you forget. ⁠
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Basically, growth is way more fun (and way more likely) when you’re not doing it solo.⁠

⁠ is my online, no-BS, self-development membership.
I keep it practical, punchy and it’s made for real people with real lives. It's your 'safe space to land' and you'll be 'scooped up' the moment you join.

What you get:

✅ Monthly themed MASTERCLASSES
✅ Instant access to a huge back catalogue of workshops
✅ A brilliant, honest community that doesn’t do toxic positivity
✅ Zero pressure. Maximum support
✅️3 Pathways to choose from that support your journey
✅ Based on The Happy Me Method - self-help that actually helps

To join >>> https://hollymatthews.thrivecart.com/the-happy-me-project-membership/

You deserve support and I got it for you in buckets!

👀 If you’re seeing this, it’s not by accident and pretty sure this is for YOU.If you’ve struggled with:❌ Narcissistic ab...
16/07/2025

👀 If you’re seeing this, it’s not by accident and pretty sure this is for YOU.

If you’ve struggled with:

❌ Narcissistic abuse
❌ Toxic family dynamics
❌ Anxiety, fear, or self-doubt
❌ Feeling like you’re never enough

💡 It’s time to 'HEAL, reclaim your power, and step into peace' and I’m inviting you to a FREE event that will help you do just that.

I’m chuffed to bits to be speaking at The HEAL Project Summit with host David Jacks and I would love YOU to join us.

David is all the way over in the USA and hilariously found me by asking Chat GPT who were the right people to connect with for his event.

I can't wait to see what the other speakers have to say too, as there is some real powerhouses involved.

🔗 Get your FREE ticket here >> https://summit.thehealproject.com/optin-holly-matthews

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