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Claire Mcnulty Wellbeing Coach

Clinical Hypnotherapist and Life Coach

ADHD Coach - late diagnosed ADHDer

Empowering you to embrace your authentic self.

Making positive change to transform your life.

⭐️Free consultations face to face or online.⭐️

https://linktr.ee/clairemcnulty Become your best self by releasing yourself from any issues which may be holding you back in life. I specialise in working with adults and children with anxiety and low self esteem. I also work with fears, phobias, trauma, health and lifestyle. Past and present life exper

iences can play a major role in how we feel and behave. Using a variety of techniques we can work through these together in order for you to lead a happy, fulfilling life.

04/05/2026

📱 Stop the scroll!

The May edition of my Living Authentically newsletter focusing on what your exhaustion is really trying to tell you drops into subscribers’ inboxes today!

💌 Not on the list? Head to my website (link in bio) to receive monthly insights and coaching tips on how to live your most authentic life in 2026 and beyond.

01/05/2026

“My child has anger issues.”

Then I ask, “And how do you respond to that anger?”

More often than not, the answer is… with anger.

Here’s the thing: our children’s brains are still developing. Their prefrontal cortex — the part responsible for emotional regulation, impulse control, and reasoning — won’t fully mature until their mid-20s. So expecting a 5, 10, or even 15-year-old to calmly self-regulate in the middle of big emotions is unrealistic.

Children don’t need perfection. They need support.
They need us to co-regulate with them. To model what calm looks like. To help them name their feelings. To show them that big emotions are safe and manageable — not shameful or punished.

If we want emotionally regulated children, we need to start with us.
That means checking our own nervous systems.
That means responding with curiosity instead of control.
That means pausing before reacting.

It’s not easy. But it’s possible. And it starts with awareness.

Let’s stop labelling kids as “angry” or “bad” when they’re simply overwhelmed and under-supported.
Let’s be the steady presence they can rely on — not another storm to weather.

🧠💛 Kids don’t need to be fixed. They need to be guided.
And it starts with us.

27/04/2026

Relationships are meant to be a source of power and energy, but sometimes it can feel like they drain your power and energy instead. 🪫

If you feel like this, you’re not broken, or selfish, or ungrateful – you’re just putting too much pressure on yourself. 💖

In a world that celebrates, giving your “all” to relationships, it’s easy to:

✨ Ignore your boundaries until they become invisible.
✨ Prioritise someone else’s needs whilst forgetting about your own.
✨ Feel like you’re performing a role rather than being yourself.

The truth is that relationships are about receiving as well as giving and we all deserve relationships that give us something in return instead of draining us.

If you’re ready to explore why your relationship battery is constantly at 1% and find ways to sustainably recharge it, my door is open. 🔋

Book a free, no-obligation consultation by emailing:

💌 hello@clairemcnulty.com

24/04/2026

Just a quick reminder that I run a Facebook community where we discuss all things ADHD 🦋

Honestly ADHD is packed with practical advice, insights, and wellbeing tips to help you navigate your personal ADHD journey.

You don’t need a diagnosis to join.

Honestly ADHD is a community for everyone. Whether you’re exploring ADHD for the first time, have received a diagnosis, or are caring for a child or loved one you believe may have ADHD, there is a place for you here ♥

Search ‘Honestly ADHD’ on Facebook or DM me for the joining link.

17/04/2026

Did you know our culture is actually designed to keep you stressed? 😮‍💨

From "limited time only" deals to the never-ending scroll of social media, stress isn't just something that happens to you. It's something that's been quietly engineered to push all your buttons. 🤳🏻

And when stress becomes your normal, it starts to affect everything. Your sleep. Your self-esteem. Your ability to trust yourself.

But it doesn’t have to be that way! If we can understand these three things, we can start getting some breathing space from our digital selves:

✨ We don’t always have to be ‘busy’ to feel good
✨ Social media isn’t designed to make you feel empowered
✨ We need to question those everyday stresses that are impacting our self-esteem

If you’d like to dig a little deeper, check out my latest blog post ‘Why our culture encourages us to feel stressed (and how to overcome it)’ on my website.

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13/04/2026

New day, new task list. New week, new plans. New month, new calendar page. 📆

Sounding familiar?

So many of us are stuck on this merry-go-round of goals and routines, but even when we want to get off, we just can’t. One minute we’re extremely motivated, the next we’re ready to give up. Such quick changes are confusing and disconcerting.

But they don’t happen because you’re lacking willpower or because you’re ‘not putting in enough effort’. 🤗

In a world that's constantly selling us the next fix, the next framework, the next fresh start, it's easy to lose sight of what you actually want underneath all the noise and the pressure to constantly be more.

Working together, I can help you understand why you’re stuck in this cycle and help you to set goals that are aligned with your values and your own – not just borrowed from someone else.

Above all, we can start on the path towards you understanding yourself and living authentically and unapologetically as yourself. ✨

If you’re ready to take the first steps on your path, DM me for more information or visit my website to book a free, no obligation consultation.

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10/04/2026

You don’t have to understand…just accept

I used to think that in order to truly accept someone, I had to understand them first.

Why they reacted that way.
Why they needed more space.
Why they struggled with things that seemed easy to me.
Why they approached life so differently.

So I tried to get it. I tried to make sense of their choices through my lens.

But here’s what I’ve learned:
Some things won’t ever make sense through your lens—because they were never meant to.

We all experience the world differently.
We think differently.
Feel differently.
Cope, connect, communicate—differently.

And that’s not wrong. It’s just… human.

Real acceptance doesn’t require full understanding.
It asks us to let go of judgment.
To stop measuring someone’s behaviour against what we would have done.
To resist the urge to fix or label what feels unfamiliar.

That’s hard. Especially when we’re raised in a world that rewards sameness and labels difference as “wrong,” “too much,” or “not enough.”

But acceptance is powerful.
It creates safety.
It makes room for authenticity.
It says: You don’t have to perform to belong.

I know what it’s like to feel misunderstood—and how lonely that can be.
And I also know how healing it is to be accepted just as you are.

That’s the kind of space I want to create—for myself and others.
A space where you don’t have to explain your every choice.
Where you can exhale.
And where difference is not just tolerated—but honoured.

If you’re craving that kind of space, you’re not alone.
Come as you are. You don’t need to be understood to be worthy of acceptance.

08/04/2026

📱 Stop the scroll!

The April edition of my Living Authentically newsletter focusing on recognising stress in the digital world drops into subscribers’ inboxes this week!

💌 Not on the list? Head to my website (link in bio) to receive monthly insights and coaching tips on how to live your most authentic life in 2026 and beyond.

03/04/2026

Life can feel overwhelming at times; like there are just too many directions to go in. 🤷🏻‍♀️

That’s where I come in.

I can support you to find ways to navigate those roadblocks in your life and help it finally feel more manageable.

I love nothing more than seeing my clients grow in confidence and gaining clarity on who they want to be. 🥰

💌 If you’re ready to begin your journey, DM me for more information or visit my website to book a free, no obligation consultation.

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30/03/2026

Do you feel like being stressed is your default? Your ‘new normal’? 😟

If you’re nodding along, I get it. Life is hectic and you feel responsible for making it run smoothly. You put your own stress to the back of your mind, boxing it up neatly to deal with later.

Except that’s not how it works.

In our always-on, never-enough world, stress can quietly weave itself into every part of your life - your sleep quality, your relationships, your sense of self - until you can barely remember what calm feels like.

So many of us have been running on empty for so long that stress has stopped feeling like a problem and started feeling like a personality. 💜

But here's the thing: it's not who you are. You’re just being asked to do too much without enough support.

Together, we can explore:

🌟What's really driving your stress beneath the surface
🌟The ways it's showing up in your life, big and small
🌟Practical, personal strategies to help you find breathing room

Because you deserve to feel more than just fine. You deserve to actually feel good.

This April, let Stress Awareness Month be the nudge you needed to seek the support you need to feel more like yourself again.

💌 DM me for more information or visit my website to book a free, no obligation consultation.

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27/03/2026

Why your child melts down when you take away the screen.

When we were kids, we didn’t have an endless stream of flashing lights, rapid cuts, and dopamine hits in our pocket. Our “downtime” was climbing trees, riding bikes, or building pillow forts. The nervous system got stimulation, yes—but it also got pauses, slow moments, and face-to-face connection.

Today’s screens give children’s brains constant stimulation. Fast-moving images, instant rewards, and bright colours activate the nervous system like a mini adrenaline rush. Their brain learns to expect that level of excitement, and the rest of the world starts to feel “too slow.”

So when you take that away, their nervous system isn’t just “bored.” It’s in withdrawal from that high level of stimulation.
It can look like:

✨ Irritability or anger
✨ Restlessness or pacing
✨Big emotions that feel out of proportion

This isn’t about “bad behaviour”—it’s biology.

Our job as parents isn’t to shame them, but to guide them back to balance. That means:

✨ Expecting (and not fearing) the meltdown after a screen break
✨Building in calming activities before and after screen time
✨ Giving their nervous system regular “off-screen” experiences so it remembers how to feel safe and content without constant input

We can’t parent like it’s 1989—but we can bring back some of that slower, softer rhythm our childhoods gave us.

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