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Claire Reeves Coaching, 23 Alexandra Road, Swadlincote (2026)

06/02/2026

“I apologise for the delay…”
The five words I start most of my messages with🤦‍♀️

I don’t ignore people on purpose.
I start replying, get distracted, and the message disappears from my brain.
Later never happens… and when I realise, the shame hits.

Between personal messages, work emails, school apps, football apps, social media DMs and comments, I counted 28 places I am expected to keep up with 😱
No wonder so my neurodivergent brain gets overwhelmed.

And can we talk about this rule of having to reply straight away or certainly within 24 hours? Where did that come from?

That unanswered message becomes an open loop in the brain, creating an invisible stress, hanging over you.

But here’s the truth: there are no rules. Only expectations. And you’re allowed to change them.

💙 Here are some simple ways to protect your time, attention and nervous system.

You don’t owe anyone an instant reply.

Your worth is not measured by response time.

Remember, you matter.

Your fellow work in progress 💙

01/02/2026

Today’s guest is the fabulous, Chrissy Noble - Online Fatloss Coach (and fellow Burton Radio show host!)

Chrissy shares her story of where her love of fitness began. Like most people’s stories, it has been, at times a rocky ride, to get to where she is now. But like so many people, she has turned the pain from the past into the fuel to help others.
Chrissy also shares some simple tips on how to get moving at a pace that is right for you and how there are no such things as ‘bad’ foods.
If you are looking for a down to earth, straight talking coach then please check Chrissy out on Instagram and check out her show on Burton Radio…

Missed last week’s show? Last week, I shared my experience of burn out and what I’ve learnt over the years to help myself and my clients. Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment? It’s worth a listen!

Tune in at:
💻 www.burtonradio.co.uk (live at 1pm)
💻 Mixcloud
🎙️Spotify
🎙️Apple Podcasts

Remember you matter, you beautiful human.

Your fellow work in progress 🩷

23/01/2026

I'm excited to introduce our newest counsellor, Bee.

"Hi, I'm Bee.

I have always had a natural tendency to help others. Whether it was being the friend who listened without judgment or the family member who support to find solution in difficult time for others.

As I have grown I have realized that what I valued most about helping is the connection it creates- to see the other feel understood, supported and capable of changes in there life. This is why I become a counsellor. Becoming a counsellor allows me to combine my natural desire to support with professional skills and knowledge, that I can make a lasting impact on a person's life, mental and emotional well-being.

I have obtained a Master's Degree in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy in Derby, and maintain professional membership with British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ( BACP).

As an Integrative therapist, I truly believe that therapy should reflect your individuality. I value the uniqueness of every individual. I adopt my work to suit your personal needs and goals, by creating a safe and respectful environment, where you can explore yourself freely and work toward your goals without judgment.

In my free time I love spending time in my garden. I find peace observing the rhythm of nature- changing seasons, the growth and stillness- help me connected to something large and reminds me of the importance of patience and balance in life".

✅Current availability - Tuesday evenings

😊Languages - English and Polish

😊Fees - £65 for 60 minute sessions

If you feel you'd benefit from speaking to someone who will truly listen without judgment and help you to make sense of how you're feeling then we'd love to hear from you.

Enquire through the website - www.clairereeves.org.uk

Email us at: enquiries@clairereeves.org.uk

You matter 💙

20/01/2026

I can get fully locked into a task and before I know it hours have flown by and I haven’t eaten or had a drink. My basic needs have flown right out of the window!

Listening to other business owners, I know I’m not on my own, when I say theres often a feeling of urgency and panic hanging over me - thinking about all the jobs I have to do, not wanting to make people wait and let them down. Feeling guilty for taking time out of the week to do anything other than work.

That is not happening this year!

I know this is only small but after the school run, before starting work today, I hoovered the house and tidied around. It was a symbol of putting my family before my laptop.

I would normally come back and no matter what mess the house was in, feel compelled to get straight on to my emails.

Well, no more! A step taken towards breaking an unhealthy cycle.

This year I am trying to focus on the mantra, ‘Me before work’. Whenever the excuses start in my head for why I haven’t got time to do my morning walk and that I should reply to emails, I come back to, ‘No….me before work’. It’s amazing how a simple phrase can hold so much power.

I know when I meet my needs, I feel balanced, calmer and work, opportunities and clients flow in naturally.

Remember, none of us have got this life stuff 100% sorted. We are all a work in progress!

Just know you are worth looking after. People will have to wait. There will always be more jobs, housework, emails waiting for you.

You matter 💙

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20/01/2026

How are we already this far through January? 🤷🏻‍♀️

It feels like the month has only just started - I’m still saying Happy New Year to people and yet, we’re nearing the end of the month already!

Maybe you came into January wanting to make some changes.

Maybe you thought you’d feel more motivated by now.

Or maybe you know something needs to shift, but you’re not quite sure what or what’s holding you back.

That’s more common than people admit.

Most of us want some kind of reset in January, but it’s often hard to know where to start. And even if you’re not struggling, taking time to step back and look at what’s actually working (and what isn’t) can make a huge difference.

That’s exactly what my Life MOT Session is for.

A 3.5-hour guided wellbeing reset

Structured, practical, and designed to give you clarity, direction, and a clear plan forward.
It’s especially helpful for men with busy, fast-paced or neurodivergent minds (diagnosed or not), who want things to make sense — without fluff or overwhelm.

⭐ What we do
Using my Explore the 7Cs of Wellbeing™ Framework, we take a clear, structured deep-dive into the key areas influencing your:
• Energy
• Confidence
• Relationships
• Mental wellbeing
• Overall life satisfaction

Together, we look at:
• What’s working well
• What’s draining you
• Where things feel out of balance
• What needs attention next - logically and calmly

This isn’t therapy.

It’s focused, practical, and grounded in real life.

⭐ You’ll leave with:
✔ A clear snapshot of your wellbeing across 7 key areas
✔ Personalised, achievable micro-actions
✔ A written 7Cs Action Plan (created for you after the session)
✔ A 30-minute follow-up call to help you stay on track

It’s never too late for a reset! Every day is a new day!

⭐ January Reset Price: £399 (normally £499)

➡️ Book your Life MOT: https://CRCC.as.me/lifemot

18/01/2026

Today’s guest is James Lamin - Wellbeing Coach for Men.

He shares his inspirational journey of training with the Royal Marines, overcoming his own mental health challenges and using his experiences to help other men.

An interesting listen, full of wisdom, grit, support and a great Kung-Fu Panda quote!

I thought this was James’ end of show quote but it wasn’t! So, the quote he wanted to leave you with was from one of my favourite people, Brene Brown…

“One day you’ll tell your story of what you overcame and it will be someone else’s survival guide” 🥰

Follow James on Instagram and check out his podcast:

Tune in at:
💻 www.burtonradio.co.uk
💻 Mixcloud
🎙️Spotify
🎙️Apple Podcasts

Happy listening!

Your fellow work in progress 🩷

16/01/2026

I’ve spoken to a number of people who’ve had a tricky start to the year.

And if you were hoping for a fresh, positive reset, it’s completely understandable to feel frustrated if that’s not happened.

It’s very easy to slip into the thinking of
“Well…that’s it then. It’s going to be a rubbish year!”

But the thing is, what we believe is what we start to see.

Our brains are brilliant at looking for more evidence to confirm the story we’re telling ourselves, especially when things feel hard.

A new year can be a helpful reset, but it isn’t a magical cure.

So if these first couple of weeks have been tough, please be kind to yourself.

Good times will come - nothing lasts forever.

It may not have been the reset you were hoping for, but each day is still a chance to reset.
Start again.

Focus on today and what you can control.
Yesterday has gone. Tomorrow is out of your hands.

You can prepare, but life has a habit of throwing the unexpected - the good and the difficult.

And you don’t have to have it all figured out to keep moving forward.

One day at a time is enough right now.
This week doesn’t define your year.

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14/01/2026

It makes complete sense that people get counselling and coaching confused.

From the outside, they can look very similar. Both involve talking, reflection, and support.

I’m trained as a counsellor and manage an incredible counselling team within my practice, so I never take offence when people get it wrong.

But the coaching work I do is different.

The easiest way I can explain it is with a car analogy.

COUNSELLING
Like taking your car into a garage because it’s making a strange noise. You lift the bonnet, explore what’s happening and understand why it’s there.

That kind of space is incredibly valuable and, for many people, essential.

MY COACHING
Like understanding the noise and then upgrading the engine, improving the steering, tuning the suspension and learning how to drive with confidence.

In practice, this means the sessions feel different…
• more collaborative than traditional counselling
• more direct and challenging when needed
• less about reflecting feelings back and more about working with beliefs, mindset, and behaviour
• less about talking things through, more about learning tools or reframing thinking to move forwards

🔵My sessions are 90 minutes and focused on what you want to work on.

🔵We’ll share wins, look honestly at what’s been challenging, and work through it together and you’ll leave each session with clear, practical actions and tools to try in everyday life.

🔵There’s also a strong educational element. I help you understand your thoughts, emotions, nervous system, and patterns so things start to make sense, rather than feeling random or out of your control.

🔵I’ll still use all my counselling skills, but I’ll also bring in other approaches when and if they’re helpful - including NLP, hypnotherapy, and Time Line Therapy - to work at a deeper, often unconscious level.

🔵You’re not just supported in the room either. You can contact me between sessions, because change doesn’t only happen in a 90-minute window.

🔵This is a time-bound, focussed process, designed to build momentum and create lasting change.

Both counselling and coaching are valuable. They just meet different needs at different times.

And part of my role is helping you work out which approach is right for you.

Sometimes the honest truth is that it’s hard to really understand how what I offer is different until you experience it!

Check out my Explore the 7Cs of Wellbeing session. A powerful, standalone session, like a MOT but for your life.

For many men, it’s a really helpful first step into coaching and to seeing if we’re a good fit.

➡️The Life MOT is £399 with my January offer (normally £499).

If you’re curious, booking is simple - just drop me an email at enquiries@clairereeves.org.uk

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13/01/2026

One of the most frustrating things I deal with in my business is explaining what I do!

Even people that know me well don’t really know what I do and just tell people I’m a counsellor.

And honestly, I don’t blame them.

Counselling and coaching can look very similar from the outside, and the language around mental health isn’t always clear.

I’m trained as a counsellor, but I’m also qualified in lots of other things and so what I offer isn’t counselling anymore.

It’s a beautiful hybrid of different therapeutic and psychological tools and techniques, sprinkled with 42 years of lived experience learning to understand my own mental health and wonderfully quirky mind!

💙I am a Men’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Coach, specialising in anxiety, stress, burnout, and neurodivergence 💙

In short, I help men to:
• become happier, healthier humans

I support them in:
• calming the constant mental noise and taking back control of their thoughts
• understanding their needs instead of ignoring them until burnout hits
• creating balance between work, family, and actually enjoying life
• improving relationships by breaking old patterns and reacting less
• performing better at work without sacrificing their wellbeing

Keep your eyes peeled for my next post, where I explain how what I do is different from traditional counselling.

You're always welcome to book a call in to have a chat about what I do and whether it would benefit
you or someone you know.

Book your Exploratory Call here - https://CRCC.as.me/ExploratoryCall

11/01/2026

It hasn’t quite been the easy, breezy start to the year I was hoping for… and having my LinkedIn hacked really was the icing on the cake 🙃

But I’m back and feeling excited about what’s ahead.

One of the things I’m most looking forward to this year is meeting even more incredible humans on my show on Burton Radio. I’ve got some amazing guests lined up - people with truly inspiring stories of overcoming challenges, alongside experts sharing practical tips and tools to help us all become happier and healthier in 2026.

If you haven’t already, catch up on some recent episodes:

✨ 14th December - Claire Reeves
Tips and tools to help you get rid of anxiety once and for all.

✨ 21st December - Rob Peate
Rob shares his inspiring journey from corporate life to finding his true passion. Living proof that you don’t have to settle - this episode is packed with wisdom about what it really means to be a happy, healthy human.

✨ 4th January - Olivia Beardsmore (Part 3!)
We did something a little different and reflected together on the New Year - the ups, the downs, and everything in between.

This week, I’m flying solo again 🐺
Join me as I talk about:
• How to set goals the right way (without relying on willpower)
• Why motivation is a myth
• How to build healthy habits so that change actually sticks

I also just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who tuned in last year. I’ve been genuinely overwhelmed by the support. Tom at Burton Radio showed me the stats last week and I was blown away - my show even featured as number one on someone’s Spotify Wrapped 🤯

I absolutely love doing this, and if what we put out there helps even one person, that means everything 💛

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15/12/2025

For many of us, this is the last full working week of the year ✨

As I’m wrapping things up this week, I can’t help but reflect on where I am now and what 2026 might bring.

😕 It’s easy to get sucked into the thinking of, “How can I make things better next year?”

I don’t know about you, but I can still fall into the trap of comparing myself to others, especially on social media, and beating myself up about money, client numbers and how ‘successful’ my business is.

After a hard few weeks and feeling a little burnt out, I spent the weekend revisiting my life and business values. And do you know what? Money and success weren’t very high on the list!

Money matters, we all have bills to pay, but looking back at the last week reminded me how lucky I already am. In many ways, I’m already ‘rich’.

The things that matter most to me - my values - are being met by my business. With a few tweaks planned for the New Year, the core of what I want, need and what lights me up is already here.

The experiences my business allows me to have are incredible…
💙Supporting the most wonderful, motivated clients, in areas where I can use my skills and experience
💙Having the flexibility to arrange my week to fit in with my needs and family
💙Having the time to record my radio show, where I meet and chat to the most interesting humans and can help more people in a week than I could by seeing them 1:1
💙Being part of Burton & District Chamber of Commerce and District Chamber, meeting lovely people, feeling connected with and supported by like-minded people
💙Being able to do things like volunteering to support the Year 10 students at Granville last week with their mock interviews
💙Selling my books and affirmation cards at a Christmas Fair

I do a lot of work with my clients around uncovering their values. Once you know what they are, they become a blueprint for your life - a compass guiding you towards happiness and fulfilment 🧭

Let me ask you…
🤔Do you know what your values are?
🤔How aligned is your work with what you need to thrive?
🥰Where is it working for you?
😓What might you need to tweak or let go of?

Not sure? Drop me a message - I’d love to support you 💙

13/12/2025

✨ Looking for a meaningful Christmas gift that lasts long after the decorations come down?

Give your loved one the gift of a brighter New Year with my Breakthrough Box - a bundle designed to lift spirits, build resilience, and spark real positive change.

For just £25 (worth £40!), you’ll get a beautiful collection of wellbeing tools to support confidence, mindset and emotional strength as we head into 2026:

📘 Have a Magical Day – my uplifting, practical book filled with insights, strategies and mindset tools to help anyone break free from old patterns, manage emotions, challenge unhelpful thinking, and start creating a future they feel excited about.
It’s written simply, honestly and from the heart - so everyone can benefit, no matter their circumstances.

✨ 32 Affirmation Cards + Metal Display Stand
Beautifully designed, soft-touch cards to bring a dose of positivity and magic into each day.
Use as a morning reminder, journal prompt or meditation focus.

Daily affirmations are scientifically proven to help rewire the brain for less stress, less anxiety, and more happiness.

📓 7-Day Gratitude Journal
A gentle way to train the brain for positivity and resilience - the perfect starter habit for the year ahead.

📝 Notebook + Pen
Because breakthroughs often start with a single thought written down.

Whether someone you love needs a little pick-me-up, a fresh start, or a boost of confidence… this is the gift that says “I see you, and I care.”

🌟 Only £25 (worth £40)
📨 To order: email enquiries@clairereeves.org.uk

🚗 Free delivery in Swadlincote
📦 Posting available (postage fee applies)

Give a present with purpose this Christmas -something that supports wellbeing, inspires growth, and helps someone step into the New Year feeling empowered 💪🏻🔥

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