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Serenity For Life, 5 The Terrace, Bellerby, Leyburn (2026)

17/02/2026

So many people come to me feeling stuck, frustrated, or lacking confidence…

And most of the time it isn’t because they aren’t capable.

It’s because of where they’re starting from in their mind.

“I can’t do it.”
“I’m not good enough.”
“I’ve always been like this.”
“It won’t work for me.”

When that’s the starting point, everything feels harder. You hold back. You doubt yourself. You stop before you’ve really given yourself a chance.

But here’s what I want you to know…

You don’t need more confidence to start.
You need a different starting point.

“Maybe I can change.”
“I’m willing to try.”
“I don’t have to stay like this.”
“I want things to be different.”

That’s where progress begins.

If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for change but don’t know where to start — this is exactly what I help people with.

✨ Mindset
✨ Confidence
✨ Moving forward when you feel held back

If this resonates with you, send me a message or comment READY and we can chat.

🌿 Serenity for Life

15/02/2026

🧠 How to Rewire Your Brain

Understanding Neuroplasticity

If you’ve ever thought…
• “This is just how I am.”
• “I’ve always been anxious.”
• “I can’t change.”
• “My reactions are automatic.”

Pause.

Your brain is not fixed.
It is adaptable.

And that adaptability is called neuroplasticity — your brain’s ability to form new neural connections and reorganise itself throughout your life.

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🔍 Why This Matters

Every thought you repeat…
Every emotional reaction you reinforce…
Every behaviour you practise…

Strengthens a neural pathway.

If anxiety, overthinking, self-doubt or emotional reactivity have been present for years, it doesn’t mean you’re broken.

It means those pathways have become well-wired.

The good news?

What is wired through repetition can be rewired through repetition.

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🔁 The Rewiring Process

Rewiring isn’t about pretending everything is positive.

It’s a structured process.

1️⃣ Notice

Become aware of:
• Automatic thoughts
• Emotional triggers
• Repeating behavioural patterns

Awareness is the starting point of change.

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2️⃣ Interrupt

Pause before the automatic reaction takes over.

This might look like:
• A breath
• Grounding
• Delaying a response
• Challenging a thought

You create space between trigger and reaction.

That space is powerful.

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3️⃣ Replace

Practise a new response intentionally.
• A more balanced thought
• A calmer reaction
• A healthier behaviour

At first it feels unnatural.

That’s because you’re building a new pathway.

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🔄 Then Repeat

This is where most people stop.

Rewiring requires:
• Consistency
• Emotional regulation
• Nervous system safety
• Repetition over time

New thoughts alone don’t rewire the brain.
Repeated regulated behaviour does.

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🌿 How I Work With This at Serenity for Life

This framework isn’t just theory.

In my coaching, we:

✔ Identify your dominant patterns
✔ Regulate your nervous system so change feels safe
✔ Repattern limiting beliefs
✔ Build aligned habits that reinforce new pathways
✔ Create accountability so the change lasts

This is structured mindset work.
Not surface-level motivation.

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🧠 You Are Not Stuck

If you feel trapped in old reactions, old habits, old fears…

You’re not stuck.
Your brain is just running familiar wiring.

And wiring can be changed.

If you’re ready to understand your patterns and actively rewire them — I’m here to help.

Message me “REWIRE” or reach out to start the conversation.

— Sharon
Serenity for Life 🌿

12/02/2026

⚠️ The Words Quietly Sabotaging Your Progress ⚠️

Your language is shaping your identity every single day.

And some of the most damaging words sound completely harmless…

Here are a few I challenge my clients to become aware of:

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1️⃣ “Try”
“I’ll try to eat better.”
“I’ll try to be more confident.”

“Try” leaves the door open for failure.
It weakens commitment before you’ve even started.

👉 Shift to: “I will.” / “I’m committed to.”

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2️⃣ “Just”
“I just need to lose a bit of weight.”
“I’m just not confident.”
“It’s just how I am.”

“Just” minimises your power and reinforces limitation.

👉 Shift to: “I’m working on…” / “I’m improving…”

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3️⃣ “Can’t”
“I can’t do that.”
“I can’t stick to anything.”

Every time you say “can’t,” your brain stops looking for solutions.

👉 Shift to: “I haven’t learned how yet.” / “I’m figuring this out.”

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4️⃣ “Should”
“I should go to the gym.”
“I should be further ahead.”

“Should” carries guilt, pressure and shame.

👉 Shift to: “I choose to…” / “It’s important to me to…”

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5️⃣ “Always” / “Never”
“I always fail.”
“I never stick to anything.”

These words create fixed identities.

👉 Shift to: “Sometimes I struggle, but I’m learning.”

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Your words influence:

• Your self-belief
• Your discipline
• Your habits
• Your identity
• Your results

Mindset work isn’t just about motivation.
It’s about awareness.

The way you speak to yourself matters more than you realise.

So today ask yourself…

Are your words building you up —
or quietly holding you back?

— Sharon
Serenity for Life ✨

09/02/2026

How I Use Psychology & NLP Techniques to Work Through Disappointment

Disappointment is a natural emotional response.
From a psychological perspective, it often comes from the gap between expectation and reality — not from failure itself.

Rather than trying to “stay positive” or push it away, I use evidence-based techniques that help the nervous system settle and the mind regain perspective.

Here are a few approaches I personally use, and regularly support my clients with at Serenity for Life:

🧠 Pause & regulate the nervous system
Neuroscience shows that when we feel disappointed, the brain’s threat system can activate.
I start by slowing my breathing and grounding my body, which helps shift from a stress response to a calmer, more rational state where clearer thinking is possible.

🧠 Label the emotion (Affect Labelling)
Research shows that naming an emotion reduces its intensity.
I’ll say to myself: “This is disappointment.”
Not “I am disappointed” — but this is an experience I’m having.
This subtle language shift creates psychological distance and emotional safety.

🧠 Challenge meaning, not emotion
Cognitive psychology teaches us that emotions are driven by interpretation.
I don’t argue with the feeling — I examine the meaning I’ve attached to the situation:
What story am I telling myself right now?
Often, disappointment is linked to assumptions like “This means I’ve failed” or “This confirms I’m not good enough.”

🧠 NLP reframing & perceptual positions
Using NLP techniques, I consciously reframe the experience by stepping into a different perspective:

What would I say to a friend in this situation?

How might I view this in six months’ time?

What information or learning does this give me?

This helps loosen rigid thinking and opens up new emotional responses.

🧠 Refocus on agency and control
Psychological resilience is strongly linked to perceived control.
I gently bring my focus back to what I can influence — my response, my boundaries, and my next aligned action — which restores confidence and emotional balance.

🧠 Self-compassion over self-criticism
Research consistently shows that self-compassion leads to greater motivation and resilience than self-judgement.
Disappointment doesn’t mean weakness — it means something mattered.

At Serenity for Life, I don’t teach people to avoid difficult emotions.
I teach them how to understand them, regulate them, and move through them with clarity and strength.

If disappointment has been weighing on you lately, support is available — and change is possible 💚

— Sharon
Serenity for Life

01/02/2026

🌿 You don’t have to carry everything alone. 🌿

At Serenity for Life, I offer professional counselling in a calm, supportive, and confidential space where you can talk openly and feel truly heard.

Life can feel overwhelming at times — stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship challenges, work pressure, or simply feeling lost can take their toll. Counselling gives you the time and space to slow down, understand what’s going on beneath the surface, and begin making positive, lasting changes.

✨ Counselling can help you:
• Manage stress and anxiety
• Improve emotional wellbeing
• Navigate life changes and challenges
• Build self-confidence and resilience
• Gain clarity, balance, and peace of mind

Whether you’re facing a specific difficulty or just feel that something isn’t quite right, support is available — and reaching out is a powerful first step.

💬 Sessions available online or in person
📩 Message me to book or to find out more

Serenity for Life – support for your mind, your wellbeing, your journey.

14/01/2026

Somewhere along the line, many of us stop recognising ourselves.

We wake up already tired.
We push through with a smile because people are counting on us.
And quietly, we convince ourselves that feeling overwhelmed, anxious or flat is “just how life is now.”

But it isn’t.

Last month, someone I’ve been coaching said something that hit me hard:

“I’ve spent years surviving my life instead of living it.”

And she’s not the only one.

Under the stress and the routines and the expectations, there’s still a person who wants more:
🤍 More space to breathe
🤍 More confidence to speak up
🤍 More joy that isn’t squeezed into the edges

The biggest shift I see when someone commits to coaching isn’t the goal-setting or the habit tracking — it’s the moment they realise they’re allowed to take up space in their own life again.

It’s quiet, but powerful:
A boundary set without guilt.
A choice made because it feels right, not because it’s expected.
A tiny spark of “I deserve this.”

If any part of this feels familiar — if you’ve been putting yourself last, if you’re tired of holding everything together — you don’t have to do it alone.

I’ve got space for a couple of 1:1 clients, and if it feels like the right time for you, send me a message and we can talk. No pressure, no scripts.

Just real support for real humans trying to find themselves again.

— Sharon | Serenity For Life

07/01/2026

Every relationship has seasons — moments of connection, and moments where things feel harder than they should.

If you’re:
✨ Having the same argument on repeat
✨ Feeling unheard or disconnected
✨ Struggling to trust again
✨ Wanting clarity, confidence or a fresh start

You’re not alone — and you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.

At Serenity for Life, I support both couples and individuals to:
💬 Communicate clearly without conflict
🌱 Heal past patterns and rebuild trust
🤝 Strengthen connection and teamwork
❤️ Create calmer, healthier relationships — starting from within

Sometimes the smallest shifts change everything.

Whether you’re building a stronger partnership, navigating a rough patch, or working on yourself — I’m here to guide you every step of the way.

📩 Message me to book a free discovery call
Your next chapter can start today 💙

23/12/2025

For many people, it’s not just Christmas Day that feels hard — it’s the weeks leading up to it.

The conversations about plans.
The questions about who you’ll be with.
The constant reminders that everyone else seems busy, booked, and surrounded.

If you’re facing the run-up to Christmas feeling alone, please know this: you are not weak, broken, or failing.

Loneliness can creep in quietly. It can bring up old memories, grief, comparisons, and that heavy sense of being on the outside while the world feels loud with togetherness.

And then Christmas Day arrives, and the weight can feel even bigger.

It’s okay if you don’t feel festive.
It’s okay if you’re just getting through the days.
It’s okay if your Christmas looks nothing like the picture-perfect version you see everywhere.

Being alone — in the lead-up or on the day itself — does not define your worth or your future.

Be gentle with yourself during this season. Create small moments of comfort where you can. Rest when you need to. You don’t have to force joy or pretend everything is fine.

From Serenity for Life, I’m holding space for you 🤍
You are not alone in feeling this way, and this season will pass.

12/12/2025

❄️ Winter Is Here… And It Affects Us More Than We Realise ❄️

As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, many of us feel our energy dip.
Motivation lowers, moods shift, routines slip, and even simple tasks can start to feel heavier. Winter has a way of slowing us down emotionally, mentally, and physically — and that’s completely normal.

But it doesn’t mean you have to struggle through it alone.

At Serenity for Life, I support you through the challenges winter brings, helping you:

🌟 Boost your mindset when darker days make everything feel harder
🌟 Manage stress when your plate still feels full, even as your energy drops
🌟 Build healthier habits that work with the season, not against it
🌟 Stay motivated and accountable even when it’s tempting to hibernate
🌟 Find balance between rest, work, and daily life
🌟 Reconnect with yourself if you’re feeling a little lost or overwhelmed

Winter is a season of slower rhythms — but it can also be a season of reflection, reset, and quiet growth. With the right support, you can come out of these months feeling stronger, clearer, and more in control.

If you’re feeling the winter slump and want some guidance, encouragement, or structure, I’m here to help.
Let’s make this season a time for rebuilding, not just surviving. 💛

16/11/2025

“Therapy isn’t a sign you’re broken —
it’s a sign you’re ready to grow.”

So many people believe they need to “hit rock bottom” before asking for support…
but the truth is, therapy is an act of courage, not crisis.
It’s choosing healing.
It’s choosing clarity.
It’s choosing you.

If you’ve been thinking about reaching out, this is your gentle reminder:
you’re allowed to take that step. 🌱

26/10/2025

🌿 When You’re Offended — It’s Not About Them 🌿

Let’s get real for a second 👇

When someone says something that offends you, your first thought might be,
“They shouldn’t have said that!” or “That really upset me.”

But here’s the thing…
When we’re offended, it’s not really about them — it’s about us.

That reaction usually comes from something deeper — an old belief, insecurity, or wound that’s been touched. The other person just pressed a button that was already there.

💭 So next time you feel triggered, try asking yourself:
✨ Why did that bother me so much?
✨ What part of me feels unseen, unheard, or challenged?
✨ What can I learn about myself from this?

Taking ownership of how we feel doesn’t excuse someone’s behaviour — but it does give us our power back 💪

Because when you stop letting other people’s opinions control your emotions… that’s when real freedom begins. 💚

18/10/2025

🌿 Where Are You Basing Your Thoughts? 🌿

Are your thoughts coming from fear, doubt, or the past?
Or from possibility, growth, and self-belief?

Your thoughts shape how you feel — and how you show up every day.

When you base them in trust and confidence, you open the door to change. 💫

Take a moment today to ask yourself:
💭 Where am I basing my thoughts?
💭 And what would shift if I chose differently?

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