Christopher Paul Jones: The Breakthrough Expert

29/12/2025

The start of a new year offers a chance to look forward with purpose. It is a moment to recognise what you want to build, strengthen and explore.

As we move into the final days of the year, it’s a good time to reflect on the parts of this year that energised you or showed you something important about yourself. These realisations can often help with getting clarity on the direction you want to take as we move into January. Ask yourself the following questions:

1. What went well this year that I want to build on?

2. What gave me energy, interest or a sense of progress?

3. What do I want more of in my daily life, work or relationships?

4. Which habits or choices helped me feel most like myself?

5. What is one meaningful step I want to take in the first part of next year?

When you know what motivates you and what brings out your best, planning the year ahead becomes far more straightforward.

Progress comes from the decisions you make consistently, not from how dramatic your starting point looks. A new year brings fresh possibilities. Use it to back yourself, commit to what matters and take steps that reflect the person you are becoming.

25/12/2025

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas.

This time of year offers us a chance to slow down. Whether you’re spending the holidays with family, travelling, or taking some much-needed quiet time, I hope the days ahead bring calm, connection and moments that are meaningful. Enjoy the season in the way that works best for you, and may it bring a sense of warmth, peace and renewal as the year comes to a close.

However you choose to celebrate, I hope you have a wonderful time.

25/12/2025

Happy Christmass

23/12/2025

I always feel that December has a different rhythm to the rest of the year. The pace constantly shifts throughout the month, days grow shorter, and life often feels unbalanced. There are gatherings and goodbyes, disruptions to routines, and moments of quiet that arrive almost unexpectedly amid the chaos.

It's a month that holds so many things at once. Connection and tiredness. Hope and loneliness. Relief that the year is ending alongside uncertainty about what comes next.

December also tends to bring to the surface what we may be ignoring, inviting us to sit with how we feel rather than rushing past without acknowledgement. It offers a moment to slow down, notice where we are right now, and allow space to reflect and take stock before the next chapter begins.

📰 Read on in my latest newsletter: https://bit.ly/4pZZd24

22/12/2025

This year, my book Face your Fears is featuring in a roundup of last-minute Christmas gifts.

Which is useful, because apparently you don’t actually have to wait until January to start the “new year, new you” idea.

If you know someone who keeps saying they’ll sort things in the New Year, or if that someone is you, this works just as well in December.

Sometimes starting early is just starting.

Link in the comments

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22/12/2025

21/12/2025

“I spend Christmas alone because of my weird phobia”

How an unusual fear quietly took over someone’s life at Christmas.

A few years ago I worked with a woman whose fear of tinsel was so severe she spent several Christmases alone.

What many people describe as a “weird” phobia can quietly take over someone’s life, especially at Christmas, shaping behaviour, relationships, and routines in ways others rarely see.

This case was featured in several newspapers, including the Daily Mirror.

If Christmas brings up anxiety or avoidance for you, you’re not alone.

Link in the comments

21/12/2025

I’ve been having ongoing conversations about Christmas phobias across the press, online, and on radio, with different outlets taking slightly different angles on the same theme.
The response that’s come up most often has been people saying, “I thought it was just me.”
Over the last couple of days, my writing has appeared in five more publications, so I’ve linked the latest pieces in the comments

19/12/2025

As Christmas week approaches, it’s a good time to pause and take a clear look at the year that’s gone by. At this time of year, we tend to move straight into the demands of the season without giving ourselves time to reflect on the moments the last twelve months have actually held.

You might look back and notice the places where you stretched yourself, the challenges you handled and the progress that unfolded quietly in the background. Not every win is dramatic, but each one shapes how you approach the final days of the year. Even in tough times, there are moments of growth, strength and learning that are reminders that you are moving forward, even when the pace has felt slow.

Reflecting on the year is not about passing judgement. When you take a moment to register the things that went well, the support you offered others, the changes you adapted to and the effort that often went unseen, it brings into focus the qualities that have carried you through and the ones you can continue to build on. Holding onto the positives gives the season a different feel. It anchors you, creates room to breathe and helps you move through the coming days with more clarity about what you need.

18/12/2025

I recently joined Newstalk Radio, Ireland’s national independent talk radio station 🎙️
speaking with Seán Moncrieff on Moncrieff.

We talked about Christmas fears and anxiety, and why the festive season can be more challenging than many people realise 🎄🧠


You can listen in comment 👇

16/12/2025

Christmas decorations are everywhere at this time of year. They brighten homes, fill shop windows and bring a sense of celebration to towns and cities. For some people, though, that same festive atmosphere can trigger an immediate sense of unease. Reflective surfaces, flashing lights and crowded displays can overload the senses, leading to an overwhelmed nervous system.

The trigger could be rooted in a memory, even if the connection is not obvious on the surface. For example, Christmas decorations may have been around you during a moment that felt frightening, and when that cue appears again, the body recognises the emotional imprint and responds automatically. The fear can feel sudden, but it usually has a clear origin beneath it.

These responses make sense when you consider how the mind links past experiences with present-day triggers, and even something as simple as tinsel can trigger a powerful reaction when a memory has never been processed. A few years ago, I worked with someone who avoided Christmas for years because the feeling it brought up had never been resolved. Once we explored the root cause, the fear made complete sense. That is the nature of seasonal phobias. They are rarely about the object itself. They are about what the mind learned to protect you from.

You can read the article here: https://bit.ly/48HdZmC

15/12/2025

Lovely to see Face Your Fears included in a Last-Minute Christmas Gifts guide by Life With Sonia.
The article focuses on thoughtful gifts that actually help people, which feels very aligned with why I wrote the book in the first place.
If Christmas is a tricky time for someone you care about, anxiety, fears, or overwhelm, a gift that supports real change can make a genuine difference.

Last Minute Christmas Gifts. Hello everyone, I hope you are well. In today’s post, I will be exploring a collection of last-minute Christmas gift ideas for 2025. Finding the perfect gift can often feel overwhelming, especially as the holiday season approaches. Luckily, there are options for every ...