Your "sat nav" to happiness, success & getting your life back on track. Based in Orston, NG13 Notts & working online too.
31/12/2025
As we come to the end of 2025, whether it's been a good year or not for you - leave the past where it is, learn from the lessons, take the good memories with you, and know that tomorrow is another day - in fact, it's a New Year!
Welcoming 2026 and all that it brings.
Be in the moment, take care of yourself, and I wish you all the happiness, good health, success, self compassion, strength, and joy that life can bring.
With love and best wishes.
Clare
Starfish Hypnotherapy
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29/12/2025
Sometimes life can feel like you're standing at a fork in the road, can't it - especially at this time of year, when people start to think about the new year ahead. You may feel like you've got no direction in life, and feeling a bit lost - or not even sure how you got to where you are.
How about treating it as a "pause" button - a time to reflect, and take time for you, to think. Maybe brainstorm a few ideas, or jot some thoughts on paper.
Remember, you don't have to have all the answers. Small steps will still move you forward, and it's OK to pause a bit. Self-compassion is SO important too. Be kind and gentle to yourself please.
A great website I highly recommend is: https://goalmapping.com/
There are FREE templates/goal maps you can download and do - it's brilliant. I've been on Brian's workshops and trainings before and learned SO much from him.
As we near the end of 2025, this moment isn’t about choosing the “right” path forward - it’s about choosing the next kind, supportive step for you.
New beginnings don’t always feel clear … sometimes they just feel quiet, and that's OK.
If you ever need a bit more guided, structured help on this journey, maybe consider hypnotherapy to explore your options, and give you some clarity and confidence to make the changes you're looking for. Please get in touch and let's have a chat about how I can help you on that journey, to take the path that's right for you, and help you find your way again.
Starfish Hypnotherapy - your "satnav" to happiness, health and finding your way though life"
Found this in a group I'm in and thought I'd share it with you.
27/12/2025
24/12/2025
As we head into Christmas, I want to send my love and thoughts to you all - however this time of year feels for you. For some it’s exciting and joyful of course, however I know that for others, it can be a difficult time, mixed emotions, loneliness, grief or simply exhausting. If you’re finding it hard, please know you’re not alone, and there’s no right way to feel.
My wish for you is to find some moments of calm and peace; find joy in the small moments; give yourself permission to slow down and go at your own pace; and be kind and gentle to yourself in as healthy and nurturing a way as possible.
And as the New Year and 2026 approaches, may it bring you a sense of hope, healing, good health, positivity, resilience and calm.
Thank you for being here, for reading my posts, for your support and love - and for taking steps forwards in your wellbeing - even when it’s not easy.
Wishing you a Happy Christmas and a hopeful, healthy New Year where positivity, love, self compassion and healing will move you forward.
Much love
Clare
Starfish Hypnotherapy
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22/12/2025
It's about to be quite a busy time over the next week or so.
Some people love it, some feel quite stressed about it.
Either way, please take some time for YOU.
Take some time away from the hubbub to focus on some self care.
YOU matter.
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20/12/2025
Struggling with brain fog? 🧠🤯
I know I do occasionally - for me, it's a sure sign that there's some stress flying around in my head, which triggers a bit of cortisol. It's difficult to think clearly when a lot of your brain blood is elsewhere in your body preparing you to fight, flight, freeze - and it may have just been triggered by something as simple as a text from someone! Or even rushing around can do it! Yes really!
Box breathing sorts me out these days, and I can even feel the blood coming back to my brain, but if you're struggling, and need a bit of extra help, maybe it's time to reach out to someone.
Hypnotherapy is a great way to clear the cobwebs in your mind, and make some positive new neural connections, and encourage that blood to return to your brain so you can have more clarity! Why not give it a go!
Get in touch to book a free consultation to find out how it could help you too.
Starfish Hypnotherapy - your "sat nav" to happiness, success and a lot more clarity!
18/12/2025
It's a very busy time of year for lots of people. SO much going on, and a lot of pressure for some people too.
Not everyone enjoys this time of year, for a multitude of reasons, so please be gentle with yourself.
Be kind to your mind. YOU matter.
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17/12/2025
Have you heard of EFT? It stands for "Emotional Freedom Technique" - also affectionately known as "Tapping".
Did you know that as well as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, I'm also an EFT Practitioner, and often use "tapping" in sessions with my clients, where appropriate. It's really effective and powerful, and gives clients another really useful tool to help them manage/clear some of their symptoms.
Here's an article for you to find out more if you'd like to, and if you'd like to book a session, please get in touch with me.
EFT tapping is a five-step technique that targets acupressure points to reduce pain and intensity of mental health symptoms. People with anxiety, phobias, depression, trauma, and pain disorders can benefit from tapping. It can be integrated into any mental health treatment, and taught to individuals...
16/12/2025
If you struggle with anxiety, save this to your camera roll/phone and say these affirmations in the morning and at night (with feeling - pretend you already feel this way).
Hope they shift your mental state to a more positive one.
If you're still struggling, maybe it's time to reach out for help.
Starfish Hypnotherapy - your "sat nav" to happiness, calm and getting your life back on track.
Just seen this in a group I'm in and thought I'd share it. It's very true isn't it - we can get caught up in all the traditions, and that can feel like pressure at times - so if you're struggling it's OK to say no. Your energy, mental health - and bank balance, are important.
Take care of yourself. You matter 💝
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Passionate about helping people be the best they can be
After a 23-year career at the BBC, I found myself facing redundancy in 2005, and I had no idea what to do. I came across a company that helps people with their health and wellbeing and started my own business under their umbrella. I went on to grow a wonderful business and I still run this today and absolutely love it. Due to personal reasons, we found ourselves relocating from Sussex to the Nottingham/Lincoln borders, near Grantham, to be nearer to family. This coincided with our son leaving for university. So I found myself to be an empty nester! I got involved in charity work with the Soroptimists, to meet more people and give back, which I love, and through my health & wellbeing business I also love helping people to grow and develop. I’ve done a lot of self-development myself over the years too, and am passionate about mindset, having done lots of trainings, and read lots of books, and received hypnotherapy personally and found it to be absolutely fantastic.
So, when a course came up to learn how to actually become a hypnotherapist, it sang to me - it sits with my core values of helping people become the best they can be, with integrity, empathy and dignity. My business is called Starfish Hypnotherapy (check out the fabulous Starfish fable - you can’t help everyone, but you can help the ones you can). I trained and qualified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist with the largest training school in the UK - Innervisions. I am really enjoying the journey, and love helping people change their mindset and get rid of unwanted feelings, habits and behaviours to become the best they can be and move forward positively in life.
Please give me a call to chat through any unwanted thoughts, feelings, behaviours, habits or patterns that you would like to change (the list is endless), and let’s see if hypnotherapy is the vehicle for you. I offer free initial consultations so that we can explore where you are now, and where you’d like to be, and then we can discuss the journey thereafter and how hypnotherapy can help you. I currently practice from my home in Orston, near Bingham, and am also working alongside Sanamente Hypnotherapy in Leicester 2 days a week. I’m able to work face to face, or online using zoom or Skype.
I look forward to hearing from you and helping you become the best YOU.
