Yes You Can Coaching

02/01/2026

FIRST THOUGHT OF 2026

Do you often strive for perfection?

Do you find if you don't hit your level of perceived perfection, you lose motivation?

Yep, same for me!

Have you ever asked yourself why you feel you need to be perfect?

For me, I could never seem to enjoy an achievement, it was simply on to the next big thing.

I've suffered burnout several times, but worse than that was the deep feelings of failure. Of not being good enough.

So I have a plan!

Let's work together. Let's support each through 2026 and focus on presence not perfection.

To show up every day, no matter what.

To understand every day will be different and therefore what we can do will also be different.

Who's with me?

31/12/2025

2025 - THAT'S A WRAP!

For some - it may be thank you for the memories

For others - it may be thank flap that is over!

Maybe it is a mixture of both?

We have lost people. Gained people. Hit milestones. Wept over struggles.

We have had highs, lows, and for some, absolutely abhorent times.

I want to raise a glass (or mug) tonight - to YOU

I don't know what 2026 has in store for any of us, but I do know, I'm going to do my best to support, cheer and celebrate every one of you!

Whatever tonight may hold, please be careful, and remember, there is always someone to listen 🩶

NHS 111 mental health crisis service (Mental Health First Response) - Call 111, option 9, option 2

Teesside Listening Service - 0800 0516 171 option 3 then option 3 again

Text CALMER to 85258

Samaritans 116123

CALM App

STAYING ALIVE App

distrACT App

In an emergency, please ring 999.

Claire xx

30/12/2025

END OF YEAR REFLECTION BLOG

Maybe you are on the right path, but is it THE right path?

Only you can answer that question.

Sometimes making changes when to the world everything seems as it should be can seem impossible, but if they are worth it for you, they are necessary.

https://thelasswith.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/its-time/

I had plans for this blog to be a letter to my past self, in the hopes it would serve as an inspiration to my future self, but then I couldn’t quite get in to the feeling of it. Ironically I …

29/12/2025

IT'S BEEN A HOT MINUTE

I hold my hands up and admit my consistency in 2025 has been nothing short of abysmal!

Yes, I have my reasons, but it is time to step up, and build Yes You Can Coaching up to be the organisation you deserve it to be!

With that in mind, meet Bill! Our Yes You Can mascot and general Mr Motivator (if you are of an age who remembers him 😂)

You'll be seeing a lot of Bill in 2026! He speaks sense.

In all seriousness, although labelled "excuses", there are common barriers to exercise. The main ones are:

- cost
- time
- current health (physical and mental)
- location
- anxiety

Yes You Can Coaching can help you hurdle ALL of these barriers! Ask us how.

07/12/2025

NEW BLOG POST

It's that time of the week again.

Never underestimate what helps you. Even just a little.

https://thelasswith.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/be-honest-with-yourself/

Three blogs in three weeks! I’m on a roll! Today’s musings – why are we so reluctant to do what we need to do for ourselves? Why is life always about every one else?? People stay …

01/12/2025

NEW BLOG POST

Please be aware there is mention of su***de so may trigger some people.

https://thelasswith.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/random-ramblings/

I know I want to write something, but at the moment I have no idea what haha so I am hoping that by simply tip tapping away it will come to me. It always amazes me when people have themes and plans…

21/11/2025

DID YOU KNOW I WRITE A BLOG?

It's been too long, but the time was right to start again.

Very honest, and contains many swear words.

It's good to be back!

If you read and think it might help someone you know, please share!

It isn’t until s**t hits the fan in an extraordinary way that you realise just how lost you have been, and how very little of the things that make you feel good, that help you manage the day …

19/11/2025

INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY

Today is all about the men!

For too long there has been a stigma about men talking.

About them asking for help.

About them admitting they aren't ok.

Many men will completely avoid any health professional, for fear of "bad news" and being perceived as weak.

They take so much on their shoulders, with little way of support, that they get to a point where they just can't anymore.

November is Men's Health Month.

Every 2 minutes, a boy or man dies by su***de.

Every day in November, come rain/shine/snow/wind I have sat in (increasingly) cold water for 2 minutes in respect.

In the hopes of raising awareness.

In the hope that even just one man will step forward and ask for help.

To know there is no shame.

To know they are doing an amazing job.

To know they are loved and appreciated.

Always 💚

***dewareness

18/11/2025

WHAT IS YOUR WHY?

"At the end of this {week} if you are not faster, stronger, harder, you will have lost nothing, but if you are, you'll be that much tougher."

I watched this film for the first time, probably in my early twenties and I saw it as simply a decent film. One I've watched several times.

But today I watched it as someone with school experience and it both broke me and made me proud.

Broke me - things just dont 'seem' to change. So much judgement. It really pi**es me off. Life is so fu***ng hard and I just want to make it all better..

Proud - proud of the fight I will NEVER stop fighting. Even if times like now I need a time out. So grateful for the people I work with every day who do amazing things and make our children feel safe, and smile, and know they are worth everything.

There is so much more I could say, but I'll leave it as this - you are SO worth it. You can do ANYTHING you set your mind to. Please don't believe that voice in your head.

And as I was reminded today - it's so very OK ro say you're not OK

17/11/2025

SOMETIMES THINGS DONT GO AS EXPECTED

It's about taking those experiences and learning from them.

What changes do I need to make?

What have been my biggest challenges, and why?

What made me happy?

05/11/2025

COLD WATER CHALLENGE UPDATE

Day 5!

To raise awareness of su***de within males.

Since 2017 I have spent my life shouting from the roof tops about ill mental health.

About su***de.

About self harm.

About eating disorders.

About all the dark and dirty stuff many shy away from.

I shine the spotlight on them. To raise awareness. To educate. To support. To help end stigma.

I won't ever stop.

By the way, fu***ng BRRRRRR!!!

But I'm actually enjoying every second of it.

25 days to go!

***deawareness

05/11/2025

ARE YOU EXHAUSTED ALL THE TIME?

It's easy to blame this time of year. The weather. The dark nights.

But did you know, 7 out of 10 people live with chronic stress?

Chronic meaning long term, or constantly recurring.

Locked in a constant state of fight or flight.

You feel agitated, often snapping at people. Constantly overwhelmed. The longer it goes on for, the harder it is to talk to someone and explain you're struggling.

The harder it is to talk to someone, the more intense the stress seems to get
. until you snap.

You feel physically ill. You are mentally drained, and you have to stop everything.

Every person has their limit. You're not failing, you're human.

My advice - talk to someone.

Family, friends, your GP, a therapist, me here at Yes You Can

Life doesn't have to be like this all the time.

You deserve the life you want.