Cara Phelps Cognitive Hypnotherapy

09/02/2026

Struggling with your child's anxiety?

Download my FREE ebook - Calm Together - a practical guide to helping you support your child and yourself.

https://caraphelps.com/ebook

05/02/2026

If you’ve been shutting down emotionally for as long as you can remember, forget trying to “stay strong” or “push through” when it comes to parenting.

Instead, start noticing when the part of you that used to need protection is the one still running the show.

Because that’s not strength. That’s a nervous system in survival.

Sometimes… what looks like calm is often just emotional shutdown.

The coping you learned to survive, (keeping quiet, staying in control, avoiding vulnerability), is now crowding out the connection you long for with your child.

And that’s not your fault.

But it is a signal for healing.

Here’s what helps you break this cycle from the inside out:

🔹 Spot your inherited coping role
Were you the peacekeeper? The achiever? The invisible one?

Ask: What did I have to shut down in myself to feel safe growing up?
That’s often what resurfaces now, in motherhood.

🔹 Separate identity from adaptation
You’re not the fixer. Or the martyr. Or the one who “just gets on with it.”
You became those things to feel loved.

You can retire those roles with respect, not shame.

🔹 Update the script where it was written
This lives in the subconscious.
That’s why cognitive hypnotherapy works.
You’re not trying to change on the surface, you’re healing from the roots.

You might think rebuilding connection with your child means overhauling everything. But I’ve seen mums shift their responses, with softness, not force, by reframing just one survival script at a time.

Comment THRIVE to get details of my 12 week program so you can parent with calm, connection, and confidence, even if you weren’t modelled it yourself.

30/01/2026

Only 2 days left to take advantage of this offer!

DM “JAN26” to book your FREE consultation call and lock in this price.

19/01/2026

To give those new year resolutions a boost when your motivation might be waning, consider tackling your problem at the root - your unconscious!

DM me "JAN26" to take advantage of this offer.

19/01/2026

As mothers, we often feel the weight of our family's emotional wellbeing on our shoulders.

It’s easy to think we need to be strong for our children, to “fix” every problem they face. But what if I told you that the best gift we can give them is our own emotional health?

Regulating our nervous system isn't just about providing calm in chaos; it's also about role modelling how to process feelings.

When you take the time to breathe, to pause before reacting, and to handle your stresses, you're showing your children it's okay to feel emotions and that they can manage their own too.

✨ Imagine how empowered they’ll feel to deal with their challenges, knowing they can talk about their emotions without fear.

By embarking on our own healing journey, we can lead them to thrive as emotionally healthy individuals.

If you're looking for support to improve your emotional or mental health get in touch. I'd love to help ❤️

12/01/2026

✨Stressed? Trying to do it all? ✨

Join me for lunch on Thursday 22nd January at The Queens Arms, Corten Denham, where we’ll be discussing stress and how to reduce it.

For more details and to book your place, click on the link below.

https://thequeensarms.com/offers/offer/womens-lunch-finding-the-balance

After the stress of the festive season, we often reflect and make resolutions to make positive changes to our working or personal lives, to ensure that we do the best not only at work but at home too, sometimes these can be hard to action or stick to.

10/01/2026

⭐️ 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝟭𝟮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘄...⭐️

• You feel calmer in situations that used to trigger panic.
• You respond instead of react.
• Home isn’t a battlefield anymore.
• You’re sleeping better.
• Your children feel more emotionally connected to you.
• You’re confident in your decisions.
• The guilt that used to sit heavy on your chest has lifted.
• You feel like yourself again.

This is exactly what the Thrive Together program is designed to achieve.

If this is the future you want, let’s talk.

DM “12 WEEKS” for more information.

08/01/2026

Helping other people feel better is always a pleasure. 😃

06/01/2026

“I 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.”
“I 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲.”
𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

And I get it — truly.
But here’s the hard truth that I had to learn:

When you’re not okay, everything in the family becomes harder.
Your children feel your stress.
Your body carries the load.
Your mind never stops running.

You are the foundation.

The Thrive Together program isn’t about pouring into yourself instead of your family…
It’s about filling your cup so you can finally breathe, cope, and connect again.

If you’re running on empty, this is your sign.

Send me a message saying “CALM” and I’ll share the details with no pressure.

04/01/2026

✨You don’t have to pretend you’re fine anymore✨

So many mums carry silent battles:
The guilt.
The anxiety.
The fear of getting it wrong.
The emotional overwhelm that feels impossible to escape.

But here’s the truth:
You’re not failing.
You just haven’t been given the tools to feel calm and in control.

Inside the Thrive Together program, I help you rebuild your emotional foundation from the inside out,using trauma-informed, proven techniques.

If you’re ready to feel lighter, calmer, and more present with your children again…

DM me “INFO” for details.

03/01/2026

Face to face appointments also now available in Wincanton.

31/12/2025

✨ NEW PROGRAM: Thrive Together ✨

If you’re a mum who’s been holding everything together with shaking hands and a tired heart… this is for you.

For 12 weeks, we’ll work together 1:1 to help you:

• Feel calmer and more in control
• Release the guilt that keeps you awake at night
• Stop second-guessing yourself
• Build emotional resilience
• Reconnect with your children
• Finally feel like the good mum you already are

This trauma-informed program provides personalised support to heal your past, transform your present and create real, lasting change for the future.

Changing not just your life but your child's life too!

I created this because I was you - overwhelmed, exhausted, and blaming myself for everything my children went through.

You don’t have to do this alone.

Comment “THRIVE” below or DM me for the full details and to book your free Thrive Together Assessment.