Mumatherapy

🦂Scorpio season is shadow season.

I know none of us like this, it’s uncomfortable. It’s about feeling emotions and working through experiences that are very difficult and painful.

🌚But it’s also very enlightening and freeing.
The new moon today urges you to go within either by journalling or meditation.

Sit or lay in silence and be honest and real with yourself.

Find what is bothering you and why?

Why do you think and act the way you do?

What do you want to change?

Not reflecting or reviewing yourself and your motivations means you end up being run by old, outdated programming.

📚When you are living your life unconsciously on autopilot you are not really in control of yourself or your actions.
You can read more on autopilot parenting in my books The Confident Parents Guide to Raising a Happy, Healthy and Successful Child and The Powerful Proactive Parents Guide to Present Parenting.

😱Or if you are plagued by catastrophic thinking, always fearing the worst case scenarios, then you can face those fears using  Your Catastrophic Movie Trailer Technique in my mini-course Chaos to Calm -link in bio or visit www. emmagrantauthor.com

🚫Don’t allow your past traumas to dictate your future.

♏️ Happy New Moon 🌚

I’m back!
I’ve missed my Instagram and Facebook friends 🥰

👻As it’s spooky season I’ve been whipping up some magic and swimming in alchemical creativity and can’t wait to share some very exciting projects with you soon.

😱I hope you are okay and haven’t been buying into all those scary stories conjured up in your mind?

📝If you’re feeling a bit edgy write all those troubling thoughts down on paper. Once we get them out onto paper and re read them back to ourselves, they don’t seem as real or powerful as they did spinning around our head.

🍷It’s not always comfortable to do, for a long time you’ve probably been trying to forget, fight or distract them or numb them with something like wine (or is that just me???)

But how has that worked out?
They’ve persisted, right?

🙇‍♀️This way of thinking doesn’t just go away, you have to become aware of it and face those fears one by one.

That’s exactly what the Chaos to Calm—online mini-course is created to help you do.

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Here’s to no more manic Mondays!
Em 💕

We can all relate to negative mental chatter and catastrophising sometimes.

🤪But if left unchecked it can run wild and become your natural way of thinking.

🤔 Always thinking the worst case scenario is so mentally and physically draining.

📰The news, social media, and those constant negative sources around you make it hard to find a moment of peace.

🤯If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the chaos in your mind, you’re not alone.

😅That’s why Mumatherapy® now has a mini-course to combat this.

Chaos to Calm -STOP CATASTROPHISING

📹Including short videos packed with actionable insights.

📑Simple downloadable guides you can print out and use to assess your levels of stress and anxiety.

Along with (CBT ) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Hypnosis, visualisation and (EFT ) Emotional Freedom Techniques.

😌These combined offer profound benefits and are powerful ways you can help heal and find a sense of calm.

🙄Without feeling judged or as though you are over reacting.

😅This is self-help you do for yourself by yourself. No one even needs to know about it.

😃It’s easy to follow and it only cost £88 (or £61.60 if you join the waitlist now ) cheaper than going to therapy and you can do it from the comfort of your own home.

💭This isn’t just another hypnosis audio or self help woo woo on positive thinking — it’s a powerful training that introduces a new way of thinking.

🕑In less than 2 hours, you’ll learn how to overcome catastrophic thinking and overwhelm and find peace and calm 😌

Hop on the Waitlist to receive your exclusive 30% discount now.

https://www.emmagrantauthor.com/chaos-to-calm-waitlist

https://www.emmagrantauthor.com/chaos-to-calm-waitlist

Ever feel like your mind won’t stop racing to the worst-case scenario?

You’re not alone.

The constant mental chatter, the ‘what ifs’—it’s exhausting. With the news, social media, and daily life fuelling that chaos, finding calm can feel impossible.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. You can take control.

That’s why Mumatherapy® has created Chaos to Calm—a powerful mini-course designed to stop catastrophic thinking in its tracks.

This isn’t just another fluffy self-help guide. It’s an empowering system built around proven techniques like Hypnosis, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).

For the next 16 days, you can join the waitlist and get 30% off—just £61.60 instead of £88.

That's less than the cost of a single therapy session, and you can do it from the comfort of your own home!

In less than 2 hours, you’ll learn how to:
• Break free from overwhelming thoughts
• Reclaim peace of mind
• Shift your energy with tools like the EFT Quick Anxiety Stopper
• Enjoy deep relaxation with a 50-minute Chaos to Calm Hypnosis Session

It’s self-care, done your way—on your time.

No judgment. No pressure. And no one even needs to know.

You can even gift it to a loved one or friend who’s struggling?

Sign up to the waitlist today to lock in your 30% discount!

Chaos to Calm STOP Catastrophising Mini Course Enjoy a massage for your mind with a full body progressive relaxation and hypnosis audio to stop that Catastrophic cycle in its tracks.

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As mums, we’re always focused on making sure our children are happy and healthy—but how often do we pause to check in on ourselves?

World Mental Health Day is the perfect opportunity to reflect on our well-being and take small, meaningful steps to improve not only our own mental health but also that of our children.

We get so caught up in doing that we forget to simply be.
The first step to better mental health is reducing stress. While you might not be able to hit pause on your parenting duties, you can still create pockets of time for relaxation—even if it’s just a few minutes while your child is playing nearby.

It’s natural to feel like you always need to be ‘on,’ but today, allow yourself to switch off—even if it’s just for half an hour.

I’ve created an 18 -minute meditation to help you feel less stressed and more relaxed, so you’re better equipped to handle the inevitable chaos that erupts later.

Turn off your notifications, put your phone on Do Not Disturb, and allow yourself this small window of time to let go of control and stress, so you can become the calm, centred mum you want to be—without being controlling. Allow yourself to feel lighter, more present, and empowered to embrace parenting with greater ease and clarity.

Let go of those constant worries, release any tension, and sink into a state of peaceful awareness. When you give yourself permission to simply be—without needing to control every moment—your children will thrive and grow in a space of love and understanding.

🎧 Listen now, head over to todays blog for more information and tips to quiet your mind, connect with your inner Mum-zen, and practice being the mindful, present parent you want to be.

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Remember those carefree childhood days when your biggest worry was choosing between the red or blue crayon?

If you do, you probably had a pretty happy upbringing. These days, though, things look a little different.

While some imagination is healthy and normal, obsessing over every little thing, real or imaginary, isn’t. But what’s worrying is that a lot of kid’s concerns aren’t all in their head. Today they're more aware of real dangers too—thanks to the news, social media, and our own well-meaning warnings.

Over the past 20 years, I’ve noticed a huge shift in how kids play—and how they worry. Anxiety is on the rise, and more and more children are falling into catastrophic thinking patterns.

But what does that actually mean?

Find out what catastrophic thinking is, why it takes hold of your child, and learn practical steps to guide them away from endless worry and turn those what-ifs’ into ‘I can handle it’s’ in my latest article, ‘Catastrophising Kids’ in the latest issue of Mums & Tots magazine, on sale now.

Or for some quick tips on how to calm the storm when your child’s imagination is more horror movie than happy ending, take a look at today’s blog post From Monsters to Meltdowns- Is your Child Catastrophising?

Happy World Smile Day 😊

From Monsters to Meltdowns- Is your Child Catastrophising? Find out what catastrophic thinking is, why it takes hold of your child and learn practical steps to guide them away from endless worry and ‘what-ifs, into a calmer, happier mindset.

Thoughts Whizzing Through Your Head?

5 Minutes to Realign and Centre Yourself.

👋Place your right hand over the left side of your chest. Close your eyes and take in a deep, slow breathe and release slowly. Repeat this 3 times.

😮‍💨Visualise calm, peace and balance within yourself as you focus only on your breath.

😌Spend about 5 minutes meditating, allowing your breath to bring you some calm and peace of mind.

🗯️If thoughts pop in (as they do) say the words
‘RELAX,’
‘RESTORE,’
‘RESET,’
And feel yourself calming down gradually. Feel yourself restoring on a cellular level, and mentally resetting.

Need Some Extra help?
I’ve created a hypnotherapy and EFT Mini-Course that can help you, called Chaos to Calm -STOP CATASTROPHISING ( you can watch the intro video on todays blog for more information)  Chaos to Calm STOP Catastrophising Mini Course (emmagrantauthor.com)

🍀There are so many things I’m grateful for in my life.

🫶I couldn’t count them all in a post but I can count my blessings for all my Insta / Facebook friends and family.

💖So today I want to THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.

🥰Your friendship, support, and kindness mean the world to me, and I’m so incredibly grateful for all your support.

🌱It’s those genuine connections that I’ve made here over the years, that make social media a great place to be and grow together.

💝Your presence here is a gift, and I’m truly blessed to have this beautiful community.

🙏🏻With endless love and gratitude,
Em 💕

🤔Every now and then I get one of those aha moments.

👁️Suddenly the penny drops or I see clearly something that was always there but I couldn’t see before.

❓I’m not sure if you have those moments or not?

✨But if you do you’ll know how magical they can feel ✨

It’s like suddenly everything makes sense. Even the bad potatoes 🥔

😜Catastrophising keeps me safe. It keeps me exactly where I am.

😢But it kills joy!

❤️‍🔥 But growing up joy didn’t happen naturally for me. In fact I didn’t know who or what joy was until around 10 years ago. And still I try to resist her by worrying, catastrophising or over working to the point of total burnout.

☺️I’ve spent many years experimenting with the Law of Attraction. And I’ve had some great results.

🗝️But the moment I got the Law of resonance was the key that you have to be that which you want and not the Law of Attraction because the Universe doesn’t give you what you want, it gives you who you are.

🙌Game changing moment!

Does that resonate with you too?

🍃🍁September signals a change in season as the green leaves turn to golden yellows, oranges, browns and reds.

🥵Theres a fresh breeze in the air blowing away the heat of summer. And all that got you hot and bothered.

🍂Autumn asks us to let go and to drop our leaves and leave behind what no longer serves us.

👋Let all that’s holding you back fall away.

💫Transformation is possible now.

❓The question is -
What changes will you be making?

If one of those changes is to stop worrying, let go of old dramas and rise above all the fear, and take control of your life, this one’s for you.

🌪️Chaos to Calm -STOP CATASTROPHISING Mini-Course ☺️

Hop on the Waitlist to receive your exclusive 30% discount now.
  https://www.emmagrantauthor.com/chaos-to-calm-waitlist

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😓Constantly catastrophising drains your energy and
clouds your mental capacity to think clearly.

⚖️This throws you off balance and burnout begins.

😩When you are burnt out it’s like you’re stuck in the mud and the more you try to get out of it, the deeper you sink.

👀If you have been feeling burnt out it’s essential to step away from your current circumstances and look at them as an outside observer.

❓What would someone else you respect or who loves you think about your situation? What advice would they give you? Or what advice would you give them if they were you?

🌿It’s also important for you to find grounding.
Earthing yourself by spending time among nature is important for your health.

🥰Show yourself compassion, reconnect to the environment and your own body.

🥊Allow yourself to feel whatever you’re feeling and resist the urge to fight it, ignore it or judge how you feel.

Feelings pass when you stop the thoughts that fuel them.

Be kind to yourself. Em x🩷

What a difference a year can make.
Just 12 months ago exactly I was here on holiday with my family.

🤪That’s when I first realised my catastrophising had taken over. What I once thought of as me being an over protective mum, turned me into a neurotic mum.

🍻It was the 1st holiday both my children were old enough to drink and I was totally fine with drinking with them, until… it was getting late and my husband and I were ready to go back to our hotel to bed and our offspring wanted to stay out and carry on drinking without us. 😱

Panic set in, what if they got really drunk and lost their phones, bag or money?

What if they got mugged?

What if they got spiked?

What if they got propositioned and taken advantage of?

What if they couldn’t remember where the hotel was and got lost?

📣Those what iffs got louder and more dramatic as I lay in bed wide awake all night and morning, trying to check their location on an app.

🏝️This wasn’t the relaxing, fun family holiday I planned.

😣I was tired and a nervous wreck that just wanted to come home and never go on holiday with my kids ever again.

🥱But neither the holiday or my kids were the real problem, it was those imagined nightmares keeping me awake.

🤯The real issue was the out of control thoughts in my mind causing my body to experience fear and anxiety.

🍹Yesterday was a totally different experience as we chilled out drinking cocktails at a beach club. The kids went onto a club afterwards while the hubby and I went home with a take out and watched a film all relaxed after a fabulous family day out.

👀Who’s clock watching too?

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We can all relate to negative mental chatter and catastrophising sometimes.

🤪But if left unchecked it can run wild and become your natural way of thinking.

🤔 Always thinking the worst case scenario is so mentally and physically draining.

📰The news, social media, and those constant negative sources around you make it hard to find a moment of peace.

🤯If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the chaos in your mind, you’re not alone.

😅That’s why Mumatherapy® now has a mini-course to combat this.
Chaos to Calm -STOP CATASTROPHISING

📹Including short videos packed with actionable insights.

📑Simple downloadable guides you can print out and use to assess your levels of stress and anxiety.

Along with (CBT ) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Hypnosis, visualisation and (EFT ) Emotional Freedom Techniques.

😌These combined offer profound benefits and are powerful ways you can help heal and find a sense of calm.

🙄Without feeling judged or as though you are over reacting.

😅This is self-help you do for yourself by yourself. No one even needs to know about it.

😃It’s easy to follow and it only cost £88 (or £61.60 if you join the waitlist now )cheaper than going to therapy and you can do it from the comfort of your own home.

💭This isn’t just another hypnosis audio or self help woo woo on positive thinking — it’s a powerful training that introduces a new way of thinking.

🕑In less than 2 hours, you’ll learn how to overcome catastrophic thinking and overwhelm and find peace and calm 😌

Hop on the Waitlist to receive your exclusive 30% discount now.
  https://www.emmagrantauthor.com/chaos-to-calm-waitlist

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😭The big day has arrived when your baby is either starting childcare, school or University for the first time.

😳It’s a nail biting time, I know.

But whose most anxious you or your child?

😬If you’re anything like me then it’ll be you who will be on edge.

What if they don’t make friends?

What if they’re sad and miss me too much?

What if they can’t look after themselves?

What if something happens to them?

What if… what if?

💓The what iffs go on and on until you are fraught with despair and your heats beating out your chest.

👶No matter how old your child is they’ll always be your baby.

I get it, I’m that muma too!
My children are young adults and I still track their whereabouts on an App, so I always know where they are…. just in case!  

❓Maybe your own parents smothered you obsessively and were overly anxious or over controlling, or maybe they were the opposite and didn’t care at all? 

😫However, you’ve adopted your parenting style doesn’t matter. It’s recognising that there’s a fine line between caring and controlling. And the latter affects you just as much as your child.

What if you allowed yourself to only think about all the new friends they’ll make?

Or all the fun they’ll have playing?

Or valuable lessons they’ll learn?

🤔What if your kids are more capable and resilient than you think?

💪🏻What if their self confidence and self reliance grew from wiping their own bum or tears?

To be autonomous learners children need freedom to explore. To take some safe risks. To be allowed the freedom to fail and learn from their experiences, mistakes and all.

☺️So relax Muma, stop catastrophising, today could be the start of a wonderful, fun filled journey ahead for your child.

🧱When you become emotionally wounded, you build defence barriers.

😰By being hyper vigilant and on guard you make yourself believe you are protecting yourself and those you love from harm.

😳But the truth is this is just worry, stress and anxiety dressed up in excuses to keep you scared and stop you living a full, free life.

🛟It’s right and natural to have certain fears, these do prevent you and those you love from danger. For example, you wouldn’t sit back on a sun lounger reading a book without a care in the world if your 3 year old was jumping in the swimming pool unattended without any floats.

🏝️But what if you decided going on holiday or in a swimming pool was dangerous end of? And you let your fears prevent you and your family taking a much needed summer holiday?

❓Could you be unnecessarily holding back from potential fun, family times together because of ‘What ifs?’

🤔When your catastrophising takes over and no real risk is present and your imagination is just running wild, this serves no one. It’s particularly painful for you because even if your catastrophising isn’t real, the way it makes you feel is.

😌Analyse your own protective barriers and, if necessary, break them down so you can be free to experience life with peace of mind.

🕊️Peace of mind is possible for you.

❤️‍🩹Release the wounds within, this moment of chaos presents a time of powerful healing and deeper understanding of yourself.

Happy Saturday whatever you are doing today. Em 💕

3 Steps to Help You Stop Catastrophising

1. Become fully present in the moment you are currently in.
Whatever you are doing, whoever you are with, be there body, mind and spirit 💯

2. Give up the 🔮 and making predictions. No one can say what the future will bring because the future holds infinite possibilities, that you alone simply can’t control. So stop reading too much into the future and using past experiences to predict what may or may not happen.

3. Take action to manage your stress or anxiety. Whether that’s changing how and what you eat, exercising, meditation or seeking support from a professional 🧘‍♀️

There are a number of ways to calm your catastrophising.
Ignoring it isn’t one of them.
Have a relaxing Wednesday and be kind to yourself 🥰
Em 💕

💨Catastrophic thinking doesn’t just go away by itself.

🧠When you’re in the habit of catastrophising over everything, you hard wire your brain to trigger that stress response.

🤫You can’t wish it away or think positively to stop it.
You’ll no doubt know how it persists whenever you try to resist it. It’s trying to protect you. To keep you vigilant just in case!

🤯But it’s not just in the mind, it causes physiological changes fueled by hormones. It’s out of your conscious control.
But there are tools and techniques you can learn and practice to overcome it. There are ways you can desensitise those catastrophic calamities that play on a loop inside your mind. Bringing you back into being and balance with a calmer nervous system, where your body feels safe and is not hyper vigilant.

☠️Eliminating this toxic stress is vital in preventing burnout.
Self medicating on alcohol or caffeine only worsens this catastrophic condition.
That’s why I created Chaos to Calm -STOP CATASTROPHISING, The Mini-Course, so you can press pause and relax, restore and reset.

🏡Using techniques and tools in the comfort of your home, to face your fears, desensitise safely and reprogram your subconscious, unhelpful catastrophic thinking habit.

You can join my Chaos to Calm Mini-Course Waitlist for your 30% discount now.

  https://www.emmagrantauthor.com/chaos-to-calm-waitlist

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