This week on the show, I have Frances Weston joining me. Frances is an award-winning personal development specialist who has helped hundreds of women and children heal from the past, cope with distressing or challenging situations in the present and build themselves a brighter future.

Frances uses a blend of transformational techniques and innovative processes to help her clients get the breakthroughs and results they seek. Her work has been featured in numerous publications and professional journals, and she is regularly interviewed by BBC Radio.

Frances has a wealth of life experience which has given her a deep understanding of human nature and an ability to relate to her clients and put them at ease. Her clients come from all walks of life and include high-profile individuals in the public eye who particularly value the absolute discretion and completely confidential environment she is able to offer.

Over recent years she has developed a bespoke, highly specialised approach to her work that seamlessly integrates key elements of counselling and coaching into unique, highly effective packages of support.

She has also created Sunshine Barn, a beautiful sanctuary for her clients in rural Derbyshire, to optimise their experience and enable her to provide them with a truly holistic and creative service.

In this episode, Frances talks about:

• Her passion for developing online courses that parents and children can take together to support them in dealing with anxiety.
• Causes of anxiety in children and how they can pick up energies of people around them.
• The difference between feeling anxious and having an anxiety disorder.
• How various forms of anxiety can disrupt a child's life, such as separation anxiety and phobia.
• How we, as parents, can unknowingly pass on phobias and anxiety to our children.
• EFT as a tool to help children recover from trauma.
• The importance of teaching children about the possible signs of anxiety disorders.
• How emotional anxiety or trauma can manifest on the physical body.
• How parents can help identify symptoms of a disorder and apply strategies and techniques to treat the anxiety.
• And so much more!

Links mentioned in the episode: Visit Frances' blog to learn useful info on a wide range of issues to do with children's mental health. Watch for free Frances' 3-part audio series for parents with anxious children. Join the waitlist for Frances' course "From Fearful to Fearless." You can connect with Frances through her Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Jump on the waitlist for Thrive Tribe HERE.

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