The Happya Life with Clare Deacon

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. In this opening episode of Happya Ever After, Clare Deacon shares her personal story of life after the sudden death of her husband not by retelling the traumatic event, but by speaking honestly about what came after. This episode is about the early shock, the long middle where survival stopped working, and the quiet, difficult proc...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. If you’ve ever felt disconnected, irritated, or quietly resistant to mainstream wellness culture, this episode is for you. In this episode of The Happya Life Podcast , Clare Deacon explores what wellbeing really means once you strip away the noise, pressure, and performance of the wellness industry. This is a grounded, psychologica...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. What happens when the role you’ve always played the strong one, the reliable one, the one who always copes starts to feel too heavy? In this episode of The Happya Life, Clare Deacon, trauma-informed therapist and positive psychology coach, unpacks the quiet identity shift that so many women go through when they begin loosening the...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. If you’re the one who’s always coped, always stayed strong, always kept things running this episode is for you. In this episode of The Happya Life Podcast, Clare Deacon explores the hidden psychological and nervous system cost of always holding it all together. Not the obvious exhaustion, but the quieter toll it takes on identity,...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Do you feel like you’re functioning well on the outside, but something inside you is quietly pushing back? In this episode of The Happya Life Podcast, Clare Deacon explores why so many intelligent, capable people feel like they’re waiting for permission to choose themselves even after years of success, responsibility, and resilienc...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. As the year draws to a close, many women find themselves caught between two worlds: the life they survived… and the life they’re quietly longing to step into. In this gentle, reflective episode of The Happya Life, trauma‑informed therapist and positive psychology coach Clare Deacon invites you into a softer end‑of‑year conversation...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. It’s Christmas Eve and while the world sparkles with joy, for many women it’s a day filled with emotional overload. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, lonely, numb, or like you're slipping into old family roles you’ve worked hard to outgrow, this episode is for you. I’m Clare Deacon, trauma-informed therapist and founder of Happya...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. The festive season is meant to feel magical but for many women, it feels more like emotional overload. If December leaves you feeling anxious, overstimulated, exhausted or like you’re performing joy instead of feeling it, this episode is for you. Join Clare Deacon. trauma-informed therapist, positive psychology coach, and founder o...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. “Rock bottom isn’t a collapse, it’s clarity.” In this raw and soul-nourishing episode of The Happya Life, Clare Deacon, trauma-informed therapist and founder of Happya, holds sacred space for the woman who’s quietly unraveling beneath the weight of her life. If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t recognise myself anymore,” this one’s for...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Why does imposter syndrome feel so much stronger for women who’ve lived through trauma, loss, chronic stress, or years of performing roles that weren’t truly theirs? In this powerful episode of The Happya Life, trauma-informed therapist and positive psychology coach Clare Deacon reveals the truth most people never talk about: impos...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Why does something as simple as saying “no” feel so unbearably hard? Why does guilt creep in even when you know you're doing what’s right for you? In this episode of The Happya Life, Clare Deacon breaks down the nervous system science and emotional truth behind guilt after boundaries and why that guilt doesn’t mean you’re wron...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Do you feel like you live in your head and your heart, all the time? That your thoughts won’t switch off, and your emotions feel louder than everyone else’s? This episode is for the woman who feels like she’s spiralling. Who replays conversations, second-guesses herself, and can’t quite land. The one who’s told she’s “too sensitive...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Why can’t I relax, even when I finally have the time?  If you’ve ever asked yourself this question, you’re not alone and you’re not broken. In this powerful episode of The Happya Life , trauma-informed therapist and positive psychology coach Clare Deacon unpacks why rest can feel unsafe when you’re stuck in survival mode, and what...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. You’re not the same after what you’ve lived through, but what if that’s not a setback? What if it’s the beginning of becoming? In this transformative episode of The Happya Life , Clare Deacon, trauma-informed therapist, positive psychology coach, and founder of Happya, explores the powerful concept of Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) an...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. You’ve been everything for everyone, the mum, the leader, the caretaker, the high achiever. But now something’s shifted. And you’re left wondering... who am I, really? This episode is for the woman quietly realising she no longer recognises herself and doesn’t know how to begin again. Whether it’s your kids growing up, your career...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. You say you’re protecting your peace… But are you really protecting yourself from discomfort? This episode is for the women who’ve said “I’m setting boundaries” but deep down suspect they might just be pulling away. If you’ve ever avoided messages, cancelled plans, or shut someone out and called it self-care, this conversation will...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Do you find yourself snapping, shutting down, or spiralling and then wondering, why did I react like that? You’re not overreacting. You’re overtriggered. And your nervous system is doing exactly what it was trained to do, protect you. In this powerful episode of The Happya Life, Clare Deacon unpacks how trauma, high-functioning anx...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Does your mind race even when nothing’s wrong? Do you feel wired but exhausted, unable to fully relax, yet desperate to slow down? You’re not alone. And more importantly, you’re not broken. In this episode of The Happya Life, Clare Deacon, trauma-informed therapist and positive psychology coach, unpacks what it really means to be s...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. The Burnout You Didn’t See Coming (Until It Knocked You Flat) Are you high-functioning, holding it all together on the outside but quietly falling apart inside? In this powerful episode of The Happya Life, Clare Deacon unpacks the subtle signs of emotional burnout that most women miss until it’s too late. From constant fatigue and...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Have you ever told yourself, “This time will be different”  only to slip back into old patterns? Maybe you swore you’d rest more, stop people-pleasing, or set firmer boundaries… but life got messy, and you broke your own promise. And then came the shame: “See? I can’t even trust myself.” In this episode of The Happya Life Podcast ,...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Are you feeling constantly overwhelmed, even when your day looks “normal” on paper? Do you find yourself snapping at the people you love, forgetting simple things, or feeling like you’re never truly rested, no matter how much sleep you get? In this powerful episode of The Happya Life , Clare Deacon, positive psychology coach and tr...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Boundaries That Don’t Backfire: Protecting Yourself With Heart Have you ever set a boundary, only to feel guilty, misunderstood, or like you caused more conflict than peace? In this episode of The Happya Life Podcast , Clare Deacon, positive psychology coach and trauma-informed therapist, explores why boundaries often backfire, and...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. In this powerful episode of The Happya Life Podcast, Clare Deacon explores what it really means to break free from chronic survival mode and begin building a life that supports nervous system safety, emotional regulation, and true thriving. If you’ve ever felt constantly on edge, emotionally flat, burned out, or stuck in autopilot,...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Are you the strong one? The dependable one? The one who’s always holding it all together… even when you’re falling apart inside? This episode is for the women who do it all and feel like they’ve lost themselves in the process. Trauma-informed coach Clare unpacks the emotional weight of being everything to everyone, the silent burno...

🪷If something in this spoke to you, I’d love to hear, message me. Have you ever felt like your trauma has become your whole identity? Like the pain, the grief, the chaos it’s all shaped who you are so deeply that you can’t remember who you were before it? In this deeply affirming episode, Clare Deacon, positive psychology coach, trauma-informed therapist, and founder of Happya, explores how traum...