Shonagh O’ Malley - Phoenix Family Transformations

19/10/2026

20/09/2026

12 years and we haven't killed each other!! I will take that... Happy Anniversary Vinnie

21/06/2026

Happiness 😊

15/04/2026

Have you actually had enough yet?

Enough of beating yourself up all day?
knowing what you should do
but never managing to keep it together long enough
to catch it before the shout!

That gap
between knowing and reacting

That’s what wears parents down

And it doesn’t just fix itself

That’s what I work on - Message me

14/04/2026

Most parents don’t struggle because they don’t know what to do.

They struggle because in the moment… they can’t access it.

That’s the gap I work in.

If that’s familiar, message me

10/04/2026

Be honest

How often have you ever heard yourself mid-reaction and thought
“this isn’t how I wanted to handle that”

And then the guilt hits
The replaying it
The promise to do better

And then it happens again

That’s the part that’s exhausting
Not your child’s behaviour
The pattern

If that feels familiar, this is for you

Message me for details

09/04/2026

I’m opening a small group for parents who feel like they’re constantly second guessing themselves.

The ones who care deeply, try hard…
and still find themselves reacting in ways they didn’t want to.

This isn’t about learning more strategies.

It’s about understanding why those reactions keep happening in the first place
and how to actually change them in real time.

Inside the group we’ll be working on:

understanding your triggers
breaking the react → guilt → repeat cycle
responding more calmly and consistently
building real confidence in how you parent

It’s a small group, and I’ll be keeping it that way so there’s proper support.

Live sessions will run weekly, and full recordings will be available if you can’t make it live.

I’ll be finalising numbers over the next few days.

If you’ve been thinking about it, just message me and I’ll send you the details.

05/04/2026

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05/04/2026

That moment after you’ve reacted…

When you hear it in your own voice and think,
that’s not how I wanted to handle that.

And then comes the part that really sticks:

The guilt.
The replaying it in your head.
The “I’ll do better next time.”

Only to find yourself back in the same situation again.

That cycle is what wears parents down.
Not the behaviour. The pattern.

And for a lot of parents, it’s not a lack of effort.

It’s that caring so much turns into fear,
and that’s what drives the reaction.

I wrote about this recently and it’s just been published in WE ROAR magazine.

If you’ve ever thought:
“Why did I react like that again?”
“I know better… so why can’t I do better?”

You’ll recognise yourself in it.

Link below if you want to read.