Andrea Sumner Coaching

11/10/2026

You can miss them…

…and still know you’re better off without them.

Because missing them doesn’t erase the hurt.

It doesn’t change the way you felt walking on eggshells.
It doesn’t undo the times you questioned your own reality.

And it certainly doesn’t mean you should go back.

Sometimes, you’re not missing the relationship you had.

You’re missing the relationship you HOPED you would have, the one you’d PLANNED to have, the ones me you’d ENVISIONED.

And that’s a very different kind of grief.

You can love someone, miss someone, and still choose yourself.

Both things can be true & upsetting and hurt deeply. ❤️

09/10/2026

Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan ❤️
Six years ago mine dropped off a cliff when my 24 year marriage (30 year relationship) with my husband ended abruptly along with the future I’d envisaged & planned for.

Your relationship ends. Your future you imagined disappears. The confidence you once had packs its bags and leaves without warning.

All of a sudden, you’re left questioning yourself, wondering where it all went wrong and trying to figure out who you are now?

You look around and wonder how everyone else seems to have it all figured out when you’re just trying to hang on by a thread and make it through the day.

✨But this is what I’ve learned since experiencing exactly this… you are not failing at life just because life looks different to how you imagined it.

You haven’t lost yourself forever. You’re not too old to start again. And you definitely don’t have to have the next five years figured out today.

Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is take a breath, stop putting pressure on yourself to have all the answers, and gently start finding your way back to YOU in your own time, at your own pace ❤️

It’s your time now, it’s your season, this chapter of Life has YOUR name on it.

You get to become the woman you are now… with stronger boundaries, deeper self-trust and a clearer understanding of what you will and will no longer accept.

Your life might not look how you planned. But that doesn’t mean the best parts are behind you.

If you’re navigating a new chapter and trying to find your feet again, I want you to know you’re not alone and I know you’re stronger than you think 💕

Looking for a little extra support? I’m here for you 🤗 DM me & we can arrange a chat ✨

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08/10/2026

26/09/2026

Is this your daily dread?

The minute they walk through the door, it all kicks off…

The tears. The meltdowns. The anger & frustration.

The “I’m not going tomorrow.”

You’re exhausted, you’re asking yourself

‘What am I doing wrong?’

You’re feeling like you’re failing as a parent and you’ve run out of ideas.

What may help is realising that you’re absolutely not failing.

In actual fact you and your home is where your child feels safe enough to let go of everything they’ve been holding in and bottling up all day long.

If this sounds familiar, DM me the word CALM and I’ll tell you how I can help.

26/09/2026

You don’t need to analyse him anymore.
It’s time to start rebuilding YOU!

RECOVER • RISE • REBUILD 🤍

Comment Rebuild & I’ll share how.

23/09/2026

This week I’ve been speaking with parents and young people about Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).

For some teenagers, school can feel overwhelming, frightening, exhausting or just too much to manage.

🤗They might be worrying about friendships.

🤗Worried about feeling so far behind that catching up feels impossible.

🤗They might have an additional need that isn’t being properly understood or supported.

🤗Or it could simply be that the school environment is too busy, noisy, fast-paced or pressured.

And once they’ve missed a few days, going back can feel even harder.

💚 School avoidance is often a sign that something needs understanding, not simply a behaviour that needs fixing (or punishing and fining).

If your teenager is struggling to attend school, please know lots of parents are sharing your struggles, worries and frustration right now.

Save this post and share it with a parent who might need to hear it.

And if this sounds familiar in your family, send me a DM — I’d love to hear what’s happening. 💬


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20/09/2026

Sometimes life doesn’t just throw us a curved ball… it completely kicks the wind out of us & chucks us off the cliff for good measure.💔

And when it does, it’s so easy to ask:

“Why me?”
“What the h*ll did I do to deserve this?”
“How am I ever going to get through this?”

I know that place.

But something I’ve learned is that we don’t always have to understand why something happened before we can begin to heal from it.

Sometimes the painful things we’ve been avoiding finally find a way of attracting our undivided attention.

-The relationship we keep analysing.

-The boundaries we know we need to put in place but struggle to maintain.

-The parts of ourselves we’ve pushed aside to keep everyone else happy.

-The fear of being alone.

-The loss of confidence.

-The question of “Who on earth am I now?”

And I know how uncomfortable it can be to turn towards them and look at them with clarity.

But healing isn’t about pretending it didn’t hurt.

It’s about learning to face what happened without allowing it to define our sense is self or what happens next in our lives. ❤️

✨You can rebuild your confidence.
✨You can learn to trust yourself again.
✨You can stop living in survival mode.
✨You can create a life that feels like yours again.

🤗And you don’t have to have everything figured out before you take the first step.

🌿 If you’re currently rebuilding after a relationship, life change or experience that knocked you off your feet, I’d love to help you.

💪🏻My work is about helping women understand what has happened, reconnect with themselves and take practical steps towards feeling stronger, clearer and more confident about their future.

If this is where you are right now, send me the word “RISE” in a DM.
Let’s start with a conversation about where you are and what you need. ❤️

20/09/2026

When your child refuses school… and NOTHING you try seems to work. 💔

The tears.
The tummy aches.
The panic at the school gate.
The constant battles every morning.

And that horrible feeling of “I just don’t know what to do anymore.”

If you’re a parent living this right now, please know that school refusal isn’t simply your child being “difficult” or “choosing not to go,” despite the labels everyone wants to slap on them.

In my 20+ years of experience of working with children, young people and their families, there are often deeper reasons behind what you’re seeing so understanding what’s underneath the anxiety is an important first step.

I’ve written an article sharing what you can do when your child refuses school, why some of the things you’re trying may not be working and where to go from here.

🌻 Read the full article on my website, here’s the link:

https://andreasumner.co.uk/when-nothing-seems-to-work/.

And if you know a parent who is struggling with school refusal right now, send this to them. ❤️

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19/09/2026

When your child refuses school… and NOTHING you try seems to work. 💔

The tears.
The tummy aches.
The panic at the school gate.
The constant battles every morning.

And that horrible feeling of “I just don’t know what to do anymore.”

If you’re a parent living this right now, please know that school refusal isn’t simply your child being “difficult” or “choosing not to go,” despite the labels everyone wants to slap on them.

In my 20+ years of experience of working with children, young people and their families, there are often deeper reasons behind what you’re seeing so understanding what’s underneath the anxiety is an important first step.

I’ve written an article sharing what you can do when your child refuses school, why some of the things you’re trying may not be working and where to go from here.

🌻 Read the full article on my website, here’s the link:

https://andreasumner.co.uk/when-nothing-seems-to-work/.

And if you know a parent who is struggling with school refusal right now, send it to them. ❤️

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