Claire Gillespie

Claire Gillespie I help parents and families thrive through creativity, connection, and courageous conversations. Oglee Poglee embraces childhood wonder.

Coach, writer, and founder of The Cardboard Shed: a place for families to play, reconnect, and remember what really matters. It's where exploration, authenticity and children's ideas of all magnitudes are celebrated. I'm Claire Gillespie, founder of Oglee Poglee and I help children play with cardboard

For more information or visit one of our events see www.ogleepoglee.co.uk

You can't pour from an empty cup.But more than that you deserve to be filled up. Not just for your family's sake but for...
20/03/2026

You can't pour from an empty cup.

But more than that you deserve to be filled up. Not just for your family's sake but for yours.

This weekend I'm joining an incredible group of women at The Unschooling Summit to talk about the importance of taking care of ourselves as home educating mothers.

It's free. It's online. And there are 60+ speakers, roundtables, and workshops across three days.

I'm on the wellbeing roundtable on Sunday evening at 7pm UK time and I'd love to see you there.

👉 Grab your free ticket www.thwunschoolingsummit.org

Connection and community is exactly what you need when you take the brave leap and decide to home educate your children....
14/03/2026

Connection and community is exactly what you need when you take the brave leap and decide to home educate your children. The Unschooling Summit offers a wealth of knowledge and real life stories that will make you feel seen

I highly recommend you sign up for a free ticket and tune in for a weekend of guidance. The Facebook community is great too. A chance to make new friends.

Oh and tune in on Sunday 22nd to hear yours truly talking as a panelist about taking care of yourself as an unschooling parent.

https://www.theunschoolingsummit.org/

I'm in the process of organising an evening with beautiful food, wine, counterintuitive questions, connection and me as ...
18/11/2025

I'm in the process of organising an evening with beautiful food, wine, counterintuitive questions, connection and me as your host. It will be a Wednesday evening in January in Berkhamsted. Oh and there will be fax machines!

More details to follow soon.

Pop a ❤️ in the comments if you fancy coming along.

The London launch was a celebration of our book and what we had achieved as a group. It was a fabulous evening, a small ...
05/11/2025

The London launch was a celebration of our book and what we had achieved as a group. It was a fabulous evening, a small joyful gathering of special guests. But our readers weren't there and now the book is in your hands I'm sure you've got questions:

→ Can you really publish a book in less than 8 months?
→ What's the real story behind the book?
→ How do strangers collaborate like this?
→ Who even buys a fax machine in 2024?

Tomorrow, along with my fellow Fax Club authors we will be answering all of your questions at our free online launch.

This is your invitation to be part of the story.

November 6th, 5pm UK time.

Reserve your place at
www.thefaxclubexperiment.com/registeronlinebooklaunch

"The most beautiful journey begins once you cross the start line." - David HieattThe problem is most people never even a...
15/10/2025

"The most beautiful journey begins once you cross the start line." - David Hieatt

The problem is most people never even approach the start line. They see the opportunity and feel the pull, but talk themselves out of it.

"That's bonkers."
"I can't do that."

I was that person. For years l held myself back.

But somewhere along the way, I did the messy work to get myself to a place where I could say "I'm in" instead of "I can't."

So when the invitation to join a crazy idea called Fax Club landed in my inbox, my first thought wasn't doubt. It was curiosity. It was "yes."

The journey IS the best bit.

Was publishing the book our finish line? Did we win?

I don't think so. We're all still running the race. Running because running together has become fun.

Where are you standing right now? At the start line? Or still convincing yourself you're not ready?

How can I help you to be ready for the next opportunity and a chance to say "yes"?

The Fax Club Experiment is out now on Amazon 📚

Link in bio


**LIVE ON DO RADIO RIGHT NOW 🎙️📠**Me, David Hieatt (Fax Club founder), and Christabel talking about the maddest experime...
13/10/2025

**LIVE ON DO RADIO RIGHT NOW 🎙️📠**

Me, David Hieatt (Fax Club founder), and Christabel talking about the maddest experiment we've ever been part of.

We're unpacking:

✨ Why we said yes to a year of fax machines and anonymous questions

✨ What actually happened when 100 strangers tried to think counterintuitively

✨ How 32 of us ended up writing a book together via WhatsApp

If you've been wondering what this whole Fax Club thing is about - tune in NOW.

Listen live on Do Radio (link in bio) 🎧

If you haven't brought the book head to Amazon and grab a copy.

This morning I found my dahlias still blooming beautifully in the garden. I picked a vase full before breakfast and rea...
09/10/2025

This morning I found my dahlias still blooming beautifully in the garden. I picked a vase full before breakfast and realised I'd been so caught up in launching the Fax Club Experiment book l hadn't even noticed them. 🌸

Six years ago, those flowers didn't exist in my garden. Neither did the version of me that said yes to writing a book.

Back then, I was at my lowest point. Lost. Living for everyone else's "well done" instead of my own sense of aliveness.

The shift? I started getting curious about what l actually wanted. Not what looked good. Not what I "should" want. But what made me feel 100% ME.

I tried all sorts of things:

Grew dahlias.
Retrained as a coach.
Joined groups with passionate, can-do people.
Sought out deeper conversations.
Said yes to challenges and hard graft.
Discovered a love of reading.
Eat food that worked for my body and mind.

Slowly, I built a life that fits.

So please use this as your reminder, you're not too old. You're not too anything.

Middle age isn't an ending, it's where you finally get to meet yourself. Where you stop performing and start being.

If you've been feeling the stirrings of something more, something truer, that's not restlessness. That's readiness!

What's one small thing you've been curious about trying?

Blimey, what a day! 📠✨Yesterday we hit BESTSELLING BOOK in our category.Reached #1 in Movers & Shakers.And we are curre...
03/10/2025

Blimey, what a day! 📠✨

Yesterday we hit BESTSELLING BOOK in our category.

Reached #1 in Movers & Shakers.

And we are currently sitting at #234 in ALL books on Amazon. That blows my mind.

WE DID IT.

The challenge was to write a book. And 32 strangers, with no plan and no hierarchy produced a book on pure energy, ideas, passion and a joint purpose.

Trust was everything. Embracing each other's skills, quirks, and ways of seeing the world was key. Saying yes when it didn't make sense was essential. Taking one step, then another towards the goal was always the focus.

A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who brought the book. I'm excited to hear what you think of The Fax Club Experiment.

To those of you who feel unsure about stepping into the unknown, that hear the words "that'll never work" and listen, THIS is what's possible when you step forward.

You are so much more capable than you ever imagine.

Now, excuse me while I go do my first radio interview. 🎙️

Wish me luck! 📠💫

Mini Fax Club: Question 5👉 If you could measure your life in units of happiness, instead of money, when would you have b...
02/10/2025

Mini Fax Club: Question 5

👉 If you could measure your life in units of happiness, instead of money, when would you have been at your richest?

what was it about that time?

Ending the day with my favourite question. If only we did measure life in units of happiness.

Remember there's no right answer, just YOUR answer.

⭐ How to participate:

Answer in the comments or if you want to stay anonymous DM me or email [email protected]

I'll share the anonymous answers throughout the day, just like we did in the original Fax Club.

This is your invitation to think differently. To be honest. To share your voice and to be brave.

If you want all 52 questions plus the full story of how this wild experiment unfolded buy The Fax Club Experiment book on Amazon today https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1036933075

Who's going first? 📠



Mini Fax Club: Question 4👉 How would you create a culture of creativity where people were not afraid of failure? An awar...
02/10/2025

Mini Fax Club: Question 4

👉 How would you create a culture of creativity where people were not afraid of failure?

An awards night where the prizes go to the biggest failures maybe?

Take a moment. Let the question sink in. Remember there's no right answer,  just YOUR answer.

⭐ How to participate: 

Answer in the comments or if you want to stay anonymous DM me or email [email protected]

I'll share the anonymous answers throughout the day, just like we did in the original Fax Club.

This is your invitation to think differently. To be honest. To share your voice and to be brave.

If you want all 52 questions plus the full story of how this wild experiment unfolded buy The Fax Club Experiment book on Amazon today (link in bio).

Who's going first? 📠



Mini Fax Club: Question 3👉 You wake up tomorrow and you've lost all of your social media channels, yet in 12 month's tim...
02/10/2025

Mini Fax Club: Question 3

👉 You wake up tomorrow and you've lost all of your social media channels, yet in 12 month's time, you've had your best ever year of business. What did you do to make that happen?

This is one of my favourite questions and the answers in the Fax Club book will blow your socks off.

Ponder it, let the question sit with you for a while then share with us your truth.

Remember there's no right answer, just YOUR answer.

How to participate:

Answer in the comments or if you want to stay anonymous DM me or email [email protected]

I'll share the anonymous answers throughout the day, just like we did in the original Fax Club.

This is your invitation to think differently. To be honest. To share your voice and to be brave.

If you want all 52 questions plus the full story of how this wild experiment unfolded buy The Fax Club Experiment book on Amazon today 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHaFV5Tw

Who's going first? 📠



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