Bruxism - The Problem is not the Problem
Not Medical On my website I am very clear that I see hypnotherapy as complimentary and not an alternative to medical treatment. I also point out that like most hypnotherapists in the UK I am not...
View ArticleQuestions, questions...
This week’s blog is about some basic questions I use regularly to help me and my clients get really clear on what we are wanting to achieve together for them. We refer to this as their goal or outcome....
View ArticleTelling Stories
In this week’s blog I’m going to cover the joys of getting lost in your own imagination or the imagination of others. Oscars I have to confess that I stay wait up until the 1:30am start of the Oscars...
View ArticleDisappearing phones and beliefs
This weeks blog is about how our mind hides stuff from us, what we pay attention to and our beliefs. It is based on a section of teaching I presented for last weeks diploma students, a conversation...
View ArticleAre you prepared to test your comfortable beliefs?
In this week’s blog I am going to continue on the theme of beliefs and specifically look at beliefs about what you are, or are not, capable of doing or coping with. I have a belief that I am a rubbish...
View ArticleWeight Management - Belief and Habit Busting!
Over the past couple of weeks I have been talking about beliefs in my blogs. Now I’d like to move on to some practical applications oriented around the populate topic of ‘weight management’. I’m going...
View ArticleDental Anxiety and Fear of Dentistry
It is common to hear of hypnotherapy being referred to as a complementary therapy, complementary to mainstream medical care, but we don’t often hear much about its application in the area of Dental...
View ArticleNot magic, just appears that way sometimes
Ponderings This week we had a long awaited change in the weather as the sun came out and temperatures hit 19 degrees after months of cold and damp. The therapist in me chuckled as I walked to the...
View ArticleCoping with Dementia and the Dissolving of Personality
This has been a busy week for me. I’ve organised a second location for my therapy practice. Whilst I love the peace and grandeur of my own therapy room set in a converted mansion near Keston in Kent...
View ArticleMotivation vs Overwhelm
Moving Experience I moved home recently into a new house which whilst structurally sound has been more than a little neglected - the décor needs updating and there are lots of things that just don’t...
View ArticleDental Anxiety and Wisdom Teeth Wisdom
August is a relatively quiet month for me - it seems that potential clients are too busy enjoying their holidays to worry about their anxiety, stress, bad habits, weight, self-esteem or confidence....
View ArticleImagination - Your Imaginary Friend
Arnold Lazarus RIP I was saddened to hear of the death of Arnold Lazarus. Hardly a household name but known to all within the hypnotherapy field who have studied his work. He made some notable...
View ArticleCello Grading
I was much amused by the situation. I was sitting outside the exam room waiting for the tinkle of the bell that signalled it was my turn to face the examiner. As anyone who has been nervous about an...
View ArticleResolution Reboot - Part 1
It is a common a tradition to set New Year’s Resolutions, meaning that early in January the streets and parks are full of joggers in gleaming new kit; shopping takes longer with people checking the...
View ArticleResolution Reboot - Part 2
Part 2 of a series of short blogs on revitalising any New Year's Resolutions that have fallen by the wayside during January
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On trying too hard and being AWARE
A funny thing happened… A funny thing happened to me this weekend. I took an early afternoon nap on a bunk and woke up on the wall. My world had moved. My wife and I have a love of sailing with our...
View ArticleSetting New Year Resolutions
It is a common a tradition to set New Year’s Resolutions, meaning that early in January the streets and parks are full of joggers in gleaming new kit; shopping also takes longer with people checking...
View ArticleSleep Easy – Dealing with Insomnia
In the training world the post lunch session is often referred to as the graveyard shift. Where even normally energetic and engaged students can descend into lethargy as their bodies struggle to digest...
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