Have you ever wondered what hypnosis really is, beyond the theatrical performances and swinging pocket watches? As a hypnotherapist specialising in anxiety and complex trauma, I’ve encountered countless misconceptions about my field. Today, I’m going to set the record straight about what hypnosis truly entails. The Mind
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As a hypnotherapist that specialises in helping anxiety sufferers, I often share clinical insights with my clients. Today, however, I’d like to share something more personal: my own journey of overcoming anxiety. For years, anxiety controlled various aspects of my life. Even simple tasks like popping to
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In today’s world, manipulation is far more commonplace than most people realise. It’s not always obvious or aggressive – in fact, the most dangerous forms of manipulation often come disguised as care and concern. Understanding how to recognise these tactics is crucial for maintaining healthy relationships and
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In today’s fast-paced world, we encounter all kinds of people in our daily lives – at work, within our families, and in our personal relationships. While most of these interactions can be healthy and enriching, some people exhibit toxic behaviours that can significantly impact our mental well-being.
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Making eye contact is crucial in Western society, signaling respect, trustworthiness, and confidence. However, for many people, maintaining eye contact can feel overwhelming or even painful. As a hypnotherapist who has personally struggled with this issue, I want to share insights into why eye contact anxiety occurs
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Reconnecting With The Inner Child To Improve Relationships Workshop Mark led a workshop on reconnecting with one’s inner child, emphasizing the importance of self-love and acceptance. He guided participants through a visualization exercise, encouraging them to imagine a younger version of themselves and to reconnect with their
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Experiences in childhood affect our entire lives, early experiences will shape beliefs, behaviours and emotional responses when we become adults. An unhealed inner child will be most evident in relationships, particularly intimate relationships. With an unhealed inner child we will be making unconscious contracts with people who
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Childhood can create negative patterns which influence adult behaviour. Inner child work, connecting with our inner child, releasing toxic shame, giving ourselves unconditional love and acceptance is an extremely effective way of not only making the unconscious conscious but actually breaking these patterns. I once had chronic
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Inner child work is incredibly powerful and can offer many significant benefits but like anything that’s worth doing it’s not easy, there are challenges. In this post we are going to look at some of the benefits and challenges a person embarking on this journey will face.
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Most people would consider themselves not to have experienced childhood trauma, many associate childhood trauma with horrendous and extreme abuse. Childhood trauma can take many forms and the more covert forms of childhood trauma can actually be extremely damaging because they’re often unrecognised, making it difficult for
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