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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Today we’re going to be talking about something that’s super personal. Something that I used to struggle with. Something that many people struggle with. That is eye contact. Eye contact is very important, especially in Western society. I spoke in a YouTube video about how important eye
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Everyone experiences stress. Stress is the body’s natural response to challenges or demands, real or perceived. While some stress can be beneficial, chronic or excessive stress can have significant negative impacts on both physical and mental health. Understanding the wide-ranging impacts of stress on health underscores the
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Everyone has an inner child. The inner child represents the child we once were, our experiences, emotions and feelings when we are growing up will create our inner child. If not healed the inner child will continue to influence our behaviours, thoughts and beliefs when we are
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I began my hypnotherapy practice in 2018 and for the first two years I made a loss, I was paying out rent for therapy rooms and had advertising costs. I didn’t give up because I am stubborn, I wanted to do something meaningful with my life, to
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I do a lot, probably too much lurking in Facebook groups and I keep seeing questions like can hypnotherapy cure BPD? Can hypnotherapy cure CPTSD? Interesting questions that I thought would make an interesting post so I am going to stop lurking for a bit and answer
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There’s a lot of confusion about what hypnosis can and can’t do when it comes to memories. Sigmund Freud developed the theory of repressed memories, Freud believed that when a memory was too traumatic to remember it got repressed. A lot of people still subscribe to this
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Not having a sense of direction in life, feeling like you have no purpose, like you’re going nowhere is something everyone experiences at some point or another. It can cause some people to feel like life has no meaning, worthlessness, low self esteem, feelings of anxiety and
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Hypnosis is a very effective intervention for people suffering from anxiety. This study found that around 79% of people experienced a reduction in their anxiety when compared to control subjects. I personally suffered with very bad anxiety which negatively affected all areas of my life. I tried
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