Anxiety and stress are cousins But not the same Anxiety is an underlying state. A tendency to be on red alert. Stress is pressure inflicted from the outside or inside. In Solution Focused Hypnotherapy we use the metaphor of a stress bucket. We all carry one with us. We need a bit of stress at …
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World disasters
We can’t control The world. It’s impossible. Recently 2 members of my family have been subject to extreme forces of nature Both were unexpected. Both were salutary in the face of adversity. Without self pity. Even if we can’t control seismic events We can control how we think and feel about them And everything around …
A Burning Celebration
It’s the end of August The Burning Man Festival is taking place in the Black Rock Desert Nevada. This week long event attracts 80,000 people annually. There is no commerce. You take what you need with you to survive and leave without a trace. On the last day a 70 ft tall wooden effigy of …
Starting a business
I opened my first sandwich café. In Liverpool. In 1992. Basement sandwich bars abounded with vinyl floors and chipped formica counters, selling white bread with processed fillings. Pret à Manger had 2 branches. In London. London was a different country to most Liverpudlians. There was no social media then. No photos to share of my …
Change of identity
Changing your identity is the most powerful way of changing your behaviour. I’m a non smoker is more final than I have given up smoking I’m a non drinker is more permanent than I’ve given up alcohol I am a person who doesn’t have debts is more enduring than I’ve paid off my credit card …
Holidays!
Are you excited about the summer holidays coming up? Or are you dreading – the lack of structure – the kids out of their routine – the feeling of being overwhelmed – the pressure of work before you go – the build up of work when you get back Why. dread anything about the future …
What makes solution focused hypnotherapy different?
Why is solution focused hypnotherapy different from the more traditional type? The answer in its name. Its focus is forward-looking. Towards the solution. All hypnotherapists will be seeking to make life better for you. Some will use a time line. Taking you back in time to identify incidents or traumas which could have contributed to …
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What is the problem?
It’s only a problem if it’s a problem (for the client) One of the first things we learnt in our hypnotherapy training. It is not for us to decide what the client’s problem is. ________________________________ A large person enters the therapy room. For weight loss? So many people find hypnotherapy useful for this. But no …
Hypnotherapy is not woo woo
I was talking to a senior gynaecologist yesterday. I told him what I did for a living. I added: “It may surprise you that I have a number of doctors as clients.” “Not at all” he replied. “Doctors are under enormous pressure these days and they very much need support. Particularly the younger ones.”. He …
