Anything more than Nothing is Something
Trevor Silvester June 2020 My life is full of people wanting it. Change. My therapy clients come to see me, revealing their inner struggles and looking to change their lives from the inside out. Students who come to train to become Cognitive Hypnotherapists do so overwhelmingly because they want to change the direction of their […]
Sports Hypnosis
by Hazel Gale Summer 2014 How to Utilise Your Fear It’s the morning of my national Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) final. I’m hidden away in the bowels of my building, doing something we fighters call “skipping off”. It refers to exercising away weight, and, in my case involves wearing three layers of clothing and a […]
Scaffolding
by Suzette Shahmoon Summer 2014 I fundamentally believe every child is born perfect I fundamentally believe every child is born perfect, it is their experiences which create their fears and anxieties and there are times they don’t have the tools to overcome them. I used to worry that therapy could be disempowering for children. I […]
The Freedom of Restraint
Trevor Silvester Summer 2014 Creativity is one of those things that many people seem to feel they lack, and I think often it’s because they expect to be hit by it, rather than believe it’s a thing that arises from a process they can follow. I discovered that becoming an author with a contract – […]
Chaos, Kindness and Satchmo
Random Acts of Kindness by Tony Burkinshaw Summer 2014 Let’s kick off with a cliché. When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Clichés have cropped up more than once in this section and for good reason. Clichés become clichés because they’re phrases that somehow repeatedly best capture the moment and it’s rather pleasing […]
Clearing out Dead Wood
Warning, Forest Operations by Kim Wilson Autumn 2014 I am fortunate that each day I get to walk my dog in beautiful countryside much of which belongs to the National Trust. One of our favourite places to walk is Limpsfield Chart. It is a large wooded area that consists of both native and non-native trees. […]
It’s Time to Talk – How to get men talking about mental health problems?
Men’s Health Week 2020 by Laura Lohk One in six people are affected by mental health problems, yet the stigma that comes with the words ‘mental health’ hasn’t seemed to change that much. What I hear from my clients a lot is that their family, friends and people they socialise with do not understand what […]
Three Quick and Easy Ideas to Manage Stress
While we can’t control what life throws at us, there is a lot we can do to take charge and feel more in control so that stress doesn’t negatively affect us. Here are three quick and easy techniques which you can use anytime, anywhere. 1. Measuring your Stress Levels Imagine a scale of 0 to […]
Achieving Freedom
Achieving Freedom by Hazel Gale Summer 2014 Is The Way It Seems To Be Really The Way It Ought To Be? “I feel like I’ve been untethered from something nonspecific; something that I didn’t really realise was there before, but that I feel much better equipped to proceed with my life without…” This client saw […]
Your Own Natural Pace
Your Own Natural Pace by Hugh Osborne Summer 2014 One thing I see again and again in my work with clients is that, to some degree, they are living life at a faster pace than is natural for them. This is understandable because for many of us life is fast paced and demanding, the problem […]
