WHAT IS NLP? Learning The Language of your Mind or A User Manual for your Mind.
WHAT IS NLP? Learning The Language of your Mind or A User Manual for your Mind. WHAT IS NLP? Learning The Language of your Mind or A User Manual for your Mind. Neuro Linguistic Programming (or NLP) refers to three influential components involved in creating our entire human experience: neurology, language, and programming. NLP characterizes […]
WHAT IS LIFE COACHING? Helping you to get out of your own way. Life Coaching. Just two words that have a plethora of definitions. Sure, there may be many ways to describe what a Life Coach is and does, but fundamentally they provide the space to help, support, guide and empower a client, assisting them […]
There is a brain in your bowel.
There is a brain in your bowel. Did you know that the gut is the only organ that contains an intrinsic nervous system that is able to mediate reflexes in complete absence of input from the brain or spinal cord? It’s called our enteric nervous system. The enteric nervous system allows the gut to function […]
STRESS AND IBS
STRESS AND IBS Activation of the Threat (aka Stress) Response, puts our body into survival mode which if prolonged can trigger gut symptoms and in turn gut symptoms can trigger the Threat Response. This creates a vicious circle. The Threat Response evolved to protect us from present or imminent danger. The feeling we experience, having […]
Top Tips to Help Depression
Top Tips to Help Depression Do you want help for depression? So many clients come to me with feelings of emptiness, numbness or fogginess. A lack of motivation, a feeling of being lost and reduced happiness when doing things that you previously enjoyed – these are all signs of depression and shouldn’t be ignored. The […]
It’s not always in your head
It’s not always in your head Recently I have had a few clients who have come to me after feeling that they haven’t made much progress in long term therapy. They come to me to try a different approach. They have worked through a lot of their psychological issues and may have made some progress […]
How to Stop Being Shy
How to Stop Being Shy What is Shyness? Shyness is a very common personality trait. It is a form of social anxiety that affects millions of people and can have a detrimental effect on their enjoyment of life. One of the major issues with shyness is the fact that it stops people from engaging in […]
How to Reduce Anxiety with Hypnotherapy: Stop Worrying About Everything
How to Reduce Anxiety with Hypnotherapy: Stop Worrying About Everything Do you feel like you worry about everything? You’re not alone. Many people with anxiety disorders are seeking a safe and effective way to reduce their anxiety and stop worrying about everything. The answer for them, and you, could well be hypnotherapy. What Is Anxiety? […]
HOW TO FIND MOTIVATION IN DIFFICULT TIMES
HOW TO FIND MOTIVATION IN DIFFICULT TIMES “The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” I had this saying wrong. I thought it was: “The best time to plant a tree was yesterday. The second best time is now”. But it came in very handy when […]
Holistic, Spiritual Hypnotherapy known as Simpson Protocol
Holistic, Spiritual Hypnotherapy known as Simpson Protocol Holistic, Spiritual Hypnotherapy known as Simpson Protocol The Simpson Protocol is a process that allows the client’s Conscious mind to relax and step aside so that the Superconscious can work freely and completely -to the benefit of the Client’s optimum outcome. We are also able to allow higher […]
Fear of Public Speaking Hypnotherapy can help.
Fear of Public Speaking Hypnotherapy can help Fear of Public Speaking Hypnotherapy can help. Hypnotherapy can help improve your communication skills. Want to improve your public speaking skills? Speak clearly or overcome stutter? Increase your confidence levels and self -esteem? Overcome anxiety? Hypnotherapy might just be your solution The fear of public speaking is a […]
Beating Anxiety and Depression
Beating Anxiety and Depression Anxiety and Depression Experience “To say I felt alone would be an understatement. To everyone outside of my bubble, it looked as if I was happy, however on my own at night I would cry myself to sleep. I felt so low, almost suicidal and I couldn’t talk to anyone about […]
Are you Suffering from Post Traumatic Anxiety?
Are you Suffering from Post Traumatic Anxiety? Post Traumatic Anxiety or Post Trauma Stress is a disorder developing after living through a shocking or frightening experience. Symptoms include anxiety, sleep issues and depression. Without help, some sufferers can become isolated, volatile or turn to harmful substances, such as alcohol, for relief. Signs of Post Traumatic […]
Anxiety Hypnotherapy
Anxiety Hypnotherapy Anxiety hypnotherapy provides relief from panic attacks, nervousness and stress. As well as other common signs of anxiety such as racing heart, insomnia and nausea. Anxiety is a painful, life limiting condition that has a huge impact on your life. What causes anxiety? Anxiety is caused by a range of factors. For example, […]
A Life Worth Living, Mind Food
A Life Worth Living, Mind Food I can’t tell you, how many times I say to someone – “you are okay”, “there is nothing ‘wrong’ with you”. You body or your mind (or both) are reacting the way they are because something happened to you. You may not know what that is. But often you […]
How Gambling Addiction Co-Occur With Other Mental Health Disorders
Can Gambling Addiction Co-Occur With Other Mental Health Disorders? Gambling is considered a popular and enjoyable past-time worldwide. It’s a game of chance, giving people excitement and anticipation with the possibility of winning more money. However, studies show that it’s one common ground for divorce, a broken family, bankruptcy, unemployment, and other shapes of self-sabotage. […]
How Parents Can Help Support Their Teen’s Mental Health
How Parents Can Help Support Their Teen’s Mental Health Your teen’s mental health should be a top priority. Social media, stigma, current events, and peer and parent pressure all play a part in the challenges teens face with their mental health. What we can’t do is push conversations about teen mental health to the back […]
How to Deal with Feelings of Complacency in the Workplace
How to Deal with Feelings of Complacency in the Workplace Complacency can occur in any workplace. It doesn’t matter if the environment is busy or quiet, or the culture is good or bad – all organizations in all industries are at risk of workers becoming apathetic. What is Complacency in the Workplace? Complacency in the […]
Why Trust is Important in the Workplace
Why Trust is Important in the Workplace We all want to have complete trust in our family members and friends, so it’s normal to wonder if it’s as important at work. People rely on each other at work to help them get the job done, but reliance can’t exist without trust. Below is a list […]
Mental health awareness: The importance of conversation
Mental health awareness: The importance of conversation It’s impossible to have a conversation about health and wellness without talking about mental health. In the United States, nearly one in five adults have a mental illness or mental health condition. That’s nearly 52 million people. However, mental health isn’t just about having or not having a […]
STOP SOCIAL MEDIA NEGATIVELY IMPACTING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH: FOUR SIMPLE TIPS!
STOP SOCIAL MEDIA NEGATIVELY IMPACTING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH: FOUR SIMPLE TIPS! Did you know that a whopping 80% of the Australian population use social media? On one hand, this is great news, as more people can connect, be entertained, and get informed at any time, day or night. On the other hand, social media isn’t […]
COPING WITH ANXIETY AS COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS EASE
COPING WITH ANXIETY AS COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS EASE While the easing of public health restrictions is a big milestone and something to celebrate, it’s also a huge shift in what we have become used to. Many people are surprised to find they have mixed feelings or find it tough as lockdowns and restrictions lift. However, this […]
What is the Difference Between Mindfulness and Meditation?
What is the Difference Between Mindfulness and Meditation? The terms mindfulness and meditation are often used interchangeably. Sure, they both help with feelings of depression and anxiety, but there are some differences between them. What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present in what you’re thinking and doing in the moment. The […]
PTSD and Covid-19
PTSD and Covid-19 Everybody has been affected by Covid-19. It has re-written the rules of how we live regarding friends, family and working life. It has affected the way we shop, socialize and interact with people as a whole. It has caused the death of over 40,000 people to date and made many more thousands […]
PTSD Triggers
PTSD Triggers PTSD stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is a a term which describes a disorder which is experienced after a traumatic event. Symptoms might include feeling hyper-aroused, stressed or on edge. A full description of PTSD symptoms can be found here. PTSD triggers are everyday situations which cause a person to re-experience […]
The unspeakable emotions
The unspeakable emotions Unusual or complex emotions can be difficult to describe in English If you have ever experienced a distinct or unfamiliar feeling that you couldn’t quite name, you might have encountered one of the many emotions for which there are no words in English. Though no language is sophisticated enough to name all […]
Too much sleep may be as harmful as too little
Too much sleep may be as harmful as too little Optimizing sleep based on your age is best for mental health The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing study examined 9,000 English people over one month and found that those aged 50-64 who slept more than eight hours a night had poor memory and decision-making abilities […]
WHAT IS DRUG ADDICTION?
WHAT IS DRUG ADDICTION? Drug addiction is a disease. By looking at the symptoms of the disease, we can make a diagnosis of the disease. A person is addicted when the use of alcohol, drugs and other mood altering behaviors like gambling, sex, work, etc. causes major problems in ones life. Family, jobs, marriages, school […]
WHAT DOES IT COST TO BE A DRUG ADDICT?
WHAT DOES IT COST TO BE A DRUG ADDICT? Drug addiction is one of the most expensive lifestyles on the planet. Many drug addicts who are heavily addicted find that they’re spending more than a hundred dollars a day on the drugs that they need. Some users spend significantly more than that. However, it’s not […]
Post Traumatic Tinnitus
Post Traumatic Tinnitus Post Traumatic tinnitus refers to tinnitus caused by trauma. Causes of post-traumatic tinnitus might include head injuries, concussion, tinnitus incurred from brain damage, neck injury or tinnitus after surgery. Tinnitus of this nature is referred to as ‘trauma associated tinnitus’. There are a number of different types of trauma which can impact […]
Finding Refuge in the Breath
Finding Refuge in the Breath The mind is a constant whir of activity. Without any effort, our minds can jump from past regrets to concerns about the future to mentally noting that doctor’s appointment we have next week. If our minds are particularly busy, this stream of thinking can become too much for us to […]
Dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Thinking
Obsessive compulsive thoughts can range from a mildly irritating sense that you might have left the oven on, even though you know you haven’t, right up to the very distressing belief that simply having a negative thought might cause harm to others. Although scientists have not yet agreed on a definitive cause for OCD, there […]
Communicating Mindfully When We Are Upset
Communicating Mindfully When We Are Upset Communication is the bridge which links our innermost thoughts and feelings to the outside world. Yet, if our emotions get the better of us we can cause problems with unskillful communication. Sometimes we may be so caught up in our emotions that we’re not even sure of what it […]
Can talking with a therapist really help?
Can talking with a therapist really help? With digital messaging, online networking and emailing so effective, talking to another person may seem old-fashioned. These days, communication is often brief and electronic. A quick text message or a short email is usually enough to get any message across. But humans have been talking to each other […]
Our Need for Acceptance and the Pain of Rejection
Our Need for Acceptance and the Pain of Rejection In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, ‘social belonging’ is placed right after physiological needs – such as water and air, and safety needs – like protection from the elements. Most of us probably experience this to be true; that the need to be loved and wanted is […]
Opening Our Hearts to Grief
Opening Our Hearts to Grief In our mindfulness practice we may welcome the idea of opening up to experiences of happiness, and may even see the benefits of doing so with sadness or anger. Yet fully opening to the pain of grief may seem more difficult, and understandably so; grief is perhaps the most painful […]
How to Recognize a Fight-or-Flight Response
How to Recognize a Fight-or-Flight Response As we navigate through life, it’s important for our physical survival that we recognize and act appropriately to dangerous situations. In these situations, we often don’t have time to logically weigh up our options and figure out the best course of action, and so our brains have evolved in […]
Benefits of Addiction Support Groups
Benefits of Addiction Support Groups the Surgeon General’s report Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health observed that one in seven people in the United States is expected to develop a substance use disorder at some point, but only one in ten will receive any type of specialty treatment. […]
Some 4 Ways Mindfulness Eases Anxiety & Depression
Some 4 Ways Mindfulness Eases Anxiety & Depression Anxiety and depression affect nearly people. So if that includes you too, you are not alone. Though their root causes are varied and complex, we do know that anxiety and depression are exacerbated by our fast-paced, plugged-in world, which leaves us little time to connect with ourselves. […]
What to expect in couples counselling with DHP. Lazzaro Pisu, in Vancouver
What to expect in couples counselling with DHP. Lazzaro Pisu, in Vancouver For a lot of people, starting couples counselling brings much anxiety I’m often struck by the anxiety that I see on the faces of clients when they come to their first couples therapy appointment. They are invariably wondering what’s going to happen. It’s […]
Why Dancing Is Good For Trauma
Why Dancing Is Good For Trauma We know that humans have been dancing together since we managed to get up on our own two feet. The reasons? Group bonding for survival, transcending harsh and challenging life circumstances and an aid to healing and higher consciousness. We also know dancing is good for trauma held in […]
10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Mental Health
Did you know that the human brain is always working? It never takes a break and can’t be turned off. We rely on our brains to do everything from breathing, thinking, feeling, and moving to eating and digesting. So it’s no wonder we need to take care of our brains! When you are feeling overwhelmed, […]
Generosity Through Giving … and Letting Go.
Generosity Through Giving … and Letting Go. Giving and Letting Go walk hand in hand. Both help us open ourselves to compassion for the suffering and need in the world; both help foster generosity. This is more than just cultivating a spirit of altruism and philanthropy, or embracing a spirit of doing good. Giving and […]
How to keep a mental health journal.
How to keep a mental health journal. hypnotherapy in Vancouver bc The act of journaling is to use pen and paper to write down your thoughts in your every day life, or during any distressing moments of your day. Journaling can be an incredibly helpful way to process complex thoughts and emotions, and it can […]
Introversion, Shyness & Social Anxiety: What’s the Difference.
Introversion, Shyness & Social Anxiety: What’s the Difference. Introversion, shyness, and social anxiety can sometimes get mixed up, but they’re actually three distinct concepts. In this post, we’ll look at some of the similarities and differences. Introversion is a personality trait, and it appears in the Myers-Briggs personality typology.& The opposite is extroversion, and individuals […]
Is it possible to recover from mental illness?
Is it possible to recover from mental illness. We all have our ups and downs, but if you’re struggling with mental illness, it can be a lot to manage. If you’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder or depression for example, the best thing you can do is get treatment as soon as possible so that […]
Loneliness, Social Anxiety, and Introversion–Extroversion.
Loneliness, Social Anxiety, and Introversion–Extroversion. I started the draft for this post quite a while back when I wrote about the COVID pandemic being better suited to introverts than extroverts. I thought I’d treat to tease apart the constructs of loneliness, social anxiety, and introversion/extroversion, similar to a post I did quite some time ago […]
The Importance of Mental Health Awareness.
Mental illnesses affect 19% of the adult population, 46% of teenagers and 13% of children each year. People struggling with their mental health may be in your family, live next door, teach your children, work in the next cubicle or sit in the same church pew. However, only half of those affected receive treatment, often […]
What age group is the most vulnerable to mental illness
Mental illness is one of the most misunderstood health conditions in our society, and one that people are more vulnerable to as they age. In fact, according to some studies there’s a correlation between age and mental illness. For example, sufferers of depression or anxiety may be less likely to seek treatment if they’re over […]
What Does Death Mean to You.
What Does Death Mean to You alternative therapies For millennia, people have been talking about what happens after death. Lots of ideas have been proposed, and I’ve sometimes wondered if a desire to find meaning in death is one of the reasons religion has been so popular over time and across cultures. It seems like, […]
What Exactly Is A Mental Health Illness?
What Exactly Is A Mental Health Illness? mental health Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with one? You may not be able to fully understand the struggles of living with a chronic condition, but we can help! When someone hears the term “health illness,” they might immediately think of an illness […]
What Happens If Your Mental Health Is Bad.
What Happens If Your Mental Health Is Bad, What Happens If Your Mental Health Is Bad? Mental health is a crucial part of being healthy. It can be hard to keep track of your mental health if you have been dealing with it for a long time, but there are many ways that you can […]
What is… Melancholic Depression
What is… Melancholic Depression Depression The word melancholia comes from the Greek for black bile, part of the ancient four humours medical belief system. In the 5th century BCE, Hippocrates first identified melancholia as a disease with various mental and physical symptoms. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the idea of a melancholic temperament became […]
Benefits of daily walks for your creativity.
Anxiety: how long does it take to recover ?
We are all different, but so similar in our suffering, the main difference can be how long we have suffered, as the person who has suffered many years may have built up more habits of avoidence, safety behaviors that they find harder to break then someone who has suffered a few months. Also the person […]
How hypnotherapy works.
Hypnotherapists have known for generations the things which science is now beginning to explain. Chabris & Simons, Gladwell and Kahneman, Norman Doidges and more have all brought scientific methodology to bear on the problem of the unconscious. Their findings have confirmed what any hypnotherapist could have told them many years ago. The human mind is […]
Regain your confidence with walking.
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Emotional abuse is the poor relation. Hypnotherapy could help to put it right.
Emotional abuse is the poor relation. Hypnotherapy could help to put it right Children begin as completely emotionally unrestrained A great deal of literature has been written on sexual and physical abuse. Teachers, doctors and social workers are all trained in how to spot signs of these things and to report them to the proper […]
Celebrity and Hypnotherapy.
It has become commonplace for hypnotherapists to state that Lilly Allen used hypnotherapy for weight loss. Hypnotherapy, in the hands of a skilled hypnotherapist, can help identify the causes of weight gain and support the client through the process of adopting a healthier attitude towards food, exercise and weight. I’ve used hypnotherapy in Vancouver and […]
Hypnotherapy for children.
Their imaginations can invent anything. Imagination has driven the world forward since the dawn of human history. We’ve used it to imagine the solution to a problem and then to put that solution into practice. We’ve used it to create the most soaringly beautiful works of art, the most glorious literature and we’ve used it […]
How we see things.
[siteorigin_widget class=”thinkup_builder_headingtheme”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”thinkup_builder_headingtheme”][/siteorigin_widget] Our brains are very good at seeing what they believe they should see but we’re not so great at seeing what’s actually there. If you watch the video you’ll notice that you can’t help slipping back into ‘seeing’ whole people where there are only halves. You know that this is simply […]
Simon Cowell-Hypnosis
Simon Cowell Hires Hypnotherapist Our minds going blank at awkward times is more common than you might think. So many people that have to present themselves to others whether it be an interview, a social gathering or large presentation can be effected by this. Even Simon Cowell had to hire a hypnotherapist to get his […]
Children Taught How To Think
Children taught how to think, not what to think. When we are all grown up and face ‘adult’ issues, we do wonder how did it all start and if there’s anything that could have been done sooner. With out a doubt, a child will be curious about their surroundings – discover and learn – […]
Now You See Me
Now You See Me – Now I Understand Me ”Can you read my mind?” – No. ”Are you a magician?” – No. ”Can you fix me? – No, because you do not need fixing but I can certainly help you! Whenever I see an increase in these types of questions from my potential clients, I […]
Improve Your Exam Performance
It is that time of year when many young people are revising and preparing for exams. It is hard not to feel stressed by exams particularly when the outcome can have a significant effect on your future. So what can you do to improve your revision and your performance in the exams? There are […]
Hypnotherapy-Eating Disorder
How does hypnotherapy for eating disorders work? Explanations for hypnotherapy for eating disorders can typically be found in online search, looking for topics such as gastric band hypnosis or reasons to use weight loss hypnotherapy. You can also search for hypnotherapy for treating bulimia, anorexia or for treating binge eating disorders. An easy way to explain what the […]
Gastric Band Hypnosis
What is gastric band hypnosis This doesn’t happen for real, only in your subconscious mind. Your mind then believes you have a gastric band fitted where you visualise your new stomach as the size of a golf ball. This means that you eat slower and far less as you mentally feel much fuller much quicker. Your appetite […]
ANXIETY-HYPNOSIS
What is Anxiety Hypnosis? According to the NHS website, Generalised Anxiety Disorder or (GAD) is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe.According to the NHS website, Generalised Anxiety Disorder or (GAD) is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or […]
Are You Too Self Critical?
Are you too Self Critical? How do you speak to yourself? Much of the time, we’re not even aware of how we speak to ourselves or the tone and content of what we say. We are simply caught up in the stream of thoughts and internal dialogue, taking every thought that pops up as ‘fact’ […]
Sleep Hypnosis
Insomnia Checklist – Sleep Hypnosis From my experience in helping people to sleep better I’ve compiled a checklist of things to make sure you are doing in order to get a good nights sleep. I’ve also included information about sleep hypnosis for you to check out too. 1) Caffeine stays in your system for up […]
Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
How to stop Comparing Yourself to Others Whether it’s with a friend on Facebook, your partners ex, a celebrity in a magazine or the high flyer in the office; we’ve all done it. Queue wild imaginings about how interesting/happy/good in bed that other person must be. In comparison to what we perceive as perfection, […]
Hypnosis for Procrastination
Overcoming Procrastination – Hypnosis for Procrastination Do you need hypnosis for procrastination? We all know what’s it’s like to procrastinate. There’s that wonderful sense of relief from stress that we sense once we decide to postpone a task. A temporary relief from pressure. We may begin the day full of good intentions, only to end […]
Expectation and Intention
The Power of Expectation and Intention We all know someone who is very determined; someone who just ‘decides’ that they are going to do something… and then it just happens. They want it to happen, they expect it to happen and then it does. It looks easy. It seems effortless. Things just seem to […]
Changing Habits
The secret to successfully changing habits: Let’s face it, almost ALL of us want to change one habit or another, whether it’s to help us to lose weight, stop smoking, get fit, play an instrument or be more productive. Often we’ll try to use good ol’ willpower to create or change a habit. However […]
Hypnotherapy Myths Busted
The word ‘hypnotherapy’ can conjure up various images in many people’s minds; that gag from Little Britain (“Look into my eyes not around the eyes look into my eyes!”) the swinging pendulum, people being made to quack like a dog… I’m often being asked to bust myths around hypnotherapy give people the low down on […]
Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
Morbid post alert! I’m sorry, but I’m not sorry. This is way too much of an important topic not to write about! When I think about people looking back over their lives with a sense of regret, it makes me feel really sad. But, I know how easy it can be to go through your life […]
Hypnotherapy for Social Anxiety
Social anxiety is a very common issue and it’s something I’m seeing more clients for lately. It’s also something I’ve had success in helping clients to overcome. What is Social Anxiety? A lot of people are shy and don’t look forward to being involved in social situations but social anxiety is a lot more […]
Hypnotherapy for Self Esteem
Do you need hypnotherapy for self esteem? Do you tend to have a negative view of yourself and what you are really worth? We all have days when we don’t feel so good about ourselves but if you feel like this most of the time, it can be a sign that you have low self […]
Be More Assertive
How to Start Being More Assertive As a hypnotherapist, I see a lot of clients who want to become more assertive. This tends to go hand in hand with low self esteem and low self respect and can also cause stress and even resentment, which has a knock on effect for your whole well-being. What is Assertiveness? […]
Replace Before Stress
Hello again and welcome to my blog… This week’s blog is going to concentrate on an area of life that I think sometimes gets forgotten. And that thing that gets forgotten your ability to preemptively solve issues! So what are really talking about here? Okay, so got a few examples… You having a really busy […]
We In-prison Ourselves
I will talk today about our own minds and freeing ourselves from within them. Sometimes we, our subconscious mind, places one’s self in the mind prison on purpose and other times we find ourselves unknowingly creating our own cell. Okay, so I was travelling yesterday, transiting from seeing one client to attend a meeting in […]
What is Hypnosis Like?
Hope that you are all well and that as the summer approaches you have some plans for some time off and to get some relaxation in. I would say that you should set aside time daily just for you. This is what you are need but it is not always that easy is it? A […]
Mobile Phone Addiction
With the launch of the latest iPhones, I would like to highlight something that is becoming more and more obvious and worrying. The addiction to the mobile phone/cell. Have you gone out without your phone recently? How lost did you feel? Naked perhaps? Nervous or jittery? You are not alone… “Mobile phone usage is […]
Meditation – Why bother?
Mindfulness seemed to have hit the streets sometime in 2011. Williams and Penman brought their book, finding peace in a frantic world, to the shelves and mindfulness meditation seemed to have seriously taken off! Mindfulness is about training the mind to accept thoughts and allowing them to simply be acknowledged. The book reveals a number […]
The Use Of Language In Therapy
What is a Modal Verb? A modal verb is defined as an auxiliary verb which expresses the strength of an attitude or belief in someone’s will. That is the likelihood, ability, permission and obligation of the individual. I think that it would be best to provide an example here: I am going swimming… (100% commitment) […]
How Many Sessions Do I Need?
The Issue There is no doubt that therapy is beneficial and the majority of clients get the change that they seek, if it didn’t work hypnotherapists would quickly go out of business! There are so many differing ways that you could address your wellness issue – counselling, psychotherapy, et cetera. With a number of these […]
How does the brain process emotions?
The emotion centre is the oldest part of the human brain: why is mood so important? “Somebody woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning.” You know that comment; the one that rarely makes you feel any more gracious towards the world (or the person saying it). At other times you might feel […]
Stroke Rehabilitation
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become” Carl Yung The victims of stroke consider themselves to be survivors because not everybody lives after the event. Currently, it’s reported that “one in eight people die within 30 days of having a stroke” which means that it’s vital that people […]
Is Simply Just Déjà Vu
Today I am going to be talking about something that we all let happen and it just passes us by. We know it – but we don’t know it. Stuck in a rut? We do get stuck in a rut don’t we, firmly in the groove so to speak. I mean, we go to work… […]
“This Is Your Brain On Empathy”
Creating a meaningful and purposeful life is an essential ingredient of human wellbeing. But how do you discover who you are and why you’re here? Pick up any self-help book written in the past 50 years and you’ll be told that the best way to learn about yourself is to spend time on introspection or […]
What Do I Do If I Have Allergies?
Allergies are a major problem in the modern world. Interestingly they are less recorded in history and primitive cultures so either they were not considered serious medical problems or the modern environment has spawned more allergies in more people. Statistically in medicine we think it is the latter because younger people are now experiencing more […]
Take the Chill Out of Winter
Bring out the cosy duvet and fuzzy bed socks: winter is here. As the sun sets earlier and the temperatures drop, many of us soothe ourselves with unhealthy comfort foods and hibernate. But we aren’t bears that check out until spring: we humans need to keep our bodies moving and nourished daily. There are simple […]
Work Place Stress The Symptoms
According to the Health and Safety Executive, some 440,000 people reported work related stress last year which counted for almost 9.9 million days lost due to the condition. That’s a lot of days. Did you know: “All employers have a legal responsibility under the HSaW act 1974 to ensure the health and safety of their […]
Three tips for healthy digestion
You are what you eat’ is a well-known adage, but perhaps a more accurate phrase is, ‘you are what you digest and absorb’. Optimal digestion is undoubtedly the foundation of health. Here are three signs your digestive system needs support and strategies that can help. You have no appetite: If you wake with no morning […]
Changing the world together
Hello,I have been watching today the announcement by Mark Zuckerberg that along with his wife, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, that they are going to be pledging $3B to fighting diseases for our children – I think that this is an important announcement which is going to drive success and something I was excited to hear about. […]
Skin Conditions In Children’s
Here in our Hypnotherapy clinic in Vancouver I often see many children, particularly teenagers, expeskin-diseaseriencing skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis. These young people may have been put on a variety of medications by their doctors that often have only limited effects and can cause additional side-effects or even exacerbate the condition. There are […]
Help For Tinnitus-
From a medical perspective tinnitus is classified as a condition, not a disease. In other words it is not contagious, even though there is a suggestion that there may be familial patterns of occurrence in some families. You may experience uncontrolled and unwanted sounds such as ringing, hissing, clicking, rushing, roaring, pulsating or tapping. Tinnitus […]
Healing From Sexual Abuse
Healing the effects of sexual abuse: Have you or someone you know been affected by sexual abuse? Do you know that hypnotherapy is highly effective at healing the effects of sexual abuse and returning the Self to wholeness? In my hypnotherapy practice over the years I have seen many clients who have suffered sexual abuse […]
Your Session,How Does it Work?
Hypnosis is a talking therapy. It uses words to help the client to change their behaviour. Our first session will start with the taking of a detailed client record to understand the client and their problem. Sessions may vary in length between one hour and 1 1/2 hours. Smoking is normally dealt with in two […]
Hypnosis Can Help You
Whatever your goal…hypnosis can help. Hypnosis is recognized by the medical profession as a useful and powerful complimentary therapy… * In 1955 the British Medical Association issued a report stating that hypnosis was a valuable medical tool. * In 1958 the American Medical Association recognized hypnosis as a viable scientific modality. * In 1962 the […]