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What is grief? Grief is deep emotional distress caused by a significant loss – in most cases, a death, but it can also be the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, or moving away from familiar surroundings. Some of the physical signs of grief include deep sadness, shock, numbness, panic, guilt, anger…

In Sam & Ade Go Birding, a new series on C5, actor Samuel West (a keen birdwatcher) invites actor/comedian Ade Edmondson (a complete birding novice) to join him on his travels and introduces him to some of the UK’s most beautiful birds and natural habitats. On the way, they discover that the calming locations and…

In our hypnotherapy work, we often see clients who are struggling with burnout and seeking our help in coming to terms with what this actually means. Burnout is a commonly misused term; it is very different from tiredness, depression or anxiety (although these can be symptoms). It results from chronic workplace stress, and sufferers display…

What is confidence? How can being confident help us?  Can you be confident in one thing and less confident in another?  Can confidence be learnt? One of the first questions I ask a new client is how confident they are. They often hesitate to appear too confident out of fear of seeming arrogant, and I…

The short answer to this is yes!  And the research backs this up.  The reason hypnotherapy is so effective for helping us to feel less anxious is that, with hypnosis, we bypass the conscious thought process and make the changes in the subconscious mind, where the anxiety actually comes from. We all know what it…

We all have bad habits and good habits. These behaviours are learnt over time and often repeated because they help us feel safe or better about ourselves. However, that sense of positivity can be fleeting, and sometimes the habit can lead us down paths where we really don’t want to go. In my work as…

I read something the other day which really resonated with me and the work I do: What is the last thing you told your body – complaint or comfort? Your body listens to tone before it processes data. The nervous system treats our inner voice like sound waves from someone else – so every insult…

PTSD, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a trauma. Symptoms include flashbacks and nightmares, feelings of guilt or anger, avoiding reminders of the event, and changes in mood or sleep, which disrupt daily life and relationships. PTSD is a term that is not widely understood…

I recently viewed an Instagram post from a radio station called “thebreezeaucklandbreakfast”, which was incredibly powerful and thought-provoking *. The piece of writing, by an unknown author, described her experience of waking up aged 80 but in her 32-year-old body. Her children are small again, and she feels their little hands tugging at the blankets…

The most stressful events often involve major life changes. Among these, divorce and relationship break-ups are as emotionally destabilising as bereavement and the stress of moving home or emigrating. Divorce can often bring a profound sense of loss along with feelings of anger, resentment, jealousy, despair, regret, and shame. There can be significant emotional fallout…

We have all had that feeling of “I can’t” at some point in our lives. But what if you could learn an easy technique to help you say “I can”? How empowering would that be! Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a therapy that involves tapping on acupressure points around the face, collarbone, and wrist while…

As I am now on grandparent duty once a week, I find myself driving on motorways more than I did previously.  Therefore, I was interested to see an article recently entitled “Why thousands of midlife women are too afraid to drive on motorways”. The fear of motorway driving, or Amaxophobia, is becoming a hidden epidemic,…