I’m often asked why hypnosis and hypnotherapy concentrates on addressing the “unconscious mind”. To understand that, let’s first overview what the unconscious does. The unconscious is not a specific part of the brain. Rather, it’s a notional delineation of certain mind or “cognitive” functions. Firstly, it operates and oversees the body’s autonomous processes and healing mechanisms. […]
This article explores the transformational effects that clinical hypnotherapy, utilising hypnosis, can have to help someone cope and indeed thrive through the retrenchment process. “Retrenchment”, or the process of involuntary or sometimes even voluntary redundancy from employment, is perhaps one of the most difficult things you’ll cope with in your professional life. Apart from the […]
There is NO escaping this article. Just read it, damn it! You know your significant other is going to stick it in your face the minute they see it. Better get on the front foot! Hypnotherapy can help. Your Conscience (Conscience): Hey, it’s me; your conscience here. How are you? Your thought bubble (you) […]
Let’s compare hypnotherapy to the most popular “talk-based therapies” Hypnotherapy is still widely misunderstood. I’m often asked to explain the difference between hypnosis and hypnotherapy and traditional “talk-based” therapy techniques such as psychology and psychotherapy. Traditional therapies will spend months or even years exploring your issue, where it came from why it occurs. As a […]
The Story So Far… Having read Anxiety 101, Part 1: “I’m Not @#&@%$# Anxious!!!”, you confronted the possibility that you might unknowingly be suffering from anxiety in one of its multitude of forms. Perhaps you were acutely aware something was amiss; you just hadn’t tagged it as “anxiety”. Alternatively, you might be one of millions […]