Useful articles to help your Mental Wellbeing.
Unleash the Power of Persistence I read a news story this week that really made me smile. It was one of those stories that really made me stop and think about so many different things. It was a story about a football team in Carlisle, Harraby Athletic under 14’s. When the team was formed 3 […]
How to Embrace Change One of the things that people often tell me that they struggle with is change. Now, there can be no denying that with the shift in the global economic climate big changes are happening. Whether that be a loss of job, reduced income or relationship breakdown. However, it’s not just those
How to Build-Self Confidence When we are going about our daily lives one of the most vital things can affect us is confidence, or the lack of it. We all need confidence from time to time to help us deal with whatever life throws at us, whether that be meeting new people, going for an
We’ve all been there haven’t we? We set out with the greatest intentions to do something that will be of great benefit to us. It might be that new gym membership, a work project, a college course, quitting smoking or deciding that it’s about time we lost that extra stone we’ve been meaning to. Then
We all have a set of beliefs for every area of our lives; whether that be money, success, relationships, body image, you name it we have beliefs about it. We learn our beliefs, either consciously or sub-consciously, as we grow up. Those beliefs are very powerful and shape the decisions that we make and/or limits
I’m not quite sure where he’s got it from but from time to time my seven year old son declares that it should be “Opposite Day”. This is a topsy, turvy day when everything you say or do has to be the opposite. Hilarious to a seven year old! Today he has declared an Opposite
One of the major barriers that can hold people back in life is the inability to make decisions quickly. People can so easily get stuck when making a decision that it can almost appear better not to make a choice at all, rather than risking making the wrong one. They don’t even have to be
In last week’s column I started to answer some common questions people ask me about hypnosis including “What is hypnosis, am I under your control and is it dangerous?” I promised to share more with you this week to dispel some myths created by how hypnosis is portrayed in the media. A prime example was
When I’m out and about and meet new people, the inevitable question comes up of “What do you do for a living?” When I tell them that I’m a Clinical Hypnotherapist I get a range of reactions. I feel lucky that people seem genuinely interested and ask more questions. I also get the jokes about
This weekend I’ll be travelling to London to present the Miss England Final. I’ll be combining presenting on stage with keeping the contestants calm and confident backstage. Part of the show this year is an “Eco” round where instead of buying something new, the girls have to re-cycle clothing from yesteryear and make it stand
I read this week that Professor Robert Plomin of King’s College, London suggested that psychiatric tests show that whether we have self confidence or not is in our genes. You either have confidence or you don’t. My issue with this suggestion is that confidence, in fact, does not exist. That’s right; I said there’s no
Taking your car into the garage for a service or M.O.T. is routine but when did you last have yourself “checked out”? I recently took my car to be serviced. When I got my car back I could tell instantly that it was running better than ever. It got me thinking that, arguably, our mind
