20 Million Inactive in the UK This is the startling statistic which has come out of the British Heart Foundation. This stagnation is as dangerous as smoking. Inactivity has been traced to heart disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Interestingly … Continue reading →
Beautiful New Rules to Memory As a psychotherapist, particularly one who specialises in clinical hypnosis, I have a keen interest in how the brain creates and stores memories. In a joint US and Japanese study it appears that the brain … Continue reading →
Looks and Instagram When deciding about what to write about today, I cam across an article about a cosmetic surgeon doing a great deal of work on millennials particularly young women who are waning Botox etc in order to get … Continue reading →
Ketamine and Depression This is an uncomfortable post for me today. Ketamine is a “party drug” which began life as an aesthetic. I read today that the NHS is looking at the possibility of using ketamine as a treatment for … Continue reading →
Be Mindful of Therapeutic Titles I tend to look at a variet of websites when I am looking for topics to discuss here. As many of you know, I write regularly on the importance of a therapist’s training and why … Continue reading →
Can Hypnosis Help With PTSD There is much in the news about trauma and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Some of the information being given is very useful whilst other bits of information are less helpful. The question I get … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy and Groupon Back in the early 1990’s when I began to train therapists in addition to my clinical work, I began by teaching ethical practice building protocols. Back in those days, there were very few outlets for marketing and … Continue reading →
Emotional Blackmail in Relationships Today’s topic is about that most ugly word “blackmail” and how using it in relationships actually destroys rather than saves them. I should emphasise that I am not a couples therapist, I hear about these matters … Continue reading →
Prince Charles & Psychotherapy Regular readers of this blog will know that I have real issues of celebrities being used to market hypnotherapy and psychotherapy practises. I have said for years that these types of testimonials are a breach of … Continue reading →
Is Persistence the Key to Therapeutic Success Being a specialist practitioner in hypo-psychotherapy, I often see clients who have been to other types of therapists. For whatever reason their previous therapeutic experiences were not the right match for them. I … Continue reading →
