Connect With People in Reality not Virtual Reality Whilst thinking about what to write about today, I came across a quote “text a friend and wait for the sweet response”. I thought about this and became quite irritated by it. … Continue reading →
Self Care Over the Holidays The holidays are fast approaching and preparations are underway. The interesting thing is, many people actually work harder on creating the atmosphere and space for the holidays then they do in their day to day … Continue reading →
Rule Your Mind or it Will Rule You Today’s post is titled with a thought from the Buddha, I have always liked it and have used it and variations of it with my clients. When a person feels psychologically unwell … Continue reading →
Anger a Difficult Thing to Deal With An issue which often gets elicitited this time of year but that is often ignored is that of anger. We naturally assume that this is the season of good will and therefore there … Continue reading →
Spend Time on the Important Things As the holiday season gets into full swing, I am minded by a common thread that I hear in my office regularly. So often our lives are spent doing things we do not want … Continue reading →
Insidious Self Talk One of the most common symptoms that clients will present to me with is that negative voice inside their heads telling them things that are certainly not in their interests. One of the most insidious things when … Continue reading →
Be Aware of Self Medication This is the season of parties and merriment. It is a time for spending time with people who you care about and to make the most of the season. This is also the season where … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy reduces pain and anxiety in children with burns says trial The University of Queensland’s Child Health Research Centre (CHRC) studied whether hypnotherapy decreased pain, anxiety, and stress for children undergoing potentially painful changes to their burns dressings. The good … Continue reading →
Optimism Saves Lives For regular readers of my blog, you will remember that a few days ago I wrote on the importance on focusing on the positive rather than the negative. It appears that this sentiment has some current research … Continue reading →
Be Mindful of the Word Expert I was on a website today and noticed a bit which referred to “What the Experts Say” and went to go have a look. I looked because I teach my students to be very … Continue reading →
