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 →
Get Motivation for Christmas My title today may be a bit misleading, I am not suggesting that you get motivated for the event itself, a person either is or isn’t when it comes to the festivities. I mean get motivation … Continue reading →
Ecstasy to be Trialed in Treatment of PTSD The Food and Drug Administration in the US has decided to run trials on using ecstasy or MDMA in the treatment of PTSD. Now many people may find this unusual as ecstasy … Continue reading →
Why Focus on the Negative Have you ever noticed that in the main people tend to talk and think about the negatives in their lives. Be that global things like the negatives of Brexit or a Donald Trump presidency or … Continue reading →
