Gender Fluidity and Children Once we reach a certain age, we are inclined to berate the younger generation as not being quite up to our standards. Their music is all wrong or their politics are problematic. However, I was reading … Continue reading →
Parental Imprefection It may sound like a therapeutic cliche but very often when I am talking to my clients, the issue of their parents come up and often time it is in a negative vein. As these matters are discussed, … Continue reading →
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 →
