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We would all like to change some of our bad habits. Nobody plans to procrastinate, but somehow, it just keeps happening. We may feel motivated one day, but then get into the routine of our lives and forget what we had promised ourselves. Days, weeks, or even months go by and the results of our lives remain the same. We don’t do anything differently, so nothing changes. There could be moments in life when we may sense that more is possible. To feel more confident, to stop worrying, to...

Confidence is a state of mind. We can have lots of confidence in certain areas of our lives but wish we had more of it in other areas. What we often don’t realize is that we can control and change how we think or feel (our state of mind) using visualization and our powerful gift of imagination. And by doing this we can transfer this confident state, that we feel in one area of our life and link it to another situation, to be able to perform or feel better. Transferring a state of mind is...

Many parents are now choosing hypnotherapy as a means of helping their child overcome mood disorders or behaviours that are affecting the quality of their lives, but what can hypnotherapy help with and what does the process involve? Hypnotherapy to help childhood issues The use of hypnosis for children is actually relatively new and dates back by around 50 years. It was in the 1960s when Dr Franz Bauman, a general paediatrician from the US, became the first President of a major hypnosis...

Sleep affects every aspect of our lives and a good night’s sleep helps us feel better, more energetic, alert and more motivated the next day. If you’ve ever had the odd night of interrupted sleep or a few late nights, it’s unlikely to cause any long-term issues, but there is a close link between our mental health and sleep.  An ongoing lack of sleep can lead to sleep deprivation which can leave you feeling tired and frustrated, impacting your health, motivation and...

Nothing can prepare you for this life changing moment, it's supposed to be the most magical time of your life, but it’s also the most challenging and demanding. The majority of first-time mums will admit that they find it extremely difficult adjusting to their new role, so if you are too you're not alone.  Every mum will experience baby blues and this is totally normal and will usually last up to two weeks after giving birth. However, 1 in 10 women in the UK within a year of...

ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) previously known as a selective eating disorder (SED) is a type of eating disorder where certain foods are limited based on appearance, smell, taste, texture, brand, presentation, or past negative experience with the food.  To be considered for having selective eating you would eat less than 20 foods, cut out at least two whole food types, for example, vegetables or fruit and be greatly distressed when presented with those goods to...

Do you often say, one part of me is, but the other? If you do this as much as I do, you may suspect you don’t ‘know’ yourself very well. The truth might be the opposite; that you know yourself very well indeed. I recently went to the first Internal Family Systems (IFS) intro day held in London. The theory from American therapist Richard Schwartz is we have an entire family living within us and they have various roles, beliefs, fears, conflicts and collusions. Schwartz came up...

365 new days means 365 new chances. So, it’s the beginning of a new year and a chance to make positive changes. If there’s something you’d like to improve or change then now is the ideal time. If you’re in a job that leaves you feeling less than fulfilled and means you wake in the morning feeling unmotivated then perhaps you can muster up the confidence to look for a new challenge. Perhaps work left you feeling burnt out and stressed and you know you need to manage...