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Do you sometimes doubt your skills or abilities, or feel like you are going to be ‘found out’, despite your successes? It could be that you are suffering from ‘Imposter Syndrome’, a condition first described by psychologists in the 1970s. The characteristics of...

Hypnotherapists can be asked to help with unusual requests, and of course we help if we can but there are limits to what we can achieve. Can you affect other people's behaviour? We are often asked if we can affect other people’s behaviour, such as making a ex-partner...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can cause many of us to feel down at this time of year. People who normally have good mental health during the rest of the year can find themselves with low mood, irritability, a lack of enjoyment in usual activities, a lack of...

Self-talk is that stream of unspoken thoughts, that conversation you have in your head. It can be either positive or negative, and it can have a significant impact on our mental and emotional well-being. When it’s negative we start to blame ourselves when things go...

Anxiety can be crippling and may stop us doing what we want to do but it can also give us that edge to perform better, if controlled.

Doing nothing, how often do you do nothing – no work, no phone, no emails – just emptying the mind? And is it lazy and indulgent to do so? Actually, it is vitally important for our brains and our mental health that we take time to do nothing. Research has shown that...

Jane Fox Hypnotherapy is closed for the holidays from Thursday, December 22nd to Tuesday, January 3rd.  Any messages received during this time will be replied to on Wednesday January 4th. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year But, if you are one...

Menopause historically has been a bit of a taboo subject and considering it is a natural stage of life that every woman goes through, this is remarkable.  The good news is that we are talking much more openly about the effects of peri-menopause and menopause...

The 2018 Office for National Statistics data states that around 13% of young people meet the clinical criteria of a mental health disorder; about 20% of young people with mental ill health wait more than 6 months to receive care from a specialist.  Startling...

What is Low Self-esteem? Low self-esteem is a person’s belief that they are not good enough; not attractive; not worthy of attention; not lovable; not good at their job or that they are ‘damaged goods’.  It is a destructive feeling that may have come from a long...