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Not everyone enjoys Christmas. It can be a time of stress and anxiety for some. Maybe there is too much to do with shopping, preparations, difficult visitors or perhaps it is hard to make the money stretch to cover everything that is expected. There may be memories or...

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 when we are...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a distressing condition of the gut characterised by a number of symptoms, commonly abdominal pain, bloating and altered bowel habit (diarrhoea, constipation or in combination) and also nausea, headaches, tiredness and ‘wind’.The...

For people living with Chronic Pain life can be quite debilitating and stop you from getting on with everyday activities. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can be used effectively to support wellbeing and physical health alongside other more traditional treatments. The...

How are those New Year resolutions going? Have you given up smoking/chocolate/cakes/alcohol, and been to the gym/Zumba/swimming? If you have, then well done, but I suspect many have found that the motivation wanes after a few weeks and very soon the old habits return,...

Nerves affect most of us when it comes to exams. The right amount of stress can help us to focus but too much stress can cause panic. Here are a few tips to help you to prepare for exams and alleviate the feelings of stress.Nerves affect most of us when it comes to...

Generally speaking, if we cannot do something with that part of the mind we know as the intellectual mind, then it must be the subconscious mind taking control – and it can take a very strong hold. Hypnotherapy can help the intellectual mind take back control and...

‘Hypnotherapy’ is a natural state of mind – a state of physical, mental and emotional relaxation – rather like daydreaming, where the mind is relaxed but still focused and aware. ‘Solution Focused’ means we work towards the preferred outcome for the client – in this...

Life can be divide into those things we can do and those things we can’t do. It would be impossible for many of us to run a marathon, but then many people do. For some, presenting to a large group of people would be a major problem, while others love nothing better...

Good mental health isn’t just being free from depression, anxiety, stress and other psychological issues but also feeling positive about life and the future. It means feeling contended; having the ability to laugh; a sense of purpose and achievement; a good work-life...