Sugar is a highly addictive drug, some studies have even found it to be more addictive than cocaine. Sugar affects your brain in a similar way to other highly addictive drugs by activating the opioid receptors, it also causes the release of serotonin and dopamine. The more
Read more →Everyone experiences stress. Stress is the body’s natural response to challenges or demands, real or perceived. While some stress can be beneficial, chronic or excessive stress can have significant negative impacts on both physical and mental health. Understanding the wide-ranging impacts of stress on health underscores the
Read more →Hypnosis, once regarded as woo woo, has gained significant traction in recent years and is now a respected tool for stress management. This mind-body technique involves a focused state of attention and visualisation. One theory on why hypnosis is so successful to help reduce stress is it
Read more →Experiences in childhood affect our entire lives, early experiences will shape beliefs, behaviours and emotional responses when we become adults. An unhealed inner child will be most evident in relationships, particularly intimate relationships. With an unhealed inner child we will be making unconscious contracts with people who
Read more →Childhood can create negative patterns which influence adult behaviour. Inner child work, connecting with our inner child, releasing toxic shame, giving ourselves unconditional love and acceptance is an extremely effective way of not only making the unconscious conscious but actually breaking these patterns. I once had chronic
Read more →Inner child work is incredibly powerful and can offer many significant benefits but like anything that’s worth doing it’s not easy, there are challenges. In this post we are going to look at some of the benefits and challenges a person embarking on this journey will face.
Read more →Most people would consider themselves not to have experienced childhood trauma, many associate childhood trauma with horrendous and extreme abuse. Childhood trauma can take many forms and the more covert forms of childhood trauma can actually be extremely damaging because they’re often unrecognised, making it difficult for
Read more →Everyone has an inner child. The inner child represents the child we once were, our experiences, emotions and feelings when we are growing up will create our inner child. If not healed the inner child will continue to influence our behaviours, thoughts and beliefs when we are
Read more →I began my hypnotherapy practice in 2018 and for the first two years I made a loss, I was paying out rent for therapy rooms and had advertising costs. I didn’t give up because I am stubborn, I wanted to do something meaningful with my life, to
Read more →Think you are being controlled? Controlling relationships can manifest in various ways, often involving patterns of behaviour that limit the victim’s autonomy and well-being. Several factors can contribute to controlling behaviour in relationships. Understanding these causes can help in addressing the issue, though it’s important to note that
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