Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a challenging condition, but hypnotherapy offers a promising complementary approach to traditional treatments. By addressing the gut-brain axis, reducing stress, and promoting positive behavioural changes, hypnotherapy can significantly improve the quality of life for IBS sufferers. If you’re struggling with IBS, please get in touch to discuss how my 6-week programme combining hypnosis and CBT could help you.

For many individuals, anger issues are closely tied to anxiety, creating a destructive cycle that can be challenging to break. This blog post explores how hypnotherapy can be a valuable tool in helping individuals manage and overcome anger issues rooted in anxiety.

Emotional resilience is not a trait you're born with; it's a skill that can be developed and strengthened over time. By practising self-awareness, positive thinking, problem-solving, and seeking support when needed, you can build emotional resilience that will serve you well in all aspects of life.

I think there's a lesson for us all there. Sometimes, when that anxiety is really biting and you can't settle to anything, it's not as easy as taking a few deep breaths and meditating. In fact, many people tell me they really find it hard to meditate when the anxiety is at its worst. So, it's important to have a few other tricks up your sleeve.

Panic attacks are extremely frightening to experience. They are also unpredictable and can seem to happen anywhere...

At the end of the day, think about what you achieved and what went well. Focus on that. Anything you didn’t get time to do can now wait. So, just make a note of what needs doing tomorrow and then leave it at your desk and switch off.

Stress is a survival mechanism that affects each and every one of us at times. When we feel under attack our bodies are flooded with hormones including cortisol and adrenaline that make us more alert and ready for action. We experience this as fear or anxiety. Stress is a normal reaction to certain events and can actually be very helpful. It triggers that fight or flight response that humans have relied on for thousands of years.

OK, so I have a confession. I used to be a perfectionist. When I say that, I don’t just mean that I expected a lot of myself or I was very well organised or that I just worked hard. I mean, I would take hours and hours over things that should have taken me 20 minutes. I over-prepared and tried to cover myself for every single eventuality. I couldn't do anything without thoroughly preparing myself first. A lot of the time I would put things off because I was terrified of makin

How many times have you imagined the very worst-case scenario, worrying yourself sick over something that ultimately never happened? Just think, you could have saved yourself all that misery! Have you ever worried so much over something that you completely talked yourself out of doing it? Do you ever regret that decision? Was it based on fact or was it just your over-active imagination replaying horror stories in your mind of what “might” happen? We have all done it, haven’t

Your heart races, you feel dizzy, your mind goes blank and you begin to shake all over. Is this a life or death situation you are facing? No...you have been asked to speak in public. It is called glossophobia and it is one of the most common fears we humans face. Read more about how hypnotherapy can improve your self-confidence when it comes to giving speeches or presentations, or just speaking at social events.