How Trauma Affects the Brain: Why You Feel Stuck and How Healing is Possible
Trauma changes us in ways that aren’t always obvious—changes that run deeper than mood swings or anxiety. It rewires our brains, often without us realising it, leaving us stuck in patterns of fear, disconnection, and emotional overwhelm. The sensations you’re living with—tightness in your chest, the startle that won’t go away, the feeling of always […]
Striking the Perfect Balance – The Yerkes-Dodson Law and Peak Performance
In our pursuit of excellence, stress and performance often go hand in hand. But did you know that there’s a fascinating psychological principle that explains how stress can either fuel our success or hinder our achievements? It’s called the Yerkes-Dodson Law, and in this blog, we’ll delve into its wisdom to understand how finding the […]
The One Technique You Can Learn Right Now for when Anxiety Attacks!
Therapy is great and everything, BUT…on a practical level, what can you do when anxiety suddenly attacks? Thankfully, there are simple yet effective techniques that can help you regain a sense of calm and control. 4-7-8 Breathing Technique One such technique is deep breathing, which can be harnessed through the practice of the 4-7-8 breathing […]
Seven Absolutely Must-Know Facts About Mental Health
So, What is Mental Health? Mental health includes our emotional, psychological and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence to adulthood. And it’s important to […]
Ten Lies Everybody Believes About Hypnotherapy, and the Awesome Truth you Need to Know.
Thanks to cheesy TV shows and dodgy stage hypnotists, hypnotherapy has a bad rep. So here are 10 things that are misunderstood about hypnotherapy, and one truth nobody can escape. 1) You cannot get ‘stuck’ in hypnosis – this is totally impossible. 2) You do not become in any way unconscious or semi-conscious…unless you’re so […]
Hypnosis Requires a Strength of Mind. Do you Have What it Takes?
Hypnotherapists will say “pretty much everybody can benefit from hypnotherapy”. I don’t agree with that. I don’t think everybody can benefit from hypnotherapy because to enter a hypnotic state requires a certain level of intelligence and creativity that I’m afraid some people just don’t have. You need to have a strength of mind, and a […]
Fact: Online Hypnotherapy works. Find Out Why it’s Exactly Right for YOU!
So, What is Online Hypnotherapy? Well, it’s pretty much the same as face-to-face therapy. With the obvious exception that both you and your therapist are interacting via the internet, using any device that has an internet connection. Such as a computer, tablet, or smartphone. What is it? How and why did it become a thing? […]
