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Click image for website When most people hear the word "hypnotherapy," they imagine dramatic results. Thanks to TV shows and movies, there’s this idea that someone walks into a session, lies back on a couch, goes into a trance, and then walks out completely transformed. Suddenly they're fearless, motivated, confident, free of anxiety or phobias, and their life has changed in 45 minutes. It’s a powerful image. But it isn’t real life. As a clinical hypnotherapist, I meet so many clients who...

Click image for website For years, I used to roll my eyes when people got excited about New Year’s resolutions. It always felt like one big performance — new planners, promises to eat kale, join gyms, reinvent yourself... and by February, most of it was forgotten. Been there. Done that. Something shifted for me a couple of years ago. I’d just come out of a really difficult year — one of those years where you feel like you’ve been emotionally hit by a truck. Everything felt uncertain. I was...

Click Image for website The festive season is often portrayed as a time of joy, togetherness, and tradition. From childhood stories to supermarket adverts, Christmas is meant to be a time of family, warmth, and connection. But what if that doesn’t reflect your reality? What if family gatherings are no longer possible, or even healthy, because of separation, fallouts, disownment, or past abuse? For many people, Christmas is not the happiest time of year. It can instead trigger grief,...