This blog is about a growth mindset. Throughout our lives, most of us flit between a growth mindset and a scarcity mindset. During those periods where we were in a growth mindset, we would have been more willing to... Take risks; Welcome new experiences; Enjoy...

A short introduction to Carl Jung and depth psychology. Carl Gustav Jung was one of the great pioneers of modern therapy. He drove our understanding of the unconscious and the psyche forward with his research and clinical work in the early part of the 20th century....

"Whatever happens to you has been waiting to happen since the beginning of time." Marcus Aurelius  There are few guarantees in life and one thing we know for sure is that hard times will hit us at some point. This blog is particularly dedicated to anyone in that...

"Owen really helped me to get back into competing again, I would highly recommend. The tips and advice he gave me helped me focus and keep calm, thanks a lot." Time for some inspiration. This blog post is dedicated to a former client of mine, Scott. As you'll be able...

Firstly, apologies for the long absence from the blog. Life has been very busy with work and the arrival of a new baby into our family. As the dust settles a bit in my own life, a matter that keeps coming up in my therapy room is the mind body connection....

"The first lesson is realising it's no one else's fault....the last lesson is realising it's no-ones fault" Epictetus  As a person born in the early 80’s, I don’t remember the word ‘anxiety’ coming into my conscious awareness until I was in my 20’s. I didn't hear it...

“Imagination is more important than knowledge“ Albert Einstein What is hypnosis? So given that this is a blog for a hypnotherapy practice, it’s good to understand what hypnosis actually is. Even though it’s becoming more accepted in neuroscience and mainstream...

The 4 steps to making or breaking habits. If your honest with yourself, you will be able to think of some bad habits you’ve got and some good ones you would like to have or improve on. Perhaps you drink too much, you vape, you don’t eat enough fresh food or you need...

 Going back to our roots to understand social anxiety For most of human history, we've been hunter-gatherers living in tribes of 70-150 people, so imagine how well everyone would know each others business in a community that size. Also imagine how many different...