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Mental health blog
Monthly reflections of a Sheffield hypnotherapist
Mental health blog
Monthly reflections of a Sheffield hypnotherapist
Morality and mental health
Morality and mental health While recently watching a youtube interview with Peter Hitchens and Owen Jones, Jones asked Hitchens about the moral compass of the Prime Minister. His response was very thought provoking. He said that irrespective of his thoughts about the...
Turn off the news!
"Bad news travels at the speed of light, good news travels like molasses" - Tracy Morgan Do you ever wonder why there so much money in advertising? It’s because advertising works. Even if you think you are immune to it, you aren’t. Adverts work because your brain is...
What exactly is Buddhism?
"The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred" - The Dalai Lama XIV The 4 noble truths and the 8 fold path - a brief introduction. If you’ve ever taken a walk around a garden centre in recent years, you’ll be familiar with the Buddha in the form of...
Destiny is all
This is a subject that comes up with many of my clients who have any kind of anxiety or elevated stress levels. People often find it difficult to separate their concept of themselves with the activity of their brain. The truth of the matter is that the real ‘you’ is...
Don’t take anything personally
“If you are distressed by something external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment” Marcus Aurelius I know what your thinking; why have I used a picture of spiderman? The answer is that...
2022, time to hit the re-set button?
"If you don't make the unconscious, conscious, it will rule your life and you will call it destiny" Carl Jung The turning of the calendar year is a significant time for many of us. It’s an opportunity to reflect on all that has happened and for some of you, it’s a...
Wishing you a stoic Christmas
“Ask yourself: Does this appearance of events concern the things that are within my own control or those that are not? If it concerns anything outside your control, train yourself not to worry about it.” Epictetus For the majority, Christmas is a time of year...
The power of belief
"If you have nothing at all to create, then perhaps you can create yourself" Carl Jung If you don’t believe in yourself then let me tell you that now is the time to start. Belief is something that we often take for granted…which seems quite obvious because why...
How attitude can change your world
"What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly!" Lao Tzu Why is attitude so important? Well, have you ever worked with someone, perhaps in an office, who had a terrible negative attitude? Do you remember how draining this can be? The...