How about you suspend your disbelief and give it a go? I think we all know someone who has tried it? You have heard some good stories and maybe some that are not so good. But the hype and mystic around the word hypnosis continues. As a practitioner for the last 10 years I see so much evidence that all is does is positive good things. I will never pretend that I get 100% success rate but in almost every case it reduces stress and [...]
As I was chilling out last night in front of the TV Charlie my Border Collie X was snuggled into me. It’s pretty cold in my house right now (yes I live it sub tropical Brisbane!) but having that 4 legged animal close to me helped me to feel warm and safe. You see there is nothing like the unconditional love of a dog and there are many benefits associated with that connection you feel to your furry friend. Interacting with your dog each day [...]
The first report was published by Lifeline Australia in 2009 on the effects that stress is having on everyday Australians' hip pocket. Apart from the significant financial impact that stress is having on the economy, the majority of everyday Australians are suffering in silence, unaware that they can do something about it. At this very moment 91% of Australians feel stressed about some aspect of their lives. What's more, stress has been linked to obesity, premature ageing and heart disease and that's just the start. [...]
Forget the crystal balls and the dream dictionaries as there is now new credible research that provides insights into what our dreams are all about and how this can help us to overcome our negative emotions including depression, anxiety, stress, fears etc. So what is it that dreaming is trying to express? The latest understanding of what dreams do and what they can mean comes from psychologist Joe Griffin, the co-founder and pioneer of Human Givens psychology. Joe Griffin has also shown why depressed people [...]
This week is men's health week around the world and maybe timely to get the message out to our husbands, fathers, boyfriends, sons etc that to be sick, anxious, stressed, depressed is ok. Our bodies will get sick and our emotions will sometimes get out of whack, this is normal and it is NOT a sign of weakness. I was saddened but perhaps not shocked to read an article written on men's health by Movember late last year, a group who are trying to change the view and attitudes of men [...]
Who Am I? I am your greatest companion I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden I will push you up or drag you down to failure I am completely at your command Half the things you do you might just as well turn over to me and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly I am easily managed - you must merely be firm with me Show me exactly how you want something done and after a few lessons I will do [...]
Moving your body may be the best medicine on the market. The benefits of using exercise as a medical therapy hits the news again in an effort to find some answers to the escalating obesity crisis. Would you be shocked to hear that there has been a 400% increase in the use of anti depressants over the last 20 years? "Research has shown time and time again that exercise offers just as good if not better results when dealing with an array of medical conditions" [...]
I read an article in the Waterford News and Star recently about Katie Perry trying to get over her relationship with John Meyer and choosing hypnotherapy to do it. So will it work, can you change the way you feel about someone and get over the pain of a relationship breakup. There are certainly a number of techniques within the hypnotherapy suit of tools that could help to change the way you respond to your feelings about someone. Often being stuck in the past causes [...]
"It's not stress that causes us to fall, it's how we respond to it" Stress is all around and it's something we just have to live with in today's world but the challenge is how we manage it, how we respond to it. Of all the people who go to a Doctor this year almost 80% will have stress as a component of their illness. This is because our bodies and our minds don't function properly when we are stressed and long term stress can actually lead to [...]
Is it possible that poor food choices are connected to a messy desk? In Brisbane right now we are experiencing very humid and hot days up to 43 degrees which makes it hard to function effectively. I often feel lethargic and drained of energy. As a result of this I find that the household and office chores get put on the back burner and I find myself wallowing in more than a bit of mess. Papers and stuff everywhere! I have also noticed that when [...]