Articles - Hypnotherapy Milton and Brisbane Clinic

How Do You Have Fun, Create Balance And Find Purpose Again?

Whenever I see a client who is stuck, who lacks purpose and drive or life feels like a drag I often introduce them to the Life Wheel. Although one of the best ways of helping a client like this is by using Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy to understand the cause the Life Wheel is a great exercise and tool for helping them create more balance and success in their life. It provides awareness, clarity and understanding and this enables them to see which areas they need to work on. So as we move closer [...]

Guilt Free Eating

How would you like to get through this festive season eating what you like but without feeling guilty? What if you could step on to the scales on the 5th January and you are the same weight you were on the 5th December? Well you can, welcome to the hunger scale. At this time of the year we often tend to ignore the signal that tells us we have had enough to eat and often find ourselves eating to the stage where we feel stuffed or nauseous. It's so [...]

Leave Stress Behind This Christmas

The festive season is upon us again, time to celebrate with family and friends. Maybe Christmas is a tradition or a religious time for you. Whatever it is we often find ourselves feeling overloaded, overwhelmed and by the time Christmas day is upon us our stress levels are through the roof. So what if this year you could get through the next four weeks feeling great and with your well being at an all time high. If you could Leave Stress Behind This Christmas, would you? First I wanted [...]

Random Acts Of Kindness

As we move towards Christmas we tend to get caught up in our own lives and sometimes the stress and pressure that many of us experience at this time of year means we fail to notice that someone may need our help. I read an article recently that listed the top 10 random acts of kindness that people would most like to receive. The number 1 answer was getting a hand written note in the mail. That may surprise many of the younger generation (under [...]

Men’s Health And Movember

Did you know that suicide is the leading cause of death in men aged between 15-44 and that of all suicides in Australia 76% of them were men? At least 1 in 5 men will experience an anxiety disorder and 1 in 8 will suffer from depression, these however are the ones that have been diagnosed so the numbers are most probably much higher. I’m writing this blog with a heavy heart as I have personally known 3 men who have taken their own lives [...]

Cravings And Diet Drinks

Is there a connection between Cravings And Diet Drinks? I recently shared an article on facebook about the negative effects of soft drink. This particular article didn't discuss DIET soft drinks but recent research has indicated that diet soft drink may be the main reason you struggle to keep your weight under control. Researchers are also now concerned that artificial sweeteners might even be one of the causes of our obesity epedemic! So if you think that diet soft drink is helping you to lose weight, think again. Research [...]

Think Yourself Healthy – Placebo Effect

I came across an article recently in Essays.co.uk that got me thinking. When we think about hypnosis and how it works I believe that all the answers are inside your head. My role as a Hypnotherapist is to guide and coach you to where you need to go to find the answers. Client centred hypnotherapy is all about dealing with what comes up and changing direction if necessary to help you get the very best outcome. This essay particularly caught my attention as it talks about the power of the brain [...]

5 Key Benefits Of Dog Ownership

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 [...]

Is Stress Killing Us?

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. [...]

Dreams – What Do They Mean?

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 [...]