Many clients who come to see me for help with confidence have often forgotten about the most important person in their lives. For instance, carers, parents, and people working in the caring professions are so often doing so much amazing work supporting everyone around them that it’s easy to forget about themselves. When they come […]
Category: Vagus Nerve
Why do we overthink so much?
We can often blame rumination or continually mentally analysing things in our life as an achilles heal in our thinking. But part of this habit could go back to our ancient ancestors’ need to keep themselves safe. We are all evolved from our early ancestors who would, even before speech, have to keep themselves safe […]
How long will it take for body and mind to heal?
Understandably we are all looking for ways that we can make change as quickly and effectively as possible. Unfortunately, that inner need to get “instant results” can often be the one thing that slows or even blocks us from achieving the best outcomes and experiences we are looking for. This is linked with our nervous […]
Pain and feeling safe
There are 3 words I write at the top of virtually every client’s notes at the start of the first session. “Am I Safe?” Whatever anyone comes to see me for and whatever the issue it is nearly always governed by this question. This is why I generally start a session working not on the […]
Want to be happy? You need to know about these brain chemicals
The 4 brain chemicals that will help you feel happy. To have a “feel good experience” we need to trigger our “feel good” brain chemicals. Being able to recognise them when triggered within our body helps us develop and strengthen them, encouraging the good feelings we would like to experience in our lives. The four […]
Letting go of anger
Most of us have heard of Fight, Flight, or Freeze. This is our primal response that automatically kicks in whenever we sense danger. This part of our autonomic (automatic) nervous system will always strive to keep us safe if we feel threatened in any situation. It’s job is to keep us alive and to respond, […]
What is an ACE score and what it can tell you about your health and stress levels
A.C.E. stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences and is used as a guide to the chances of developing a chronic disease or mental disorder later in life. Growing up one may have experienced psychological or physical trauma in the family or elsewhere but there are also traumas such as hospital visits, accidents, operations, and losing a […]
How does the pandemic affect your mental health and everyday life?
After Covid Although many countries are back to relative normality after Covid close to the surface there are still major issues the pandemic has left behind. This means that many people still continue to experience both physical and emotional difficulties from Covid. There are 3 words that I write on the initial notes for virtually […]
How to “Stay out of the Jungle” folks!
It’s tough living in the jungle isn’t it! Well OK we don’t live in the actual jungle but we certainly seem to spend a lot of time in what feels like the jungle. So why, so often does it feel this way? Anytime we experience a perception of danger our brain will respond in a […]
Why you should address your stress and anxiety now?
Hypnosis and EFT are very effective ways you can release stress and worry We may think stress is “all in the mind”. Even though it may appear to start in our mind there is no separating it from our body. That frightened feeling you experience in your stomach is cortisol and the fact your heart […]
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