Have you ever found yourself thinking the worst? Like thinking ‘worst case scenario’? When I ask clients why they do this, their answer varies from ‘at least then I won’t be disappointed when the worst happens’ to ‘I will be prepared if something doesn’t go right or to plan’. I also find
Did you know that when you learn to forgive and forget, you actually raise your happiness levels? In fact science has shown that when you forgive you lower your blood pressure, lower the cortisol levels in your body (the stress hormone), you increase your pain threshold and also reduce depression. Why is
Have you ever wondered that despite having access to a whole world out there, why nothing new ever happens in your life? How life seems so routine and predictable? My question to you, is do you ever expect it to be different? When you wake up do you take a few moments to
I am often asked ‘does hypnosis really work?. Many peoples perception of hypnosis is swinging pendulums or Derren Brown! But the truth is you go into a hypnotic trance many times throughout the day. There are different types of trance state and they all involve a focus of attention, either
Now that the clocks have changed and waking up feels like it is still midnight, I have found I have to be even more mindful than normal on a morning to set my day off on the right tone. When it’s still dark it’s easy to find yourself rolling out of bed,
How happy did the extra hour in bed make you feel when the clocks changed? Maybe your children ambushed the extra hour (I’m sure it’s easier to explain to children where babies come from than why clocks change!); or maybe that precious extra hour put a smile on your face
‘Change is scary, growth is scary, but nothing is more scary than staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong’ It’s Halloween today and as everyone get’s dressed up as ghosts and ghouls and prepares to have fun it got me thinking about what’s more scary than Halloween. As I was contemplating how our
Tappers keep on tapping….that’s the latest advert from Santander staring Jessica Ennis using the newest way to pay for goods on line. I had a huge smile across my face when I saw the slogan ‘tappers keep on tapping’ because to me, it meant something completely different. Tapping in my world is
When I came back to the UK in 2009 after living in Sydney, Australia for 3 months trying to get over a long-term relationship, it was with a heavy heart that I returned. I’d made the somewhat spontaneous decision to leave my job in Human Resources and hot foot it over
Have you ever had someone say to you ‘just think positively’? Sometimes it can be helpful, but more often than not those words can make you want to poke the other person in the eye. The challenge with thinking positive thoughts is that the train of thought you are currently on