Hypnotherapy is a technique that uses hypnosis to help people with various mental and physical health conditions. Hypnosis is a state of focused attention and relaxation that allows people to be more open to suggestions and coping skills. Hypnotherapy can help people overcome or live well with fears, phobias, habits, addictions, stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, pain, and many other issues. If you are curious about hypnotherapy and how it can help you, you may have some questions about it. In this blog post, I will answer some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about hypnotherapy, based on my experience as a professional hypnotherapist. What happens in a hypnotherapy session? A hypnotherapy session usually consists of three parts: the pre-talk, the hypnosis, and the … [Read more...] about What is hypnotherapy and how can it help?
Weight management
How I got my weight and diabetes under control
If you've met me you'll have noticed that I'm overweight. I really hate the 'O' word (obese), so I'll stick to using 'fat' if that's ok. So, I'm fat, but what you may not know is that 2 years ago I was 30kg heavier. However, I've gone through a number of lifestyle changes, which I used my hypnotherapy skills to achieve the following goals: I wanted to reduce my weight and have my diabetes under good control, so that I could get my chronic pain under control. So, I completed an 8 week weight management programme, and managed to lose 30kg since starting the course. I'm still losing weight too, just more slowly...and more sustainably...than I've ever done before. My A1c is down to just 51, from 95 and I'm now stopping some medication as my weight continues to reduce. It feels amazing … [Read more...] about How I got my weight and diabetes under control
A Weight Reduction Case Study
Read on to find out how one of our elderly clients achieved weight loss success on our The Slimming Guru programme - and how you can too. About Kelly Kelly is an older lady who had Type 2 Diabetes and had recently begun insulin treatment for this, resulting in a 28 pound (approx 12.5 kg) weight gain, in a very short period of time. Feeling quite dispondent, she decided to "give hypnotherapy a try". Baseline Measurements Kelly's baseline (starting) measurements were recorded and the plan was to omit week 2 measurement, because size/weight reduction can be slow to start for people who are post-menopausal - and also in diabetics on insulin treatment. We have found that delaying repeat measurements until the beginning of week 3 can increase motivation in this client group. Why not measure … [Read more...] about A Weight Reduction Case Study
What happens when you stop focusing on weight
I can only really speak about fatness in British culture, as that is the culture which I've been part of, for the last 47 years. However, I do feel that identical outcomes could be expected for any Western civilised society. In British culture, fatness is classed as something which is easy to obtain, 'if only you tried hard enough'. It's often a difficult life, being fat in the UK. It can certainly be a lonely existence, living at the junction of fat bias and fat phobia, in the context of a capitalist society. This is even more apparent at the beginning of a new year, where it almost feels obligatory to tackle habits which impact our health - and life in general. And it is at this time of year that the 'capitalist machine' gets going full-fury, with the (predictable) increase in … [Read more...] about What happens when you stop focusing on weight
