Video: You Heard Everything… So Were You Hypnotised?
One of the biggest myths about hypnosis is that you're supposed to stop hearing the hypnotist or lose awareness completely. In reality, many people hear every word, remain aware of their surroundings, and still benefit from hypnosis. Have you ever finished a hypnosis...
Video: One Habit That May Be Making Your Pain Feel Worse (and What To Do Instead)
Do you find yourself constantly checking your pain? It's completely understandable—but psychology and pain neuroscience suggest that habitual monitoring can sometimes keep pain at the centre of our attention. In this short video I demonstrate a simple self-hypnosis...
Video: Why Your Brain Describes Pain As a Knife, Knot or Vice (and How to Change It)
Why do we describe pain as *burning*, *sharp*, *like a vice* or *like a knot*? Those metaphors aren't accidental. In this video I explain how the brain naturally represents pain and demonstrate a simple self-hypnosis exercise that encourages you to change that...
Video: This Strange Self-Hypnosis Technique Has Helped People Manage Pain for Decades
Can you transfer comfort from one part of your body to another? It sounds unlikely, but a classic clinical hypnosis technique known as *glove anaesthesia* has been used for many years to help people manage pain. In this short video I demonstrate the basic principle...
Video: Can You Change Pain by Changing How it Feels? – Self-Hypnosis for Pain Relief
Most people describe pain as burning, stabbing, aching, throbbing or tight. What if changing those qualities could actually influence how the pain is experienced? In this video I explain one of my favourite evidence-based self-hypnosis techniques based on changing the...
Video: Can You Turn Pain Down Like A Volume Control? – Self-Hypnosis Explained
Can you turn pain down? Can you reduce pain simply by changing how your brain processes it? It sounds unlikely, yet modern pain neuroscience tells us that attention, expectation and perception all influence the experience of pain (and even turn pain down). In this...
Self-Hypnosis for Pain Relief
Practical, Evidence-Based Ways to Reduce Pain Naturally "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." — Often attributed to Haruki Murakami When I originally read Haruki Murakami's book 'What I think About When I think About Running' I used to repeat this quote to...
Video: Self-Hypnosis Myths Debunked
One of the most important videos I've published in a long time... There's an enormous amount of misinformation about self-hypnosis. Unfortunately, some of it comes from popular culture, some from social media, and occasionally even from within the hypnosis profession...
Self-Hypnosis Myths: What Science Really Says About Self-Hypnosis
Separating fact from fiction to make self-hypnosis more effective in everyday life. "The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance—it is the illusion of knowledge." — Daniel J. Boorstin If I had a pound for every time someone has said to me, "I don't think I can...
Video: The Complete Self-Hypnosis Bedtime Routine (Evidence-Based Sleep Psychology)
If you've ever found yourself lying awake wishing your brain would simply "switch off", this video is for you. In this evidence-based guide, I take you through a complete self-hypnosis bedtime routine that draws upon psychological science, behavioural sleep medicine...
