Improve Mental Health with Somatic Therapy Exercises
Somatic therapy exercises are emerging as a powerful, science-backed approach to improving mental well-being. During a recent series of online presentations I gave in my Hypnotherapist Development Hub, I spoke about times when talk therapy can feel redundant and there...
How to Find the Courage to Make Big Changes in Your Life
How can we find the courage to change? Making significant changes in life can feel daunting, even when we know such changes are necessary for growth, happiness, or well-being. Fear of the unknown, attachment to familiar routines, or anxiety about failure can hold us...
My Year End Weightlifting PBs
At the end of last year (2024) my gym hosted it's annual testing day whereby members are invited to work towards testing their strength with some of the main lifts we train throughout the year. It is a great opportunity to see where you are at. For me, it is also a...
The Psychological Benefits of Giving Gifts
As December arrives, with Christmas around the corner, giving gifts can be on our minds - but how can we do it without getting swept up in the consumerism and without it being stressful? And how do we actually benefit from giving gifts? Today, I'm writing about the...
Healthy Obsession: One-Track Mindedness to Achieve More
What is healthy obsession? If you've seen the Rocky films, you'll recall him putting a photograph of the Russian boxer Ivan Drago on his mirror for him to look at and be one-track minded about each day while he was isolated for his training regimen in the snowy...
How to Stick to Your Healthy Eating Plan
Learning to stick to your healthy eating plan is at the heart of any physical mastery programme. I have been in the process of putting together a 'Psychology of Body Mastery' programme and showing video snippets on my Instagram account of me with my shirt off to hold...
Neuroplasticity Exercises to Advance Well-Being
What are neuroplasticity exercises? In recent years, the concept of neuroplasticity has become popular as it has gained increasing recognition, especially in psychological and mental health circles. Neuroplasticity is often referred to as the brain’s ability to...
How to Stop Being So Cynical
How do you stop being so cynical? Why bother seeking to stop being so cynical? Especially when it feels like second nature to so many of us. Today, I'm exploring the psychology of cynicism and doing my best to provide actionable, scientifically supported ways that...
Your Psychological Immune System: How to Strengthen It
In the same way that our physical bodies have immune systems to ward off diseases and infections, our minds possess a psychological immune system designed to protect us from emotional and mental harm and reduce the impact of life's inevitable stressors. The concept of...
How to Develop Your Sense of Humour: Scientific Strategies for a Well-Humoured Life
Whether it is in my private life, within the classroom, in the clinic or the gym, I like things to be appropriately humorous. I like laughing, I like sharing humour and find it enriches life greatly, advances the teaching environment, improves clinical effects of what...
