Video: Change Mood Fast with Behavioural Activation
Motivation does not always come first. In this short video, I explain the psychology of behavioural activation and why small actions can dramatically influence mood, motivation and emotional resilience. Mood often follows behaviour. Ps. It just so happens that when...
The Psychology of Mood Elevation: Evidence-Based Ways to Improve Your Mood Every Day
How can you improve your mood when mood often feels like weather. It arrives uninvited, changes without warning, and seems beyond our control. Many people therefore assume that mood is something that simply “happens” to them. Yet psychological science paints a very...
Video: Are You Hypnotising Yourself to be More Stressed?
Many people unknowingly hypnotise themselves into stress repeatedly throughout the day. Focused attention plus negative imagination can intensify emotional reactions remarkably quickly. This short video explains a practical evidence-based self-hypnosis technique to...
Video: How to Use Self-Hypnosis When Walking
Did you know you can apply self-hypnosis while walking? In this short video, I explain an evidence-based active-alert hypnosis technique using rhythmic movement, breathing and focused attention to help regulate your nervous system and improve mental focus. Simple....
How to Apply Self-Hypnosis in Daily Life
It makes sense for me to explain how to apply self-hypnosis in daily life and highlight that it is greatly importable into our day-to-day living. For many people, self-hypnosis conjures up images of lying down with closed eyes, listening to a slow voice guiding them...
Video: You do NOT need a quiet mind to do self-hypnosis
You do NOT need a quiet mind to do self-hypnosis. In fact, your busy mind might be your biggest advantage. Most people try to “switch off” their thoughts… and then think they’ve failed when their mind keeps racing. But hypnosis doesn’t require an empty mind.It...
How to Apply Self-Deception to Improve Mental Health and Well-Being
Why the stories you tell yourself may shape your psychological health more than you realise. About a year ago, I wrote about how to apply self-deception to enhance sports and exercise performance and wanted to expand upon what has become a major focus of my work since...
Video: You’ve Been Lied to About Your Strength… By Your Own Brain
Your physical limits aren’t just about muscle — they’re shaped by expectation. In sports psychology research, lifters who believed they were lifting lighter weights produced greater force output, even when the load was secretly increased. This video shows you how to...
Video: How to Calm Your Mind in Seconds (Train Your Attention)
If your mind constantly drifts towards worry, stress, or overthinking… your nervous system follows.That’s not a flaw—it’s how attention works.But here’s what most people don’t realise: Attention can be trained And doing so directly affects your stress response and...
Video: Do This When You Feel Overwhelmed (It Works Fast)
When emotions feel overwhelming, most people try to suppress or escape them.That usually makes things worse. There’s a simple, research-backed technique called affect labelling (referred to in my previous article about HRV here) that can reduce emotional intensity...
