The Very Real Physiological Effects of Increasing Mental Illness
Following on from my brief mention of mental illness in yesterday's blog entry here, I wanted to point out some recent research that highlights another dimension of mental illness; the very real physiological effects of mental illness. I think those who are unaware of...
Is There A Lack of Adequate Mental Health Care In The UK?
In recent weeks and months, here in the UK there has been a lot of media attention granted to the fact that less public resources are being placed into mental health. It makes a tough job even tougher for those of us who work in the mental health field, even if we are...
Gay Man Sues Hypnosis Clinic After It Tried Using Hypnotherapy To Turn Him Straight
There are sometimes stories that reach the media which require some sensitive handling, and this is one of them. This story perpetuates myth and misconception about hypnosis, but also raises some other important issues. Back in 2010, I wrote an article entitled...
Change Phenomena Hypnosis Conference 2014 – A Review and Some Reflections
The dust has just about settled following this year's Change Phenomena conference. One of the things I had always enjoyed about my previous year's lecturing at this event is the diversity which exists within it. That diversity tends to polarise factions and sections...
Bringing Hypnosis To Life…. With Smells – And The Neuroscience Behind It
Following a fascinating discussion with some of my leading peers in the field of hypnosis yesterday, I wanted to share some of the spoils of that discussion. Recently, I have opened up sections of my garden at home by removing walled off areas and rockeries and...
Conventional Medical Units Are Exploring The Combination of Hypnosis & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Why Aren’t More Hypnotherapists?
With yet another Bank Holiday weekend here and having been teaching for five days prior to that, we had a small blip in new articles here for a wee while. Though with me having been running my cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy certificate, it makes it doubly relevant...
Conventional Medical Units Are Exploring The Combination of Hypnosis & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Why Aren’t More Hypnotherapists?
With yet another Bank Holiday weekend here and having been teaching for five days prior to that, we had a small blip in new articles here for a wee while. Though with me having been running my cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy certificate, it makes it doubly relevant...
6 Simple Ways To Enhance Your Daily Enjoyment of Being a Hypnotherapist
This is one of those blog entries here on my main hypnosis blog that is aimed at fellow hypnotherapists. I know plenty of hypnotherapists read my blog, and this one is for you guys. I became a hypnotherapist because I really wanted to share hypnotherapy with others. I...
The British Pathé Account of Hypnosis, Self-Hypnosis and Hypnotism
Yesterday I got majorly distracted by a friend of mine showing me that the archive of British Pathé broadcasting had now been added to YouTube. He shared a couple of clips that made me go and explore for myself - they have some absolutely golden scenes portraying...
Do We Need To Have A “Whoopee-Doo” Attitude All The Time?
Are you one of those people who gets out of bed every single morning and sings "zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"? If not, here is something to remedy that.... One thing I have struggled to come to terms with over the years, is that as a trainer, author and therapist, whose main...
