Alan Partridge Experiences Hypnosis On TV and Radio
Just a bit of fun on the blog today thanks to eternally funny Mr Alan partridge and his experiences with hypnosis. Last year I shared the transcript of the time Alan Partridge was hypnotised on his pre-TV era radio show because I find it so hilarious. Today, for some...
Do You Evaluate Your Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis Research?
So these days I tend to champion an evidence based approach to hypnosis and hypnotherapy, you regular readers know that much. As a result, I find that people who disagree with what I have to say on the podcast on here on the blog start to quote research back to me......
John Elliotson and The Zoist
Throughout my research in the field of hypnosis, I have waded through articles in journals, especially from the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, for example, which has archives dating back to 1997. Though some hypnosis journals date back...
Self-Hypnosis That Is As Simple As ABC
How about a simple self-hypnosis process today? In hypnotherapy sessions, we often use the fundamental ABC model to help focus the session before it begins. A = affect, B = behaviour and C = Cognition. Prior to employing an intervention within our therapy session, we...
Classic Self-Hypnosis Process Instructional Video
Well here on the blog today, I am delighted to offer up another clip where we have transformed an old article of mine into something more stimulating and offering up a video demonstration of how to do the Betty Erickson self-hypnosis technique. Enjoy! [youtubevideo...
The Man Who Really Slayed Hypnosis Inductions
I was going to title todays small blog entry "does hypnosis exist?" but some may find that title too provocative and people have asked that question long before me. I was not scheduled to actually write a blog entry today as I have a packed diary today, but I thought...
Narcosynthesis Instead of Hypnosis? Drug-Induced Hypnosis?
I was flicking through an old, second hand copy of a book originally printed in 1976 entitled Hypnosis and Behaviour Modification: Imagery Conditioning by William S Kroger and William D Fezler this week and I had to share something with you from it. The authors,...
1940s Attempt To Prove Effectiveness Of Hypnotic Regression Using Babinski Reflex
Those of you that tune in here on a regular basis will know my thoughts on the use of regression in hypnotherapy, and if you need any further clarification, go listen to my podcasts on the subject, Google my name and regression or you can read a couple of previous...
My Garden In May
Every now and then I like to write a blog post that is nothing to do with my professional field... As I have gotten older, the simpler things in life bring me the most happiness; spending time at our beach hut, running along the sea front as I train for marathons, the...
When A Situation Is Defined As Hypnosis, Hypnosis Is More Likely To Happen
Ok, that seems like an odd and rather obvious title for today's blog entry, doesn't it? I want to discuss something that is typical of an ongoing debate I find myself having with several people time and again without much shifting in stances due to the very nature of...

