It certainly can be hard work, but I firmly believe that the return on investment of that hard work makes it very worthwhile indeed.

Thanks Korey, best wishes, Adam.

“If you can’t intelligently argue for both sides of a debate you don’t understand the issue well enough to argue for either side.”

Again, it reflects the amount of work that an individual is willing to put into thinking critically. It’s so much easier to learn something and take it as given. To question and think and suss out the false conclusions is hard work. More work than most people are willing to put forth. It’s something I’m working on myself. No fingers pointing from me.

Oooh! Great news that you are joining the class and I am really excited about discussing your research subject with you. We’ll have to have dinner on one of the evenings.

Best wishes, A.

Spot on Kate… We’ll be exploring this notion both directly in class and inherently throughout the diploma as it progresses.

Best wishes, Adam.

As a podiatrist I partake of CPD and there are always new ideas, theories and treatments (mainly coming from America to be honest)
I know how hard it can be to put aside theories taught to you decades ago and as you say you have to actively read and keep interested in order to keep abreast of it.
it is also hard to convince people to move away from their tried and tested methods and embrace something new. Even when I was a lecturer of Podiatry some of the lecturers were the worst culprits of this!
Also In my profession I have found that the outcomes can be similar whichever road you take to it – showing that there is no ‘one-way’ to achieve the desired end result. Only by knowing lots of ways of treating someone can you choose the best way.
As with any therapy I would guess that hypnotherapy also has to take into account the person you are treating- what would they be most comfortable with. And possibly what do you as the therapist feel comfortable/able to do?
I am looking forward to exploring these ideas and more in October!!

Marvellous, lovely to read you say that Bev, best wishes, A.

If people can’t see beyond the ridgidity of an opinion then where do people get their opinions! open you mind……

I am pleased to hear it Mel… With everything, if we adopt some crticial thinking skills and basic common sense, I think we are more than capable of doing our best to understand a great deal more to any debate or discussion… Yet I have even had emails from people (fellow hypnotherapists) following this blog entry, refusing to entertain any critical thought process in relation to regression work in hypnotherapy.

Not even offering up a cogent debate, or even being able to intelligently debate the subject here on the blog or in forums… Just emailing me with purely subjective, personal anecdotal evidence “I have seen regression work with my clients” type of comments, emailed privately and angrily without adopting the slightest open mindedness at all.

Which I find really rather sad.

Hope you enjoyed the cheese in France… Yummy!