Blink VuMu – Creating Healthier Patterns
I wrote about the technique of interrupting overthinking using ‘Blink VuMu’ a while ago, and many of you have found it helpful. Since then I have realised that there are many more uses to this technique than just ‘overthinking’. This article explains the broader applications of this technique and some ways of incorporating it so that you...
Harnessing Hypnotherapy to Reduce Stress
In our fast-paced world, stress seems almost unavoidable. Juggling responsibilities, work demands, and personal commitments often leaves little time for us to breathe and reset. While some stress can be motivating, excessive stress takes a toll on both mind and body, leading to burnout, anxiety, and even chronic health issues. If you’re...
Breaking Free from Phobias: How Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy Can Help
Phobias are more than just intense fears; they can feel all-encompassing, affecting daily life and holding you back from experiences others may take for granted. Whether it’s the fear of flying, escalators, animals, or something else entirely, phobias can cause significant distress. But did you know that beneath these specific fears often lies...
How Hypnotherapy Can Support Cancer Patients: A Gentle Approach to Managing Pain and Anxiety
A recent study has brought to light the significant benefits that hypnotherapy can offer to patients undergoing cancer treatment, along with the pressing need for greater awareness among medical professionals about these advantages. In my own practice, I’ve had the privilege of working with several clients who were diagnosed with cancer...
Rediscover Your Calm: A Strategic Approach to Overcoming Anxiety and Depression
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or burnt out? These are common feelings that often lead people to seek help from mental health professionals. But when you dig deeper, anxiety and depression are often at the root of these experiences, no matter what label you give them. Understanding how these challenges manifest and how a strategic...
Healing Trauma: How Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy Can Help You Overcome PTSD
How is it that some people experience a traumatic event and are able to move on from it while others can’t? If you have experienced Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), you might feel that it has happened to you, that you are unable to control it, and unable to recover from it. It can seem unfair that another person who experienced the same...
Stop Overthinking by Asking for What You Need
If you are an overthinker then you are familiar with having thoughts whirl around your head as you work through all the ‘what ifs’, including many that are almost completely impossible, and none of which are good outcomes, because you don’t spend your time creating positive scenarios do you?
This makes you spiral as you imagine outcomes that...
Interrupt your Overthinking – ‘Blink VuMu’
Are you a prize winning overthinker? This is a helpful technique to interrupt that pattern when you identify that you are over-cooking a thought, or thought process. It is called ‘Blink VuMu’ not just because it is an usual name, but because the name is the pattern to follow (see the bolded letters as your clues!):...
3 steps to avoid taking on other people’s drama
As adults we often find ourselves dealing with friends, family or colleagues who are experiencing big feelings, emotions, or dramas. It can be hard to know how to show up and support them, without taking on the burden of their drama as your own. In supporting clients on how to approach this challenge I refer to one of the best tools I learnt...
The Impact of Language and Why We ‘Shouldn’t’.
I am sure that you have heard or read that ‘how we speak to yourself matters’ and, if you know me at all, have heard or read me saying ‘be kind to yourself’. It is more than a platitude. Many of my clients speak to themselves in ways that they would never speak to a friend, a family member, or even an acquaintance. They are harsher critics...
Does Anxiety give us magical powers?
A client recently commented that she was reluctant to talk about the good things that could happen as it could ‘jinx it’. My response to her was ‘Wow – let’s talk about your magical powers! If you can stop something good happening by talking about it, can you make something good happen by talking about it too? Or are...
3 Steps to Interrupt Anxiety
Interrupting Anxiety: 3 Simple Steps to Change Your Response
Anxiety can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to control your life. By learning to interrupt the anxious process and changing your response, you can regain a sense of control and calm. In this post, we’ll explore three simple yet effective steps you can take to...