Procrastination is a behaviour that has deeper roots than mere indolence. It's a manifestation of an underlying cause that can be traced back to the subconscious mind. The roots of procrastination might be entangled with fears, confidence issues, or belief systems formed in childhood, particularly those that revolve around feelings of inadequacy...

Uncertainty ignites our primitive survival instinct: the fight-or-flight response. The brain perceives the unknows as a threat and tries to protect us by focusing on the possible negative outcomes. As far as our primitive survival instinct is concerned, if we are prepared for the worst, then we are prepared for anything less than that. We engage in the unhelpful process of worrying about the possible negative outcomes, our thoughts spiralling…

Anxiety is a stress response, a natural and necessary reaction that everyone experiences at times, and it’s there to keep us safe and ensure our survival.  It is activated by the primitive emotional part of the brain, which is like a data collector, holding all our previous experiences and patterns of behaviour. This part of the brain has no conscious awareness and works with implicit memory: pattern matching to our past experiences without thinking about them…

We all have stress in our lives, but it is not necessarily a bad thing. Stress is a signal designed to enable us to deal with an immediate problem. It enhances our focus, attention, energy, and drive. We rise to the challenge of the situation, succeed, and then feel good about what we have achieved…

When I started my studies in hypnotherapy, I hadn’t even considered the option of working online. Then lockdown hit, and when the suggestion to switch to working online came up, I admit that my heart sank… How could hypnotherapy be as effective online? How wrong I was in my assumptions…