Heavy drinkers or those who rely on alcohol can make festive periods like Christmas - full of dread.

Christmas made simple makes memories not misery

The holiday season can be especially painful for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. While Christmas is often associated with joy and togetherness, it can also amplify feelings of grief, guilt, and isolation. Understanding your emotions, seeking support, and practising self-care are vital steps in navigating this difficult time and finding ways to honour the memory of your loved one.

Christmas is a wonderful time of warmth, lights and laughter… and an avalanche of tempting foods at every turn. Between office treats, family feasts and the endless stream of festive adverts, staying committed to a diet can feel like trying to dodge snowflakes in a blizzard. But with the right mindset — and a little help from hypnotherapy — it’s absolutely possible to enjoy the season without feeling overwhelmed by cravings or guilt.

Psychosis and psychopathy are often confused, leading to harmful stereotypes and misplaced fear. This article unpacks the real differences between the two and explores how stigma affects people living with psychotic illness. Understanding the truth is the first step toward compassion, dignity, and ending the damaging myths that persist.

Healing After Sexual Abuse: Therapy That Reclaims Your Body and Voice Choosing to work with sexual abuse was not an accident. It was a decision rooted in love, in grief, and in the desperate need to do something meaningful with what I had witnessed. Sexual abuse is so much more than just trauma. It shatters and fragments every part of a person — physically, emotionally, mentally — leaving them disconnected from their body, and the mind, unsure of their worth, and often drowni

Gut Directed Hypnotherapy isn't woo woo ! It is clinically proven and life changing for people who tried just about everything else. Whilst not always - but often, IBS is linked to sexual abuse, childhood trauma, anxiety and chronic stress. Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): A Proven Treatment Option Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting millions of people worldwide. Characterized by symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloat

🌿 Reclaiming Calm: How Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy Supports IBS and the Nervous System A drop of calm leads to healing. “I didn’t come to gut-directed hypnotherapy through textbooks—I came through lived experience. My three daughters and my sister all struggled with bowel issues. I saw the frustration, the fear, the pain, the endless cycle of diets and dismissive appointments. That’s what led me to specialise in IBS and the gut-brain axis—not just as a therapist, but as someon

Psychosis ≠ Psychopathy. We throw words around without understanding them — “psycho,” “nut job,” “he could turn at any moment.” But what’s truly dangerous isn’t schizophrenia. It’s the ignorance that surrounds it. Psychotic disorders like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder with psychotic features involve a loss of contact with reality — hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking. It can be confusing and frightening, especially for the person going through it. But it is