At some point during our lives, most of us will experience traumatic experiences. And what do traumatic experiences cause? You’ve got it! Trauma. Trauma is the word used to describe the behaviours your mind develops in order to cope with the experience that left your brain believing that your life was at risk. I can’t […]
I know what you’re thinking… Really, Andy? We’re fed up of hearing the C-word (Covid, not Christmas)! It has been a truly unimaginable couple of years since the whole world was turned on its head by the Coronavirus. Many of us have lost loved ones, seen businesses be forced into closure, become isolated and lonely,
Top Tips For A Calm Christmas… Even With Anxiety Over 8 million people in the UK alone suffer from depression and anxiety. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re one of them. With Christmas TV adverts showing nothing but happy, joy-filled, festive families, it would be easy to assume that you’re alone if you’re not
Hypnotherapy Training – New Career; New Life When you wake up in the morning, how do you feel? Groggy and unrested? Full of dread for the day ahead? Unfulfilled and fed up? If this sounds like you, I’ll bet that your career isn’t giving you the buzz you need to feel excitement and anticipation for
Why do I Have Anxiety? Some people feel anxious occasionally when they’ve got a big event coming up, like a job interview or a first date. This is understandable, right? They feel anxious that they may say the wrong thing or get spinach stuck in their teeth and these are valid worries that we all
EPISODE Eleven: Parenting in the aftermath of Trauma In this episode we talk to Heather Dickson about the trauma she faced during her childhood and the impact it had on becoming a new mum. Although rewarding, motherhood is also an inherently stressful period, more so for mothers with unresolved trauma. During her training to become
EPISODE Ten: PTSD From Veteran to Civilian As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we are sharing a story of overcoming trauma and life changing injuries. In this episode we speak to Chris Auker-Howlett about his journey from veteran to civilian. After being medically discharged from the army Chris was about to begin the biggest
EPISODE Nine: Childhood Trauma In this episode we talk to Iona Russell about her childhood and the challenges she faced. At the age of 5 when learning to read it was discovered Iona was partially deaf, and she had taught herself to talk by lip reading. At the age of 8 the pivotal journey into lack
Are you living a life of excuses? Excuses are like opinions everyone has them. We all come up with excuses for not doing stuff it’s part of what we do. But why is it that we make so many excuses for not changing the things in our lives that don’t work? The funny thing is
EPISODE Eight: Mental Health Expectation vs Reality Our expectations over our mental health can create significant stress when they don’t match up to our reality. It’s still the case that most people think of mental health, as mental illness – that needs expert intervention and that’s not always the case. We all have mental health,