Hypnosis and PTSD

Part 1 – A History of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Introduction Let’s face it, life can be traumatic. One has only to read religious texts about wars, famines plagues and other catastrophes to realise that trauma is part of the human condition. Deuteronomy 20:1-9...

Pivoting Hypnotherapy Services for the Pandemic

I’m one of those people who just cannot stop learning. There are usually about five books that I am reading concurrently, the majority on some subject related to my various fields of interest. And when I think that I need some serious education, I am not afraid to...

The Dark Side of Hypnosis

I asked her if she had ever experienced hypnosis before. She said it made her feel uncomfortable. I asked her why it made her feel uncomfortable and she explained what the ‘therapist’ told her: “He told me to take off my top and cover myself with a towel before lying...

The difference between meditation and hypnosis?

As is usual when I write an article, I start by opening my browser and typing in some keywords. Google then displays a list of links and I dwell among these, reading a number of articles to help me gain a deeper understanding of the topic I am exploring. As I wanted...

Putting Things Off – Artfully Completing Tasks

Photo by Magnet.me on Unsplash I committed myself to writing a weekly article for this website in which, each week, I would tackle some interesting topic related to Hypnosis. I gave myself a deadline so that every Friday I would mail the completed article for it to be...

Distance Hypnosis – Adapting to COVID-19

Covid-19 has thrown our world into turmoil, not only how we live, but also how we work. Hypnotherapists have also had to adapt. Is this the way of the future? Since the outbreak of COVID-19, our lives have changed dramatically. For months we were trapped in our...