First Principles: Breathing techniques for relaxation
One of the first things I do with most clients is to teach them relaxation techniques; most often breathing techniques for relaxation. It sounds a bit new-agey, but I [...]
Chronic pain treatment – let’s end the internal fight
Chronic pain sucks. Research published in the British Medical Journal in 2016 revealed that almost half of all people in the UK live with chronic pain, with rates of [...]
How to be more present
Many, if not most of us take our work home with us. Sometimes it’s physical – we pack up our laptop and files and carry them home. Often we [...]
Top 3 tips to treat insomnia
Research released last week by Professor Jane Falkingham OBE and a team from the ESRC Centre for Population Change and Centre for Research on Ageing at the University of [...]
Free yourself from stress
Does it feel like the world is going crazy? Does it feel like you can't free yourself from the stress of every day life? In my local area recently [...]
Fears and phobias: what are the worst phobias?
Fears and phobias are surprisingly common, with over a million people in the UK having their quality of life affected. A phobia is defined as being an intense fear [...]
World Mental Health Day: Musings on UK culture
I was very thankful to get a seat on the tube, coming home late Wednesday evening. The evening of World Mental Health Day. It was a pretty standard tube [...]
Bedtime routine for adults: Sleep soundly
A bedtime routine for adults? Most people would scoff at such a thing. Possibly you work until late at night trying to catch up on general life admin. Then [...]
School refusal: Tackling the back to school battles
A growing number of children now struggle with a condition known as school refusal. As you prepare your children and teenagers to return to school you’re probably thinking about the [...]
Hypnotherapy for anxiety success stories
During my time working as a therapist I have witnessed many incredible hypnotherapy for anxiety success stories. “The therapy I had with Abbey was so helpful...such a kind manner [...]