Some clients are by nature, negatively biased and so it’s important to recognise and understand the impact these ideas can have on their overall wellbeing. Not all clients possess resilience and a positive mindset… negative thinking clients will [usually unconsciously] sabotage their own success, no matter how much better they feel during or straight after […]

The position you sleep in can have an effect on the amount of sleep you get because sleeping in the wrong position could leave you more prone to nightmares. A study published in 2016 in the journal Sleep and Hypnosis found that people who sleep on their left side run a 41% chance of having nightmares […]

There are certain personality traits that give away a psychopath. However, displaying just one or two of the traits listed below does not mean someone is a psychopath… it’s their overall personality that leads to a discovery of psychopathy. So here’s a list of traits to look out for: Psychopaths are masters of manipulation, their true […]

The language people use has a huge effect, so it’s important to use the right words at the right time! First rule: Never assume anything! When people fall seriously ill, we often say things like ‘you can fight this‘ or ‘you can beat this’ or ‘You’ll be fine…’ But you can’t say that because you […]

Do you feel someone is manipulating you? If any of the following ticks a box, the answer is probably YES… Do they relentlessly undermine you, or engage in very personal attacks, followed by instructions not to overreact? Fi they do this repeatedly, even over a period of time, then yes, they’re trying to manipulate you. […]

Burnout is the modern term we use to describe physical and emotional exhaustion. We all get overworked and tired every so often, but burnout is more than just tiredness. Burnout is worse, and it occurs when stress reaches chronic proportions and has a detrimental effect on other areas of your life.  Among the signs of […]

Childhood abandonment, trauma and emotional neglect will reveal itself in adulthood in one form or another. This article examines the effect of all three and offers some solutions. Abandonment in childhood can affect adult relationships. Abandonment behaviours are a form of anxiety, occurring occurs when an individual has a strong fear of losing loved ones. […]

Anxiety is a seriously debilitating condition which affects one in six adults. Anxiety is usually connected to feelings of constant fear and a never-ending sense of dread. Both can be almost impossible to manage. Anxiety affects work, social lives and relationships.  Anxiety is more than just an inconvenient human emotion; it evolved to help us respond […]

The placebo effect has long been a successful add-on to all kinds of medical treatment — even a fake treatment can have a huge effect if you believe in it, and there’s a growing body of research suggesting there can be a similar effect when it comes to exercise. A study by scientists at the […]

Ticcing — fast, repetitive muscle movements resulting in sudden and seemingly difficult-tocontrol body jolts or involuntary sounds. Common examples include blinking, grimacing, sudden jerks, repetitive sounds or phrases, such as repeating particular words such as ‘beans’. Normally, tics first appear at around the age of 5 but lessen over time and most eventually disappear. The […]

Wellness… it started as a fad that’s grown into a money-making business of industrial proportions. But the pursuit of wellness could be damaging your health. Looking after our physical and mental health is a good thing, but people are beginning to question if the self-improvement really is making them any happier, because the pursuit of […]

Scientists at Stanford University say that getting between seven to eight hours sleep each night in old age is the ideal way of keeping your brain healthy. People who regularly got fewer than six hours had worse cognitive function and higher levels of a dangerous plaque in the brain linked to dementia. People who slept […]