5 reasons to think twice before taking sleeping pills
“Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together,” wrote Thomas Dekker. Yet for too many people in the modern world, that chain is stretched to – and often well past – breaking point. People who suffer from depression, arthritis, asthma, back problems, diabetes, obesity and just plain stress have an increased…
How childhood trauma changes the brain… and how EFT and Matrix Reimprinting heal it
It’s a truism that childhood experiences continue to influence our emotional reactions and behaviour, even when we’re ‘all grown up’. And it’s also common wisdom that people who suffered traumatic events in childhood are more likely to experience psychological distress as adults. But until quite recently, no one really knew how events that happened to…
Fighting with your partner is bad for your health… unless you choose the right words!
Using hostile words in an argument isn’t just bad for your relationship, it’s bad for your health – and your partner’s too! But choosing the right words can end the conflict sooner, and reduce the levels of body chemicals that promote cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and arthritis, in both of you. Every couple…
‘Depressed’ or just going through a rough patch – have you been misdiagnosed?
2 June 2014 In the last couple of weeks, I’ve had several interesting conversations with clients who have a history of mental health diagnoses such as depression and anxiety. In each case, the client has expressed some doubt over whether their diagnosis was accurate, and consequently, whether the treatment they were prescribed – usually an…
Feeling stuck? You might have the ‘I’m not enough’ block
It’s funny how so many of my clients seem to turn up with the same issue, in any given week! Lately it’s been ‘I’m not enough’. There are many variations on this theme, but they lead to the same result: you find yourself sabotaging your success; procrastinating about your goals; and generally undermining your own…
Overreacting? Time to clean out your baggage locker!
Do you ever find yourself getting things out of proportion? Do you become enraged when your boss ‘gives you that look’ or your child ‘uses that tone of voice’? Maybe your partner has told you you’re overreacting – which probably drives you bananas! Chances are, you have some baggage in your locker that’s driving your…
Redeploying your Inner Saboteur
Is wrestling with your ‘Inner Saboteur’ a regular part of your life? Just about everyone has experienced the frustration and bitter disappointment of making a decision to achieve a goal (lose weight, quit smoking, get fit, stop getting angry at the kids…), only to find themselves continually lapsing back into the old behaviour. If your…
Healing the wounded child within
Do you ever notice that your reactions to daily life events are… ahem… somewhat less mature than you would like them to be? Does your partner accuse you of being childish because you fly into a rage, sulk, or burst into tears during disputes? (Note to males: it’s a bad idea to say this when…
Healing the past… changing the future
Does your life ever feel like the movie Groundhog Day? The same conflict playing out over and over again; repeatedly finding yourself feeling ripped off, let down, or sidelined; all your intimate relationships ending in the same unsatisfactory fashion; always missing out on what you want, while you watch others achieve their goals? Do you…
Where is your emotional pain showing up?
After over 10 years of incorporating EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) into my practice, I’m pretty accustomed to miracles. Raging chocolate cravings disappearing forever in one session; rape trauma resolving in an hour or so, when months of conventional talk therapy had failed to help; crippling low self-esteem healing in weeks – these are normal occurrences…