Author Archives: Mark J

Why stressed men make poor supporting partners

Within my hypnotherapy practice I see a regular and not insignificant number of women who in times of hardship (money, family, relationship stress etc) cannot understand why their equally stressed husband/ partner isn’t supportive, and can sometimes be quite nasty.

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Why the past can trap you in a cycle of stress, anxiety and depression

An essential part of the solution-focused hypnotherapy that I practice every day is explaining how anxiety, depression and anger is created, and how we can break this cycle and ultimately get you back to being the authentic, real you. My

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After giving birth, up to 90% of smokers take up the habit again!

In a revealing study from The Guardian below, within certain groups of women, up to a staggering 90% of those that smoked before being pregnant then take up the habit again. Many of them believing that it helps them cope

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The advertising world is only cottoning on to what Hypnotherapists know all along

This interesting article from Fast Company, the business magazine, explains how good advertising is more effective when using metaphors. A metaphor being a word or phrase that expresses the ‘unfamiliar’ with the ‘familiar. Let me explain further: If I were

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‘Sleeping on it’ really is the smartest way to solve a problem

When my clients come to see me, a large part of the understanding and explanation of why they may suffer from stress, anxiety, depression or simply struggling to cope that I explain is that they need to empty they metaphorical

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Are you a perfectionist? – Then you better read this

This article is interesting in that in my day to day work with clients, many of them do indeed consider themselves perfectionists. This leaves them very little scope of tolerance of themselves if they don’t quite meet their extremely high … Read the rest

Why Lonely People Stay Lonely

This is an interesting article on the paradox of being lonely. Namely that lonely people are far more intuitive with regard to reading people yet because they may be in an anxious state when interacting with someone they could be

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Lack Of Sleep Impairs Social Ability

One of the cornerstones of what I do in hypnotherapy is to help facilitate the client’s ability to relax, reflect and positively cope with life. Great sleep is a key component to this so it’s with reaffirmed interest in this

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How To Support A Partner With Depression

This is an interesting read (from Lifehacker.com) on being with someone with depression. Many of my clients come to me on this very mater where I work with them on coping mechanisms so that life is manageable with their depressed

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8 Things That People With Depression Do

This is a great little article to allow you to look out for your friends and family and spot the signs of depression.

Though public understanding of depression has improved somewhat over the years, we as a society still frequently … Read the rest