Author Archives: Mark J

Eight Signs You Need To Lower Your Cortisol Level

Those of you familiar with my Solution-focused Hypnotherapy sessions will be fully aware of your ‘stress bucket’ (a metaphor for the chemicals we produce in our bodies when we are stressed, angry or anxious) and why it’s important to stop

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5 Psychology ‘Facts’ You Believe (That Are Myths)

This great article from cracked.com explains in it’s typically honest way (a great website for interesting facts on pretty much everything, and written with a tongue-in-cheek style), 5 myths that I regularly encounter within the therapy room. Namely: Depression, the

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“Genuine love for successful relationships” by Kahlil Gibran

This wonderful poem sums up how a relationship in perfect balance works. Read this and read it again, then pass it to your partner.
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Happy senior couple portrait over blue background.

But let there be space in your togetherness
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A beautiful metaphor for life & how Solution-focused Hypnotherapy works

An Autobiography in Five Chapters

Chapter 1

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the pavement.
I fall in.
I am lost…I am helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
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Do e-cigarettes make it harder to stop smoking?

This is an interesting article that looks at the positive and negative aspects of replacing smoking with e-cigarettes. Whilst the scientific research is still being carried out on the health aspects of e-cigarettes (popcorn-lung may be a symptom), my personal

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Being unfit at 40 ‘accelerates brain ageing’

Within the therapy room, my clients learn very quickly the three key areas of having a happy and content life: positive thinking, positive interaction and positive activity (we actually break these down into seven areas).

With much research now being

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I am now a member of the National Board for Modern Psychotherapists (NBFMP)

Within the amazing profession of solution-focused hypnotherapy, we as therapists have a duty an obligation to constantly improve and adapt to the very latest in modern psychology understanding and science. It is with that drive in mind that I have … Read the rest

Hypnotherapy Is The Best Thing That Has Happened To my Body Image

Below is a great article on a writers experience with hypnotherapy and what she got from it. Within Solution-focused Hypnotherapy that I use within my practice, the sessions are similar albeit with a lighter and more fun approach (remember, the

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The Perfect Nap Time According to Science

This great infographic shows how you can maximise your snoozes to get the very best from your day. I teach my clients in every session the importance of great sleep and taking time out and enjoying some REM sleep (the

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