by Sue Pitman | Mar 21, 2021 | Blog
In these tricky times, where every aspect of our normal way of life has been suspended and replaced with rules, restrictions and masks, it should be no surprise our mental health can be out of sync too. Many are waking up with a feeling of dread in the pit of their...
by Sue Pitman | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
Welcome back! What’s changed? After a partial summer reprieve from lockdown many are now finding ourselves returning to a state of disconnect. For some the prospect of long nights, reduced sunshine and lack of human contact is causing feelings of panic and anxiety. ...
by Sue Pitman | Jul 14, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
How often have you heard phrases like “stress is a killer” or “ I just want a stress free life”. If there’s nothing else we’ve learned over the past four months, we can’t eliminate stress from life and neither should we try to. As many of us are...
by Sue Pitman | May 20, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorised
Hypnosis is more than just a party trick, it measurably changes how the brain works, says a UK researcher. Hypnosis significantly affects the activity in a part of the brain responsible for detecting and responding to errors, says John Gruzelier, a psychologist at...
by Sue Pitman | May 20, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorised
Once regarded as a cheap stage trick, hypnotism is proven to be a powerful medical treatment – and now it’s available on the NHS. Roger Dobson reports There’s no magic, no swinging pendulums or swaying watches, and no one is counting backwards as...
by Sue Pitman | May 20, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorised
Hypnosis can make people see what they believe, producing changes in the brain that suggest the effects are real, according to a study presented to the world’s largest general science meeting yesterday. About two thirds of the population can be hypnotised and 10...
