In the 1960s, Stanford University psychologist Walter Mischel conducted an experiment that came to be known as ‘The Marshmallow Test’. Pre-school children were offered a […]
Resilience: what is it, and how can I get more?
What is Resilience? People often seek therapy of one sort or another when they are experiencing a problem, usually connected in some way to anxiety […]
Salivate like a Pavlov Dog
When you call my name, I salivate like a Pavlov Dog – The Rolling Stones Pavlov’s Dog Name-checked in a Rolling Stones song, it’s […]
The Parasympathetic Nervous System and Relaxation
Busy, busy, busy. Productivity is the watchword of our age. Our worth to society is so often measured by how much we contribute economically; by […]
Anxiety & The Sympathetic Nervous System
Bear in the Woods. Everything is quiet and peaceful. Your evening fire is now glowing embers, your eyes are growing heavy, and you’re looking forward […]
Evidence for CBH
What follows is a brief précis of the evidence firstly for hypnosis, next for CBT, before looking at why the two disciplines marry so well. […]