Stress makes you stupid. It makes your brain take shortcuts in order to make speedy decisions, theoretically in the name of self-preservation. This can be […]
Flagging New Year’s Resolutions? (Here’s how to boost them)
We’ve all done it. New year, new me, we tell ourselves. Every January we create a list of resolutions that will finally transform us into […]
Somatic Markers: How Your Body Makes Decisions
We’re all marvellous at setting intentions. If thinking rationally about the benefits of going to the gym were enough to get us into a regular […]
Fail Better
No one doubts that failure stings. We all have our litany of personal defeats that testify to this. But does failing make us failures? It […]
What is Hypnotherapy worth to you?
Psychological therapies are generally accepted to produce intangible benefits. We rightly consider the money we spend on them to be an investment in ourselves, and […]
6 Unexpected Reasons to Give Up Smoking
Everyone knows that smoking is unhealthy, expensive and anti-social. And yes, it can be useful for a smoker to remember these reasons rather than rationalising […]
Why We Pay More Attention to Bad Stuff
Have you ever noticed yourself dwelling on a mistake? Perhaps you took a test and got nineteen out of twenty questions right, but all you […]
5 Reasons to try Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy
Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy combines hypnosis with elements of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and mindfulness in order to help you create meaningful change in your life. […]
5 Ancient Lessons for Modern Life
Philosophy can often seem like a dry pursuit; the province of dusty academics discussing abstractions with little relevance to how we live from day to […]
Sentio Ergo Sum
Sentio Ergo Sum Ever since the French philosopher Descartes declared ‘I think therefore I am’, humans have emphasised the primacy of thought. We suppose our […]
