Global Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Podcast

Today I'm going to talk about death and grief. Just be reminded, that you don't have to listen. Anyone who has suffered a loss in life knows the pain and in some instances the numbness of losing the person or persons whom they love. You experience a whole range of feelings and emotions. I do not presume to know all there is to know about grief and loss. However, I have gone through the process of...

Today's short podcast is going to be a little more technical than usual. So please bear with me. I want to briefly talk about two parts of your brain. At the outset, I fully acknowledge the brain is a hugely complex organ and my explanation is also hugely inadequate. It's just a simplified explanation. The Amygdala - this responsible for processing strong emotions. The part of your brain that reac...

There's a very popular poem by Irish Poet, Padraic Colum, entitled, "The Drover".  I remember learning it in primary school, not sure if it's still taught. It's about a Drover, usually, a man who drove cattle from the west of Ireland where the land would have been considered poor land for rearing cattle, to the rich pastures of County Meath, much flatter land. It's where life was easier, easi...

I was speaking with a colleague recently who specialises in Sports Hypnosis. She revealed to me something really very interesting. We were discussing muscle memory and the role mental rehearsal plays in our success when we plan for success. She mentioned that the brains of athletes were scanned, as they imagine and or mentally imagine themselves being successful in the sport they specialise in. Ac...

Keeping in tune with the theme of nature, I remember trekking in Peru, South America in the year 2005, I was fundraising for a well-known Irish Charity. Being in Peru opened my eyes, to the stunning landscapes. At one stage whilst trekking at about 4,500 metres, it looked as though I could throw a stone and hit a glacier just right in front of my eyes. It was a magnificent sight. More amazing were...

When was the last time you took a break to walk in nature, like in a forest park or along the sea shore if you live near the sea shore, or even in a city park? Sit or take a leisurely walk at your own pace.   Breathe through your nose and smell the air, feel the air as it caresses your face. What does the seat you are sitting in feel like, if you are sitting? How does the ground feel as...

Do you think it's reasonably true to state that most people have a problem they want to be sorted? The infamous song from the movie, Sound of Music: "How do solve a problem like Maria?" Now I'm showing my age! So what? Many people have problems they want to be sorted or to find the solution to that, that has been annoying you for some time. And yet, what if the solution to most if not all of your...

I recently read the following line: The actions I take, will and will not impact on my life. It got me thinking, about how very true that line is. Hard work and dedication usually pay off.  Similarly doing nothing has it pay off, also! Charting a way forward is essential if you are to get where you want to go.  Follow the process, and the necessary steps. Even a commercial aircraft has t...

Since childhood, I always wanted to learn to swim, however, due to a bad, learning to swim,  experience, I left hopes of me ever learning to swim aside until I was aged 40. I did some work around my fear of water and drowning and hypnosis helped me enormously. The gym I attended had a 25-metre swimming pool and whilst I didn't take lessons per se, I splashed around hoping to find the secret t...

Were you ever chatting to someone, perhaps a friend or a colleague, and after you have spoken with them, it struck you that they looked almost as though they were somewhere else? Their mind seemed preoccupied. I was speaking with a friend recently and they told me their story and that's exactly what happened to them.  My friend was perplexed. He asked himself, was it something he said or did?...

Opening Your Mind, Opening Your Heart What does it mean to open your mind and open your heart? Are they one and the same thing or are they different? Do each want the same outcome for you or are they seeking something totally polar opposite? I'm not suggesting that you open your mind and heart to the philosophy that's against your morals and faith. And yet, are you open to the possibility that cha...

You are probably familiar with the expression being out of your head and I might at some time in the future talk about that, it's not quite what I want to talk about today. I'm saying, get out of your head and into your body, yes into your body. Do something physical, go for a walk, stand in the rain, of course only where it's safe to do so. The feeling if being barefoot on a cool surface. Feel ev...

It's that time of year when young and not so young students sit for their examinations. Having worked so hard for years to reach a time when their studies reach a crescendo in an examination. Just some tips to help you be at your best. The importance of sleep, restful sleep the night before the exam. Eat a good energy breakfast, one that feeds your brain. Be positive, and have an I can do this min...

Taking Perspective on Other People is Important

I was aged about 6 or 7 when I had my first experience at baking, more specifically baking what can be known as a loaf of Irish Wheaten Bread. To this day I follow the same recipe as I did as when I was a child. Coarse wheaten flour, plain flour, salt, golden syrup, soft brown sugar,  Handful of oat meal, melted butter, bread soda/ bicarbonate of soda and of course buttermilk. I add an extra,...

You are probably familiar with the expression, "Oh, that's perfect." For example, John could say to Jill, 'Oh Jill, I've completed that task you asked me to complete." Jill might respond with, "thank you, John, that's perfect." So the "that's perfect" is used as an acknowledgment.  It can have many other used! And yet, does 'perfection' exist? Many renowned artists have produced acclaimed wor...

If you are a reader, then there's bound to be some books in your collection , in your library of books that you haven't yet read. I came across one such book the other day. I had been sorting out stuff, tidying up and for some reason this particular book was left abandoned, isolated on it's own in the midst of a neatly organised book shelf. The book is by Henri J. M Nouwen and the title: "The Inne...

You know the way when you do that self talk in your head. We all do it. Sometimes we do a running commentary to ourselves. Maybe you're in a group fo people and you're listening to someone rabbiting on about something and to be honest to yourself, you really couldn't care less what they did.   And then the running commentary takes off in your head. "Get me out of here."   "I do...

Have you taken the time recently to pause everything you're doing and took a look around you? I'm not suggesting that you're going about your daily tasks blindfolded. And yet, because you do the same things in the same way in the same context you can become blinded to the treasures that surround you.  Pause and open your eyes! The people around you, who care about you, perhaps you have childr...

In a very excellent article by Mark Tyrrell of Uncommon Knowledge, in his Therapy Skills series, I'll leave the link to the article below, so you can read it for yourself. In this article, Mark gives us a very interesting and intriguing  different perspective on  "Addiction." Our brains have a reward system and it's the neuro-transmitter called Dopamine that's responsible. This chemical...

They say that life is all about focus, what you focus on is what you get. Perhaps there is some truth in that expression.  Consider if all you are focussing on is depressing thoughts or you continually allow yourself to be in the presence of negative and or toxic people: how do you think you will be feeling ? Imagine being in a dark room and all you had to help yourself was a torch and you fo...

Frames -  Picture frames - Mirror frames, All sorts of frames. How important are frames?   Just imagine if the Mona Lisa was framed in a dingy old picture frame! How would she look?  Would you be still impacted by her beauty, by the message she is communicating to you? Or perhaps you have a beautiful or picture at home or something recently you have purchased that you really ne...

Are you in the driving seat? Steering the bus? Going where you want to go? In the pilots seat? In the right direction?  If not why not?  And if not, you are what we might call, "At effect!" Being the author of your life demands you taking control and if you are not taking control you are not, "at cause!", you are "at effect!" When you are "at cause", you are in the driving seat, steering...

You may be familiar with the saying, "You are what you eat". This was bandied about to highlight that good eating habits lead to having a good healthy weight. Similarly, I would say that: "You are what you think." Which thoughts populate your mind? OR more importantly which thoughts do you allow to populate your mind. Thoughts do not have a physical structure in that you cannot point to a thought...

Learn the rapid and fast way to use your imagination to achieve much more than your ever thought possible! One of the most powerful aspects and or agencies of your mind is the capacity to imagine - your imagination. Your imagination can take you to places far away and you can experience sights and sounds and even smells and can be completely immersed in an alter reality. Your imagination has the a...