Diane Jennings Solution Focused Hypnotherapy

16/02/2026

At the heart of many forms of anxiety is one powerful feeling: the fear of being trapped.

Trapped in a space.
Trapped in a situation.
Trapped with sensations or thoughts that feel overwhelming.

When this fear appears, it can feel intense and frightening. Your body may react before you’ve had time to think, tight chest, racing heart, dizziness, an urge to escape at all costs. It can feel confusing, especially when logically you know you’re not in danger.

This isn’t your mind letting you down.
It’s your nervous system responding to a perceived loss of control.

When the brain believes there’s no easy way out, it moves quickly into survival mode. That response can stay switched on, even in places that are objectively safe, because the body remembers how overwhelming it once felt.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy works gently with this fear by helping the nervous system feel safe again. Rather than analysing the fear or forcing exposure, the focus is on calming the body first. As the body settles, the mind follows, and situations that once felt unbearable begin to feel more manageable.

You don’t need to fight your anxiety to overcome it. You just need support that helps your body feel reassured.

💬 Where in your life do you most long for ease, space, and freedom right now?

Diane 💕

13/02/2026

Helping Young People Trust Themselves Again

Exam stress can slowly chip away at a young person’s confidence.

They may begin to believe they’re “not good enough” or that they always get things wrong, even when that isn’t true. Over time, these beliefs can become louder than their actual ability.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy helps young people reconnect with their inner strengths by calming anxious thinking and supporting positive self-belief. As the nervous system settles, self-trust can quietly grow again.

Confidence doesn’t come from pressure.
It comes from feeling safe enough to try.

💛 What might change if a young person felt calmer and more confident in themselves?

Diane 💕

11/02/2026

Holidays are meant to feel relaxing. Something to look forward to. A break from everyday life.

And yet, for many people, the idea of travelling brings anxiety rather than excitement.

Flying, small spaces, busy airports, unfamiliar places, long journeys, or being far from home can all trigger a deep sense of unease. You might notice your heart racing, your thoughts spiralling, or a sudden urge to cancel plans altogether.

This doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful or “bad at holidays.”
It means your nervous system is sensitive to situations where control feels reduced.

When the brain senses confinement or uncertainty, it can move quickly into fight-or-flight mode, even when there’s no real danger. Your body is trying to protect you, it just hasn’t realised yet that you’re safe.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy works gently with this response. Rather than forcing yourself through fear, we help calm the nervous system and retrain the brain’s associations with travel. Over time, anxious anticipation softens, and confidence begins to grow naturally.

You don’t need to push yourself to enjoy every moment. You just deserve to feel calmer and more at ease.

🌿 What part of travelling feels most challenging for you right now?

Diane 💕

09/02/2026

There are moments in life when it feels like everything is happening to you rather than with you.

Decisions feel rushed or out of your control. Circumstances change. Expectations pile up. And slowly, almost without noticing, you can begin to feel disconnected from your own sense of choice and direction.

Stress, uncertainty, and emotional overload have a way of shrinking your inner world. They can make even small decisions feel overwhelming and leave you feeling powerless, stuck, or unsure of yourself. Not because you’re incapable, but because your nervous system has been under pressure for a long time.

In Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, we don’t force change or tell you what to do. Instead, we focus on helping your nervous system settle. As the body begins to feel safe again, mental clarity often follows. That’s when perspective returns, confidence rebuilds, and your own inner resources become easier to access.

Power doesn’t come back all at once. It returns gently, in small moments, a clearer thought, a calmer reaction, a decision that feels more like yours.

You don’t need to take control of everything. You only need to reconnect with the part of you that knows you still have choice.

💭 Where might you begin to take a small, gentle piece of your power back?

Diane 💕

06/02/2026

Young people don’t always have the words to explain how they’re feeling.

Instead, stress can show up in quieter ways, difficulty sleeping, sudden worries, irritability, withdrawal, or a loss of confidence. From the outside, it can be easy to mistake these signs for moodiness or avoidance, but often it’s something much deeper.

Young minds can carry a lot. Expectations at school, social pressures, fear of getting things wrong, and the desire to fit in can all build quietly over time. When that pressure becomes too much, their nervous system can move into a state of constant alert, making it hard for them to relax, focus, or feel safe in their own thoughts.

This isn’t a lack of resilience. It’s a nervous system asking for support.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy works gently with young people, helping them calm racing thoughts and feel more emotionally settled without needing to relive difficult experiences or find the “right words.” By creating a sense of safety and reassurance, their confidence can begin to rebuild naturally.

Sometimes what young people need most isn’t more pressure, it’s understanding, patience, and space to feel okay again.

💛 How might reassurance feel more helpful than expectations right now?

Diane 💕

04/02/2026

There’s a belief many of us carry that growth has to be hard.
That change only counts if it feels uncomfortable, painful, or exhausting.

But real, lasting growth doesn’t come from forcing yourself to push through when you’re already depleted. Often, it comes when your mind and body finally feel safe enough to soften.

When you’ve been under stress for a long time, your nervous system may stay in survival mode. In that state, even positive change can feel overwhelming. It’s not because you’re resistant to growth, it’s because your body is prioritising safety.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy works by calming that survival response first. As the nervous system settles, growth begins to happen naturally. Thoughts feel clearer. Decisions feel easier. Confidence rebuilds quietly, without pressure or force.

You don’t need to push yourself to become someone new.
You’re already enough growth simply helps you reconnect with that.

🌱 What would growth look like if it felt supportive instead of demanding?

Diane 💕

02/02/2026

Even when life appears to move forward, your nervous system often remembers what your mind is trying to leave behind.
Periods of uncertainty, isolation, or major change can leave a lasting imprint on the body. You might notice that you feel more cautious than you used to, more withdrawn, or constantly on edge, even though the situation that caused the stress has passed.

This isn’t failure.
It isn’t weakness.

It’s your nervous system doing exactly what it was designed to do: protect you.
When the body has been in a heightened state of alert for a long time, it can struggle to switch that response off. The world may be safer now, but your nervous system hasn’t quite caught up yet.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy works gently with this stress response. Rather than forcing change or revisiting everything that happened, it helps the body settle and the mind reconnect with a sense of safety in the present moment. As the nervous system begins to calm, anxiety often softens naturally.

You don’t need to push yourself to “be over it.”

Your body just needs reassurance that it’s safe again.

💬 What does your nervous system still need comfort or reassurance about?
Diane 💕

30/01/2026

When Emotions Are Kept Inside

Some people cope by holding everything in.

They keep going. They stay strong. They don’t complain. They tell themselves they should be able to manage on their own and don’t want to feel like a burden to anyone else.

From the outside, it can look like resilience. Like you’re coping well. Like you’ve got it all under control.

Inside, though, it can feel very different.

It can feel like carrying a weight that no one else sees. Like there’s always something sitting on your chest or in the back of your mind. Like you’re tired in a way that rest doesn’t quite fix.

When emotions don’t have a safe place to go, they don’t disappear. They settle into the body instead. They show up as anxiety that feels constant, tension you can’t fully relax, or exhaustion that lingers no matter how much you sleep. Not because you’re weak, but because your nervous system has been working overtime for a long time.

Your body has been doing its best to protect you.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy offers a calm, supportive space where there is no pressure to relive the past, explain everything perfectly, or even know where to start. The focus is on helping your nervous system feel safe enough to soften, so your mind can begin to quieten and your body can let go of what it’s been holding onto.

As that sense of safety grows, many people notice their breathing deepen, their thoughts slow, and that constant feeling of carrying everything alone begin to ease.

You don’t have to fall apart to be supported.
You don’t have to have all the words.
You don’t have to keep holding everything in.

🌿 What might gently shift if you allowed yourself to be supported, rather than carrying it all alone?

Diane 💕

29/01/2026

26/01/2026

The Science Behind the Stress Bucket

Did you know your brain stores stress like water in a bucket?

Every worry, task, or negative thought adds a drop. Too many drops? The bucket overflows, and that’s when anxiety, low mood, or even panic attacks can appear.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy helps empty your stress bucket.

✨ Through relaxation, positive focus, and gentle subconscious change, we allow the brain to recover, rebuild, and feel lighter again.

Let’s work together to make that bucket a little less full.

Diane 💕

22/01/2026

21/01/2026

Gratitude is more than just a feel-good habit, it’s a proven way to shift your brain away from stress and towards peace.

🌟 Try this before bed: Write down 3 things that went well today. They don’t have to be big, just real. A kind smile, a warm cup of tea, a moment of laughter.

This practice activates the positive thinking centres in your brain and lowers stress levels. Over time, it rewires your perspective.

💛 In hypnotherapy, we build on these small moments to help your brain feel more resilient, more calm, more capable.

The small things matter. Let’s find them together.

Diane x