Sage Hypnotherapy

13/11/2025

Free yourself from fears and phobias - contact Rachel at Sage Hypnotherapy in Bideford on rachel@sagehypnotherapy.co.uk 🙂

How Avoidance Fuels Phobia

When we have a phobia avoiding our trigger feels like a good plan, but what we avoid ends up controlling us.
Avoiding spiders, flying or whatever the phobia is, actually makes it stronger. Avoiding the scary thing doesn’t stop the fear thoughts.
However when we decide to find a way to overcome our fear, gently and compassionately and always at our own pace, we discover we can cope.
If you have a phobia you’d like to overcome contact one of us, we are and we work with a method that doesn’t ask you to face your phobia in real life, we use ‘inner mental rehearsal’ techniques, essentially it’s using our imagination as a powerfully force for good, learning solutions to leave problems in the past.
Want to know more? Book a chat with one of the team.

Freedom comes from reclaiming the parts of our life fear has fenced off, one calm, supported step at a time.

11/11/2025

New research shows that during moments of lost focus after poor sleep, the brain releases a wave of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—the same cleansing process that normally occurs during deep sleep.

06/11/2025

Feeling burdened? Talk to Rachel at Sage Hypnotherapy, Bideford: rachel@sagehypnotherapy.co.uk

We all know the saying
‘The straw that broke the camel’s back’
We know, it’s not about the straw. It’s about the load that came before it.

When we say, ‘I don’t know why this tiny thing set me off’ we often mean ‘I’ve been carrying too much for too long and our
system has reached capacity.

Stress, emotion, and pressure don’t exist in isolation.
Our minds and bodies keep adjusting, adapting, coping… until they can’t. That ‘final straw’ a small comment, a minor inconvenience, a bit of bad news can feel enormous because it lands on top of everything else we’ve been holding.

So if you’ve had a moment lately where you’ve snapped, cried, or felt overwhelmed by something ‘trivial’ please remember
you’re not weak, you’re human and your emotional backpack was already full.

Sometimes the healthiest thing we can do isn’t to ‘toughen up’ but to gently lighten the load, to rest, to talk, to breathe, to ask for help, or to let something go.

Because no camel (or person) is meant to carry it all.
If you’d like to talk maybe contact your local practitioner or professional.

31/10/2025

Feeling overwhelmed? Hypnotherapy can help, using this amongst many other techniques. Contact rachel@sagehypnotherapy.co.uk for more info/a consultation.

How to Change Your Habits One Mindful Moment at a Time
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👍 Small changes can lead to BIG results!
🙏 You don’t have to overhaul your life overnight — just start with one mindful moment at a time.
🧠 When you take a mindful pause, you actually change which part of your brain is in control.
😊 Instead of letting old habits run on autopilot, mindfulness activates your conscious brain — giving you the power to choose differently.
✔️ Start small. ✔️ Be consistent.
💪 Mindfulness helps your brain make the new habit stick.

27/10/2025

Enjoy your Halloween, however you choose to spend it! And contact rachel@sagehypnotherapy.co.uk for a chat / consultation 🎃

27/10/2025

27/10/2025

🐘’DON’T THINK OF AN ELEPHANT’🐘
Think of any animal in a zoo, but not an elephant, anything else, just not an elephant.

“Don’t Think of an Elephant!” by George Lakoff, is a book about how language automatically triggers mental imagery, even when we’re told not to think about something.
When someone says ‘don’t think of an elephant’ our brain instantly thinks 🐘

Thinking about anxiety, trying not to be anxious means our brain instantly thinks about anxiety.

Acceptance, curiosity, and gentle observation calm the anxiety system far more effectively than trying to suppress it.

Want to know more?
Contact your local
or practitioner and find out how to focus on the solution.

26/10/2025

This Is How Better Boundaries Will Make You Happier
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Struggling with overwhelm? Boundary-setting isn’t just a relationship skill—it’s brain health.

🧠 Neuroscience shows that clear, consistent boundaries lower stress, reduce anxiety, and strengthen emotional well-being. When we protect our time and energy, we’re actually building healthier neural pathways.

If you find it hard to say no, constantly feel drained, or worry about letting others down—you’re not alone. This blog offers practical steps to create boundaries that support your mental health and help you thrive.

👉 Read on to learn how better boundaries can lead to a happier, healthier mind.

25/10/2025

25/10/2025

Neuromodulation techniques, ranging from experimental to proven and noninvasive to surgical, have proven beneficial in treating depression.

25/10/2025

Alzheimer’s Disrupts Brain’s Internal Clock, Unraveling Gene Rhythms

New evidence reveals that Alzheimer’s disease reprograms the brain’s circadian rhythm at a genetic level.

The study found that amyloid pathology causes widespread disruptions in how and when glial cell genes turn on or off.

These changes interfere with the brain’s ability to clear toxic proteins and regulate inflammation.

Researchers believe that targeting circadian regulation in these cells could become a promising new strategy to combat Alzheimer’s.