Cardiff Hypnotherapy Solutions

17/01/2026

Good tip

11/01/2026

May not be news to everyone, but it helps to remind ourselves of how to treat ourselves better

Small lifestyle choices have big health impacts 😲🏃‍♂️

27/12/2025

If you're feeling a bit sad this Christmas, I need to tell you something... 👇🏾

Several years ago I was working in a call centre in Manchester on Christmas Day for a company called LateRooms - booking strangers into hotels while they travelled to see their families.

My shift ended at 10pm. I walked home to my room in Moss Side, Manchester, knowing that I was back in the call centre early tomorrow, and I spent the night feeling really sorry for myself about the reality of my life...

I made the mistake of opening Instagram.

Everyone's perfect Christmas. The matching pyjamas. The table with fifteen people round it. The feast. The boyfriend surprising his girlfriend with the Pandora bracelet. Kids losing their minds over presents.

I stirred powdered oats into lukewarm water for Christmas dinner (see the actual picture below). My brother Jason Bartlett had given me a bag of it months earlier "for emergencies."

The loneliness was palpable.

A decade later, that night in Moss Side feels like a completely different life now.

Not because it made me stronger or any of that motivational stuff, but because it made me understand something I've never forgotten in my hardest times:

Life happens in seasons.

Within a year my life was different, within 2 years completely different again, within a few more years I was living in a different country, in love with a wonderful woman, surrounded by 10+ family members on Christmas Day, nieces and nephews and living a life that I feel deeply grateful to live.

Life can change so quickly!!!! Even within a year things can look unrecognisably different.

One day - and it could be next Christmas, could be in five years - you'll be somewhere completely different, surrounded by people you haven't even met yet, living a life you can't imagine right now, and you'll think about the Christmas you spent feeling lonely, unhappy or unfortunate and you'll be weirdly grateful for it... because it taught you you about seasons, and that winter comes before summer.

Merry Christmas 🎄❤️

Sending my love to you and your loved ones and thank you for a beautiful year!

06/11/2025

Gaining the knack of diaphragmatic breathing is a fundamental step towards well being

07/09/2025

Re-set Sunday! Keep the summer mood going

Happiness isn’t always about what’s happening around you — a lot of it depends on what’s happening inside you. Our brain produces “happy hormones” that influence how we feel, and the beautiful part is… we can boost them naturally with simple daily actions. 🌿

🌟 1. Dopamine – The Reward Chemical
This is what gives you a sense of achievement and motivation.
✅ Eat nourishing food
✅ Complete tasks, even small ones
✅ Celebrate little wins
✅ Practice self-care
👉 Every time you finish something you set out to do, your brain rewards you with dopamine. That’s why ticking off even a small task can instantly lift your mood.

🌟 2. Oxytocin – The Love Hormone
This is the chemical of connection, trust, and belonging.
✅ Spend quality time with loved ones
✅ Physical touch like hugs or holding hands
✅ Pet your dog, cat, or any animal
✅ Practice kindness and help others
👉 Oxytocin is the hormone that reminds us: we are not meant to go through life alone.

🌟 3. Endorphins – The Natural Painkillers
These block stress and reduce pain, giving you feelings of joy.
✅ Move your body — exercise, dance, stretch
✅ Listen to uplifting music
✅ Watch a good movie or comedy
✅ Laugh often, even at yourself
👉 Endorphins prove that sometimes, laughter and movement truly are the best medicine.

🌟 4. Serotonin – The Mood Stabilizer
This one brings calm, balance, and long-term happiness.
✅ Get sunlight daily
✅ Spend time in nature
✅ Practice mindfulness and meditation
✅ Be present in the moment
👉 Serotonin is like the gentle wave of peace reminding you that happiness is found in slowing down and breathing deeply.

💡 The takeaway:
You don’t always need to chase material things to feel happy. True happiness is already inside you — in your habits, in your presence, in how you treat yourself and others.

🌸 Hack your hormones. Hack your happiness. 🌸

06/09/2025

Which one do you use? We can all have a moan if something goes wrong but the damage starts when all we focus on takes a negative slant.

Sometimes this worsens without our conscious awareness. Over time, our confidence can be dented, our ability to think and act calmly is affected and stress builds potentially leading to unhelpful behaviour.

This is why hypnotherapy can be the key to change. If you have any questions about how hypnotherapy could help you, give Sue a call or send her an email.

cardiffhypnotherapysolutions@gmail.com
www.cardiffhypnotherapysolutions.co.uk

29/08/2025

Makes so much sense

Your Worst Enemy Lives in Your Own Mind.
Most of us believe our struggles come from outside — from people who hurt us, situations that challenge us, or circumstances that seem unfair. But if you look closely, you’ll realize: your worst enemy isn’t out there — it’s in here.

It’s the story your mind keeps telling you.
📌 The assumptions you make about what others think of you.
📌 The fears you project into the future that haven’t even happened.
📌 The insecurities you magnify until they feel like mountains.

This inner voice, if left unchecked, can create prisons far stronger than any external challenge. It can convince you that you’re not enough, that failure is inevitable, or that people are against you.

But here’s the truth: thoughts are not facts. They are passing clouds. When you learn to observe them instead of believing them, you take away their power.

🌿 Buddhism teaches us about the nature of the mind — it is a restless monkey, jumping from one branch to another, weaving illusions that trap us. The practice is not to kill the monkey, but to watch it with awareness until it settles.

💡 So instead of fighting imaginary enemies outside, start healing the battlefield within. Replace assumptions with clarity, fears with trust, and insecurities with self-compassion.

Remember:
✨ The enemy in your mind only wins if you keep feeding it.
✨ Peace comes when you rewrite the story — one of strength, trust, and truth.

In the end, the most powerful victory you’ll ever achieve is not over others, but over the illusions of your own mind.

19/08/2025

Lovely to wake up this morning to a thoughtful client’s Google review:

“As soon has I met sue she made me feel comfortable and relaxed I have tried to stop smoking many times and failed every time then sue told me I was going about it all wrong she reeducated me all it took was 2 sessions with sue I know it’s early days I’m fag free for a couple of weeks I feel great there is no cravings what so ever this lady is truly amazing if you’re wanting to quit a habit or get over a fear you should look no further sue you will be in my gratitude for ever thank you so much for helping me”

Made my day 😊

29/06/2025

Happy Sunday! A good reminder to reset for the week ❤️

Responsibilities to MYSELF