Kate Dimmer Nutrition & Hypnotherapy

14/11/2025

When your mind feels busy, you don’t have to stop your thoughts -just change your relationship with them.

Cognitive defusion is a simple but powerful technique from CBT and ACT that helps you create space between you and your thoughts.
Instead of trying to push anxious thoughts away (which often makes them louder), you gently notice them for what they are -just thoughts, not facts.

Try saying to yourself:
“I’m having the thought that…”
or
“Here’s the ‘I can’t cope’ story again.”

This simple shift can calm the nervous system and help you feel more grounded, clear and in control.

✨ Integrated support for body and mind: www.katedimmer.com

14/11/2025

Many foods look healthy but don’t keep blood sugar stable 🤪. This can affect energy, cravings, mood, digestion and appetite.

The goal isn’t to avoid these foods. It’s pairing them properly so they work for your body, not against it.

Save this post for quick ideas you can return to. If you want personalised support, you can book a free call via my website. Limited spaces for nutritional spaces before the new year.

12/11/2025

When your mind feels busy, you don’t have to stop your thoughts -just change your relationship with them.

Cognitive defusion is a simple but powerful technique from CBT and ACT that helps you create space between you and your thoughts.
Instead of trying to push anxious thoughts away (which often makes them louder), you gently notice them for what they are -just thoughts, not facts.

Try saying to yourself:
“I’m having the thought that…”
or
“Here’s the ‘I can’t cope’ story again.”

This simple shift can calm the nervous system and help you feel more grounded, clear and in control.

✨ Integrated support for body and mind: www.katedimmer.com

09/11/2025

SOUND BATH & MEDITATION MONDAYS

I often hear people saying at the end of the sessions: ‘Just what I needed! 🥰’

Let Monday’s meditation and the soothing vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls, combined with the mystical Andean touch, melt away the noise of the day, calm your mind, and restore your inner balance.

This is your ME TIME to breathe, release, and realign. 🌙

💜 Start your week grounded, clear, and re-energised.

Please bring a comfortable mat, a cushion, warm socks and a warm blanket.

📅 Mondays 7:30 pm
📍 Brinklow Community Hall, Warwickshire

Limited spaces reserve your space today.
📧 balanceholistics.energy@gmail.com
📞 07809 713905

08/11/2025

Confused🤪 about what to take 💊 for perimenopause symptoms?
There can be so many different issues that come along with perimenopause. Don’t just copy your friend - you’re two completely different people! And likely there are different underlying factors for each of you. Check out my YouTube video where I suggest how to get started with the right help for you in perimenopause. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel and like my posts for the latest videos. 🙏 Link in comments.

06/11/2025

What’s hypnosis 👀 and how do I use it?

I use hypnosis with my clients with great success. It’s a collaborative process and nothing like the stage show hypnosis you might have seen on tv! Hypnosis is a gentle brain-wave state (theta) that we naturally go in and out of probably a few times each day. In hypnotherapy we use suggestions during this state to support changes. My style of hypnosis is cognitive behavioural hypnosis and I usually use relaxation as part of the therapy.

Hypnotherapy is great for:
- IBS symptoms and worry around it.
- Stress
- Supporting changes around mindset and confidence
- Helping with healthy habits
- And more!

Have you had hypnotherapyi? Get in touch to find out more.

04/11/2025

How Daylight 🌞Supports Digestion

Your gut has its own clock and daylight keeps it in rhythm.
Morning light tells your body it’s time to wake up, digest and feel alert. It helps regulate digestive hormones, improves motility, and calms the nervous system so your body can rest and digest properly.

☀️ Step outside within an hour of waking.
☀️Get outside as much as can during autumn and winter.
☀️ Eat breakfast around the same time each day.
☀️ Keep a regular rhythm (get up and go to bed at similar times each day). Your gut will thank you.

29/10/2025

Last couple of days to subscribe for November’s issue about supporting SAD and low mood in winter. Go to katedimmer.com

Next edition of my monthly 💻 newsletter focuses on supporting SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and low mood in winter. ❄️ I also give some Christmas present ideas. Sorry for mentioning Christmas so soon!

My newsletter comes out on the 1st of every month. I try to keep emails to a minimum. I may occasionally share an event or news. A typical edition contains a blog post, product support -such as supplements, offers and discount codes and a recipe.

Are you subscribed to my monthly newsletter?
Subscribers and clients get an on-going 10% discount code for the Natural Dispensary and at exciting health store ‘Healf’. Plus 20%discount at Hydrogen Health.

Subscribing via my website www.katedimmer.com is free. To subscribe, head to the contact page on my website katedimmer.com. There are also pop-ups on my website where you can subscribe and download a free Holistic Guide to Supporting IBS and Digestive Health or a free simple mini relaxation recording. Any problems, get in touch. Thanks for joining me. 🙏

27/10/2025

Feeling more anxious lately?
In perimenopause, as oestrogen and progesterone decline, your brain makes less serotonin and GABA -the calming neurotransmitters that help you feel grounded and resilient.
That’s why many women notice new waves of anxiety or racing thoughts in perimenopause and menopause.

You can support this naturally by looking after your nervous system. I recommend breath work. A nice effective activity is the physiological sigh. take a slow, deep breath in through your nose, filling your lungs about three-quarters full. Then, without pausing, take a second shorter sip of air through the nose, gently expanding your chest a little more.
And now exhale slowly and completely through the mouth as if you’re sighing away tension.
Let that exhale be long and unforced. This helps to engage the parasympathetic nervous system.

Over on my YouTube channel I have a longer version of this video with a few other suggestions.

26/10/2025

Next edition of my monthly 💻 newsletter focuses on supporting SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and low mood in winter. ❄️ I also give some Christmas present ideas. Sorry for mentioning Christmas so soon!

My newsletter comes out on the 1st of every month. I try to keep emails to a minimum. I may occasionally share an event or news. A typical edition contains a blog post, product support -such as supplements, offers and discount codes and a recipe.

Are you subscribed to my monthly newsletter?
Subscribers and clients get an on-going 10% discount code for the Natural Dispensary and at exciting health store ‘Healf’. Plus 20%discount at Hydrogen Health.

Subscribing via my website www.katedimmer.com is free. To subscribe, head to the contact page on my website katedimmer.com. There are also pop-ups on my website where you can subscribe and download a free Holistic Guide to Supporting IBS and Digestive Health or a free simple mini relaxation recording. Any problems, get in touch. Thanks for joining me. 🙏

25/10/2025

Things I’ve Been Up To This Autumn 🍂

It’s been a busy and exciting time here, so I thought I’d share a few updates from my clinic and business.

Much of September was spent assessing University of Worcester students in their clinical practice -something I always really enjoy. In October, I began practitioner training in eating disorders with the NCFED, which continues through November and into next June.

In clinic, my holistic Nourish and Calm package -which combines nutritional therapy, coaching, and cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy -has been my most popular offering. I’ve supported clients with IBS and healthy eating habits to aid weight management, and have also worked with clients for gut-directed hypnotherapy and phobia.

On the nutritional therapy side, I’ve recently supported clients with general health, IBS, and weight management, including comprehensive stool test interpretations to help guide my approach. Some of my nutrition clients will also be trying out their free hypnotherapy taster sessions next week.

Behind the scenes, I’ve been refreshing my branding with a beautiful new logo and colour palette designed by the talented and patient Mat at . I’ve also had a planning call with brand photographer (who shot this picture and my profile pic) ahead of our branding photoshoot next month. I can’t wait to share the results!

If you’d like to know more about my holistic approach to IBS and more, do book a free call. Check out my website and read what others have had to say about their experiences. ☺️

23/10/2025

It’s porridge season.

I don’t eat porridge very often because oats don’t always agree with me – and they don’t suit everyone. Oats can be a lovely, gentle source of fibre, but for some people, porridge can cause a bit of a blood sugar spike first thing in the morning, leaving levels on a rollercoaster for the rest of the day.

When you do make porridge, it’s worth adding some protein, fats and extra fibre to help keep your blood sugar stable. I make mine with a k**b of butter and start by toasting the oats (I use organic ones, as oats are often heavily sprayed). Then I add a liquid – water or milk – and let it bubble gently. I stir in grated apple with the skin on, some Ceylon cinnamon for natural sweetness, and a teaspoon of raw pot honey (I get mine from The Natural Dispensary).

To boost the protein, I whisk in an egg and add a generous spoonful of ground flaxseed. You could also try adding nuts, seeds or even a little protein powder to help slow down the release of carbohydrates. Or simply enjoy your porridge alongside another protein-rich food. How do you have yours?