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My name is Lesley Ford and I am the founder of Phoenix Holistic Health UK Ltd. I came into the holistic therapy world in the late 1990's when I was suffering from M.E. (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) within which I had a period of 2 years having to go shopping in a wheelchair as I had no energy to walk long distances, and after my GP told me that there was no specific treatemt for this condition and the only options for me was to go on anti-depressants, I started to investigate how else I could help myself recover. My journey back to full health was a long one (9 years in total) as I was stubborn and would not listen to my body! I suffered from panic attacks, migraines, no or very low energy, attention deifict and I could only focus on looking at pictures, no text, and eventually a friend recommended I see a homeopath. was my reaction! I had no idea what that type of therapy was!! My first experience with my 'homeopath' was something I had never experienced before with any health professional, someone sitting there and listening to me for once, he took my 'full case' and worked out my constitutional remedy and my recovery started. My recovery took about 18 months to 2 years to become what I would say 'being fully back to normal' but each small step was attributed to Homeopathy, and as such, I decided to look for a short course to help my young family at the time whenever they became ill, alas there were none and all I could find was a 4 year part time course to become a Registered Homeopath, so I trained and qualified in 2005, I then went on to study my Post Graduate in Homeoapthy for another 2 years. I worked full time in another business role whilst still practising in a very part time capacity within my practice. It was in 2019, that I was made redundant from my full time business role and I decided that now was the time to launch my dream of my full time practice to help others. Phoenix Holistic Health UK Ltd was set up in December 2019 and I now also have added Coaching to my skillset, covering NLP, (Neuro Linguistic Programming, Law of Attraction, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique- also known as Tapping. I am happy to say that I now enjoy FULL health and have done so for many years now and am honoured by the fact that I am here to help others heal themsleves. When I was at my lowest health I had to give up my job and had very little finances to cope and having to find more money for holistic treatment seemed daunting at the time, and so, with that in mind, I have set up a monthly payment option for those that want the treatment but with flexibility on payment. BONUS- also included in the monthly payment plan is the basic 18 remedy kit (RRP 29.99) for you to keep at home , and comes to you after the first monthly payment has been received. You can also pay per treatment if you wish. Coaching 1-2-1 and mindset courses are available, please ask for more details, where I explore with you your limiting beliefs and values that are embedded in your subconscious mind and may have been holding you back from achieving your own dreams in your life. Wishing you a wonderful day and thanks for dropping by, if you would like to have an informal chat about how I can help you gain optimum health or a better mindset, then please do contact me for a free chat. Lesley Ford
23/11/2025
It doesn’t always look like a breakthrough.
Sometimes, healing is choosing not to react.
Not needing to explain yourself.
Not replaying the conversation hours later.
Sometimes, it's that quiet moment of peace —
the kind that used to feel impossible.
🧠 In a recent Lesley Logic I speak about why :
Change isn’t always loud.
You don’t need a dramatic moment to know you’re moving forward.
Notice what feels easier. That’s the sign.
23/11/2025
I was speaking with someone this week who was being incredibly harsh about themselves.
Not in a dramatic way — just those quick, cutting comments people say without thinking:
“I should be doing better.”
“I’ve probably messed that up.”
“Everyone else seems to cope… why can’t I?”
It was the kind of tone most people don’t even notice they’re using.But the weight of it was obvious. So I asked her a simple question:
“Would you speak to a friend like that?”
She stopped. Really stopped.
Then said quietly, “No… I wouldn’t dream of it.”
And that was the moment things shifted.
Because the issue wasn’t her ability, confidence, or capability.
It was the standard she held herself to — and the tone she used when she didn’t meet it.
We talked about how easy it is to slip into a pattern of internal criticism, especially when you’re tired or stretched.The mind tries to keep control by being sharp, as though pressure will somehow help. It rarely does.
When she looked at those thoughts through the lens of,
“Would I say this to someone I care about?”the whole conversation with herself softened.
Not into false positivity.
Just into something more human.And from there, decisions became clearer.
Breathing became easier. The day felt a little less heavy.
If the tone you use with yourself was directed at someone you care about…
would it be acceptable?
It’s worth noticing.
Not to judge yourself —but to recognise where you’ve been carrying more weight than you realised.
22/11/2025
We don’t always notice when our inner voice becomes harsher than it needs to be.
It starts quietly — a few sharp comments about not doing enough, not being “on top of things,” or feeling like you should somehow cope better than you are.
But for many people, the issue isn’t ability or confidence.
It’s the tone they use with themselves.
This week I wrote a new blog about a simple question that can completely change the way you respond to stress and pressure:
“Would I speak to someone I care about in this way?”
When people ask themselves that honestly, something shifts.
Not into forced positivity —
just into a calmer, clearer way of handling the moment.
If this resonates, you can read the full blog below 👇
A small shift in tone can make a big difference in how you feel.
22/11/2025
If you spoke to a friend the way you speak to yourself…
would they stay?
Most people don’t realise how brutal their inner voice has become.
Not because they’re weak — but because self-criticism slowly becomes “normal.”
You make one mistake → the voice says, “Typical.”
You feel tired → “Pull yourself together.”
You overeat → “You’ve ruined everything.”
You try something new → “Who do you think you are?”
If a friend spoke to us like that, we’d set a boundary.
But when the voice is inside our own head, we accept it as truth.
The logic is this:
Your unconscious mind listens to the tone you use on yourself — not just the words.
And that tone shapes behaviour, confidence, food choices, and emotional patterns far more than willpower ever will.
You don’t need to become relentlessly positive.
You just need to speak to yourself like someone worth staying with.
🎥 Watch this week's Lesley Logic to shift how you speak to yourself — and how you treat yourself.
21/11/2025
Some of your strength is invisible — even to you.
Fridays have a way of bringing everything into focus —
the things you carried,
the moments you held together,
the quiet battles no one else even knows you fought this week.
You might not feel strong today.
Most people don’t when they’re in the middle of coping.
Strength rarely feels like strength in the moment —
it feels like doing your best,
one hour at a time.
But if you paused for a moment…
and looked back over the last few days…
you’d see it.
In the decisions you made even when you were tired.
In the moments you stayed gentle when you could have snapped.
In the way you kept moving through things you didn’t ask for,
while still showing up in your life.
And even if you didn’t notice it as it was happening,
it’s there — in you — right now.
Last week, I had a moment of reflection over a cup of tea at The Savoy with my daughter, celebrating her upcoming 40th birthday.
It reminded me how quickly life moves… how many chapters we’ve both lived…
and how much we’ve grown — not just as mother and daughter, but as women finding our way through life, challenges, and change.
You don’t always notice your strength while you’re living it. But when you pause… you see it clearly.
21/11/2025
Another google review that came in recently helping a young man who is getting married soon🙂
20/11/2025
What Hypnotherapy Really Does
Hypnotherapy isn’t about making you “cluck like a chicken.”
It’s about teaching your unconscious mind a new way to respond.
For anxiety, stress, confidence or habits like smoking or emotional eating, it offers a direct route to the root.
At Phoenix Hypnotherapy, we don’t waste time skimming the surface.
We go where the change actually happens.
And it’s a lot closer than you think.
Based in Cheltenham or Gloucester & online sessions available.
20/11/2025
Is stress calling the shots lately?
It can creep in quietly—until you feel like you’re running on autopilot.
Hypnotherapy is like a magic wand for the mind.
Not in a fairy tale kind of way—but in a way that works with how your brain is wired.
It helps guide your nervous system back to calm, gives your body space to exhale, and helps you access a clear, grounded version of you again.
No gimmicks. No drama. No fluff.
Just deep rest for the parts of you that are always on guard.
19/11/2025
The Reflection Gremlin loves replaying the past.
It shows up with thoughts like:
“Why did I say that?”
“I should’ve handled it differently.”
“If I’d made a better choice, things would be easier now.”
It convinces you that going over old conversations or decisions will somehow fix them…
but all it really does is keep you emotionally stuck in moments that have already happened.
This gremlin isn’t trying to punish you — it thinks that reviewing the past keeps you safe from repeating it.
But growth doesn’t come from re-living yesterday.
It comes from understanding it, and then choosing differently today.
The moment you stop trying to rewrite the past and start noticing how you carry it, everything begins to feel lighter.
At Phoenix Hypnotherapy in Cheltenham, Gloucester and surrounding areas, I help people calm the Reflection Gremlin — letting go of old loops and creating space for confidence, clarity and forward movement.
19/11/2025
Your mind is more flexible than you think.
We often assume our patterns are fixed — as if the way we’ve always reacted is the way we’ll always react.
But your mind isn’t rigid.
It adapts.
It learns.
It changes with even the smallest shift in awareness.
A thought doesn’t have to define you.
A reaction doesn’t have to repeat itself.
A habit doesn’t have to stay permanent.
Your mind is built to soften, update, and adjust — sometimes more easily than you expect.
When you give yourself a quiet moment to pause…
when you choose a slightly different response…
when you show your mind a new possibility…
it notices.
And it begins to change.
You don’t have to force it.
Just gently allow space for something new to take shape.
Your mind isn’t stuck.
It’s listening.
And it’s far more flexible than it appears.
18/11/2025
Not every thought deserves your attention.
Some thoughts arrive out of old habit.
Some belong to a version of you that had to survive something difficult.
And some are simply echoes — familiar, but not true.
You don’t have to believe a thought just because it appears.
You don’t have to follow it, argue with it, or let it guide your day.
You’re allowed to pause.
You’re allowed to choose which thoughts you give your energy to.
And you’re allowed to let the unhelpful ones drift away without engaging at all.
You’re not your thoughts.
You’re the one listening — and choosing.
18/11/2025
You can start again at any moment.
People often wait for the “right time” to reset — a new week, a new month, a tidy diary, a fresh headspace.
But life rarely gives you perfect timing.
A reset doesn’t need a date.
It doesn’t need a plan.
It doesn’t need you to have everything figured out.
It only needs one quiet moment where you choose differently.
One breath where you say,
“I’m starting again — gently, from here.”
You don’t need to be ready.
You don’t need to feel confident.
You don’t need permission or proof.
A small shift in the present can redirect an entire day…
and sometimes an entire life.
You can restart as often as you need to — and it’s still progress.
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My name is Lesley Ford and I am the founder of Phoenix Holistic Health UK Ltd. I came into the Holistic therapy world in the late 1990’s when I was suffering from ME (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) with a period of 2 years having to go shopping in a wheelchair as I had no energy to walk long distances, and after my GP telling me that there was no specific treatment for this condition and the only option for me was anti-depressants I started to investigate how else I could help myself recover. My journey to full health was a long one (9 years) as I was stubborn and would not listen to my body! I suffered from panic attacks, migraines, no or low energy, attention deficit and could only focus on looking at pictures - no text and eventually I was told by a friend to visit a homeopath- (What? who is that was my reaction) My first experience with my ‘homeopath’ I realised later was nothing more than a prescription for vitamins! But undeterred I found another homeopath and he took a ‘full case’ and my recovery started.
My recovery took about 18 months to 2 years to become ‘back to normal’ but each small step was attributed to homeopathy, and as such I decided to look for a short course to help my young family at the time whenever they became ill, alas there were none and all I could find was a 4 year part time course to become a Registered Homeopath, so I trained and qualified in 2005, I then went on to do my Post Graduate qualification for another 2 years.
Phoenix Holistic Health UK Ltd was set up in December 2019 and I now have Angelic Reiki therapy to add to my skills as a Homeopath and the wonders of healing.
I have am now also a practitioner of Gamma Mindset Technique, one of the first in the UK this helps an individual retrain their Gamma brain waves that controls the sub-conscious side of our minds. Our sub-conscious actually over-rides our conscious states, and this can be the reason people find themselves self-sabotaging their efforts on a daily basis. A good example of this that I use is when we go on a diet and we do well on it for about 6 weeks or so and when we can actually see a difference in our body shape, we start to make short cuts on the diet and don’t stick to the diet rules etc, this is self sabotaging as deep down you may have a belief that is stopping you attain what your conscious state wants, a belief that has been there for possibly many years. The Gamma Mindset Technique teaches you how to CHANGE this belief in a short mind exercise and allow you to achieve anything you want. It is a powerful technique and now endorsed by top brain surgeons and also Bruce Lipton - a top rated scientist and author.
I am happy to say that I now enjoy FULL health and have done so for many years now and love the fact that I am here to help others heal themselves. When I was at my lowest health I had to give up my job and had very little finances to cope and having to find more money for holistic treatment seemed daunting at the time, so I have set up a monthly payment option for those that want the treatment but with flexibility on payment.
Prices for monthly Homeopathic treatment currently are £22.50pm for at least 12 months with unlimited access to homeopathy consultations and at least 6 consults throughout the year. However, the first consult MUST be paid for and currently the price for this is £70, this involves a 2 hour session to discuss you as an individual and for me to find out ‘what makes you tick’. Allowing patients to pay me monthly has allowed them to have some financial freedom in their recovery to health whilst also allowing them to have the treatments they need.
