Alison Scott Hypnotherapy

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25/11/2025

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22/11/2025

A woman will never forget the time you stole from her during the most sacred stages of motherhood. If all she needed was love, care and support but was met with pain, neglect, and trauma, she may carry that forever. Because you didn't just hurt her… you robbed her of moments she’ll never get back. Moments that were meant to be tender, not traumatic. And that kind of pain is hard to forgive.

Motherhood is already a journey filled with vulnerability, change, and overwhelming responsibility. A woman stepping into this chapter deserves gentleness, patience, and steady emotional presence. When instead she faces emotional abandonment, criticism, manipulation, or indifference, the wound goes deeper than ordinary relationship hurt — it becomes tied to some of the most profound memories of her life. While she was creating life and giving her all, she needed someone who could stand beside her, not someone who added weight to a heart already carrying so much.

The late nights she cried alone, the moments she questioned her worth, the stress she absorbed instead of support — these experiences become woven into her story of becoming a mother. What should have been memories filled with soft smiles, whispered reassurances, and shared joy become memories of surviving pain when she should have been surrounded by love.

And when a woman looks back at those precious months or years, she doesn’t just remember what happened — she remembers what *should* have happened. She remembers the comfort she deserved and never received. She remembers the peace she longed for but couldn’t find. She remembers how she stood strong when the person who promised to love her chose to look away.

Forgiveness becomes difficult not out of bitterness, but because the loss is permanent. Motherhood has no rewinds. The sacred moments you ruin for her become moments she can never reclaim. And that kind of betrayal lingers, not because she’s weak, but because those memories were meant to be beautiful — and she had to face them alone.

21/11/2025

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21/11/2025

Studies have revealed the true power of a loving hug or cuddle session! Cuddling/hugging can reduce depression, relieve anxiety, strengthen the immune system and more!

DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY RELIEF:

📑Release of “Feel-Good” Hormones: Hugging and cuddling stimulate the release of oxytocin, serotonin, and dopamine.
📑Oxytocin: Often called the “cuddle hormone” or “love hormone,” oxytocin fosters feelings of trust, safety, and emotional connection, directly counteracting feelings of loneliness and isolation. It plays a critical role in social bonding and emotional regulation.
📑Serotonin and Dopamine: These neurotransmitters are associated with mood regulation, pleasure, and happiness. Increased levels help to boost mood, enhance well-being, and reduce feelings of sadness and fear.
📑Reduced Stress Hormones: Physical touch lowers levels of cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone. High cortisol levels are linked to anxiety, depression, and other health problems. By decreasing cortisol, hugging helps the body shift from a “fight or flight” response to a “rest and recover” state.
📑Nervous System Regulation: Hugging activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which promotes a state of calm, relaxes muscles, and lowers heart rate and blood pressure.

IMMUNE SYSTEM STRENGTHENING:

📑Stress Reduction: Chronic stress and elevated cortisol levels suppress the immune system’s ability to fight infections. By lowering cortisol, hugging helps maintain healthier immune function.
📑Thymus Gland Stimulation: Gentle pressure on the sternum during a hug can stimulate the thymus gland, which is responsible for regulating and balancing the body’s production of white blood cells (crucial for fighting off disease).
📑Improved Resilience: Studies have shown that individuals who experience more frequent social support, including regular hugs, are less likely to get sick when exposed to a common cold virus, and if they do, they exhibit less severe symptoms.

Read more here: https://princeea.com/hugging-cuddling-benefits-mental-health-immunity/

17/11/2025

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11/11/2025

Took this piccie outside Stoke M Hospital today as made me chuckle...always good to get a fresh perspective .....