Mind Flow Solution Focused Hypnotherapy

21/04/2025

Your brain is a pattern machine. Let’s teach it some better ones.

Anxiety, low mood, chronic stress — they’re all linked to how your brain has wired itself to keep you “safe.”
But if it’s always on red alert, that wiring starts working against you.

With solution-focused hypnotherapy, we tap into neuroplasticity (your brain’s ability to rewire itself) to build calmer, more confident pathways — without needing to relive the past.

At Mindflow Hypnotherapy, I work with adults and children in Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge, or online to:
- Reduce anxiety and overwhelm
- Increase mood
- Manage stress & burnout
- Build confidence and resilience
- Improve sleep, focus, and emotional balance
- Manage phobias, PTSD and OCD

I offer a Free discovery call and a Free initial consultation which can be booked if you drop me a line at toby@mindflowhypnotherapy.co.uk . For further information please visit my website …www.mindflowhypnotherapy.co.uk or feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions.

Let’s get your Mind Flowing in the right direction again. 💚✌️

Online and in-person hypnotherapy helping you overcome a range of issues including anxiety, depression, low confidence, OCD, phobias & more.
Please drop me a line to book a FREE discovery call.
Iam here to help you flow into a happier, healthier you.

16/04/2025

🐻‍❄️🧠 Your brain still thinks there are polar bears in the room.
Imagine this: You’re sitting at your desk, heart racing, your stomach is churning and your brain is screaming “Run!” But you’re not in the Arctic. You’re answering emails.
This is your threat system misfiring, in a big way.

In my solution-focused hypnotherapy sessions, I use the polar bear metaphor to help explain what’s going on. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors needed to spot danger fast (like, actual polar bears) and respond in a split second. Fight, flight, or freeze kept them alive.
But now? Your brain still uses that same alarm system. And it hasn’t quite caught up with the fact that most “threats” today are psychological, not life or death. A stressful meeting. A difficult conversation. Even a negative thought.

Your brain cant distinguish between a real polar bear and a worrying thought. The same stress response gets triggered. Cortisol floods your system. Logical thinking goes offline. Your body prepares to fight or flee,even though there’s nothing to physically run from.

In hypnotherapy, we work on calming that inner alarm system. We show your brain that the polar bear isn’t real. That it’s safe. That it can shift from survival mode back into calm, rational thinking.

It’s not about pretending the stress doesn’t exist. It’s about rewiring your response to it.💚✌️

Slide 2 - Portrait of a Polar bear by Rufus age 8
Slide 3 - Portrait of a Polar bear by Kit age 4
Slide 4 - Impression of a polar bear by Toby age 46

10/04/2025

🌞Out with Django this morning. No headphones, no podcast, just me, the dog, and the sun.

It’s wild how something as simple as sunshine can shift the whole chemistry of your brain.
Light hits the eyes -> signals the brain -> tells the body “wake up, you’re alive.”
Serotonin gets a little boost. Cortisol finds abit of a rhythm. Mood lifts& stress softens.

It’s not just “feeling better”, it is better.
Sunlight literally tells your body it’s safe to thrive.

Funny how we forget that sometimes.
Nature’s antidepressant, and it’s free 💚✌️

28/03/2025

We often think of balance as something to achieve, but it’s really something we create, moment by moment. 🧘‍♀️⚖️

Your brain and body are constantly working to maintain equilibrium. When you’re stressed, your nervous system shifts into overdrive. When you rest, it recalibrates. This lovely dance between activity and recovery is how we function best.

💡 The key ….Pay attention to where you might be tipping too far. Are you running on adrenaline? Overstimulated? Or maybe stuck in low energy? Small, intentional habits, like mindful breathing, movement, and quality rest, help your system find its balnce again.

When you nurture balance inside, life feels lighter outside. 💚✌️

What’s one small step you can make today to restore balance within yourself ?

27/03/2025

☀️ Just a pic of me soaking up the rays!

And to also share that I’m now offering Mind Flow Hypnotherapy sessions at , alongside my main therapy room in Hebden Bridge.

If you’re ready to shift old patterns, ease anxiety, or just feel more like yourself, I’m here.

Drop me a message to book a session or if you have any questions.

21/03/2025

“We have everything we need in this moment right now.”
A mentor once said this to me, and it’s stuck with me ever since. Every time I say it to myself, it brings me back to the present, grounding me in gratitude.
So often, we’re caught up in what’s next, the next goal, the next achievement, the next version of ourselves. But when we pause, take a breath, and truly sit in the now, we realise that we already have so much.
🧠 The brain is wired to seek more, but contentment isn’t found in the pursuit, it’s in the moment.
Next time you feel overwhelmed or like you’re falling behind, take a deep breath and say it:
👉 I have everything I need in this moment.
You may just feel a slight shift but will strengthen overtime
Thanks Stan for that quote, it will stay with me forever. ✌️💚

06/03/2025

28/02/2025

📖 I’ve been relistening to the brilliant audiobook Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke, and it got me thinking about this famous quote from John Milton: “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.’” 🧠

Our mindset shapes how we experience life. Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy helps retrain the brain to focus on solutions rather than problems, turning ‘hell’ into ‘heaven’ one thought at a time. 💡 # MindsetMatters

17/02/2025

Andys Man Club Todmorden main entrance doors open from 6.30pm.

No Referrals, No Sign Ups, No Judgement, Talk or Listen, Free Brews & Cake. 🧁🍰☕️

Hope to see you there… what have you got to lose?

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