Jane McPhillips Hypnotherapy, Wath Road, Sheffield (2025)

09/10/2025

What if our imagination is a tool that we can use to unmask more safely?

I work with many late diagnosed neurodivergent adults.
For many of us this has resulted in years of masking to find more socially acceptable ways to present ourselves.

Many clients want to discover their authentic selves, but find this hard as rumination and self checking behaviours are so automatic. Many struggle to unmask with themselves.

However, what if our imagination can be the key to unlocking our authentic selves?
The body and brain learn how to keep us safe, and masking is a part of the survival process. To unlearn these safety behaviours can feel scary, so what if this happened in a safe way?

Hypnosis is a state of deep relaxation and can be a safe state to explore different settings and scenarios, playing out speaking differently, holding our body more naturally or behaving without the masking filter. Our subconscious is listening and can learn another way to narrate our thoughts.

This process is always collaborative, and even exploring the imaginative day in session can begin to set new neural pathways of what is possible.

Our imagination is an under used, natural tool, to a life of living unmasked more often.

We are by nature creative thinkers, let’s use this vast resource to discover who we really are behind the mask.

22/07/2025

🌀 Autistic women & stimming: the power of being seen
(A post for those who want to understand, and those who want to feel understood.)

As autistic women, many of us learned young to suppress our natural ways of being—especially the way our bodies wanted to move.
Whether it was rocking, tapping, humming, or fidgeting—if it didn’t fit the mould, we were told to stop.
Sometimes gently.
Often not.

And so, we masked.
We hid the very movements that helped us soothe, regulate, think, and release.

Why?
Because we rarely saw anyone else doing them.
We didn’t see adult women stimming safely and unapologetically.
We didn’t have a feedback loop that said:
👉 This is okay.
👉 You are safe.
👉 You are not odd.

That’s why visibility matters.

Stimming isn’t always about distress.
It can be grounding, comforting, joyful—even empowering.
And it starts, not with a performance, but with permission.
Permission to unmask to ourselves.
To get curious about the movements our body naturally wants to make.
And to let them do their thing.

💬 So, as an autistic woman, I want to gently share some of my current stims—because maybe this helps someone else feel a little less alone.

🔹 I tap the tips of my fingers against my thumb in turn, quite quickly. It helps me process, soothe, and think.
🔹 I hum when I’m overstimulated, especially at night to help me sleep.
🔹 I rock when I need to regulate or calm my nervous system.
🔷 I always carry a hairband in my pocket to fidget with to help in many different scenarios.

These are not oddities.
They are forms of care.
They are responses to needs that might otherwise go unmet.

Let’s normalise them. Let’s share them. Let’s see each other.

If you stim, and you feel comfortable, I’d love to hear how it shows up for you.
And if you don’t stim but want to understand—thank you for reading this far. Your curiosity matters.

27/06/2025

Networking should always be fun! 😆

It was great to have a 1:1 today with the lovely Vicky Gardner from Ambispace and see how our businesses align.

First of many interesting conversations as I connect with organisations aligned with my values around neurodiversity.

Check out this brilliant business of Ambispace let’s get more conversation and connections with other neuroaffirming businesses.

Drop me a DM if you are open to a 1:1, and a selfie! 😂

27/06/2025

Networking to learn, connect, and grow 🌱

I walked into the Infinite Skills CiC networking event hoping to meet a few like-minded people…
I left with a full heart, new connections, and a whole lot of inspiration. 💛

✨ First ever experience of Human Bingo (surprisingly brilliant for getting us all talking and laughing — even the introverts!).
✨ Genuine conversations with kind, interesting people who made me feel instantly welcome.
✨ Thought-provoking talks from the amazing Liban Saleh and Kaltum Osman Rivers, sharing stories that were informative, and inspiring.

So grateful for evenings like this — where community, learning and a little courage come together.

Special thank you to Sahra Garuf for being my networking buddy, this is your year! 🙏

Here’s to more connection, collaboration, and stepping outside the comfort zone. 🙌

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