Out of the Woods Hypnotherapy

27/10/2025

24/10/2025

I'm always hesitant to suggest forgiveness to clients who have experienced abuse. Forgiveness as a way to make what happened to you ok or for the person to continue doing what they did? NO! Forgiveness as a way of letting it go to move forward, for closure, not letting it define you, to separate what happened from who you are as a person? Maybe if that feels right for you. I think it's more important to forgive yourself for holding on to it and for any blame you put on yourself.

05/10/2025

What amazing feedback from a client (a girl with her parents) after a receiving hypnotherapy and some other techniques: I am truly blessed with the wonderful clients that have come my way...

She says she’s been feeling good, and she’s coped really well with going back to school and other changes.

I think it’s been really wonderful for her and very beneficial for us too. She’s doing so much better than before and we’re very grateful for your help. I’m sure we could all benefit from seeing you at some point so you’ll likely hear from us again.

20/09/2025

For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are that you're not going to be very happy.

If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.

- Andy Rooney

13/09/2025

Your brain literally changes during hypnosis.

Recent brain imaging studies show specific regions lighting up differently when you're in a hypnotic state.

The anterior cingulate cortex becomes less active - that's your brain's "worry centre."

Meanwhile, the default mode network shifts patterns, creating that focused, calm awareness clients describe.

This isn't placebo or imagination.

It's measurable neurological change happening in real-time.

Your sceptical mind can rest easy - science backs what we've known works.

Ready to see what your brain can do?

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31/07/2025

A good one to remember. This requires us to do work on being able to sit with our own discomfort healthily first before we can teach children how to do it.

25/07/2025

I like this. I never advise people to forgive or even work towards it because for most, forgiveness would mean accepting bad behaviour that someone else did to them. Accepting that behaviour means being ok with it happening again. No. I don't feel we ever have to do that. We can acknowledge that thing that another person did was not ok and we can keep that opinion. But we can also let go of the anger, the hyper vigilance and move on. Giving ourselves back the power ❤️

24/07/2025

Love these tips. I'm sure it's easy to forget that teenage years are just a tough phase that will emerge into a more balanced adulthood when you're being told that you're hated or that you're the cause of everything that's wrong in their life, when it's such a rollercoaster day to day. It's a nice reminder that those days will get better.