A few years ago, I used to be terrified about speaking in public and in particular talking on the telephone. This was a bit of an occupational hazard as a receptionist in a busy office. But more often than not, I would allow calls to go to voicemail and spend my days picking up messages, effectively doubling my workload. In this day and age, much can be achieved by text and email, so the phone conversations are dwindling, but there are many people who also feel paralysed by f

Every hypnotherapist loves the question "Do you have a swinging watch?" because it provides an opportunity to give some more insight into our profession. I was asked this very thing by a friend over the weekend and as it happens, thanks to a free gift from a recent course, I was amused to be able to say that I do! Do I use it? Of course not. Thankfully times have moved on and I can also pack away my black top hat and cloak... So what is hypnosis and how does it work? Hypnosis