Do you find that your mind often compares you to others? Tells you that you are not as good as those around you? That you don’t have the best job, or you are not as kind, smart, funny, pretty, or courageous as the other people in your life? Does your mind beat you up a…
One of the most common reasons people visit a hypnotherapist is to overcome fears or phobias. Fears are a natural part of life. Everyone fears something such as being robbed or being hurt in an accident. This type of fear is not necessarily bad; as it may prompt someone to take precautions such as locking…
It is important for us to acknowledge that we do have the power to change, to transform, to heal our life. We need to know this and to stay present of this fact. We have a tendency to think and feel that we are helpless at times, that we are even a victim of other…
The recovery movement talks about the importance of turning your will and life over to your Higher Power or God, “as we understood Him.” Louise Hay also voices a similar thought in her book, The Power Within You, “If we are willing to turn our lives over to this greater Power within us, the Power…
We will only be able to authentically love ourselves if or when we choose to change or transform how we think about our value and worth as a human being. Our ability to authentically love ourselves is determined completely by our self image, by what we think about ourselves in life. If we continue to…
Most people are surprised to learn that the British Medical Association has approved hypnosis as a valid treatment tool for health in 1957. In fact, this was long overdue since hypnosis was already a part of healthcare in Europe. At the beginning of the 1930’s, many scientists started to do research on the value of…
START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT Another New Year is upon us. Do you want this year to be a year of victory over negative thoughts and feelings? Do you wish for healing of broken relationships? You CAN be healed of those challenges, and many more. How? you ask. The answer is not a “how”…
For many of us, middle-age is the first time in our lives that we pause for a moment to reflect. In the beginning of our lives, it’s as if we have been shot out of a cannon. The moment never seems to slow down as many of us gain an education, make friends, choose a…
Many individuals in our society, including some addicts and alcoholics, and especially those in the treatment industry, do not care or even want a change to take place with respect to our understanding and treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. I believe that at some point the change that we need will happen. I believe…
Our self image is so very important to our health and well being. Our self image is who we think and say we are in life. Our self image is literally how we define ourself as a human being. Most people define themselves by what they do or what they have or both. While this…