Stress is internal pain from external events
” If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment”
Building Positive Expectations
Of course we want to be positive. Everyday, Most minutes and preferably all the time. In fact our expectation is we just need to be positive and our day will follow suit. If I just think positively – I am sure it will work. So why is it so hard? Being positive is really different […]
Keys to Unlocking Depression by Dr Michael Yapko
This video is a 1 hour session – but the content it offers is too good to let go without sharing with both GP’s, fellow practitioners and clients. Dr Michael Yapko gave this presentation in Melbourne, Australia, in 2018 for the general public as a special presentation organized by the Australian Psychological Society. Although it […]
SEROTONIN THEORY OF DEPRESSION – A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE 
Authors: Joanna Moncrieff, Ruth E. Cooper, Tom Stockmann, Simone Amendola, Michael P. Hengartner & Mark A. HorowitzPublication: Molecular Psychiatry (2022)Cite this article Date: 20 July 2022 This article is clear summary of the scientific facts regarding the serotonin theory of depression, and how this theory no longer holds up to current evidence. It is science rich, lots of statistics, medical terms and microbiology. The […]
Does Hypnotherapy work to Stop Smoking?
There are many studies conducted over decades which has shown a reduction in smoking rates when treated with hypnotherapy.* However, when the results of 14 different studies including 1926 participants were compared and analysed, the researchers were unable to find non smoking rates remained consistently reduced after 6 months. However they did find, and these […]
Low Serotonin Levels and depression: Debunking the Myth
Authors for the research: Joanna Moncrieff , Ruth E. Cooper , Tom Stockmann , Simone Amendola , Michael P. Hengartner and Mark A. Horowitz Publication: Molecular Psychiatry, 2022.08 Commentary: Dr Michael Yapko For more than three decades, the story and research and education regarding depression has focused on “too low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin.” […]
MIGHT MEDICAL HYPNOSIS HEAL BONE FRACTURES
Author: C S Ginandes 1, D I Rosenthal This is another clinical study looking at the results of using hypnosis within a clearly medical setting. It’s focus is to determine if hypnosis does in fact make a difference to physical healing and health improvements. Quoting the authors, their intention for the study was to: “determine whether a hypnotic […]
Making Better Decisions
Author: Barbara Craven We know we are the best decision makers. We are certain our decisions are correct and are best suited to the situation we face. As humans, if we did not believe this, we would become paralyzed into inaction. But how do we really know if the millions of decisions we make every […]
6 Steps to Healthy and Effective Hypnosis
People have very different views about hypnosis. Unless they have had their own experience of it, the chances of them not being accurate or correct are quite high. Using hypnosis in therapy, is nothing like what we see as a form of entertainment on the TV or the Stage! Qualified therapists use hypnosis carefully, deliberately […]
How quick is fast hypnotherapy?
It all depends. Fast on which time frame and from whose perspective? A strong myth exists in society that hypnosis can bring about miraculous behaviour change in people. It follows then that when someone goes to hypnotherapy they can “fixed in an instant”, or “zapped” and they will stop smoking or drinking or whatever behavior […]