by Maddy Boardman | May 21, 2024 | Anxiety, Anxiety & Depression, Hypno Blog, Positive Psychology
Understanding Anxiety We can all feel a bit anxious from time to time, but suffering with anxiety is a complex and multifaceted emotion disorder that can manifest in various forms and intensities. By its very nature anxiety is difficult to quantify as, like pain, it...
by Maddy Boardman | Jul 4, 2023 | Anxiety & Depression, Change, How to Help Someone, Hypno Blog, Motivation, Positive Psychology
The Importance of Having a Purpose What does having a purpose even mean? Why is it important and how do we find one? What is Purpose? The dictionary definition tells us that purpose is ‘an intended or desired result; end; aim; goal or the reason something exists’. It...
by Maddy Boardman | Mar 17, 2023 | Anxiety, Anxiety & Depression, Depression, Distorted Thinking, How to Help Someone, Hypno Blog, Positive Psychology, Sleep Disorders
Insomnia Why we suffer from it and 6 ways to alleviate it. Today is World Sleep Day, and the World Sleep Day theme this year is Sleep is Essential for Health. So, we thought it fitting to talk a bit about not sleeping. We regularly see clients in clinic suffering...
by Maddy Boardman | Dec 16, 2022 | Anxiety, Anxiety & Depression, Change, Depression, Distorted Thinking, Hypno Blog, Positive Psychology, Relationships
Christmas Coping Strategies ‘Tis the season to be Jolly? Not for everyone. A recent study found that half of UK adults claim Christmas is the most stressful and anxiety-inducing time of the year. 16% of those surveyed said they would rather do their tax return than...
by Maddy Boardman | Nov 4, 2022 | Anxiety, Anxiety & Depression, Change, Change, Hypno Blog, OCD, Positive Psychology
3 Facts about Nail biting (Onychophagia) Fact One – there aren’t many facts A search of a scientific literature reveals only a handful of studies on nail-biting and as a result we still don’t really understand it. From the small-scale studies that have been...
by Maddy Boardman | Jun 17, 2022 | Anxiety, Anxiety & Depression, Change, How to Help Someone, Hypno Blog, Relationships
3 Ways a Teen Brain Differs Increasingly in clinic we have concerned parents booking their teenage children in for treatment. A teenage brain, aged 13-17 years, is quite different to a fully developed adult brain and we must adapt our clinical approach accordingly....
