If you’re someone who is new to (for example) NLP, it takes a while to begin trusting your gut feeling; or to tune into it; or to realise that you even have one. It takes time because you need to […]
Time is a Healer – or is it? – The Not NLP Podcast: Episode 2
Can time really heal? Or does it simply magnify old wounds? Welcome back to the Not NLP Podcast! Today I have a co-host with me to discuss this topic. Meet Dan! Dan is an award winning therapist (“Outstanding Holistic Therapist […]
The Psychology of Good Luck (audio) – The Not NLP Podcast: Episode 1
I’m back!!! With a whole new *not* NLP podcast! It’s not *not* NLP, it’s just that I’m doing things in a slightly different way. This first show is all about the psychology of good luck and how you can create […]
Preparing for Smoking Cessation
The are no fixed rules as to how to prepare a client for a session to quit smoking. You need to work with each client as an individual and find out what instinctively feels like the right route forward for […]
When Hypnotherapy is Disempowering
As a hypnotherapist, it is easy to get sidetracked by the suggestions we give, the depth or the trance and the effectiveness of our post hypnotic suggestions. However, just as important as informing the client about what they hypnotherapeutic experience […]
NLP – For What Purpose?
I’m interested to hear from you about what NLP does for/means to you. I don’t mean your definition of NLP, I mean on a personal level, what has NLP done for you? For me, I came to know about NLP […]
Empathy Without Sympathy – An NLP Practitioners Guide
As hypnotherapists and NLP practitioners, we find ourselves listening to a broad range of challenges that people have experienced in their lives. Our job is to listen, question respectfully and to develop a sense of understanding of their present situation […]
Self-Hypnosis for Healing
Around 10 years ago I fractured my ankle. I was very fortunate to have already qualified as a hypnotherapist when this incident happened because it came in helpful many times throughout the process of my recovery. Firstly, when I was […]
Becoming an Confident NLP Practitioner
Don’t get me wrong, I love hypnotherapy and as a qualification, it’s one that I value the most. However, there are times when hypnosis is just not appropriate or, it may be that the client has yet to learn the […]
What Hypnotists Don’t Want You to Know
Eleven years ago I completed my qualification in NLP and hypnotherapy. As much as possible, between clients and training, I have kept up with other learning opportunities and one of the courses I attended with Ian Rowland (who is a […]