Where Are You Going Now, After This Long Year of Pandemic?
Author's Canva Creation We're in the eleventh month of the craziest year ever, entering a traditional time of thanks-giving. In some ways, giving 'thanks' seems counter-intuitive. With the destruction of life-as-we-knew it and over one million deaths globally at the...
Does Hypnosis Work Over the Phone or Zoom?
Yes. In fact, there's research to support it! Photo by sc0rpi0nce In mid-March, I moved my Hypnotherapy practice to Zoom in compliance with Coronavirus Social Distancing measures. As a non-techie, I was a little apprehensive at first. But thanks to a new stop-smoking...
Who’s Afraid of the Dentist?
Scientific evidence shows hypnosis can calm your fears. Photo by Dmytro Buianskyi, Getty Images I've never met anyone who thought 'going to the dentist' was a fun thing to do. Most people, at the very least, feel apprehensive or a little anxious about it. For others,...
How to Quiet Your Inner Critic
Photo by Kristina Flour on Unsplash Do any of these phrases sound familiar? I can’t do it. I’m not good enough. I’m so unworthy. Nobody loves me. I have to be perfect. I’ll never get this right. It’s not okay to make a mistake. If you’re like everyone else on...
How to Survive the Craziness of an Insane World
Photo by Manyu Varma on Unsplash I don’t know about you, but these days it feels like we’re living in this Stealers Wheel classic song: I don’t know why I came here tonight, I got the feeling that something ain’t right. I’m so scared in case I fall off my...
5 Ways to Feel Better, and 5 Reasons You Don’t
Image by Chloe Lemieux - Pixabay We've all experienced some level of dissatisfaction with the way life is during this ongoing Coronavirus. For some, it has brought on new worries. For others, it has amplified the discontent that was already there. Whatever the...
Not happy? Here’s what you can do to feel better.
image by S. Hermann & F. Richter at Pixabay If you're not happy with what's going on in your situation right now, to feel better (and to find any kind of resolution), you’re going to have to change your thoughts. Because how you think about it will determine how...
How to Change Your Life for the Better
Image by Arek Socha-Pixabay (ed. Bw) Think about this for a moment… What if this Coronavirus chaos we’re living in right now was The Thing that turned your life around? What if it was the turning point that gave you the strength,...
3 Important Tips for Handling Stress Better
Image by Patrizia08 at Pixabay You've heard this countless times, in one form or another…. "Change is inevitable. "The only thing constant in life is change." But if "change" is such a fact of life, why do most of us resist it like the plague? Especially when...
SOS for Anxious Times: 10 Tips for Peace, Calm, and Happier Living
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Living in fear, anxiety, and prolonged stress can challenge even the kindest person to react in not-so-positive ways. Just as flashing the Morse Code signal SOS will surely send help your way, master these 10 signs of strength (SOS),...