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It’s ok to visit pity city… just don’t buy a house there.

Written by David Hall | Posted in Article Sunday, February 28th, 2021

I came across this Native American saying as I was watching an episode of ‘The Sopranos’ the other evening – surprisingly I’ve only just got around to watching this incredible show, but that’s another story… I don’t imagine there is a ...

Life with an overthinker.

Written by David Hall | Posted in Article Friday, August 21st, 2020

In my previous post, I talked about what overthinking is, how people who are overthinkers can sometimes find this a struggle and some suggestions on how they can support themselves. But what about those people in the lives of an overthinker – partners, friends, family or...

Overthinking again…

Written by David Hall | Posted in Article Tuesday, August 18th, 2020

The quote above is intended to be mildly amusing but at the same time it does succinctly capture the essence of what being an overthinker is like. But what is overthinking? The answer, not unsurprisingly, is where someone is thinking too much – their mind and thoughts ar...

Watch out for the flying monkeys…

Written by David Hall | Posted in How can hypnotherapy help? Friday, August 7th, 2020 abuse, hypnotherapy, trauma

If you have ever watched the classic film, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ then you will be familiar with the evil flying monkeys, the henchman of the Wicked Witch of the West. They are often dispatched by the villain to harrass and thwart Dorothy and her friends as she attempt...

Addressing Addiction

Written by David Hall | Posted in How can hypnotherapy help? Friday, July 31st, 2020 addictions, alcohol, bad habits, drugs, gambling, nicotine, smoking

An increasing number of people are finding themselves in the grip of an addiction, the inability to control their actions or behaviours. The UK charity, Action on Addiction reports that as many as 1 in 3 people are addicted to something, be it substance abuse through drugs, al...

The power of storytelling.

Written by David Hall | Posted in Article Sunday, July 26th, 2020

Albert Einstein once said ‘If you want to make your children intelligent then read them fairy tales, if you want to make them more intelligent then read them more fairy tales’ There is power in stories; to make us think, to make us reflect, to learn and sometimes, ...