Helen Wayland hypnotherapy and counselling

23/07/2025

Dr Chatterjee calls this one of the most important conversations he has had on his very successful podcast. It's kind of shocking, but must-listen.

Did you know that nearly one in five UK adults - and almost one in four women - are currently taking antidepressants? Yet according to my guest this week, the fundamental theory behind these prescriptions may be built on remarkably shaky ground.

25/06/2025

Article on EMDR for those who don't know about it yet.

Celebrities like Miley Cyrus are speaking about the benefits of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. But what is EMDR and its role in psychological treatment?

05/12/2023

Way back when I was doing a lot of hypnotherapy, a client (a brilliant lawyer) asked me to read this poem to him while he was in deep trance, as he felt it was going to correct some self esteem and behavioural issues he was having. It was a profoundly moving experience and it worked for him. I've never forgotten the effect these words had on both of us. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

by Max Ehrmann ©1927

04/01/2023

This is as good a time as any to start thinking about the person you'd like to be, and the habits that will get you there. This is an inspiring podcast interview with the author of the multimillion-seller Atomic Habits. It's inspiring - and sensible.

Do you believe habits are ‘good’ or ‘bad’? Are you constantly trying to create better habits and quit those that don’t serve you? Today’s guest has insights that will help get your New Year off to a great start by truly understanding what habits are – and how to optimise them. James C...

13/12/2022

When two people who have spent their professional lives helping people be more well, emotionally and physically, meet and share their ideas, it's always a great day. So many of my clients resonate with Nicole Le Pera, AKA "the holistic psychologist". Here she is on my favourite podcast.

Today I’m pleased to welcome a podcast guest who has become one of my favourite voices on social media, sharing her wisdom on the concept of self-healing. Dr Nicole Le Pera is a clinical psychologist who felt frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy and was drawn towards a mind, ...