Melanie Louise Hypnotherapy

08/01/2026

I’ve just finished the most brilliant session and I feel completely astounded, again, by how much this work can change people.

My brain is fully switched on and I’m already wondering where this client is going to go next. That’s the part of the work I absolutely adore.

There aren’t always big breakthroughs or dramatic moments. It’s usually much quieter than that. Someone comes in convinced their problem is fixed, solid, unchangeable. And then you ask a question that makes them stop. There’s almost always a pause. Sometimes people laugh. Sometimes they go very quiet. You can almost feel the shape of the problem change as they start to look at it differently.

Nothing has been solved yet, but it isn’t the same problem anymore.

Once that happens, everything else starts to move. The thoughts that felt like they could never be different don’t feel quite so locked in. The behaviours they were convinced would never change start to look more like habits than facts.

Choice always comes up in my sessions. That moment where someone realises they actually have choices, even if they haven’t felt like it for a long time.

Today’s session was with someone who is also a therapist, which always fascinates me. I still get a bit nervous beforehand, thinking, oh god, am I going to get this right? But knowing the theory doesn’t make you any less human. We all have blind spots. We all get caught up in our own thinking. You can understand exactly how this works and still be stuck right in the middle of it. I know I have been, many times. Sometimes you just need someone outside your own head to help you see the illusions you’ve created for yourself.

I finish sessions like this feeling incredible. Energised. Curious. Not because I’ve done anything clever, or anything different to anyone else, but because I’ve just watched someone realise they have so many more options than they thought they did. I always find myself wondering what they’ll notice over the next few days, whether things will shift straight away or more slowly, and what happens when they’re looking at the problem in a completely different way.

That’s why I keep coming back to this work.

Because I know how much good it can do to help people get unstuck from the places they’ve been convinced they’ll never change.

04/01/2026

“Why do I feel anxious all the time, even when nothing is wrong?”

This is one of the most common questions women quietly search for, and it rarely gets answered properly.
Because anxiety does not always come from worry or negative thoughts.

Often, it shows up as:

• tight shoulders and a clenched jaw you cannot seem to relax
• a constant sense of pressure in your chest
• feeling emotionally fragile for no obvious reason
• snapping, crying, or withdrawing more than you want to
• exhaustion that does not improve with rest

A lot of the women I work with are still functioning, still showing up, they're just exhausted by it.

When this is happening, it is usually not a mindset problem. It's a nervous system that has been in survival mode for too long.

I support this through hypnotherapy recordings and one-to-one work that help the nervous system settle first, so emotions and thoughts can soften naturally.

Not by forcing calm.
Not by pushing through.
But by working directly with the subconscious and nervous system.

If this feels familiar, you are very welcome to message me to talk it through.

03/01/2026

Welcome to 2026.

You’re tired.
Not “long day” tired.
The kind that sits behind your eyes.

Your head won’t shut up.
You replay conversations.
You plan tomorrow.
You notice everything you didn’t say.
Everything you still need to do.

You hold it together all day.
Then at night it leaks out.

Irritation.
Tears you don’t fully cry.

That tight feeling in your chest you ignore because there’s no time for it.

You know something isn’t working.
Not in a dramatic way.
Just… this can’t be how it always feels.

You don’t want another thing to manage.
You don’t want to “work on yourself”.

You just want your body to stop being on edge all the time.

This space is for women who are done pushing through.

Who want their emotions to stop running the show.

Who want calm to feel normal again, not rare.

Nothing performative here.
Nothing you have to keep up with.

Stay if you’re ready for things to feel quieter.
Scroll on if you’re not.

Either way, you already know why you stopped.

02/01/2026

If you're new here, welcome 🤍

I'm a hypnotherapist and I work with people who are still functioning on the outside but feel overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally exhausted on the inside.

If that sounds familiar, and you're trying to hold everything together while your nervous system runs on high alert, here are the ways I can support you:

✨ Hypnotherapy Reset Recording (£77)
A guided hypnotherapy session to help calm your nervous system, ease emotional overwhelm, and help your body settle. Use it in your own time.

✨ Pre-recorded Hypnotic Audios (currently 30% off)
Targeted audios for anxiety, stress, emotional eating, sleep, motivation and more. They're designed to gently retrain emotional and nervous system responses through repetition.

✨ 1:1 Sessions
Personalised support for when things feel more complex or stuck. Slower, deeper work to help you feel steadier and more like yourself again.You don't need to be in crisis.

You don't need to know which option is "best".

You're allowed to get support before things fall apart.

If you'd like links, more details, or help choosing what might suit you best, my DMs are open 🤍

Or message me the word SUPPORT and I'll help you decide.

01/01/2026

January is often sold as a time to push harder. New habits, new goals, new rules.

But if you're already overwhelmed or emotionally exhausted, more pressure is the last thing your nervous system needs.

This is where my work begins. Before motivation, discipline, or change.

I help women learn how to calm overwhelm at a nervous system level, regulate emotions instead of suppressing them, stop living in constant alert mode, and feel steady, grounded, and like themselves again.

In January, I'll be opening a gentle reset focused on nervous system regulation. Not fixing, forcing, or "coping better".

This work is for women who are done with white-knuckling life. Women who want calm that lasts, not just relief that fades.

If January already feels heavy, stay close 🤍

This space is about safety, softness, and sustainable change.

01/01/2026

When your mind won't switch off, your body feels tense for no clear reason, and even rest doesn't feel restful... that's not because you're doing something wrong. That's a dysregulated nervous system asking for support.

Calm the Chaos is a free 20-minute guided audio I created to help your nervous system gently downshift out of survival mode.

Not a quick distraction. Not a one-minute clip. Not something you have to "do properly".

This is a full-length, soothing journey designed to calm emotional overload, release built-up tension, ease anxiety and pressure, and help your body feel safer again.

You can use it before bed, during stressful days, or as a weekly reset when everything feels like too much.

You don't need to fix yourself. You don't need more willpower. You just need your system to settle.

👉 Comment CALM and I'll send you the audio

01/01/2026

If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally exhausted, pause for a second.

I'm not talking about the dramatic kind of exhausted. I mean the quiet, constant kind. Where you're still showing up, still functioning, still getting things done... but inside, you feel tense or snappy or flat. Maybe tearful. Maybe like you're always one small thing away from losing it.

Most women I work with don't look like they're struggling. They're capable, caring, responsible. They hold families and work and emotional labour and expectations, often without much support. And over time, their nervous system just never gets to switch off.

This isn't a mindset issue. It's not a motivation problem. It's not because you're "too sensitive". It's a nervous system that's been in survival mode for too long.

I help women who feel like this find their way back to calm. To feel grounded and like themselves again. Not by pushing harder, but by teaching the body how to feel safe again.

If something in you just exhaled reading this, you're exactly where you need to be 🤍

30/12/2025

This is so true!

Thank you so much to those clients who remind me why I do what I do 🫶🫶

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It's a rollercoaster!

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to you all - whatever Christmas has looked like for you.

Thank you so much to all of my wonderful clients this year, I appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you for trusting me to help you along your way.

I am going to bed tonight a very tired, but fulfilled Mama. I made the magic happen for my children and I made it through the chaos.

I can't wait to work with lots of you in 2026 💖

20/12/2025

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious or emotionally stretched right now, please hear this.

You are allowed to need:
• more rest
• less stimulation
• fewer conversations
• emotional space
• slower days
• nervous system support

Many women experience emotional overload at this time of year — not because they’re doing anything wrong, but because their nervous system is under constant pressure.

December can heighten:
• anxiety
• emotional sensitivity
• overwhelm
• overthinking
• tension in the body
• difficulty switching off

This isn’t weakness.
It’s a normal nervous system response to prolonged stress, stimulation and emotional demand.

If your body feels tight, wired, exhausted or shut down, gentle nervous system regulation can help bring you back into balance.

My free 20-minute Calm the Chaos journey supports emotional regulation by helping your nervous system soften, slow down and release stored tension.

Save this post for the days you forget what you’re allowed to need.

(This is gentle nervous system regulation support for anxiety, emotional overload, overwhelm and stress.)

Get yours here: https://melanielouisehypnotherapy.com/shop/1150deba-b627-4a9e-9f87-734c92ff7321

11/12/2025

Night-time overthinking isn’t a personality flaw – it’s a nervous system that hasn’t had a chance to complete the stress cycle.

By the time you finally lie down, your body is still in:

alert

tense

“fix everything” mode

You can’t force your brain to be calm while your body thinks it’s still under threat.

The Calm the Chaos Journey is a 20-minute audio designed to:

slow you down

soften the tension

bring your body out of survival mode

make it easier for your mind to let go

It’s free, and you can listen as many times as you like.

💤 Comment CALM and I’ll send it to you.