Lesley Ford - Phoenix Hypnotherapy

Lesley Ford - Phoenix Hypnotherapy Award-winning hypnotherapist helping adults overcome anxiety, trauma & confidence issues. Online or Cheltenham-based. Free consults available.

Here's a great quote that I found the other day relating to mindset,"You can’t learn to drive in a parked car".Overthink...
10/02/2026

Here's a great quote that I found the other day relating to mindset,
"You can’t learn to drive in a parked car".

Overthinking.

Hesitating.

Waiting for confidence to show up.

None of that builds momentum.

You get clarity after you move.

🔑 Start the engine. Steer into progress. Where will you head to?

The Martyr Gremlin makes you believe your needs come last.It says:You can’t stop now.They’re relying on you.It’s selfish...
09/02/2026

The Martyr Gremlin makes you believe your needs come last.
It says:
You can’t stop now.
They’re relying on you.
It’s selfish to put yourself first.

This gremlin thrives in overgiving. In self-sacrifice. In never resting because someone always needs something.

But underneath that is a fear — that if you stop, everything will fall apart.

This pattern is not a sign of strength. It’s a sign that you’ve learned survival through service.
And it’s exhausting.

You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to receive.
You are allowed to live your life for yourself — without guilt.

Burnout isn’t failure.It’s your mind and body calling a timeout.Not because you’re weak—but because you’ve been strong, ...
09/02/2026

Burnout isn’t failure.
It’s your mind and body calling a timeout.
Not because you’re weak—but because you’ve been strong, unsupported, and on alert for too long.

Hypnotherapy helps regulate your stress responses at the source—so you’re not just surviving, you’re recovering.

Most habits don’t stick because people are weak.They stick because, at some point, they served a purpose.Smoking often b...
08/02/2026

Most habits don’t stick because people are weak.
They stick because, at some point, they served a purpose.

Smoking often began as a way to cope —
to pause, to regulate, to manage stress, or to feel grounded.

That doesn’t make someone broken.
It makes them human.

But coping strategies aren’t meant to last forever.

When your identity shifts —
when you no longer see yourself as “someone who smokes” —
the habit has nothing left to attach to.

Change doesn’t come from fighting who you are.
It comes from remembering who you were before the habit arrived.

07/02/2026

Change is easier when you're not fighting yourself - Lesley Logic

You dont have to keep wrestling with yourself.
Real change isnt about pushing harder, it's about helping every part of you feel safe enough to move forward together.

And thats when change stops feeling like a fight and starts feeling like relief.

Another google review that has been uploaded to my reviews.I am always so humbled to receive these, knowing that these i...
06/02/2026

Another google review that has been uploaded to my reviews.
I am always so humbled to receive these, knowing that these individuals feel better about their lives 🥰

✨ New for February 2026 ✨I’ve just updated my page banner because I’m opening something new that I know many of you quie...
05/02/2026

✨ New for February 2026 ✨

I’ve just updated my page banner because I’m opening something new that I know many of you quietly struggle with.

Phoenix Hypno Slim is a 4-week live Zoom programme designed for people who are tired of starting over with weight, food, and self-control.

This isn’t about another plan, rule set, or pushing harder.
It’s about working with the part of the mind where habits actually run.

Because for most people, overeating isn’t about knowledge —
it’s about stress, emotional patterns, tiredness, and automatic responses that kick in before you’ve had time to think.

Over 4 weeks, we work on:

• reducing cravings and emotional eating
• breaking the “all-or-nothing” cycle
• rebuilding calm, steady control around food
• creating change that feels manageable, not forced

The programme runs live on Zoom, in a small supported group, starting February 2026.

If you’ve ever said:

“I know what to do… I just don’t do it consistently”
this was created with you in mind.

You can read the full details here 👇
👉 https://lesleyford.kartra.com/page/phoenixhypnoslim

As always, no pressure — just information.
And if it’s not for you right now, that’s okay too.
💜
Lesley

Educational Lightbulb 💡 Why your mind repeats thoughts you don’t agree withHave you ever noticed your mind offering up t...
05/02/2026

Educational Lightbulb 💡
Why your mind repeats thoughts you don’t agree with

Have you ever noticed your mind offering up thoughts you don’t actually believe?

Thoughts that feel intrusive, dramatic, or completely unhelpful and yet they keep appearing.

That doesn’t mean you secretly agree with them.
And it doesn’t mean something is wrong with you.

The unconscious mind isn’t trying to be logical — it’s scanning for risk.

When something feels uncertain or emotionally important, it throws up thoughts as signals, not instructions.

Arguing with those thoughts or trying to push them away can often give them more power.

Understanding why they’ve appeared usually takes the heat out of them.

When the system feels safer, repetitive thoughts tend to soften on their own.

Not because you forced them away — but because they no longer need to keep flagging danger.

You are not your thoughts.

They’re information — not orders.

04/02/2026

If entering Febraury and thinking you have failed at your New Year Resolutions, watch this video, there is hope.

Life gets easier when you stop arguing with the pace it’s moving at.There are moments when you feel calmer, more like yo...
04/02/2026

Life gets easier when you stop arguing with the pace it’s moving at.

There are moments when you feel calmer, more like yourself,
and decide things are going to be different from now on.

Then life speeds up again.
Pressure creeps back in.
And it’s easy to think,
“Here we go again — I’ve failed.”

But that isn’t failure.
It’s just life doing what life does.

When things feel overwhelming, simplify.
One thing at a time still works.

Some days call for effort.
Some days call for tea and perspective.
(And tea always works for me.)

That’s not giving up.
That’s learning how to move with life instead of fighting it.

You can’t always have a good day.But you can always face a bad one with a good attitude.The day might throw stress at yo...
03/02/2026

You can’t always have a good day.
But you can always face a bad one with a good attitude.

The day might throw stress at you.
Distractions.
Setbacks.

But you get to decide how you meet it.

Your attitude is your edge — and it’s always within reach.

Reset your mind. Reclaim your day.

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