Inspired to Change Winkleigh, Mid Devon

03/11/2025

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change"

One of the things we help our clients to do here at Inspired to Change is to help their brains find different ways of looking at things.

When we change how we look at things it changes our brains response, including the chemicals it releases in to our brains.

If we are looking at a task as something that is too big, or too difficult, our brain has two options.

Option 1: It's shuts down on the task. After all why waste valuable brain energy and motivational chemicals on doing a task we don't believe is possible.

Option 2: it sees the task as a potential threat and releases our stress hormone, cortisol, leaving us feeling stressed, anxious and overwhelmed about the task.

So what happens when we change how we look at the task?

If we look at this task as a challenge to overcome, to have a curious mindset about how we might achieve it a different part of our brain kicks in. The one that loves solving problems! The one that helps us find novel solutions. The one that triggers the release of chemicals in to our brain that actively help us find solutions and motivate us to take actions towards them.

A simple shift in how we look at things literally changes which part of your brain kicks in!

01/11/2025

🌿 Top Tips for Reducing Stress 🌿
November marks Stress Awareness Week, and here at Inspired to Change, are experts at reducing stress and increasing calm and balance. 🧘‍♂️
We’ve gathered together our favourite stress-busting tips to help you relax, recharge, and feel your best 🧘‍♂️✨
👉 Check out our blog to discover how you can reduce stress and boost your wellbeing:
🔗 https://inspiredtochange.biz/blogs/top-tips-for-reducing-stress/
Which tip will you try first? Let us know in the comments! 💜

Top Tips for Reducing Stress - Hypnotherapy reduces stress and anxiety without any need to dwell in the past. Book your FREE consultation today!

31/10/2025

Does your job require you to speak to a group of people on a regular basis?

Do you get very nervous before speaking? Do you experience dry mouth, fast heat beat, sweating, mind going blank, shaking legs?

Do you avoid public speaking situations?

A few sessions of solution focused hypnotherapy can reduce your anxiety and increase your confidence so that you can make the right impression!

To find out how hypnotherapy can help you speak with confidence, get in touch today and book your FREE initial consultation http://www.inspiredtochange.biz/

29/10/2025

“I think the solution-based focus was particularly important for me as it changed my mindset from ‘what is wrong’ to ‘what can I do about it?’”

29/10/2025

Irritable Bowel Syndrome ruining your life?

Does the uncertainty of IBS make you avoid long journey’s or social situations?

Are you ready to get your freedom back and enjoy life again?

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects 1 in 5 of us and is the world’s most common digestive disorder.

The condition is often made worse, or even caused by, stress.

But the good news is you don't have to suffer!

Hypnotherapy is highly effective at reducing, and sometimes completely alleviating symptoms altogether, giving you back the freedom to enjoy life again.

To find out how hypnotherapy can give you back the control and freedom you deserve, get in touch today and book your FREE initial consultation.

http://www.inspiredtochange.biz/

28/10/2025

Resilience and Wellbeing
WORKSHOPS

Our half day workshops provide a deeper understanding of how our brain works and why it responds the way it does to everyday events.

This understanding forms the foundations that allow us to understand what we can do to change our responses.

We will teach you simple techniques to reduce negative thinking and stress and build resilience and wellbeing so you can be more focused, creative, productive and happy, both in the workplace and at home.

In this workshop we cover:

- How our brain works
- Positive thinking Vs negative thinking
- Retraining your brain

Get in touch to discuss your needs today.
https://inspiredtochange.biz/wellbeing-training/

27/10/2025

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from our own actions"

Here at Inspired to Change we often speak about the power of the positive actions that we take in our day.

The good news is they don't have to be big!

Infact it's often the smallest things we do that bring us those moments of happiness.

Because when we take a positive action, no matter how small, our brain is flooded with a cocktail of positive chemicals that not only lift our mood but help our brain work better for longer!

I wonder what small action you will take today that will bring you a moment of happiness?

26/10/2025

❄️ Feeling the winter blues?

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can make life feel like an uphill struggle, and the darker months can be especially tough.

At Inspired To Change, we work with many people experiencing SAD — and we know how much of a difference small changes can make. 💜

In this blog, we share our top tips to reduce SAD symptoms and help you get through the winter months without retreating under the covers. ❄️

👉 Read more here:

Top Tips to Reduce Seasonal Affective Disorder - find out how hypnotherapy can help you get back on track by booking your FREE initial consultation today!

26/10/2025

💡 Finding Go Sober for October or Stoptober tougher than you expected?

You’re not alone. Many people start the month full of motivation but find that giving up alcohol, ci******es, or va**ng brings unexpected challenges.

When stress or anxiety hits, it’s easy to fall back on those old habits — they’ve been your quick fix for a reason. But there is another way. A healthier way that supports both your mind and body. 💜

✨ What if, instead of giving up, you reached out for a bit of support?
✨ What if this was the moment to make lasting changes — not just for October, but for good?

In our latest blog, we look at why it can feel so hard to stop and share some practical ways to make those changes easier:

👉 https://inspiredtochange.biz/blogs/go-sober-for-october-or-stoptober/

If you’ve found this month more challenging than expected, get in touch — hypnotherapy can help you regain control and make those positive changes that last. 🌿

Are you joining in with Go Sober for October or Stoptober? - Book in for a FREE initial consultation to find out how hypnotherapy can help you.

26/10/2025

24/10/2025

Life making you feel overwhelmed?

Overwhelm is something we can all experience from time to time when too many stresses occur at once or have built up over time.

But if you are regularly suffering from overwhelm or the feelings are becoming more intense, it can really begin to affect your quality of life. It can affect your ability to think and act rationally or prevent you from performing daily tasks leaving you in a brain fog that is hard to think through.

A few sessions of solution focused hypnotherapy can help you get your life back on track, feeling confident and in control regardless of what is going on around you.

To find out how hypnotherapy can get your life back on track, get in touch today and book your FREE initial consultation http://www.inspiredtochange.biz/

24/10/2025

Resilience and Wellbeing
TALKS AND WEBINARS

Our short talks and webinars are a great introduction to understanding our stress response and helping people to choose a few simple changes to reduce stress and build resilience and wellbeing.

These hour long talks and webinars are particularly suitable for community or business groups.

We will take you on a whistle stop tour of the brain, explaining why the brain responds the way it does to stressors in our lives.

We also provide some simple solutions to how we can encourage our brains to respond in a more helpful way to life’s challenges.

Get in touch to discuss your needs today.

https://inspiredtochange.biz/

23/10/2025

❄️ Do you start to feel like a grumpy bear as the days get shorter and darker?

Whilst some people enjoy the shift to autumn, others might be missing the warmer days of summer.

But for those living with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the impact of the change of seasons can be much more serious.

Symptoms of SAD often include:

• Sudden weight changes
• Low mood
• Loss of interest in usual activities
• Comfort food cravings 🍫
• Negative outlook
• Aches and pains
• Disturbed sleep 💤
• Prolonged fatigue

SAD — and the milder “Winter Blues” — affects around 2 million people in the UK.
So, what exactly is SAD? How can you tell if you have it? And what can be done to feel better? 💜

In this blog we look at these questions and how hypnotherapy can help:

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Hypnotherapy and Seasonal Affective Disorder - find out how hypnotherapy can help by booking your FREE initial consultation today!

22/10/2025

“I booked some sessions after having covid and being unable to sleep and hypnotherapy helped me in ways I didn’t even realise I needed.”

22/10/2025

Is low confidence holding you back?

Do you regularly doubt yourself and feel you aren't good enough?

Are you ready to live your life feeling confident and in control?

My clients often tell me that lack of confidence and low self-esteem is holding them back and getting in the way of them living the life they want.

Sometimes they’d like more confidence at work, or to feel more confident socialising. But often the change they are looking for is to be able to feel that they are good enough and doing their best, regardless of the situation they are in.

The great news is just a few sessions of solution focused hypnotherapy can increase your confidence and self-esteem helping you to get your life back on track!

If you would like to find out how solution-focused hypnotherapy can help you to Get Better, Cope Better, and Be Better, get in touch today to book your FREE initial consultation.

http://www.inspiredtochange.biz/

21/10/2025

Hypnotherapy and SAD

❄️ Do you start to feel like a grumpy bear as the days get shorter and darker?

Whilst some people enjoy the shift to autumn, others might be missing the warmer days of summer.

But for those living with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the impact of the change of seasons can be much more serious.

Symptoms of SAD often include:

• Sudden weight changes
• Low mood
• Loss of interest in usual activities
• Comfort food cravings 🍫
• Negative outlook
• Aches and pains
• Disturbed sleep 💤
• Prolonged fatigue

SAD — and the milder “Winter Blues” — affects around 2 million people in the UK.
So, what exactly is SAD? How can you tell if you have it? And what can be done to feel better? 💜

In this blog we look at these questions and how hypnotherapy can help:

👉

Hypnotherapy and Seasonal Affective Disorder - find out how hypnotherapy can help by booking your FREE initial consultation today!

20/10/2025

Do more of what makes you happy!

19/10/2025

💜 Looking after your mental health matters every day 💜

At Inspired to Change, we love helping people understand their minds — because when we know what’s going on inside, it’s so much easier to find balance and feel our best.

In this blog, we take a light-hearted look at the Seven Dwarfs 🏰 — Doc, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Grumpy, D***y, and Happy — and how each one represents a different state of mental wellbeing we can all relate to.

Life’s emotional ups and downs can sometimes feel like a rollercoaster 🎢, and this blog is a great reminder that it’s completely normal to experience all kinds of feelings along the way.

So, which of the Seven Dwarfs do you most relate to right now? 🤔

If you’d like to find out how hypnotherapy can help you manage life’s ups and downs and feel more like yourself again, get in touch today to book your free initial consultation.

👉 Read more here:

The Seven Dwarfs of mental health – which one are you? Get in touch today to book your free initial consultation.

18/10/2025

💜 How can ADHD be managed? 💜

In her last blog, our Maidstone-based associate, Claire Noyelle, explored what ADHD is and the impact it can have on children.

This time, Claire turns her focus to management — looking at how ADHD is currently treated, the benefits of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, and why supporting parents is such an important part of the picture. 🌟

It’s not just about challenges — it’s about finding strategies, building confidence, and creating the right support so children (and their families) can truly thrive.

👉 Read Claire’s blog here:

ADHD Awareness Month - How can ADHD be managed? - Find out how hypnotherapy can help to manage ADHD symptoms. Book a FREE consultation today!

17/10/2025

Resilience and Wellbeing Talks and Workshops
with Inspired To Change

Whether you are a local or national business, a school or charity, or a local community or business group, Inspired to Change have a range of talks, webinars and workshop opportunities to support you and your teams.

“The team left with some fantastic tools to help them go forward in their lives and their businesses”

Find more about our Resilience and Wellbeing Talks and Webinars here: https://inspiredtochange.biz/wellbeing-training/

15/10/2025

Is low mood clouding your days?

Do you find yourself withdrawing from social situations and activities?

Are you ready to get back on track and enjoying life again?

Hypnotherapy is now considered one of the most effective ways of tackling depression*

A few sessions of Solution Focused hypnotherapy can help you get your life back on track, thinking ahead to a positive future without any need to dwell in the past.

Our clients often tell us how surprised they are at how quickly they can get back to fully engaging in life again.

To find out how hypnotherapy can help you get your life back on track, get in touch today and book your FREE initial consultation http://www.inspiredtochange.biz/

*SOURCE: A Meta-Analysis of Hypnotic Interventions for Depression Symptoms: High Hopes for Hypnosis?, American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (2018)