Jane Fox Hypnotherapy

28/02/2026

Framing effect
Perspective shapes judgment more than facts do.
Before forming an opinion, strip the story down to the underlying mechanics:
- What actually happened?
- Who benefits?
- Who bears the cost?
- What would I think if the roles were reversed?
If your judgment changes when the framing changes, you are responding to storytelling, not substance.

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26/02/2026

Do you need to rest?

Last week was half term, February has been grey and drab (hard for all of us) and this week you may have thrown yourself into work again. And now you're feeling tired! No wonder, you need to rest.

When we rest, our brains consolidate information, memories, and important data as well as rehearsing recently learned skills.

Research has shown that when we are sleeping, relaxing or daydreaming the brain is incredibly active. When we do nothing, our brain activates the ‘default mode network’ (DMN) which provides an opportunity for the brain to make sense of what it has recently learned and to search for solutions.

Here are some examples of how to tap into your DMN:

💚 Look out of the window on public transport, let the mind drift from one thought to the next.
💚 Holidays provide a refreshing escape and a chance for good sleep.
💚 A brief midday nap can improve performance and attention but may not always be practical.
💚 Spending more time outdoors – walking in a park, by a river, among trees – regularly getting out into nature.

It is vitally important for our brains and our mental health that we take time to rest.

25/02/2026

We all carry stress, but the way we manage it makes the difference. Breathing, rest, and connection can turn a full bucket into a balanced one. What’s your go-to strategy?

25/02/2026

Low self-esteem develops mainly in childhood, but can develop throughout life – here are some examples:

👉 Comparison with siblings – a child with low academic success may compare themselves unfavourably with siblings who have high academic achievements. This feeling of inadequacy can continue into adult life and, however successful they may be in their own sphere of work, they will always consider themselves to be a fraud or a fake.

👉 Parental abandonment – a child feeling abandoned by parents due to them leaving home, or detaching emotionally, can leave them as an adult feeling not good enough and unlovable. This can produce relationship problems in adult life.

👉 Abuse – physical, mental, sexual abuse can leave a child or adolescent feeling as though they are ‘damaged goods’ and not worthy of a happy life. They become used to feeling helpless or powerless.

👉 Bullying – shyness or physical differences can lead to a child (or adult) being bullied. In adult life, this also can lead to feelings of inadequacy, despite any successes they may have.

👉 Relationship breakdown – being left by a partner as an adult can lead to feelings of uselessness or feeling like a loser and can lead to ‘needy’ behaviour in subsequent relationships.

👉 Low self-esteem comes from Emotional Conditioning, which is a learning process. When two things take place at the same time, they automatically become associated in our minds. This association means that we react emotionally and not logically, and we react quickly so we don’t gather all the relevant information before we make a judgement or decision.

The good news is that we can do something about it. We have techniques in Hypnotherapy that can help to remove the associations between the past events that triggered the original emotional conditioned response. Interestingly, the mind does not know the difference between what is real and what is imaginary. We can use this to our advantage when planning a different way of behaving in the future.

24/02/2026

Many of us have tried lots of ways to lose weight and we can be successful for a while, but then we find that the weight creeps back on again over time. Do you ever wonder why you cannot take control of your eating or your weight?

It’s down to the way our brain works.

Our intellectual brain, our conscious mind, will always come up with a sensible assessment of a situation and it does not have a problem with logic – it knows you don’t need that cake.

However, our primitive brain, the part concerned with emotional responses, is not logical and does not come up with sensible solutions – it will encourage you to eat that cake.

The good news is that there is a way to fix it. Read more on my blog post: https://www.janefoxhypnotherapy.com/why-is-weightloss-so-difficult-2/

21/02/2026

The Best Way to Reduce Anxiety Is to Make Your Brain Feel Safe https://buff.ly/fIH30xv

Humans are unique in that danger doesn’t actually have to be imminent to cause our brains to respond. Our sophisticated brains can go into high alert just when remembering, anticipating, or imagining something upsetting or scary. I’m sure you’ve experienced this leading to anxiety and panic even when there is no real threat present.

The good news is that there are many ways you can calm your body and make your brain feel safer to reduce anxiety and improve your mental health. Here's how to do that.

19/02/2026

How can we manage anxiety when it happens?

Anxiety feels extremely uncomfortable and can stop us in our tracks but it can be managed with practice.

Here are some things you can do:

▶ Concentrate on your breathing, think about each breath, make it slower and deeper, calming the mind and reducing the effects of adrenaline.
▶ Distract yourself with a film, a book or a puzzle and get the mind to focus on something else.
▶ Relax with a long bubble bath, soothing music, yoga or mindfulness exercises.

Remember that anxiety is your brain responding to danger, providing the resources to fight or flee, and you know that the feeling will pass.

18/02/2026

Have you heard the term "moral injury" before?

It can happen when we are involved in, or observe, actions that conflict with our own values, this can cause moral injury, leading to feelings of shame, guilt, contempt, and anger. These negative emotions can result in mental health disorders such as depression, substance misuse, and even PTSD.

Learn more about this topic here: https://www.janefoxhypnotherapy.com/moral-injury/

17/02/2026

Are you eating pancakes today? Sugar and lemon or something else?

A little bit of a treat every now and then is good for our mental health, in moderation of course.

Enjoy 💚
Jane

16/02/2026

15/02/2026

Good afternoon everyone💚