Sharon Dyke Hypnotherapy

28/04/2026

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An anxious mind can make fears feel like facts. Cognitive reframing is a powerful tool that helps you pause, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and respond with more balance and self-compassion.

Try asking yourself:
✨ Is this thought 100% true?
✨ What evidence do I have for and against it?
✨ Am I assuming the worst-case scenario?
✨ What would I tell a friend in this situation?

Small mindset shifts can create real change over time. Save this post for when your mind feels overwhelmed, and share it with someone who may need it today 💛

27/04/2026

“Neurons that fire together, wire together” is not the full story. A novel mechanism explains how the brain can learn across longer timescales.

26/04/2026

Does optimism prevent dementia? New research shows a 15% lower risk of Alzheimer's for optimistic seniors.

25/04/2026

25/04/2026

8 Ways Walking Improves Your Brain https://buff.ly/3o4nZNW

Exercise is one of the best things for your brain. Some scientists even believe that the main purpose of your brain is to move your body. The benefits of exercise for your body have been well-known for a long time. Because your body and the mind are integrally connected, exercise is also excellent for your brain and, in turn, mental health.

Fortunately, the level of physical activity required to get brain benefits is not all that high. It might surprise you to hear that something as simple as walking produces significant results. It doesn’t even have to be power walking. Just a 30-minute walk can have a positive impact on your brain.

Thirty minutes of walking—that’s doable, isn’t it?

Read the article to discover eight ways science has proven walking helps your brain.

25/04/2026

A daily meditation practice might help you remember future tasks. A new psychology experiment revealed that a week of mindfulness training boosted time-based memory, particularly when participants could not easily check a clock.

25/04/2026

I am really excited to share a little sneak peek of my collaboration with .

We have been working together on illustrations for the book and workbook I am writing on EMDR, perimenopause, trauma and neurodivergence, and I absolutely love what Jo has created here.

This infographic shows the window of tolerance. The line on the left represents a more typical window of tolerance, while the line on the right represents the narrowing of the window. This is something that many perimenopausal women often experience, although they may not always know why.

This narrowing can feel like overwhelm, anxiety, racing thoughts, irritability, restlessness, fatigue, low motivation, shutdown, numbness or disconnection. Many women can be left feeling as though they are “going mad”, when actually there are very real changes affecting their nervous system.

Jo is also a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Consultant, and she really understood what I was trying to communicate. She has turned the idea into something visual, clear and compassionate.

It is still a work in progress, but I really believe that including artwork in this workbook will enhance the experience for both the client or reader and their therapist.

So grateful for this collaboration.

25/04/2026

Feeling strong emotions isn’t the problem—how you respond to them is what matters.

24/04/2026

New research indicates that dreams often act as a simulation for social hurdles. By analyzing hundreds of dream reports, scientists found that themes like status and self-protection frequently organize the content of our sleep narratives.

21/04/2026

10 Common Negative Thinking Patterns and How You Can Change Them
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🧠 Negative self-talk often becomes a habitual brain pattern
🔁 These thought patterns can fuel anxiety and depression, keep your stress response activated, and shape your brain.
✨ You’re not stuck with them
🧠 When you recognize negative thinking patterns, stop automatically believing them, and turn them around, your brain begins to change.
🚦 You can put your mind to work FOR you instead of against you.

This article explains 10 common negative thinking patterns—and how to change them using brain-based strategies.

19/04/2026

If your emotions could talk

Kinza Saleem
Clinical Psychologist