Out of the Woods Hypnotherapy

20/09/2025

For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are that you're not going to be very happy.

If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.

- Andy Rooney

13/09/2025

Your brain literally changes during hypnosis.

Recent brain imaging studies show specific regions lighting up differently when you're in a hypnotic state.

The anterior cingulate cortex becomes less active - that's your brain's "worry centre."

Meanwhile, the default mode network shifts patterns, creating that focused, calm awareness clients describe.

This isn't placebo or imagination.

It's measurable neurological change happening in real-time.

Your sceptical mind can rest easy - science backs what we've known works.

Ready to see what your brain can do?

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31/07/2025

A good one to remember. This requires us to do work on being able to sit with our own discomfort healthily first before we can teach children how to do it.

25/07/2025

I like this. I never advise people to forgive or even work towards it because for most, forgiveness would mean accepting bad behaviour that someone else did to them. Accepting that behaviour means being ok with it happening again. No. I don't feel we ever have to do that. We can acknowledge that thing that another person did was not ok and we can keep that opinion. But we can also let go of the anger, the hyper vigilance and move on. Giving ourselves back the power ❤️

24/07/2025

Love these tips. I'm sure it's easy to forget that teenage years are just a tough phase that will emerge into a more balanced adulthood when you're being told that you're hated or that you're the cause of everything that's wrong in their life, when it's such a rollercoaster day to day. It's a nice reminder that those days will get better.

19/07/2025

13/06/2025

Ever notice how you arrive home with no memory of the actual drive? That's a natural trance state!

We all drift into these states multiple times daily - daydreaming during meetings or losing track of time while reading. Hypnotherapy simply harnesses this natural phenomenon in a controlled way.

It creates a receptive environment where meaningful change can happen more easily.



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13/06/2025

Gratitude. So undervalued but what becomes of addiction & depression if we are content?

29/05/2025

Still thinking of the weekend gone by

20/04/2025

A great checklist for burn out. I'm planning on doing some of these today...

Still thinking of the weekend gone by

25/03/2025

🌼Did you know that Spring was known as the beginning of the new year for most of UK history? It makes sense doesn't it? It's when blossoms start to bloom🌱, many species come out of hibernation🐻, the sun starts to shine 🌞and as we feel warmer we have more energy to do things. For most of us this is the perfect time to start setting goals 🎯and making plans🗒, much more so than in Winter when many of us are still in touch with the low energy of hibernating and conserving our energy in the cold🥶. Also bringing it back to the modern day many of us are very busy with organising Christmas celebrations or recovering from the partying 🥳to be making or keeping to New Years resolutions.

So here's my guide to setting good goals that are easier to achieve...
Make it SMART.
That means Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound.
I've learned this method of goal setting multiple times, starting at uni and it didn't really sink in until my most recent training course that happened to cover it again. I'd like to share with you the elements I learned that suddenly made me consider it to be a useful tool. 💡🔧 Here's an example to help you use SMART goals for your own goal setting:

*Goal: Get fit 💪*
*Specific* 🎯- more detail - e.g. do more walking and some exercise classes
*Measurable* 🌡 - even more details - introduce numbers to help you measure your progress e.g. walk 30 minutes per day, spinning on Thursdays and zumba on Sundays.
*Achievable* 🏆 - give it a score out of 10 if 0 is completely unachievable and 10 is super easy. If it's less than 7/10 then it might feel overwhelming and procrastination could set in so it would be worth breaking that goal into more bitesize chunks e.g. if all that exercise feels too much I could consider starting with the daily walk first.
*Realistic* 🌅 - just a quick sense check - yes or no?
*Time bound* ⏰ - give it a time frame e.g. try this exercise plan for 2 weeks and review. Giving yourself the space to review and either pare back or ramp up depending on how you did within the time frame allows you flexibility and accountability.

Now then, what goals do you want to set?
If you'd like further help to achieve your goals, get in touch.
Out of the Woods Hypnotherapy