FIOS Hypnotherapy

30/08/2025

Have you ever noticed feeling drained, heavy, or restless, even on days when nothing “big” happened?
Your shoulders tighten, your thoughts race, and your body whispers exhaustion yet you can’t quite name the reason.

This is the quiet pull of invisible stress.

It’s not the big crises that wear us down most, it’s the small, constant pressures:

📩 the unanswered email
🤔 the decision you keep postponing
💭 the worry you carry but never speak aloud

Alone, each is manageable. Together, they accumulate, training your nervous system to stay on high alert. The result? Tiredness that sleep doesn’t fix, tension that never fully releases, and a mind that rarely rests.

Invisible stress is subtle. But your body always keeps the score, until it finds a way to speak louder.

Hypnotherapy can help untangle these hidden layers of stress, calm the nervous system, and restore balance from the inside out.

If you’ve been feeling weighed down by what seems like “nothing,” maybe it isn’t nothing at all and maybe it’s time to lighten the load.

25/08/2025

I’d been smoking cannibas on and off for 25 years. The last 10 years smoking daily and on top of that in the last 3 years I started smoking regular ci******es.
Also I have young children and I found myself hiding from them in order to have smoke. Not positive. So I decided to call a halt.

No more sneaking away, no more hiding smelly breath and no more silly excuses that only small children would believe!
Now it’s 3 months later and the urge is completely gone. I cannot even visualise myself smoking.

That’s thanks to Caroline, I’d tried to quit on my own before but was unsuccessful.
So if your thinking of quitting I’d advise you to consider a few good reasons why you want to quit and to give Caroline a call. It worked for me.

22/08/2025

Your mind doesn’t really know the difference between something you imagine and something you actually experience. That’s why a scary thought can make your heart race, or imagining food can make your mouth water.

In hypnosis, we use this to your advantage. When you imagine yourself calm, confident, or free of the old problem; and you really let yourself believe in that imagining, your subconscious treats it like it’s already real.

The more you do that, the more your brain and body start wiring in that new way of being. That’s why hypnosis can help you create change much faster than just talking about it.

Think of your imagination like a flight simulator. Pilots practice in a simulator before they ever fly a real plane. That how their brains and bodies learn as if they’re really flying.

Hypnosis works the same way. When you imagine and believe in a new way of being, your mind and body rehearse it as if it’s already happening. That way, when you step back into everyday life, it feels natural and automatic, like you’ve already done it before.

That’s why, afterwards, you don’t have to force it or keep reminding yourself, it just automatically feels easier, like your system has already learned the new way of being. That’s what makes it last.

22/08/2025

21/08/2025

So many of the challenges we feel in life don’t come from reality. They come from the beliefs we’ve picked up along the way.

👉 “I’m not good enough.”
👉 “Change is too hard.”
👉 “That’s just the way I am.”

But what if those beliefs aren’t true? What if they’re just old stories your mind keeps replaying?

The moment you question a belief, you create the possibility of freedom.

The moment you challenge it, you open the door to growth.

Ask yourself today:

Is this belief really mine, or did I inherit it?Does it help me, or hold me back?
What would I believe instead, if I gave myself permission?

Your mind is powerful. When you change your beliefs, you change your life.

08/08/2025

If you wake up tired, run on coffee, and crash by evening, it’s not always just “bad sleep” or “being busy.”

Anxiety, stress, and emotional overload quietly drain your energy every single day.

When your mind is constantly scanning for danger or worrying about “what ifs,” your body stays on high alert.

Your heart rate, breathing, and muscle tension stay elevated. Stress hormones keep pumping.

It’s like driving with your foot on the accelerator and the brake at the same time, you burn out fast.

Hypnotherapy works by guiding your mind out of that constant “fight or flight” mode, helping you deeply relax and reset your nervous system. It addresses the subconscious patterns that keep your body stuck in stress so your energy can flow back into living, not surviving.

If your body has been whispering “I’m exhausted” for too long, perhaps it’s time to listen and get the support you need.

07/08/2025

1. Exhale longer than you inhale
Try breathing in for 4, out for 6. This signals safety to your body.

2. Drop your shoulders
Let them fall away from your ears. Relax your jaw. Unclench your hands.

3. Place one hand on your chest, one on your belly
Feel the rise and fall. Come back to now.

4. Name 3 things you can see
Reconnect to your surroundings. Your body only lives in the present.

You’re safe. You’re here now. You’re okay.

05/08/2025

Yes it can, as it’s so fundamental to your overall wellbeing.
It’s not your mindset.
It’s not your motivation.
It’s your nervous system that sets the tone for your whole life.

When it’s regulated, you feel safe, grounded, focused, creative.
When it’s overwhelmed, then even small tasks can feel impossible.

Most people try to think their way out of anxiety, burnout, or emotional shutdown.
But real change happens when the body feels safe enough to let go.

That’s why nervous system work is at the heart of deep healing.

This isn’t about pushing through.
It’s about tuning in.
Rewiring your inner world so life feels lighter, freer, and more you.

Your healing begins with safety. Your transformation begins with regulation.
Your nervous system isn’t the problem. It’s actually the portal to wellbeing

29/07/2025

When something hurts us deeply, especially in childhood, a part of us steps in to protect what’s left of our innocence.

Jungian therapist Donald Kalsched describes this inner protector as fierce, even tyrannical. It says:

“Never again will this child feel that helpless or hurt.”

To keep us safe, it might:
• Numb us with addictions
• Pull us into fantasy or dissociation
• Break us into parts
• Silence our hope with depression

These aren’t weaknesses.
They are survival strategies born out of love for the part of us that suffered too much, too soon.

Healing isn’t about tearing these defences down.

It’s about gently helping them trust that the danger has passed… and we are safe enough now to come back to the life we were meant to live

26/07/2025

There’s a big difference between processing and holding.
Your brain is designed like a browser, not a hard drive.
It’s meant to open tabs, explore ideas, solve problems…
Not to carry every reminder, every “what if,” every unfinished conversation, and every emotional knot.

But most of us are doing exactly that. We hold:

🔁 open loops
🔒 emotional tension
📌 to-do lists
📎 old arguments
📥 future worries

The result?

Mental fog. Decision fatigue. Emotional friction. Like trying to run with a weighted vest, every thought feels heavier than it should.

Want to clear the tabs and lighten your mind?
That’s where the real power of deep rest and subconscious reset comes in. Hypnotherapy isn’t about giving up control. It’s about giving your mind a break from holding everything. So you can start thinking clearly again.

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24/07/2025

Thank you, Caroline, for such a beautiful hypnotherapy session. The moment I stepped into the calm, peaceful atmosphere of your lovely space, I knew I was in for something special. Even if nothing had changed, the deep and total relaxation alone would have made it worthwhile.

But things have changed in ways I didn’t expect. It’s amazing how the smallest shifts can make the biggest difference. Since my session with you, Caroline, I’ve noticed subtle but powerful changes, like eating and drinking what I want without guilt, and letting go of the habit of constantly weighing myself.

I’m sleeping better too, or at least I’m not stressed if I’m lying awake at night which feels like such a relief. I’m even enjoying my physio exercises more, and I realised I’d been doing one of them wrong (it turns out it’s much easier than I thought!).

I’ve been walking further with less pain, and overall, I feel less anxious about my health even if I can’t fully explain how or why. What I do know is, I just feel better.

23/07/2025

It might sound strange to someone on the outside… but when you’re already overwhelmed, the idea of reaching out can feel like just another weight.

👉 What if they don’t understand?
👉 What if I can’t explain it right?
👉 What if they think I’m overreacting… or wasting their time?

For some, anxiety tells them they should be able to cope alone.
That needing help is a weakness.
That if they just tried harder, they’d be okay.

But the truth is:

Anxiety doesn’t like change even the good kind.

It can convince you to stay stuck, stay silent, stay hidden… because at least that feels familiar.

If this sounds like you, know this:
You don’t have to be “ready.”
You don’t have to have the words.
You just have to be willing to let someone meet you where you are.

If this resonates, I specialise in the kind of help that understands anxiety from the inside. If you’d like a no pressure consultation, just message me and I’ll schedule a free zoom call with you

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