From the monthly archives:

May 2007

Stop smoking with Champix? – what a joke!

31 May 2007

Within minutes of waking up this morning I thought my days of helping people to stop smoking were over. On the radio were reports of a pill that the “medical profession” were raving about, a pill that could help people stop smoking. Wow, I thought. Whilst eating my weetabix and watching GMTV I heard that [...]

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Monday Motivation – Life and love.

29 May 2007

The following is a list of things to consider about life and love. Have a read and see which statements make sense to you, maybe all of them do, but even if just one of them makes you smile and become happier then consider yourself motivated! The author of the following is unknown but he or she must be a happy person. [...]

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Diets don't work

23 May 2007

The Daily Mail recently reported that the world's largest study of weight loss has shown that diets do not work for the vast majority of slimmers and may even put lives at risk. More than two-thirds pile the pounds straight back on, raising the danger of heart attack, stroke and diabetes. Indeed most dieters end [...]

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MM – The Pursuit of Happyness – Be happy

21 May 2007

I watched a great film at the weekend, The Pursuit of Happyness, and found it motivational and inspiring. The fact that it is based on a true story makes it even more powerful emotionally. I won't spoil it for you by revealing the plot here, but the basis of the film is that whatever happens, [...]

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Self-hypnosis – Week 15 – I'm in charge

21 May 2007

This week's suggestion again focuses on creating an awareness that we are each ultimately responsible for ourselves, and this can be a good thing to accept. It doesn't mean that we should become selfish or hedonistic but that ultimately, we are responsible for our own actions and behaviours. As always, all you have to do [...]

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Dalziel and Pascoe and the evil hypnotist!

14 May 2007

On BBC1 last night was the second part of Dalziel and Pascoe and the villain of the piece ended up being a woman hypnotherapist who made people do things that they didn't want to do or were unaware that they were doing it. We also saw a male stage hypnotist walk in and out of [...]

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Monday Motivation – Look for the good….

14 May 2007

This weeks motivation piece pretty much speaks for itself, have a read and see what you think. The Cookie Thief by Valerie Cox. A woman was waiting at an airport one night, With several long hours before her flight.She hunted for a book in the airport shops.Bought a bag of cookies and found a place [...]

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Self-hypnosis – Week 14 – Responsibility

14 May 2007

This week's suggestion should enable you to start getting back in charge of how you think and feel. In an ideal world, we all would be in charge of how we think, feel and behave, and these thoughts, feelings and behaviours would all be positive and beneficial to us. As a hypnotherapist, I aim to [...]

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Fergie, drugs and hypnotherapy.

11 May 2007

BLACK EYED PEAS singer Fergie turned to a hypnotherapist to get her life back on track after becoming addicted to crystal meth. The singer, real name Stacy Ferguson, decided to seek help after spiralling out of control. She explains, “I started going a little nuts and hit rock bottom. I called my mom and told her [...]

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Self-Hypnosis – Week 13 – Happiness and health

7 May 2007

A really simple one this week, easy to remember and recall. If you have been doing this regularly you should have noticed by now how you are more positive and perhaps your health has improved. The subconscious mind is our loyal and faithful servant, it does as it is told. All you have to do [...]

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Monday Motivation – Attitude is everything….

7 May 2007

This anecdote reminds us about the importance of attitude and how it affects us. Read it, enjoy and ask yourself right now if you have the attitude that you want to have. If you don't, then change it! ******************************** Jerry is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good [...]

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Friday Fun – fill in the gaps

4 May 2007

Following on from the recent post about hypnosis and advertising, see if you remember these: Don't leave home without it – ******** ******* Soft, strong and very long – ****** Happiness is a cigar called ****** Course you can, Malcolm – ***** Let your fingers do the walking – ****** ***** It's a lot less [...]

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