One thing I have learned through my own journey with smoking, and through helping clients stop smoking or vaping, is that change does not always unfold the way people imagine it will. Some people come for one hypnotherapy session and never touch a cigarette again. Others may still experience cravings for a few days. Some suddenly wake up one morning and realise the desire is simply gone. Others may briefly smoke again before reaching the point where something finally “clicks” deeply inside...

For a very long time, I was angry. The strange thing is, I didn't know I was. If someone had asked me back then whether I had anger issues, I probably would have said no. Yet everything annoyed me. My face was often closed off. I didn't like change. I struggled when people had different opinions. I wanted people to understand me, to see things my way. Looking back now, the signs were everywhere, but I couldn't see them. And that's what makes anger such a tricky emotion. Out of all the...

When Your Child or Teen Feels Lost in Anxiety or Low Mood: How Hypnotherapy Can Help