Irritable bowel syndrome can have a surprisingly large impact on everyday life. For some people, it means abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhoea or constipation. For others, one of the most difficult aspects is uncertainty: Will my stomach behave...
VIDA LARTEY When Struggle Becomes Normalised The research question my dissertation left me with and the inquiry it opened into breathing space, emotional authority and authorship. VIDA LARTEY Sep 02, 2026 Some research projects conclude by...
Many people who struggle with emotional eating already know a great deal about food. They know which foods are nutritious. They understand portion sizes. They may have followed several diets and know exactly what they intended to eat that day. Then...
You are tired. You have been looking forward to bed for hours. You turn out the light, close your eyes and wait for sleep. And suddenly your brain decides that now would be an excellent time to think about everything. A conversation from earlier in...
A difficult experience does not have to be happening now to continue affecting us. Sometimes people come to therapy because of something recognisably traumatic: an accident, abuse, violence, bereavement or another frightening event. At other times,...
The Ethics of Hypnotherapy Practice: Responsibility, Boundaries, and Clinical Integrity Ethical practice in hypnotherapy is not an abstract set of rules applied after the fact. It is an active, ongoing framework that shapes every aspect of...
Passive aggression: It's more than just sarcasm and silent treatment Passive aggression is one of those things that people talk about a lot, but when you stop and think about it, it's actually quite interesting psychologically because most people...
How Language Shapes Internal Experience in Thought, Emotion, and Behaviour Language is often treated as a tool for communication alone, yet in practice it plays a far deeper role in shaping how human beings experience their internal world....
Trance: Natural State or Therapeutic Tool in Hypnotherapy Practice The concept of trance is often surrounded by misunderstanding, largely due to its portrayal in entertainment and its association with dramatic or exaggerated states. In...
There is a particular kind of unhappiness that does not arrive like a storm. It settles in quietly, like a blanket pulled around the shoulders on a cold morning. Over time, it begins to feel less like something happening to us and more like...