Author Archives: Sharon

Have you ever noticed how we ‘wear’ what we’re feeling on our body?  Often you can take a pretty accurate guess at how someone is feeling, just by their body posture; sad, nervous, confident, angry.  This is embodiment, expressing a … Continue reading →

Revising for exams or learning something new – whichever it is there are lots of opinions and advice around about how to go about it.  Whatever strategies you use, I would urge you to learn a few things about yourself … Continue reading →

It really is!  There is little else that can enhance physical health, mental wellbeing and social relationships in quite the same way – and it’s free, unlimited and easy to use! Laughter is wonderfully contagious; ever found yourself laughing along … Continue reading →

Did you know that high blood pressure, or hypertension, is thought to account for 20-25% of all deaths worldwide and affects one in three people worldwide (over 16 million people in the UK and 50 million people in the USA)?

There are as many as 5 million people in the UK who have high blood pressure without realising it (according to the British Heart Foundation), as high blood pressure doesn’t tend to produce symptoms. Yet having high blood pressure is an important risk factor for developing stroke or heart attack in later life. The treatment of hypertension saves lives.
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Did you know that today, 2nd November, is National Stress Awareness Day, run by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA)?  The aim is to raise awareness of our rising stress levels, which, according to AXA insurance, have doubled in the … Continue reading →

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are – Theodore Roosevelt A sense of control over our lives is a something we all need.  It’s one of those innate needs humans have, just like the need for … Continue reading →

Decision is the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made nothing happens.  Wilfred A Peterson People often tell me motivation doesn’t last, and I tell them that bathing doesn’t either. That’s why I recommend it daily.    Zig Ziglar … Continue reading →

How to Lift Depression […fast] is a fantastic book by Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell, founders of The Human Givens Approach to therapy, the principles of which share much common ground with Cognitive Hypnotherapy. It is a book I would … Continue reading →

I love reading about the amazing advances in medicine that we see from time to time.  The Telegraph reported on the recent findings of a US study into how stem cell therapy could help patients with angina. You can read … Continue reading →

From a bizarre conversation came ideas about the lengths we will go to in order to support our beliefs! A homework subject around vegetarianism led my son to interview his sister about her reasons for choosing a vegetarian diet. She talked … Continue reading →