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The Best Personal Development Books

The realm of ‘self-help’ books has exploded in the last 10 years. To help you separate great from the mediocre, I’ve compiled some of my favourites which I direct clients

Feeling stuck or dissatisfied?

Why the path to fulfilment is something bigger than you My late teens were one of the happiest periods of my life. Having minimal responsibility and maximum time to have

Christmas Stress SOS

Battling Christmas Stress? Here’s my guide for navigating through the most wonderful time of the year Christmas is a great example of how our perception and memories shape our reality.

3 signs of burn-out and what you can do about it

Are you on the road to burn-out? It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol – Brené

What’s missing for your happiness?

The Pleasant Life ‘Happiness’ can be an elusive and slippery concept. The majority of us know we want it but we probably mean slightly different things when we talk about

Why challenge equals happiness

Do you long for an ‘easier’ life? Have you deliberately positioned yourself at times so that you avoid challenge, learning or stress? For example: When you have a couple of

Trapped in your head?

How to stop over-thinking Do you sometimes feel trapped in your own head? Do you find that your thoughts sometimes swirl around your mind, hindering your ability to make decisions

Mental health at work – a working revolution

Survey shows that half of us won’t tell employers about mental health at work When it comes to discussing our mental health at work, half of us would rather

Brene Brown on boundaries

Pride yourself on your ‘niceness’? Choose boundaries instead When people come to see me in my hypnotherapy clinic for help with relationships in Manchester the theme of boundaries often lies

Heads Together: permission to open up

Royal Family campaign can bring our heads together Many of you will have seen the recent press coverage around Prince Harry’s candid interview in The Telegraph. He openly talks about his

How Hypnotherapy can help you nail your interview

Does an interview fill you with fear? It doesn’t have to. Read on to learn how to enhance your performance for the big day Interview nerves are incredibly common for

New Years Resolution Series (6)

Why your new years resolution is not about your value You are enough I mentioned in my previous post how we can get caught up in believing that our happiness

Worried about going ‘off-piste’? Be flexible with goals

How to be flexible when pursuing our goals It’s day five of the new year. I am always amazed by how quickly ‘real life’ can feel like it can get

The power of accountability

Why a public declaration matters Another day, another tip. Hopefully you are gaining more and more clarity on how you can make your new years resolution work for you. Today

Honesty is the best policy

How to stay motivated It’s day 3 and already #JanuaryBlues is trending on Twitter. But you can distract yourself from the January gloom by continuing to focus your attention on

The power of small steps

Baby steps help habits stick It is day two of the new year. How are you feeling today? Enthusiasm already beginning to wain? Check out today’s top tip for making

Tips for New Years Resolutions Series

How language makes all the difference for new years resolutions to stick Most of us feel that shift in mindset when 1 January rolls around once again. We have a

Finding flow: the antidote to boredom and frustration

Feeling a bit ‘meh’? In my Manchester Hypnotherapy practice, I help my clients learn and understand how the mind works and how they can optimise their capacity to live an