“Food, Glorious Food”. That’s the title of the opening song in the musical Oliver! And food can be glorious, as long as it’s consumed as part of a healthy lifestyle. Easier said than done, you might say: because managing your weight can be a real challenge. That’s partly to do with the food culture around READ MORE
Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, is quoted as saying: “If I had asked the public what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.” But a faster horse is still a horse. It isn’t a revolutionary idea. It doesn’t break new ground or stretch the boundaries. Yet innovation isn’t simply READ MORE
American psychiatrist Milton Erickson, the father of modern psychology, once congratulated a doctor colleague on her pregnancy. She was flabbergasted. Not only had she not told a single soul about it, but she’d only just found out herself. So how on earth did he know? As far as she was concerned, it seemed like Erickson READ MORE
Depression, trauma, addiction, stress, anxiety, bad habits, phobias… Hypnotherapy can be used to treat all of these things, and many more besides. The trick is, however, that it can only work with your say so. No one can hypnotize you unless you give your consent. And in order for that to happen, you have to READ MORE
Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who dedicated most of her life to serving others. She’s been quoted as saying that you should live for the moment and that each moment is all you need to be happy. That’s probably an oversimplified description of the practice of mindfulness. But people also have the ability to READ MORE
At some point, everyone struggles to get motivated. It might be to do routine tasks or uninteresting chores, like washing your car or doing your taxes. Even though there’s a payoff, you can’t summon the enthusiasm to get on with it. There are lots of different reasons why someone might experience a lack of motivation. READ MORE
