Hypnotherapy College Blog

There are a great many psychological 'facts' that when scrutinised scientifically are found to be myths in need of busting. In this video I talk about a range of these myths; from the notion of being left or right brained, to the notion of memory being like a camera...

For any area of scientific study, there is typically someone or some group who argues against those findings or against the scientific approach altogether. I have found this to be particularly true of the field of hypnotherapy and those who oppose science conducted by...

In recent months I have been asked often about the difference in accreditation and qualification of our hypnotherapy diploma training courses. I’ve been copying and pasting and editing the same text from emails and thought it would be a good idea to instead write an...

Would you be interested in being a participant in a major hypnosis research study? I am running an experiment at Bournemouth University, within the Psychology department as part of a wider research programme. In the study you'll be screened for hypnotisability, you'll...

“It’s realizing that a great dream is not as good as a great memory. The dream can be had by anyone. The memory – must be made.” - Eric Thomas In this video, I'm talking about the creation of happy memories during these difficult times. Memories, especially happy...

In this video I make reference to an occasion last year when I had to take some time off work due to illness and received a Facebook comment stating "Why don't you use hypnosis to cure yourself?" In this video I respond to that question, and I also talk about how many...

If you follow me on social media, it won't have escaped you that I was once a fairly average endurance runner, who then took up weightlifting. This year, with the help of my coach, I have really gone on to a place where I have made what I consider to be major gains,...

Caffeine has posed some major issues for me in the past and I have a tempestuous relationship with it. As a result I decided to apply some placebo science and self-hypnosis to help solve my challenge and the results were magnificent for me. In this video I share some...

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a sycophant as a person who praises powerful people in order to get their approval. In this video I am doing my best to highlight how much this happens in the hypnotherapy field and that it needs to lessen or stop...

Yesterday I shared my weekly evidence based hypnosis meme on social media and it was about active alert hypnosis. When thinking of hypnosis most people will think of a sleep like and very relaxed state. Active-alert hypnosis is achieved through physical activity. In...