Hypnotherapy College Blog
Video clip – The Quirkiest Scientific Research Ever?
The Fascinating Connection Between Country Music and Suicide Rates Revealed... Further to the clip I shared last week during my 2019 lecture about the quirkiest hypnosis research studies, I framed the presentation by citing some winners of the Ig Nobel Science Prize...
Understanding Psychosomatic Disorders: Creating a Path to Healing
Often as hypnotherapists, it can be important to de-pathologise our clients' mental health challenges in order for that individual to develop self-efficacy, feel capable, feel more in control of themselves and establish a sense of hope about their mental well-being. I...
Video: Hypnosis As a Tool to Model Delusion
Back in 2019 (in London's finest 'Bunker' lecture theatre - if you know, you know) I gave a lecture entitled 'Hypnosis Quirkology' whereby I explained and discussed some of the quirkiest hypnosis research. In one section, I spoke of a number of studies that had...
One Important Reason to Deactivate the Amygdala During Hypnotherapy
The amygdala area of the brain is designed to detect danger. It evaluates and processes information long before the information is going to be consciously processed. When the amygdala matches the environment, we have mental health. When it does not, that is when we...
The Importance of Neuroception in the Clinical Setting
The neuroception of safety is vital for a clinical patient seeking to make changes in a clinical setting. The brain adapts far better and the optimum conditions for neuroplasticity occur when the brain recognises feeling safe and secure. As I explain here, that...
Video: The Power of a 20-Second Full Body Hug: Transforming Relationships and Increasing Oxytocin
During a recent lecture, whilst discussing the importance of oxytocin, I mentioned that 20-second full body hug, as revealed by UCLA's Stan Tatkin, can enhance your relationships and overall well-being as well as releasing a really healthy amount of oxytocin into your...
Video: Response Flexibility – Choosing Your Attitude
I'm discussing the brain's capacity for response flexibility to shift out of automatic negative habitual thinking patterns - and using some famous quotes to illustrate.
Latest Video: The Dopamine Trap: Is Dopamine Actually Holding You Back?
Typically, we focus upon how to boost dopamine in order to derive more of the benefits that come with it. However, dopamine can also hold you back from trying new strategies and potentially lead to addictive behaviours as Adam explains in this snippet from a recent...
Video: Rewiring Anxiety: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Wisdom for Embracing Courage
During a recent lecture I was giving on Somatic Intelligence within hypnotherapy, I was explaining one way to recondition an anxious nervous system by helping patients to embrace courage and to equip them to take action accordingly. I illustrated by referring to...
Video: The Power of Love: How Holding Hands Can Reduce Anxiety and Pain
Stress and Pain Disappear When Oxytocin is Flowing! Adam highlights the astonishing effects that holding hands has on anxiety and pain perception. In class last weekend, I was discussing somatic approaches to hypnotherapy and I was discussing the impact of techniques...
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