Hypnocurious?

This is the story of 'Robyn', a breast cancer survivor living with chronic back pain following spinal surgery. Over six weeks, we worked through my Relax and Renew® programme, drawing on the teachings of Judith Hanson Lasater and the therapeutic application of trauma-informed Restorative Yoga for recovery, pain management and nervous system regulation.

An unwanted breast cancer diagnosis for you or your partner is going to be life-changing in many ways. However it doesn’t mean you can’t keep filling your life with the things you love or having to give up work before you’re ready. It does mean looking after yourself and putting your wellbeing first, making some lifestyle adjustments, and getting your stress levels in check.

Vitamin D has been in the spotlight since Covid because of its role in immunity, as well as supporting our energy levels, bone strength and overall wellbeing. However in recent years there has been alarming misinformation circulating on the daily levels of Vitamin D we need.

Recently, I was back on campus at Surrey University attending a fascinating lecture by Dr Daan Van der Veen, Senior Lecturer in Sleep and Chronobiology, titled Healthy Timing: Resetting Our Daily Rhythms for Better Living. It was all about how light and timing, especially daylight and meal timing, affect our sleep, metabolism, mental health and overall wellbeing.

At this year’s CIPD Festival of Work , one session in particular stayed with me. It wasn’t filled with bold frameworks or the latest in...

At this year’s CIPD Festival of Work, I sat in on a powerful session exploring how we build real, meaningful manager capability in today's complex workplace. The panel included voices from across industry - Andy Ayim MBE, Shane Ashby-Roche from The White Company, and Claire Angliss from Rolls Royce SWR - all reflecting on the evolving nature of leadership. When we talk about what makes a great manager, we often default to skills that are easy to measure: performance managemen

Why is it that men are less likely to seek help for their mental health? Statistically, the figures are sobering. In the UK, suicide is the leading cause of death for men under 50, and men account for nearly 75% of all suicides (ONS, 2023). Only 36% of NHS referrals for psychological therapies are male (NHS Digital). In the construction industry, the situation is even more acute: men in construction are nearly four times more likely to die by suicide than the national average

Dancing around the mental, physical and emotional impact of a life changing diagnosis, treatment and recovery. Diagnosis Sitting in the surgeon’s office at the hospital hearing that my tests were inconclusive, but highly suspicious so I needed to come back for further investigation, my first reaction was I didn’t have room in my schedule. “I can’t. I don’t have time. I started a new job yesterday. I can’t get away.” “You have to,” said the consultant. “This is life threatenin