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How Can Birth Trauma Counselling Help?
Birth Trauma Counselling Have you ever wondered if birth trauma counselling could help? Is it something you’ve explored but you’re not sure if it’s the right thing for you? Do you wonder if your experience is bad enough to be called birth trauma and if you even need...
When the motivation has gone
How do you increase your motivation when it has gone? I have a confession; like everyone, I get stuck in the loop of loss of motivation and therefore I procrastinate over the things that I should be doing and feel guilty for the lack of progress without any level of...
Building resilience to manage life’s challenges
Building resilience is a life skill Life can be unpredictable and full of challenges, and at times it may feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Building your resilience can help you manage those challenges which can come from anywhere. Whether it’s...
Building Your Confidence in 7 Easy Steps
Building your confidence in easy and manageable ways Building your confidence can help you in any aspect of your life. Whether it's in your career, relationships, or just how you feel within yourself, having confidence can help you achieve your goals and overcome the...
How to find joy in everyday life
Can your really find joy in everyday life? Let me ask you a question. How do you find joy in everyday life? Do you hang your happiness on the bigger obvious events or do you notice the smaller everyday moments that just make life more pleasant? When we think of joy,...
How to avoid Christmas Overwhelm
Do you get overwhelmed at Christmas? It’s never too early to start planning for Christmas and this goes for all of us whether you’re feeding the entire family or you’re planning a very low-key affair. And if you’re working over Christmas as many people do, planning...
Don’t let the menopause become a barrier to losing weight
One of the most common things that women struggle with in mid-life is weight gain. I know; it happened to me too! But there is one thing that I’ve learned over the last few months and that’s that I had also allowed it to become an excuse too. It felt like it was...
Common Menopause Symptoms that can be Helped Through Hypnotherapy
Yesterday I gave a talk to some lovely ladies about how Hypnotherapy can help during the menopause. It’s a hot topic right now (pardon the pun!) and with HRT shortages happening for some women it’s also something that is most definitely worth knowing about. I thought...
Self-care essentials for the Sandwich Generation
Self-care matters for everyone; old and young, men and women, single or in relationships, working, caring for others, not working for whatever reason. We all need to focus on self-care. When it comes to the Sandwich Generation, it can become more challenging to...
Anxiety in Midlife; 5 easy ways of taking control
Anxiety can strike at any time of life. For some women, it can either start or get worse when they hit midlife. Anxiety in midlife is probably more common that you think and when you’re juggling work, family and possibly taking on more responsibility for your aging...
Fertility, Stress and Creating Boundaries
When I talk to women who are struggling with their fertility, a common theme that comes up is their level of stress and the complete lack of boundaries in their life. It is well recognised that fertility problems can be related to increased stress and one of the many...
Take the pressure off yourself in 2022
How is your inbox looking? If it’s anything like mine, it’s full of suggestions on how you can be your best self in 2022. There are offers coming in all directions to help me with my health, fitness, creating a new look, changing my home, working on my business and...
Goals and Habits – why they go hand in hand!
Goals and habits. Are they relevant to each other and if so, how do you make them work for you? We’re all aware of goals. Let’s face it; every magazine on the build up to summer and Christmas includes the quick and effective diet that will help you shift that half...
Anxiety and Fertility; beware of the stories you tell yourself
Anxiety and fertility can lead to a vicious circle of negative self-talk. When you change the story, the pressure eases.
Five ways to beat Procrastination
How do you get past procrastination? I’ve been meaning to write this blog for ages. The problem is that procrastination gets in the way which means that all my good ideas stay just that; ideas. Procrastination comes from a number of sources and the one thing that...
Hypnotherapy and Counselling in Reading and Wokingham and Online
Contact Catherine today for an informal chat to see if she may be able to help you. All of the contact details are here including a quick contact form. All enquiries are treated in the strictest of confidence.