Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and the Internet was awash with declarations of love from one person to another. But what about love for ourselves? Surely this time of year is a wonderful time to declare that love for ourselves. If you are reading this, know with every fibre of your being that you are worth Continue reading
Grief and Loss Associated with Miscarriage & Fertility Problems
Grief and Loss Associated with Miscarriage & Problems With Fertility –How Psychotherapy & Hypnotherapy Can Help On the 17th July, I was the guest speaker at the Nottingham Miscarriage Support Group talking about how Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy can help the grief and loss associated with miscarriage and problems with fertility. Here is that talk:- Psychotherapy Continue reading
Mindfulness and CBT
On the 29th January 2014, I was asked to appear on BBC Radio Nottingham to talk about CBT. I work with the newest form of CBT – Mindfulness – in my practice, but here is a brief précis of what CBT is and how it can help; along with some details of books and Continue reading
How Happy Are You?
Jean –Jacques Rousseau wrote that “Every man wants to be happy, but in order to be so he first needs to understand what happiness is.” Happiness. Just one word holds so much promise, yet also so much mystery – it’s elusive and intangible. Or is it? I ponder these things as I am starting a Continue reading
Motivation – Are you flagging yet?
I’m guessing that you may have made some New Year Resolutions, or at the very least have thought about how you want things to be different this year. But now that Easter is almost upon us – where are you with that? How motivated have you remained to change what you’ve told yourself (and others) Continue reading
What are your expectations of Christmas (and of every day of the year?)
What are your expectations of Christmas (and of every day of the year)? My teenage daughter said to me recently “Mum, why is there such an emphasis on love and peace, being nice and kind to each other and having a good time on just this one day of the year, when it should be Continue reading
Calling all women – do you go Gaga over your body?
A few weeks ago, the pop star, Lady Gaga appeared in concert in Amsterdam, to a frenzy of media interest. What controversial thing had she done this time? This is a woman who has consistently worn fur and paraded around in a dress and shoes made entirely of meat; simulated oral sex on stage followed Continue reading
Children Leaving Home?
On the 28th September 2011, I appeared on BBC Radio Nottingham to talk about ‘Empty Nest Syndrome’ – that terrible feeling of loss that parents and carers can feel when their children leave home for the first time. So what is Empty Nest Syndrome, and why can it hit us so hard? Empty Nest Syndrome Continue reading
Blushing!!
Today I appeared on BBC Radio Nottingham as part of a discussion about blushing. The BBC decided to cover it after the tragic story of 20 year old man called Brendan who committed suicide because he felt unable to cope with his uncontrollable and chronic blushing any longer. Do you feel that you blush too Continue reading
What to do if your adult children tell you they want to emigrate…
In October 2011, BBC Radio Nottingham ran a feature on parents whose adult children are emigrating and what it feels like for the parents. As part of this I was asked to contribute in my capacity as a therapist. Below is information that came out of that discussion. When Your Adult Children Emigrate When your Continue reading
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Samantha Hillyer
BA(Hons) Msc MA Dip Hyp CS MBACP
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