Can Suppressed Emotions Make Us Ill?

  ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐–๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐‚๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ:Can Suppressed Emotions Make Us Ill?ย    Science doesnโ€™t yet offer conclusive proof that suppressing our emotions directly causes illness. Depression doesn’t equal a cancer diagnosis, and repressed anger doesn’t equal the flu. However, there have been several research studies that have shown that emotional repression can weaken Continue reading »

Grief and Loss Associated with Miscarriage & Fertility Problems

Grief and Loss Associated with Miscarriage & Problems With Fertility โ€“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.ย  Here is that talk:- Psychotherapy 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.ย  Below is information that came out of that discussion. When Your Adult Children Emigrate When your Continue reading »