Many people are reporting not sleeping well, or having sleep problems for the first time during lockdown - why is this? Well, lockdown is having a huge impact on the way we live, with the pandemic forcing us to deal with a whole range of emotions, including fear and anxiety. Whilst it's totally normal to worry at the moment, we need to find ways to manage our worries. This is because when we are anxious our body goes into fight or flight mode, a primitive response designed to

Many mid to older age clients come to me with the aim of sleeping better. When I ask what their best hopes are, they often reply “to have continuous sleep”. This kind of sleep is the sleep they remember pre-children, pre-work or before reaching their middle ages. It’s almost magical in their memories - the ability to go straight to sleep and then wake up in the morning feeling refreshed. Setting realistic expectations at this stage about what they hope to get out of hypnother

Why everyone needs a good amount of REM each night. Until I started studying hypnotherapy, I had little idea of why REM, or rapid eye movement, was so important for us. It accounts for around 20% of our total sleep each night and is when oubrain literally problem solves the events from the day before. During REM your body is in paralysis but your mind is 4 times as active as during the day processing all your thoughts. Think of it like a filing cabinet sorting through your st