Our brains help us to survive. We automatically scan the environment for what is wrong, what needs to be fixed in order to protect ourselves. It can be an effort to focus on what is good and right, and what we have to be grateful for. In 1998, Martin Seligman introduced positive psychology. This branch…
As the summer ends, and we start our usual routines again, it’s a good time for us to note the importance of novelty. Summer is often a time when we have different experiences, and sometimes when we return to the fall, we are resuming familiar patterns of life. Although we may have developed certain routines…
We all make statements to ourselves on an everyday basis. These statements are sometimes referred to as “self-talk.” We comment about ourselves, our abilities, and our future. It is important for us to become more conscious of our thoughts, so that we are able to alter these cognitions. Clinical Hypnosis can be a powerful tool…
Clinical Hypnosis is the use of hypnosis for therapeutic purposes. Hypnosis involves concentration, the use of language, suggestion, and the imagination. Hypnosis may be combined with any type of psychotherapy, including psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, and it may be integrated with various methods, such as Somatic Experiencing, and EMDR. Hypnosis is a state,…
Hypnosis offers us highly effective tools for managing stress. With such simple exercises as breathing deeply and progressive muscle relaxation, we are able to begin to settle the body and to access feelings of relaxation. When we experience a sense of calm and of positive feelings, we are less prone to negative thoughts and emotions….
