 Last Summer, August 2023, I received a phonecall from my hypnotherapy colleague and friend, John Scanlon, inviting me to speak at this year's Irish Hypnotherapy Conference. I met John last year at the very first Conference in Wicklow. I had heard about the event on Facebook, and quickly signed up and invited all past students and fellow hypnotherapists to go along too. It was such a fantastic weekend, and many of us have since all met up numerous times around the country, and some great new friendships have been made. 
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The course is based on a weight-loss podcast I launched last Summer. Included in the course:
There are three ways to get involved! 1) Online, self paced course. 2) Group course consisting of 5 weekly video sessions (recorded). A maximum of 15 in any one group, where you can ask questions and talk about what you are struggling with. 3) One-to-one course, consisting of 5 weekly video sessions (recorded), just for you. We work meticulously, addressing any areas of your life that may be playing a part in making habits and lifestyle so difficult to change. Feel free to get in touch to find out more - I can't wait to share this with you all! Laura@edenwellness.ie 'Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that, so it goes on flying anyway.' Mary Kay Ash Were you ever told that you wouldn't do well at something? Did you internalise that, resulting in it becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy? What if you were never told that? What if you never thought that? What if you were told the opposite? What if you believed the opposite? For example, imagine a child being labelled (by themself or another) as 'not very sporty'. That child would be unlikely to volunteer to play football or take up running, because it's in their head that they're not very sporty. They might happily go on with this for their whole life, having never stopped to find out if it was actually true. What do you say about yourself? What are you good at, what are you not good at? Is the latter actually true, or is it something that was just said as a passing comment to you, a long time ago? Do you see the power of mental limitations we have (put) upon ourselves? The bumblebee just gets on with what it wants to do, without thinking of the fact that it shouldn't actually be able to do it... If you need help breaking free from limiting beliefs, get in touch as I have just the techniques for you...! Imagine how you could be? laura@edenwellness.ie www.edenwellness.ie #limitingbeliefs #marykayash #unsplash #bumblebee #breakfree #yesican #yesiam #selffulfillingprophecy #hypnosis #hypnotherapy #bwrt 
If you missed even a day of either of these things, you'd definitely notice...!
What would you LOVE to add into your daily routine? Exercise? Meditation? Journalling? Where can you fit this in? If daily isn't possible, every second day? Here are some of my non-negotiables:
If I miss any of these things, I can feel a difference. I would love to add journalling and meditation to my daily routine, so that's what I will be working on. What about you? I helped many women create space to add exercise as a non-negotiable or themselves last year. If you'd like to do the same, get in touch and we can get started! laura@edenwellness.ie www.edenwellness.ie . . #dailymedition #dailyexercise #exerciseroutine #exercise #journalling #wellness #yoga #meditationplan #meditation #morningpages #themorningpages #fitness #healthy #health #bestself #mindset #mindsetcoach #ireland #hypnosis #bwrt #hypnotherapy  My office is on a fairly busy road. It can be quite noisy outside and there are often people walking past, chatting to each other or on the phone. When I was thinking of taking on the space, a few people asked me, 'would the busy-ness not bother you? Don't you need a quieter, calmer environment?' While it is lovely to have peace and quiet, the foundation of my work lies in this: we cannot control what goes on around us, whether that's at home or at work. But we can learn to control what goes on within. You can be in the midst of chaos and bring ourselves to a sense of calm. Maybe you work in retail, a place full of customers, or in a hospital, with no control over how much pressure you're going to be under. You might live in a house of constantly fighting teenagers. Whatever your situation, you can learn to control how YOU choose to feel. Hypnosis/hypnotherapy is not relaxation. You don't need quiet for it to work. It is true that relaxation can be a lovely side effect - but it is not part of the hypnotherapy itself. The side effect is created by you, in your imagination, and so many clients say they heard the traffic outside but then it faded into the background. They forgot about it. They went within. The same is said in my weekly meditation group. They've learned to notice the contrast between the busy-ness outside the front door, and the calmness within the room. It can even enhance their meditation. I grew up in London - there was constant noise. We'd hear and be in the midst of traffic, all day and night, people rushing about, trains, buses, planes overhead. But we don't know any different. We didn't even flinch when police cars sped past numerous times a day. Many of my hypnotherapy colleagues work in far, far noisier offices than mine. But, how I noticed the difference when I moved over here. It actually took a lot to get used to it, as lovely as it is. Yes - going to a quiet place - be it a retreat, or a beach holiday, or anything like that is wonderful. But you don't have to wait for an opportunity like that to come along in order to clear your head. When you can control your inner world no matter what is going on around you, you have a real power there. After all, we've found that out more than ever in the last few years. Take your mind to a place of focus, go within, and notice how your outer reality can change as result.... #mindpower #mindset #meditate #relax #focus #sharpenyourmind #beyourbest #brain #hypnosis #hypnotherapy #subconscious #unconscious #selfhypnosis #mindmastery #masteryourmind #thoughts #thoughtsbecomethings #energeticalignment  September 2012
A few weeks after this was taken, I was prescribed anti depressants (not for the first time) and referred for 6 months of counselling. My baby boy was 5 months old. Having battled with my mind in the past, I felt I didn’t need help, especially as it is part of my job to help people with their minds. I thought I would be failing if I couldn’t sort things out myself. I thought it would look bad if I ever told anyone. I had a number of traumatic life events during my pregnancy, including losing my Mum to cancer, and all the grief that I’d tried to protect my baby from finally came out after he was born - not to mention the usual cocktail of emotions we have after having a baby. There’s a story about his birth too, but that’s for another post..! I eventually got help, not because I asked for it, but because my husband contacted the health nurse. He told me she would be visiting to check on the baby – but she was actually visiting to check on me. I agreed to go to my GP because anything was better than the numbness I was feeling. I took the medication and went for the help, which helped me bring myself out of the hole I’d fallen into, and I could start to see clearly again. It was like a fog was lifting. Why am I sharing this? I want you to know I’m not just sitting opposite you dishing out advice or reeling off the same stuff I do to everyone. I know what it’s like to feel that despair, that helplessness, and that exhaustion when you feel there’s nothing you can do but keep going. We all feel it in different ways, and this was just one of my experiences. I am also sharing it as a reminder that people in a difficult place can still smile and look happy, even feel moments of happiness, but feel like they’re drowning at the same time. Just because I use what are considered to be ‘alternative’ methods in my work (they’re actually complementary, to work alongside or on their own), it doesn’t mean I discourage anything else. Whatever it takes to help you to feel better, do it. I did… and I would again. You know where I am if you want to ask anything at all. x #grief #postnataldepression #newbaby #happyfaces #braveface #happy #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #helpme #medication #gp #hypnosis #bwrt #hypnotherapy See less  HYPNOSIS IN MINUTES: Read on if you want to be a non-smoker!
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