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According to the W.H.O., depression affects about 5% of adults worldwide, or 280 million people, many of whom are women. Symptoms include feeling low and hopeless, guilty, irritable, unable to sleep and sometimes having thoughts about suicide. Depression can affect anyone as a single episode following a challenging time, or can be alternated to manic symptoms in bipolar disorders. We are going to talk only about recurrent depressive disorder, where at least two depressive episodes occur and the condition persists over time.

Despite the existence of many effective psychological and medical interventions, many people do not get treated for depression, and it is often found that medication is taken by some for many years, but the root cause of the issue is not lack of serotonin as we have been told for years. 'There remains no clear evidence that serotonin levels or serotonin activity are responsible for depression, according to a major review of prior research led by UCL scientists.

The new umbrella review – an overview of existing meta-analyses and systematic reviews – published in Molecular Psychiatry, suggests that depression is not likely caused by a chemical imbalance, and calls into question what antidepressants do. Most antidepressants are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which were originally said to work by correcting abnormally low serotonin levels. There is no other accepted pharmacological mechanism by which antidepressants affect the symptoms of depression. Many people take antidepressants because they have been led to believe their depression has a biochemical cause, but this new research suggests this belief is not grounded in evidence. (Link to study: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/jul/no-evidence-depression-caused-low-serotonin-levels-finds-comprehensive-review)

Self-care plays an important role in managing symptoms of depression and promoting overall well-being: doing enjoyable activities, staying connected, exercise, avoiding alcohol and drugs, talking to someone.

In my interview with Chloe Jimenez Peters we will hear about her depression story, which started when she was just a teen. Over decades, Chloe went through medication, therapy and shifts in behaviour, and while at medical school she was taught that genetics and chemicals were the only culprits behind disease.

But her beliefs were to encounter the reality of the unconscious mind and how it shapes our mental health - even creating depression as a nervous system response to triggers such as trauma.

Chloe ended up retraining in RTT, becoming trauma-informed and working with depressed patients who had lost all hope.

With her 1 and 2 month programs, depressed clients were able redesign their life and exit the cocoon where they had sheltered for many years.

How did this happen? Using hypnosis in combination with NLP, coaching and CBT, which is part of the RTT training that both myself and Chloe have undertaken.

After clearing up old beliefs of not being good enough, and reprocessing the past, we can effectively move to the present, stop ruminating the past and see ourselves as the powerful, spiritual being we are - magnificent people with purpose and with all life ahead of us.

We hold within us the power to heal, the power to change behaviours we don't like, the power to achieve success like we never dared to dream before.

Feel free to ask any questions to myself or to Chloe, by visiting

https://chloejimenezpeters.com

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In this interview with California based coach and hypnotist Susan Urban, we gain more insights on anxiety and how straight forward it can be to heal from it. Susan herself suffered from anger and anxiety as a young child - who didn't have the happiest childhood and also felt ashamed because of a speech impediment.

Susan has now completely recovered from her stutter and speaks fluidly - how did this happen?

In our conversation, Susan shares her insight into the "real" meaning behind mind/body connection and how people can utilise this understanding to empower themselves, just like she did, using the power of hypnosis and harnessing the unconscious to serve our higher purpose.

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In this interview with Paris Beyk, we discuss how a distorted image of our body can create serious emotional problems. A widepsread issue in our society, hating how we look like is causing those affected to take drastic actions, just to realise they are still unhappy after changing looks, using various products, procedures and even surgery.

Listen out as Paris outlines the root cause of her issue and how she managed it - emerging full of peace and acceptance for her body. Hint: hypnosis was the most successful tool!

Apologies for some small audio issues, and for my faint voice (I was quite unwell when we recorded)

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"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." — Thomas Campbell (Scottish poet)

Are you feeling lost, sad and abandoned since losing a loved person or a pet you had?

Is life losing its meaning without your loved ones? Help is at hand with quantum hypnosis, a technique that facilitates a deep meditation where all our thoughts leave space to the energies around us - including those energies emanating from our loved ones.

Whether you are agnostic, atheist, Christian, or hold any other belief system, if you feel that there is more to this life and there is an after life, this interview is for you.

Autumn Joy will be talking in detail about quantum hypnosis and how it can help grieving adults find relief and healing tools by guiding them to personally communicate with their departed loved ones and pets. Clients can experience closure, pain relief, acceptance, connection and peace.

Curious? Listen to the amazing story of a client who had lost twins in pregnancy and how she reconnected with them during her session.

And then ask all the questions you want to Autumn by going to www.infinitehealinghypnosis.com

quantumhealing. #quantumhypnosis. #missinglovedones #connectiwthlovedones #releivegrieving

PS By mistake I said in the beginning that this is episode 157 instead of 156- I decided to leave it unedited and let you wonder what happened to the missing episode :)

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Have you managed to stop smoking or vaping? Yes? How many times? So many people have quit and started up again, and felt frustrated in the process. In this interview, Eddy Pun, who is speaking from Singapore, will lay out the basic principles that will help you to move from the addiction to nicotine to a healthy lifestyle.

Eddy uses conversational hypnosis to achieve excellent results. Imagine your life without smoking or vaping! How your health will improve, your finances will look better and you will enjoy a longer life - tasting foods and coping better with the highs and lows of life!

With hypnosis, this is possible - as long as you are 100% committed to change!

So if you want to talk more about this, Eddy loves sharing how to stop smoking in his channel here: http://eddypuncanheal.com/youtube.

And I can help you to get rid of any bad habits!

Feel free to contact us for any questions!

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In this episode I am interviewing Claudia Wenning, a German born, California-based Holistic Health Consultant, Naturopath and Functional Medicine Practitioner, PhD Natural Medicine. Claudia will explain what are the root causes of many issue between parents and teen or adult children in particular, and the role that communication and expectations play in the process.

You can find Claudia here: https://claudiawenning.com/

Ask us any questions and feel free to share, like and subscribe to our channels so we can spread the message that successful families can exist!

#familymatters #communication #adultchildren #howtocommunicatewithteen

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When Alex Aguilar was young, she developed BDD, and specifically body dysmorphia.

She couldn't recognise herself in the mirror and she was extremely preoccupied about the opinion of other people about her looks. This condition brought much misery to her life just like it does to thousands of people today.

Years have passed and Alex, who has used therapy to revert back to her outgoing personality and healthy relationship with her body image, had made her interest in BDD her career.

Today, she helps others to overcome BDD using conversational hypnosis and you can find her and ask any questions, by clicking on this link: https://linktr.ee/healing.self_love

As always, we are grateful for your reviews, likes, subscriptions and connections with us!

Of course you are also welcome to talk to me about BDD!

#overcomeBDD. #overcomebodydysmorphia #ihatemybody #loveyourself #hypnosisheals

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You are a purpose-driven professional and you are looking into exercising your true capabilities, but self-doubt, worry and fear are keeping you stuck. In this interview with Paul Norrish, a multi qualified change worker from Toronto, we shall discuss what might be keeping you that way, why this is happening and how Paul's approach to transformation can help you to break through your emotional blocks.

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You can find Paul here: https://www.paulnorrish.online

#selfdoubt #conquerfear #stuck #hypnosisforsuccess #believeinyourself hypnosisbreakthrough

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An eye-opening interview with RTT therapist Lucia Costin. We discuss how our view of the world is altered and we fear judgement from others when we live in a state of anxiety. Lucia digs deep into the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and how during the lockdowns we thought we were 'safe' from the very thing we all need so much: human contact.

Lucia also shares freely how to get over it - as of course nobody can solve a problem with the same mindset that created it.

Feel free to ask any questions to me and Lucia on anxiety and other issues you might be worried about. Find Lucia on: https://www.luciacostintherapy.com/about-3/

#anxiety #overcomeanxiety #overcomefear #depression

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Abuse is not love. Yet every year thousands of people end a relationship because the initial affection has been replaced by some form of abuse. For some it takes a few weeks to realise it's time to go. For others it takes years. Domestic abuse is a vile aspect of our society and we can't even scratch the surface of such a vaste topic. It affects all segments of society, ages and abilities. We could talk about it for years.

However, we will attempt to give concise guidelines of what is not a healthy relationship, and why our safety matters more than stability or other aspects that are keeping us stuck.

Our guest Chris Goode will share with us his thoughts about toxic, narcisistic, abusive people and why we need to take steps to keep ourselves safe.

Be careful not to label every partner with a diagnosis that is best left to professionals. Whatever the situation, disorder or condition is keeping you in fear and walking on eggshells, you need to prioritise your own safety.

domestic abuse. #narcissistic #toxicrelationship #endatoxicrelationship #loveisnotabuse

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