Do you also have that picture in your mind that hypnotherapy is people behaving like chickens? Yep! Me too! So, I want to find out how hypnotherapy can benefit a cancer survivor's life when menopause has added a layer of insult to your experience.

I am delighted to welcome Debbie Pugh onto the show. Debbie is a hypnotherapist and master coach and has much wisdom and healing to offer. This episode talks about the benefits of hypnotherapy but also addresses healing as a non-linear process.

Debbie works at a cancer charity in Cambridge https://www.cambridgecancerhelp.org/ and can be found here as well.

https://www.sunbeamcoaching.uk/

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Episode Highlights:

00:00 Intro

06:04 Not everyone can be hypnotised.

09:45 In therapy, planting ideas in the unconscious mind.

20:02 Childhood coping strategies persist in adulthood behaviours.

21:23 Struggle with a sense of disconnect, amplified trauma.

25:24 Volunteers compiling UK's only cancer charity database.

27:33 Sought support from friends when Debbie’s son was going through cancer treatment.

31:37 Adapting strategies for coping and self-care.

33:48 Hypnotherapy helps address sleep issues and emotional healing.

37:32 Permission to acknowledge feelings, spoken or written.

44:33 Dani reads a poem.

About Dani:

The Menopause and Cancer Podcast is hosted by Dani Binnington, menopause guide, patients advocate for people in menopause after a cancer diagnosis, and founder of the online platform Healthy Whole Me. 

There is lots of information out there about the menopause but hardly any if you have had a cancer diagnosis as well. Many people say to me they have no idea what their options are, who to ask for help, and that they feel really isolated in their experiences. 

I started this podcast because there was nothing out there when I was thrown into surgical menopause at the age of 39, which followed on from my cancer diagnosis aged 33.

Through the episodes, I want to create more awareness, share information from our fabulous guest experts, doctors and other specialists in the cancer and menopause field. 

And of course, I will share stories from the people in our community.

So that together we can work towards a better menopause experience. For all of us.

More educated, better informed and less alone.

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