Brian Noon, CEO of the Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy explains what's going on in your brain when anxiety becomes overwhelming, and provides some hints and tips on how to manage it better. 

Sally Hare talks to Chair of the AfSFH, and head of the MYCaW research project into the efficacy of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, Jane Fox.

Sally Hare talks to Solution Focused Hypnotherapist, Supervisor and Lecturer, Mel Cook, about her personal and professional experience of living with ADHD, her late diagnosis, and how the solution-focused approach supports those living with ADHD so well. Find out more about Mel at https://melaniecookhypnotherapy.com/ 

Lead researcher Emma Treby of Inspired to Change discusses how Solution Focused Hypnotherapy helped members of the Northumbria Police force with anxiety and depression. Find out more at https://inspiredtochange.biz/blogs/the-effectiveness-of-solution-focused-hypnotherapy-in-a-uk-police-force/

Julie Taylor and Marcia Eden from www.hypno4children.co.uk discuss with Sally Hare how effective Hypnotherapy can be for children and young people. They explain what strategies work well at different ages, and offer two relaxation breathwork exercises for you to try at home.

Exams Officer at 3A Tutors, Paul Turner, discusses exam anxiety: what it is, how it can get in the way, and what can help - including Solution Focused Hypnotherapy. With Sally Hare.

Find out more about 3A Tutors at https://www.3at.org.uk/

Hypnotherapist and Chair of the National Council for Hypnotherapy, Tracey Grist, discusses narcissism and the effects of narcissistic abuse, how Hypnotherapy and self care can help those affected, and the importance of standards within the Hypnotherapy profession. With Sally Hare.

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Tracey's website: https://www.southlondontherapy.co.uk/

Solution Focused Hypnotherapist Jackie McCormick has worked with individuals who identify as autistic, and increasingly those who identify as having ADHD, and their families and carers, for over 30 years. Here she discusses the impact it can have on people's lives, and the strategies and support that can help, with Sally Hare.

Nicola Griffiths shares her vast experience of dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). She explains what it is and isn't, how OCD impacts a person's (and their familiy's) life, and how solution-focused hypnotherapy can help.

Useful links:

MIND has a very helpful page on how people can help friends/relatives suffering with OCD: https://tinyurl.com/AfSFHpodcast13

Andy Workman has been a Solution-Focused Hypnotherapist for over 14 years. He’s also a Supervisor, author, motivational speaker, and broadcaster. His book, Cavemen and Polar Bears, is prescribed reading on many Hypnotherapy courses, and he presents Professional Development workshops on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.