Why Procrastination Shows Up What is Procrastination Procrastination is the act of postponing decisions or actions unnecessarily. It can be detrimental to your ability to achieve your goals which can increase stress and effect your mental health.  A lot of people believe that procrastination is just a matter of willpower,...

The Power of Gratitude for Mental Health Gratitude, what does it mean? What is Gratitude and how do you recognize it your own life? You have probably heard the saying “Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” This famous Napoleon Hill quote proves to be quite true...

Burnout & How Hypnotherapy can help What is Burnout, Don’t we all experience this? Burnout is when you have reached a state of emotional, physical & mental exhaustion due to prolonged stress.  You may be thinking that sounds like every day for me. While we all experience stress in our...

What is the Weight Connection Decrease Stress, Increase Confidence When the stress in our lives turns into an exaggerated sense of fear and worry our habits can quickly become unhealthy. Have you found yourself doing any of the following?  Exercise less: We prioritize work over physical activity, we find ourselves...

Weight Loss & Anxiety Stress and Anxiety Stress and anxiety tend to go hand in hand, and it is important to know that you are not alone when you feel high levels of stress and anxiety.  It is important to note that any unexplained weight loss is worth a visit...

OCD and Hypnotherapy OCD and Anxiety can go hand in hand When people think of someone with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), they might think of a character in a TV show, or someone they know who must have everything ‘just right’. Despite the light-hearted laughter and occasional empathy with those characters,...

Hypnotherapy and Financial Stress May Feel Financial Stress, Recognize & Mitigate Triggers There are certain times of the year when we feel financial stress and it tends to wreak havoc on our brain. If you’re not prepared to deal with emergency equipment replacements, holidays, staff turnover, or receivables, it’s easy...

5 Tips to Address Your Lack of Motivation Lack of Motivation and How to Overcome it Most people suffer from a lack of motivation at some point in their lives. You can struggle with lack of motivation for a while, which can feel crushing and hard to get out of....

Easing Anxiety with Hypnotherapy According to the Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada,“2.6% of Canadians aged 15 and older reported symptoms consistent with generalized anxiety disorder, an anxiety disorder characterized by a pattern of frequent, persistent worry and excessive anxiety about several events or activities.”  With anxiety being one of the...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) What is OCD? So that is OCD exactly? OCD is a featured pattern of thoughts and fears (obsessions) that can lead to obsessive behaviors (compulsions).  Science suggests that Obsessive-compulsive disorder occurred because of a communication error between different parts of the brain. While research has shown...

What is Hypnotherapy Hypnosis is completed by guiding you into a deep state of relaxation, or trance state, where you have: Increased suggestibility Hyper focus Concentration This may sound very common, because it is. If you have ever found yourself “zoning out” on your daily commute or while you are...

How to Deal With Work-related Stress Work-related stress impacts all of us. Even if you love your job, the unending messages, calls, emails, and unexpected visits of coworkers are enough to stress out anyone. This can lead to health issues, both physical and emotional, so it is important to learn...

The Power of Choice when dealing with Mental Health Challenges Why are my spouse and I constantly fighting about the same issues? How can I lead my team and organization successfully out of this global pandemic? How do we support our child who is experiencing bullying at school?   The media...

How to stop living for others and start living for yourself We’ve all done it. Just as we start to get excited about a new venture or spread our wings, that little voice of doubt comes up and says, “What if it doesn’t work?” “What if I fail?” and a...

Is Your Money Mindset Holding You Back? Each week it seems that gas prices are on the rise, groceries are becoming more expensive, and it is getting harder to find an affordable place to live; all while wages remain flat. I know that many of you are feeling anxious or...

Why staying connected matters As world leaders, politicians, and economists debate about our economic recovery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This makes sense; after all, there is no debate that money is essential to us meeting our basic needs. However, we must also focus on rebuilding our human connections...

Self-Care Through Crisis Now more than ever, self-care has taken center stage in our lives. Whether self-care enables you to survive or thrive during quarantine, your self-care practice can no longer be put off due to associations with guilt or shame. I think that historically, we have avoided “self-care” out...