Ann Marie Taylor talks to Gerry Counihan about Emotional Health and the causes of & treatment of Depression.

Link can be found here: http://www.humangivens.com/joe-griffin/washington-times.html

Hypnotherapy for weight loss with, MindFully Well team member Mary Spierin, was tried and tested by Image Magazine as featured in ‘Drop a Dress Size Fast’ in November 2012 issue.

What Image Magazine had to say about their experience with our team member Mary Spierin in Dublin –

“This was something I had never heard of until it was recommended to me by several friends. I particularly liked hypnotherapy for the positive, non-restrictive approach of being able to eat foods that I enjoy, instead of a quick-fix solution. The one-to-one session started with discussion, which included assessment of my weight, a brief look at my eating habits, reasons why I am overweight, and my reasons for wanting to lose weight. A goal weight was set, as well as an interim target for the first half stone of weight loss. A strategy was agreed, which included eating smaller quantities of what I had been eating all along and increasing exercise. I was given a hypnosis CD to listen to at home, which was designed to help reinforce the behavioural changes needed for losing weight. I was also taught psychological techniques to use at home to control appetite and deal with specific issues. Everything was tailored to my individual needs, which I really liked, and I definitely felt that the core issues with my overeating were being taken into account too. The hypnosis itself was so relaxing; I actually fell asleep at one stage, but was assured that the message still goes into my brain the same as listening to it in bed at night and nodding off. So far I have completed the initial two sessions of hypnotherapy and I can say that it feels like a very natural process. For example, I had hardly even noticed, until we were reviewing things at the second session, that I was now eating only a little chocolate, compared to finishing off the whole lot. This is a good long term strategy, as opposed to just a quick-fix. I am optimistic about dropping a dress size over the next few weeks.” TK.

For further information contact Mary Spierin at Solution Focused Therapy Dublin.

Listen to Dr Raj Persaud’s interview with Joe Griffin, the Human Givens Approach Co-founder, about his ‘How to lift depression‘ workshop on BBC Radio 4’s ‘All in the Mind’.

Read the interview with Joe Griffin, the Human Givens approach Co-founder, in New Scientist.