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Why Can’t I Relax? 6 Signs You’re Stuck in Stress Mode

by Sarah | Oct 5, 2026 | Anxiety, Life balance, Overthinking

You finally have some time to yourself. No emails to answer, no meetings to attend, no children asking for anything and nothing particularly urgent to do. So why can’t you relax? Instead, your brain starts running through tomorrow’s to-do list, something...

Choosing the right Hypnotherapist in Stoke-on-Trent

by Sarah | Jun 25, 2026 | Anxiety, My story

If you’re searching for a hypnotherapist in Stoke-on-Trent, you’re not alone. People seek hypnotherapy for many reasons, including anxiety, stress, phobias, weight loss, confidence, and unwanted habits. But with so many therapists available, how do you...

Reliving the Past: Why We Do It and How to Stop

by Sarah | May 16, 2026 | Anxiety, My story, Overthinking

Reliving the past is something we all do every day. It’s the way the brain makes sense of our reality. Whether you’re doing something familiar or something new, the brain searches for similar experiences in your memory bank to check if this is safe. At its core, it’s...

How Hypnotherapy Uses Your Imagination to Create Real Change

by Sarah | May 11, 2026 | Anxiety, Overthinking

You’re Already Using Your Imagination Watch the video and notice what you could imagine. Most people can picture it clearly.The colour, the texture, maybe even the taste. That’s important. Because it shows something simple but powerful…Your imagination is already...

Reclaim Your Calm: Hypnotherapy for Overthinking, Stress & Inner Ease

by Sarah | Apr 29, 2026 | Anxiety, Life balance, Mindset, My story, Overthinking

Reduce stress and overthinking with personalised hypnotherapy — wherever you are in the world 🌿 Why Stress and Anxiety Are Rising Stress, anxiety and depression are all on the rise all over the world. It’s no surprise why. Instead of focusing on expanding our minds,...

Why You Feel Overwhelmed All the Time

by Sarah | Mar 17, 2026 | Anxiety, My story, Overthinking

Why You Feel Overwhelmed All the Time (Even When Life Looks Fine) Back in 2017, it looked like I had it all. A career that was thriving. A cosy little family. A wonderful husband. Two holidays abroad every year. We’d just extended the house and it finally felt like...

Dwelling on the Past: How to Stop Reliving What’s Already Gone

by Sarah | Nov 9, 2025 | Anxiety, My story

When Your Mind Keeps Replaying Old Stories Do you ever find yourself replaying memories from years ago? A conversation you wish had gone differently, a mistake you still cringe about, or a time when you felt embarrassed or hurt? That’s the mind dwelling on the past....

Overthinking and Anxiety: How to Break Free from the Thought Spiral

by Sarah | Oct 13, 2025 | Anxiety, My story

Do you lie awake at night, replaying a conversation word for word, wishing you could stop? Or find yourself running through endless “what ifs” before a simple decision? That’s overthinking – and when anxiety is involved, it can feel like your mind has been...

Steps to Build Confidence and Step Out of Agoraphobia

by Sarah | Sep 20, 2025 | Anxiety, Life balance, My story

Agoraphobia is often misunderstood. People assume it just means being afraid to go outside, but if you’ve lived it, you know it runs much deeper. It’s not laziness, and it’s not something you can just “snap out of.” It’s the dread that grips your chest when you think...

Common anxiety symptoms

by Sarah | Jul 16, 2024 | Anxiety, Mindset, Overthinking

These are the common anxiety symptoms we talk about in my therapy room. How you experience them is very personal, but believe me, you’re not alone. When you have anxiety you may seem really calm on the outside, but inside, your brain is working overtime to think...