Do you ever feel like past trauma still controls your present, no matter how much time has passed? Many people living with PTSD or Complex PTSD (CPTSD) struggle with flashbacks, overwhelming emotions, and a nervous system that never feels safe. These experiences can be exhausting and isolating.

As a trauma-informed hypnotherapist and PTSD therapist, I’ve supported countless clients in using hypnotherapy for trauma recovery. In this blog, we’ll explore how hypnotherapy for PTSD and ...

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Do you ever catch yourself doubting your worth, replaying mistakes in your mind, or brushing off compliments because they just don’t feel true? Living with chronic low self-esteem can feel like carrying an invisible weight that colours every part of your life—your relationships, your career, and even your ability to take care of yourself.

You are not alone. Millions of people struggle with self-esteem issues that stem from early experiences, negative self-talk, or deep-rooted beliefs about not being “good enough.” But there is hope. In this article, we’ll explore how hypnotherapy for low self-esteem can help transform these patterns by working directly with the subconscious mind—the place where so many of these limiti...

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Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or struggling with deep-seated emotional challenges? Many people are discovering the transformative power of hypnotherapy as a complementary approach to traditional therapy. In the heart of London, Zoe Clews is helping individuals embark on profound recovery journeys and unlock their full potential.

Hypnotherapy, often misunderstood, is a gentle, safe, and highly effective modality. It’s not about what you see in “morning movies” but rather a therapeutic tool that can help you address issues like anxiety, depression, ...

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Why do some people develop an attraction to criminals or people who have a bad reputation in general?

Sexual attraction to criminals is known as hybristophilia. Childhood, our most formative years, have an enormous part to play in who we are attracted to, people who are attracted to criminals are more likely to have childhood trauma.  

With childhood trauma there are changes to cortisol levels, there are long term impacts on the HPA axis, hippocampus, amygdala and prefrontal cortex.   This can lead to difficulty with both emotional regulation and forming healthy relationships.   Difficulties in forming healthy relationships due to historical trauma can lead to people being drawn to those they believe t...

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In the intricate journey of life, where each challenge and experience intertwines to shape our essence, trauma emerges as a pivotal, albeit complex, chapter. It might initially appear as an emblem of pain and hardship, yet through my career as a hypnotherapist, I’ve uncovered another facet to this narrative. Drawing from years of guiding clients through their deepest explorations, I’ve been a witness to how trauma can also serve as a profound teacher, a beacon guiding us toward self-discovery and growth.

Writing from this vantage point, my intent is to share insights and open a dialogue, encouraging you to perceive beyond trauma’s immediate impact and recognise the transformative change it harbours. The concept of finding ou...

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Let’s start by saying this: Ghislaine Maxwell deserves every last day of the 20 years she will spend behind bars for procuring young girls for her rich financier boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein to molest in massage rooms.

She is a monster in every sense of the word, and even more so, it could be argued, than Epstein himself. The sexual abuse he visited upon his victims is as horrific as anything you might imagine. It can’t be minimised or mitigated, and nor should it be. Ever.

But the horror of Maxwell’s own role in his crimes is amplified further simply by virtue of the fact she was a woman who betrayed young women who had every right to believe in her, by failing to protect them.

She has been vilified has a traitor to her gender. Somehow

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Well, that escalated quickly, didn’t it? 

There we were, meandering gently towards the end of 2021 and looking forward to what we hoped would be a relatively normal year and before you know it we saw war in Ukraine, endured an economy in meltdown, said a tearful farewell to Her Maj and watched the UK change prime ministers more often than Imelda Marcos changes her shoes.

And that was just the big stuff. 

What we all need now is a bit of peace and quiet – time to reflect and recharge, a little oasis of calm in which to breathe, take stock and re-energise ourselves for a new year with new challenges and new opportunities.

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I was talking to a friend of mine recently about conflict and how people often choose to deal with confrontation and disagreement by offering a non-apology – usually a version of I’m sorry you feel that way.

I’ve written about this before, so anyone who follows my articles and social feeds will know my thoughts on the importance of us somehow (no matter how painful it can feel) accepting responsibility for the way we might make another person feel.   It’s not easy but it’s so healing when you can hear each other.      

The friend I was speaking to – we’ll call him Steve – told me a story.

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Hands up if you ever played doctors or nurses – and focus at the back, there … we’re talking about role-play when you were six, not cosplay when you were, well … older (that’s a whole different article).

Most of us acted out the part of a doctor or a nurse or a dentist when we were kids, and I bet that even though you probably won’t remember or associate it in this way, when you did, it was often just after an appointment with your own doctor or dentist.

More than that, I’d be willing to stake a little money on the fact that on those occasions, you acted out whatever treatment you’d just received. An injection, maybe. Or drilling a tooth.

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We tried for a baby before turning to IVF for three years. In that time we had nothing for 18 months and then two missed miscarriages and an ectopic.

To say we were pretty desperate by the time we made the decision to go for IVF would be an understatement, and we had four cycles in 2014 that culminated with the transfer of Baby Bee on December 29th that year.

It would probably come as no surprise to know that I was unbearably anxious throughout my pregnancy, and so we scheduled a C-section for his due date so I could avoid any  additional labour anxieties.

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