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Laura Chapman

The dark side of people pleasing – when being ‘nice’ is actually manipulation.

OK firstly, some people may not like this blog post! When we talk about manipulation in relationships, we usually think about more overt...

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Changing Attachment Styles with Therapy... and why Hypnotherapy is the perfect tool

The therapist-client relationship is not a one-way street guys. Changing attachment in therapy requires both parties to meet in the...

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Romantic attachment - The push-pull dynamic of avoidance and anxiety

Do you struggle with relationships? Do your partners always seem too needy or do they ghost just as things were going well? The answer...

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Toxic relationships and Family dynamics

Over the past few weeks, I have been noticing that many of my clients have an unhealthy relationship with a parent or family member. This...

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Attachment… Is it important or just another buzz word?

I’ve recently seen quite a few articles regarding attachment… attachment styles, attachment parenting etc. It’s all a bit confusing!...

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The Toxic Positivity of 'Hypnobirthing'

This might seem quite an unusual title for a Hypnotherapist who offers Hypnobirthing classes, but it’s something I come across so often...

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Birth Trauma and Hypnotherapy

Let’s talk about Birth Trauma! Birth trauma, or post-natal post-traumatic stress disorder (PN PTSD) is something that affects around 13%...

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The Power of Birth Hypnosis (AKA Hypnobirthing)

When a woman experiences fear in Labour, their stress and tension increases, this is described as the Fear-Tension-Pain syndrome (Grantly...

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What is Hypnobirthing? Why we need it and how it works.

Simply put, Hypnobirthing involves using evidence-based hypnotherapy techniques, along with relaxation, to aid with childbirth. Hypnosis...