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Everyone has one….. A deep, dark fear; a bad habit that can’t be broken; a failure of nerve or health or willpower that can’t be overcome. They are products of the most powerful force known to nature. Your mind. Specifically, your mind working against you. If you’re like most people, you’ve depended in the past

THE HYPNOTHERAPY EXPERIENCE Most people know very little about hypnosis beyond what they’ve seen on TV, but it’s a powerful and effective tool for changing habits and overcoming fears. Unfortunately, one of the first things that springs to mind when the subject of hypnosis comes up is the image of people doing silly things, like

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing has emerged in the last 20 years as an alternative psychological treatment for helping people deal with upsetting events. It was developed by Dr Francine Shapiro in 1987. The initial findings were quite remarkable. The treatment led to rapid reductions in a person’s level of distress. In addition, the people

Depression hits many of us at one time or another. Here’s how to feel up when you’re down.  Depression severely affects millions around the world. But there is good news. You can fight the mild to moderate depression that many of us experience now and again. Here are seven self-help prescriptions that have worked for

The Brazilian Toe Massage What is it? Why is it? When do you use it? Rex Myers, reflexologist   The Brazilian Toe Massage was discovered being used in Brazilian hospitals to sedate patients. It could sometimes put people to sleep deep enough to perform surgery on them when no anaesthetics were available! As to why

NO TALK THERAPY Have you ever had the experience of trying to talk with a troubled child or teen and all you get is a shrug, a grunt or nothing at all? No Talk Therapy was developed for parents, foster carers, grandparents, aunts, uncles or teachers faced with just this problem. You see, the thing

Monthly drama groups are now running on Saturday afternoons at Star St Uniting Church, Carlisle at 2 p.m. sharp. Groups involve a theatre-skills workshop and rehearsal for a Bibically-based play. Children report that the groups are interesting and very enjoyable. During the 90 minute theatre-skills workshop, children learn how to communicate both verbally and non-verbally.

Researchers Successfully Treat Autism in Infants: Playing Games That Infants Prefer Can Lessen Severity of Symptoms www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130430092511.htm That disengagement is a hallmark of ASD, and one of the characteristics that amplifies the disorder as infants develop into children and then adults. A study conducted by researchers at the Koegel Autism Center at UC Santa Barbara

Have you ever felt angry, afraid, self-doubting, ashamed, or just like giving up on your foster child? These are normal but very distressing emotions for a foster parent. Being in the grip of these strong emotions also makes it virtually impossible for us to put into practice specialist Therapeutic Parenting skills no matter how much we might