What keeps us motivated? What motivates us in the first place? And how do we find that motivation when we are having a bad day? Motivation is very fickle! Firstly it’s important to remember that motivation is a VERY fickle friend. It will be there in...
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Stress awareness month
April is Stress Awareness Month so I thought this would be a great opportunity to share some stress relieving ideas with you. it’s all about community and helping each other The theme of this year’s Stress Awareness Month is all about COMMUNITY. Studies have shown,...
create an attitude of gratitude
Reasons to be grateful February saw Storm Eunice, Franklin and Gladys bring severe gales to the UK, a tidal surge, gusts up to 122mph and driving rain and most of that all in one day. I do hope you survived relatively unscathed and took the opportunity to hunker down...
IS THERE A VACCINE FOR STRESS?
How can we create our own 'stress' vaccine? Last week I gave a talk to a business about 'Stress in the Workplace' and how stress and anxiety can affect us all in some way. Especially as we have all experienced some form of extra 'worry' during the last two years with...
12 days to a calmer christmas
countdown to christmas There's no deny it, the countdown to Christmas is well and truly upon us all. Although Christmas is a time of celebration with our family and friends (and hopefully this year will definitely make up for the one we missed in 2020), it can...
5 Tips to cure the winter blues
Do you suffer from the Winter Blues or Season Affective Disorder? We put the clocks back at the end of October and gained that lovely extra hour in bed. But it's also the signal that winter is just around the corner, the days are getting shorter, the weather is...
ABOUT AMANDA
My name is Amanda Thoden van Velzen, I am a Solution Focused Hypnotherapist, NLP and EFT practitioner based in Cranleigh, Surrey.
I am a qualified, accredited Solution-Focused Therapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist. I received my training at the award-winning Clifton Hypnotherapy Practice founded by David Newton, one of the most experienced and renowned practitioners in the UK.