{"id":11794,"date":"2024-04-26T14:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/?page_id=11794"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:24:54","slug":"dr-kate-in-action-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/dr-kate-in-action-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Kate in Action 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11794\" class=\"elementor elementor-11794\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b430f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b430f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f2ebb4\" data-id=\"9f2ebb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8349b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8349b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Kate in Action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a7a61 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b0a7a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ecb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21ecb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592b65c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"592b65c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On this page, you will find information about past events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81443d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81443d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df86e92\" data-id=\"df86e92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbf988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1cbf988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/943616753?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b63a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b63a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Quick Intro from Dr Kate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37972b4 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37972b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b794be\" data-id=\"6b794be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d7e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97d7e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de9b8ef elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de9b8ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-561bfe3\" data-id=\"561bfe3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-013ae05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"013ae05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1579\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo.jpg 1579w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo-1536x584.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1579px) 100vw, 1579px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93f50c7\" data-id=\"93f50c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babe54c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"babe54c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK Hypnosis Convention 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692f90e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"692f90e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOVEMBER 2025<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0796273 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0796273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2df73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a2df73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am going to be presenting at the UK Hypnosis Convention (14-16 November).<\/p><p>By coming to my presentation on Friday 14 November at 12:15pm, you will find out the \u201910 steps to writing and publishing your first book\u2019.<\/p><p>If you would like to attend the conference, you can use the code HYPNOTC to get a great discount on conference tickets.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ukhypnosisconvention.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ukhypnosisconvention.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d18d11 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d18d11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-973d79d\" data-id=\"973d79d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e278fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e278fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1034\" height=\"1034\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WEM-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8699\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WEM-logo.png 1034w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WEM-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WEM-logo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WEM-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WEM-logo-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1034px) 100vw, 1034px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2afcd73\" data-id=\"2afcd73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd295b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fd295b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">World Extreme Medicine Conference 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4961b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4961b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOVEMBER 2025<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d0df8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50d0df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43954a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43954a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Working with a patient\u2019s mind can reduce stress, minimise the potential for trauma, boost coping strategies and develop internal resources.<\/p><p>In my presentation, entitled &#8216;Conversational and Dynamic Hypnosis Skills for Emergency Situations&#8217;, clinicians and emergency workers will be taught how to harness the immense power of their words, or what words to avoid, as they employ their professional and technical knowledge and skills.\u00a0<\/p><p>Delegates will learn how to use positive and directional hypnotic language patterns easily and effectively, whether to reassure, to calm, to ease discomfort, to persuade or influence, or even to motivate. Both conversational and formal hypnosis approaches will be explored.<\/p><p>In addition, as I believe in the benefit of practical applications, delegates will have an opportunity to engage with and practice these highly effective techniques. They will then be able to teach what they learn to colleagues, thus developing and supporting the skills of work teams. Some illustrative case histories will help participants relate theory to real-world examples.<\/p><p>I will be speaking on 17 November at 11:30am. <a href=\"https:\/\/worldextrememedicine.com\/world-extreme-medicine-conference\/agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here for the full agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-411ef37 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"411ef37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f37ef80\" data-id=\"f37ef80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5134a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a5134a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-789886d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"789886d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3af902\" data-id=\"d3af902\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ecd7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75ecd7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bbe4fd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bbe4fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-584492f\" data-id=\"584492f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3bdd5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3bdd5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">London Voice Symposium 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2e023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a2e023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JUNE 2025<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e0617 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27e0617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43220ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43220ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 19 June, I was delighted to speak at the <a href=\"https:\/\/londonvoicesymposium.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">London Voice Symposium<\/a> about my favourite topic, hypnosis!<\/p><p>Having taught specialist speech therapists and ENT teams how to use hypnosis, I was so happy to give a wider range of experts some key practical skills that will help enhance patient engagement and outcomes.<\/p><p>It was a fascinating event with presenters talking about developments in phonosurgery, surgical laser technology, the use of AI in laryngology, voice disorders (hyperfunctional and functional) and management of paediatric voice.<\/p><p>It truly was a massive honour to be given the opportunity to present at this event.<\/p><p>Although many speakers had just 15 minutes, I was given a generous 30 minutes for my talk on \u2018The use of language and hypnosis to influence behaviours and actions\u2019. It was a delight to see that the audience were keen to find out more and engaged well in my session which covered positive language, conversational hypnosis, formal hypnosis and medical applications. At the end of the conference, I was delighted to deliver a 10-minute group hypnosis experience, so that delegates could experience hypnosis for themselves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4458c9\" data-id=\"e4458c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed2690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ed2690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/London-Voice-Symposium-2025-cropped-grey-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12980\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/London-Voice-Symposium-2025-cropped-grey-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/London-Voice-Symposium-2025-cropped-grey-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/London-Voice-Symposium-2025-cropped-grey-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/London-Voice-Symposium-2025-cropped-grey.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec2ada4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec2ada4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0539b07\" data-id=\"0539b07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc6919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbc6919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Israeli-Voice-Association-logo-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Israeli-Voice-Association-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Israeli-Voice-Association-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Israeli-Voice-Association-logo.png 531w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd1bb1f\" data-id=\"cd1bb1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c13ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89c13ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Israeli Voice Association Conference 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5388f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5388f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">APRIL 2025<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd920a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ccd920a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbafe1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbafe1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was delighted to be the first presenter at the <a href=\"https:\/\/israelivoiceassociation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Israeli Voice Association<\/a> Conference on 3 April, despite it meaning a very early start, as Israel is two hours ahead of the\u00a0 UK (so 9am there was an early 7am for me).\u00a0<\/p><p>In my presentation, entitled &#8216;Before, During and After: How clinical hypnosis enhances patient experience and outcomes&#8217;, I offered participants an overview of hypnosis and hypnotherapy, and then a range of tools that they could use straight away, before they treat a patient, during a procedure and after, when the patient is home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-657dec7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"657dec7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79dc039\" data-id=\"79dc039\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac5b50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eac5b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025 NGH Solid Gold Weekend<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6926ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6926ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MARCH 2025<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4e179 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3f4e179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf01517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf01517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was delighted to be invited to present at the 2025 NGH Solid Gold Weekend in Las Vegas.<\/p><p>This was a very special event for the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH), marking the start of their 75th anniversary celebrations.<\/p><p>I was thrilled to be presenting on how to excel with hypnosis demonstrations and presentations.<\/p><p>This was a two-day event on 1 and 2 March 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8020e24\" data-id=\"8020e24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96bb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d96bb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NGH-2024-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12583\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NGH-2024-Logo.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NGH-2024-Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fbe226 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fbe226\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a38d80\" data-id=\"8a38d80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d537bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d537bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo-300x114.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo-1536x584.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UKHC-logo.jpg 1579w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a86d6ac\" data-id=\"a86d6ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b8be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96b8be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK Hypnosis Convention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9a3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f9a3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOVEMBER 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0844333 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0844333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7a597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec7a597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was delighted to speak at the UK Hypnosis Convention on Saturday 16 November.<\/p><p>My one-hour presentation was on the topic of \u2018Magical Metaphors: Creating Your Own Metaphors For Change\u2019<\/p><p>The conference was a three-day event that started on Friday 15 November.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56f44ac elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56f44ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b436bac\" data-id=\"b436bac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf8a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cf8a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Society of Scientific Hypnosis, Finland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac55ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ac55ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OCTOBER 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c99f980 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c99f980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ab160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37ab160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was delighted to be invited to present to the <a href=\"https:\/\/tieteellinenhypnoosi.fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Society of Scientific Hypnosis in Finland<\/a> on 26 October. They have a long history, being founded in 1959. The society is comprised of physicians, dentists, psychologists and other healthcare professionals, who have a theoretical or applied interest in hypnosis.<\/p><p>Although I joined via Zoom, it was lovely to speak to two audiences: those in the meeting room in Finland, and others joining via Zoom.<\/p><p>I talked about how my hypnosis career developed, what I do now (quite a list including teaching in the NHS, teaching private classes, helping clients and patients, supervising therapists, writing books and training courses and preparing for conferences and following up after). I also talked about how the provision of hypnotherapy is structured in the UK, and the legislation, including the Hypnotist Act 1952.<\/p><p>The key focus though was on the use of rapid hypnosis in clinical settings. I even included a video of a rapid induction and talked through how those watching could use that in their own work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ad60c4\" data-id=\"8ad60c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b41d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b41d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finland-copy-300x204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12582\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finland-copy-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finland-copy.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e5741e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e5741e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0c338c\" data-id=\"f0c338c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547fa43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"547fa43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image20240326170709.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image20240326170709.png 452w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image20240326170709-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e2db10\" data-id=\"3e2db10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a5d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8a5d8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Guild of Hypnotists\u2019 Convention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efe954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0efe954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AUGUST 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9b871 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea9b871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7e7af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a7e7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was delighted to speak at the NGH Convention in Marlborough near Boston in August 2024. The main convention was a three-day event, starting on Friday 9 August, with both pre and post-convention workshops.<\/p><p>I gave a well-attended two-hour talk on Friday 9 August about \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ngh.net\/ngh-convention-instructor\/?sgid=6539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mastering Hypnosis Demonstrations and Presentations To Promote Your Business<\/a>\u2019. Many thanks to those that came along and made it such a great event. A huge thank you for your very positive feedback; it&#8217;s always wonderful to hear that people have enjoyed and valued what I shared.<\/p><p>I also delivered a one-day, post-convention workshop on Monday 12 August. The theme was: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ngh.net\/ngh-convention-instructor\/?sgid=6484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Expert Hypnosis Presentations and Demonstrations: Create Memorable Presentations and Awesome Demonstrations To Raise Your Profile and Boost Your Business<\/a>\u2019. This was a fabulous day, focused on business building and development by using hypnosis demonstrations and presentations in a number of settings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d36c0c9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d36c0c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c08d16\" data-id=\"4c08d16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b77a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46b77a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HypnoThoughts Live 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6b0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a6b0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JULY 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4eb74 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e4eb74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6162ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6162ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was fabulous to be back in Las Vegas (again!), as the HypnoThoughts Live team invited me to do quite a lot this year.<\/p><p>I presented a one-day pre-convention workshop, called &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/htlive.net\/2024-pre-post-schedule\/kate-beaven-marks-become-a-spirited-me-confidence-hypno-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Become A Spirited-Me Confidence Hypno-Coach<\/a>&#8216;, on Thursday 18 July. It was well-attended, and participants engaged enthusiastically throughout the day.<\/p><p>On Friday 19 July, I presented a two-hour talk on \u2018Successful Rapid Hypnosis in Therapy\u2019.<\/p><p>As if that wasn&#8217;t enough, I was thrilled to be asked to again deliver Hypno Games as part of the evening entertainment. Despite some logistical challenges (getting access to set up the games room), everyone who attended had a hilarious time. A massive thank you to all of the delegates for sticking around to help me reset the room afterwards; it really was appreciated.<\/p><p>Due to a numner of presenters being unable to attend (Cloudstrike), I was asked to present an additional talk. I was delighted to help delegates by giving them information on how to write and publish their first book on Amazon. By the end of the session, everyone had an idea and knew how to get started.<\/p><p>The conference was a three-day event, starting on Friday 19 July.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/htlive.net\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here for the full schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c51751c\" data-id=\"c51751c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f08312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f08312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HTL2024image-copy-300x298.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11805\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HTL2024image-copy-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HTL2024image-copy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HTL2024image-copy.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d71c288 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d71c288\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2670444\" data-id=\"2670444\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5f7b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb5f7b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clinical Hypnosis Australia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9b792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d9b792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JUNE 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a421fb2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a421fb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b1857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0b1857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m delighted to have been invited to speak to hypnotherapists in Australia, all about how to write and publish a book on Amazon.<\/p><p>As a published author, with five books now (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/stores\/Dr-Kate-Beaven-Marks\/author\/B0CV16JPVR?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1715945934&amp;sr=8-1&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">feel free to check them out<\/a>), I am looking forward to sharing my top tips on what to do and how to avoid some common and unexpected pitfalls.<\/p><div>The session will take place at 5pm aest on Thursday 27 June 2024 (8am UK time).<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/app.acuityscheduling.com\/schedule.php?owner=15157277&amp;appointmentType=55777581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here to register<\/a>.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1e65d7\" data-id=\"c1e65d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294ee3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"294ee3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1114\" height=\"1623\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHA.jpg 1114w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHA-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHA-703x1024.jpg 703w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHA-768x1119.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHA-1054x1536.jpg 1054w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1114px) 100vw, 1114px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41cef91 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41cef91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6a0607\" data-id=\"c6a0607\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05220d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05220d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Meeting-Show.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11789\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Meeting-Show.jpg 710w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Meeting-Show-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff89551\" data-id=\"ff89551\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b33b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47b33b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Meetings Show<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd622c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdd622c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JUNE 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1911d0d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1911d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fa3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62fa3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was delighted to speak at The Meetings Show on Thursday 20 June 2024.<\/p><p>I presented on the Inspire\/ Innovate stage; and every audience seat was taken.<\/p><p>My talk was called \u2018Communicate More Effectively with Everyone!\u2019<\/p><p>This was a two-day event, starting on Wednesday 19 June.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df0d035 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df0d035\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a470a5\" data-id=\"6a470a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e34e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52e34e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XXII World Congress of Medical &amp; Clinical Hypnosis, Krakow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1619505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1619505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JUNE 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf68c8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7cf68c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629273b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"629273b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was really excited to present a workshop on Rapid Hypnosis at the XXII World Congress of Medical &amp; Clinical Hypnosis in Krakow, Poland.<\/p><p>This conference was a four-day event, starting on Wednesday 12 June 2024.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db793b5\" data-id=\"db793b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd697f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd697f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/XXII-World-Congress-2024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11773\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aea9516 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aea9516\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e2ae7\" data-id=\"58e2ae7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d0564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39d0564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FHT-Training-Conference-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11802\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FHT-Training-Conference-Logo.png 480w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FHT-Training-Conference-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FHT-Training-Conference-Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f956d1\" data-id=\"1f956d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84166a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f84166a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FHT Training Conference 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6deb9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6deb9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAY 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aeb159 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9aeb159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c9425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55c9425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was great to speak again for the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) as part of their 2024 Training Conference.<\/p><p>I presented a live webinar on &#8216;Communication Skills for Therapists&#8217; on Friday 17 May at 2pm.<\/p><p>This conference ran for a mammoth three weeks from 13 to 31 May, and offered a programme of pre-recorded seminars, interactive live webinars, CPD opportunities and additional downloads and resources.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fht.org.uk\/education\/fht-events\/fht-annual-training-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here for more information<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e30935 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e30935\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a28cc75\" data-id=\"a28cc75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dee12d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dee12d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guy's Hospital, London<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80dd7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80dd7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">14 May 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c916cf elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7c916cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79951f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79951f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My work teaching hypnosis to staff at Guy&#8217;s Hospital on 14 May inspired my blog entitled, &#8216;Medical Hypnosis: Engaged Presentness, Managing Expectations and Utilising Sensory Distractions&#8217;.<\/p><p>I have been teaching the staff how to use conversational and formal hypnosis to help patients who are undergoing surgical\/ medical procedures as outpatients.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/medical-hypnosis-engaged-presentness-managing-expectations-and-utilising-sensory-distractions\/\">Click here to read the blog<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d33dcc7\" data-id=\"d33dcc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb4997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edb4997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MEDICAL-hypnosis-blog-title-picture-15-05-24.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Medical hypnosis blog - expectations, presentness, and utilising distractions\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf33118 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf33118\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7ae46d\" data-id=\"b7ae46d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901e29d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"901e29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Irish-Hypnotherapy-Conference-2024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11040\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Irish-Hypnotherapy-Conference-2024.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Irish-Hypnotherapy-Conference-2024-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Irish-Hypnotherapy-Conference-2024-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Irish-Hypnotherapy-Conference-2024-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e7d0f\" data-id=\"58e7d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ba855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46ba855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Irish Hypnotherapy Conference <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c446f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c446f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20 APRIL 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd5cea elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ddd5cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a56fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a56fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I spoke at the Irish Hypnotherapy Conference in Dublin in April 2024.<\/p><p>I was delighted to present Hypno Games on the Friday night, before the conference, and thank everybody who participated in making it a fun and informative experience.<\/p><p>The conference was a two-day event, starting on Saturday 20 April.<\/p><p>You can read all about it in our <a href=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/irish-hypnotherapy-conference-2024-review\/\">Irish Hypnotherapy Conference 2024 review blog<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e462c0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e462c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2efc726\" data-id=\"2efc726\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc69824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc69824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CNHC PSB Board Meeting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8d46a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f8d46a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">17 APRIL 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d09239 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1d09239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa6f3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fa6f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a member of the Profession Specific Board (PSB) for Hypnotherapy, I was invited by the Complementary &amp; Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) to present a talk about what hypnotherapy is, and its applications, to all the Complementary PSBs.<\/p><p>Unsurprisingly, perhaps, my talk included a hypnotic experience, which was well received.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92bb10a\" data-id=\"92bb10a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f971b2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f971b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CNHC-350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9594\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CNHC-350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CNHC-350-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CNHC-350-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f91901d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f91901d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-946db44\" data-id=\"946db44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda7996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dda7996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RSM-15-April-2024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11924\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RSM-15-April-2024.jpg 332w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RSM-15-April-2024-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0b35bd\" data-id=\"a0b35bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1109174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1109174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Royal Society of Medicine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9a625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db9a625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15 April 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77994f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e77994f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5059147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5059147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I attended an event, organised by the Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of The Royal Society of Medicine called Clinical Hypnosis: Past, Present and Future &#8211; an Adjuvant tool that Medicine almost forgot.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/katebeavenmarks\/posts\/pfbid0cR9yw9288u8eqR2AQEGNB8RWiEPpLFdEwCfqaPW4Lty8hzfkAeHxmT11PYeNAHtXl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dr Rhodri Hayward<\/a> talked about the history of hypnosis and general practice. Hypnosis was used extensively in WWI and, it is reported, that it was particularly helpful in the treatment of shell-shock. Even Sigmund Freud recognised the use of hypnosis, saying that it was a cheap and easy form of everyday treatment. As far back as the 1950s, GPs were discussing the use of hypno in everyday medicine, with research at that time finding about 75% of patients to be responsive to hypnosis. It was interesting to listen to the comments during a subsequent panel discussion. It seems that commonly, in the 1800s, hypnosis sessions could be as short as 5-10 minutes. The focus moved onto the use of hypnosis in anaesthetics, anxiety and pain management, with talks from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/katebeavenmarks\/posts\/pfbid04qp1gbsQJumvpst1N8LtpeXCHNQBESuXuEFXLSMV1Hz76rrvsaLwxQ39MHcuvxAyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dr Paul Slater<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/katebeavenmarks\/posts\/pfbid0m8gvwHgsZSQx1x2apSrMFyF7dmd4Li73deRmLTbapS6VfHdummx6bkiFwoKJDz57l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Louise Foulsham-McFall<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b42e835 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b42e835\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-536d3c8\" data-id=\"536d3c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8e92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c8e92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Irish Hypnotherapy Conference: Presenters  Mentoring Sessions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b093dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b093dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7 APRIL 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc8228 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6fc8228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037c09b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"037c09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the run-up to the 2024 Irish Hypnotherapy Conference, I delivered two mentoring sessions, focused on presentation skills. I went through some of the skills and strategies from my book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Powerful-Hypnosis-Presentations-HypnoDemo%C2%AE-HypnoDemo\/dp\/B086PNRQMJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Powerful Hypnosis Presentations<\/a>. It was wonderful to then see those presenters do so well in their talks at the conference.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e97a7c\" data-id=\"8e97a7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849a541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"849a541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Powerful-Hypnosis-Presentations-HypnoDemo%C2%AE-HypnoDemo\/dp\/B086PNRQMJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Powerful-hypnosis-presentations.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4277\" alt=\"Powerful hypnosis presentations - Dr Kate Beaven-Marks\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18f471c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18f471c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c83ceb0\" data-id=\"c83ceb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a3add elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39a3add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240402-Guys-Hospital.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11940\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240402-Guys-Hospital.jpg 272w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240402-Guys-Hospital-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b410648\" data-id=\"b410648\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59caeda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59caeda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guy's Hospital, London<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e24ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e24ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2 April 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6a68d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bd6a68d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b3674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b3674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What a day! I was honoured to spend the day observing the team I have been teaching clinical hypnosis and hypnotic communication. They did a superb job using it to enhance the entire patient experience from the first moment of greeting, through to optimising patient comfort during procedures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fb2ebb elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fb2ebb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a860a74\" data-id=\"a860a74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ae26e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5ae26e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">British Society of Clinical Hypnosis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0582f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0582f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">22 March 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd68fd5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cd68fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41c3d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b41c3d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was delighted to be invited by the BSCH to deliver a talk on &#8216;How to Write and Publish Your Book on Amazon\u201d.<\/p><p>I have authored several books, including my most recent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Hypnosis-How-Hypnotize-Steps-Success\/dp\/B0CSX8MSVW\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hypnosis: How To Hypnotize<\/a>.<\/p><p>It is often said that everyone has a book in them. The challenge for some BSCH members can be putting what they know onto paper (or computer) in a structured format and then getting their content published. New trends in digital publishing, particularly those developed by Amazon, make for a much easier path into getting published and earning money from their book.<\/p><p>This talk was designed to help BSCH members overcome writing and publishing challenges, and more easily\u00a0 generate an income stream, with the added benefits of raising their profile and marketing their therapy practice!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cbdb9e\" data-id=\"8cbdb9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c071b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c071b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Hypnosis-How-Hypnotize-Steps-Success\/dp\/B0CSX8MSVW\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hypnosis-How-To-Hypnotize-by-Dr-Kate-Beaven-Marks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hypnosis-How-To-Hypnotize-by-Dr-Kate-Beaven-Marks.jpg 533w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hypnosis-How-To-Hypnotize-by-Dr-Kate-Beaven-Marks-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4be0b5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4be0b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee79f36\" data-id=\"ee79f36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee1462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ee1462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240321-Guys-Hospital.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240321-Guys-Hospital.jpg 552w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240321-Guys-Hospital-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ca637f\" data-id=\"4ca637f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf8079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbf8079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guy's Hospital, London<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8246622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8246622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">21 March 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528bf21 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"528bf21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522a770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"522a770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another morning teaching hypnotherapy to staff at Guy\u2019s Hospital. This time, it was to a fabulous team, which included student nurses and student doctors. It is great that they are learning hypnotic communication early in their careers. I was really impressed with how the entire group dived into the practical activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50b229f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50b229f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-387448f\" data-id=\"387448f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cf134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8cf134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HypnoThoughts Live: Presenter Workshop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e9116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46e9116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 March 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8577581 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8577581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4071c90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4071c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Together with the amazing Stephanie Skiba, I presented a session for presenters who will be at HypnoThoughts Live 2024 in July. The session was ideal for new presenters and those wondering what to expect at HTL24. A whole bunch of useful tips were offered, helping presenters to take their sessions to another level. As well as \u2018how to get your message across in the time allocated\u2019, participants could ask me anything about presenting, and ask Stephanie anything about HTL operations and the conference venue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82f0568\" data-id=\"82f0568\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f484ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f484ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240305-HTL24-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240305-HTL24-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240305-HTL24-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240305-HTL24-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240305-HTL24-copy-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8cbd23 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8cbd23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fd22cc\" data-id=\"8fd22cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d48ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0d48ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240305-NHS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11964\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240305-NHS.jpg 569w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240305-NHS-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0e25d1\" data-id=\"e0e25d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63369ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63369ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Royal National ENT &amp; Eastman Dental Hospital<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2ade3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a2ade3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 March 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1d208 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bf1d208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35004a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35004a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today I worked with a fabulous team exploring how hypnotherapy can help them with their patients.<\/p><p>In the afternoon, we focused on how practitioners can use hypnotherapy for self-care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3098c28 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3098c28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1c5c43\" data-id=\"a1c5c43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21938f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21938f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guy's Hospital, London<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0ea6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de0ea6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">22 February 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d08e76 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d08e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b860da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b860da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, I spent the whole day working with ENT clinical staff giving them hypnosis experiences and helping them enhance their wellbeing. This helped the team gain a personal understanding about what hypnosis feels like, how it works and what it may offer their patients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1051d5c\" data-id=\"1051d5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2c814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a2c814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Its-okay-to-take-a-break.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11984\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Its-okay-to-take-a-break.png 940w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Its-okay-to-take-a-break-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Its-okay-to-take-a-break-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1de55b6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1de55b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a32e5c6\" data-id=\"a32e5c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633901b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"633901b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240221-UCLH.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240221-UCLH.jpg 353w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240221-UCLH-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d9d9ab\" data-id=\"9d9d9ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c9b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94c9b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University College Hospital, London<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b7139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0b7139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">21 February 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8714f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2e8714f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497bef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"497bef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today I worked with the Speech and Language Team at UCLH.<\/p><p>The team now have a good understanding of how they can employ specific skills within the specialist use of hypnotherapy to help those who have speech challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04b1886 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04b1886\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1611634\" data-id=\"1611634\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e382b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e382b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guy's Hospital, London<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93dfa81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93dfa81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8 February 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b5639 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d2b5639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f308476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f308476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More teaching in the NHS&#8230; Today was all about using conversational and formal hypnosis to enhance the patient experience.<\/p><p>I enjoyed working with the team. They really engaged and soaked up every bit of information with such a positive mindset.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5970b8f\" data-id=\"5970b8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d7f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2d7f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240208-Guys.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11978\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240208-Guys.jpg 322w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240208-Guys-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4a4975 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4a4975\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f83f3a3\" data-id=\"f83f3a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8344be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8344be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-NY.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"20240206 NY\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE5ODgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9oeXBub3RjLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDVcLzIwMjQwMjA2LU5ZLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-NY.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11988\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-NY.png 1000w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-NY-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-NY-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-NY-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7680dcc\" data-id=\"7680dcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91996c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f91996c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New York NGH Chapter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca91e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca91e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6 February 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f278dd8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f278dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3fbdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da3fbdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I had a lovely time last night (albeit at midnight UK) speaking on Zoom to Kelly Tallaksen&#8217;s group of hypnotists, in New York, about how to teach self-soothing techniques to clients and about therapist self-care.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-NY.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s a summary<\/a> of the therapist self-care tips I discussed. How many of these do you do regularly?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28c045f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28c045f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc9d374\" data-id=\"bc9d374\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfdf67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abfdf67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Royal Society of Medicine: Sleep Medicine Conference <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c38329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c38329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6 February 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81688b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a81688b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b61b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b61b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was at the Royal Society of Medicine for a Sleep Medicine Conference today. I was really busy taking photos of each presentation and creating summaries of each talk.<\/p><p>The first speaker was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/katebeavenmarks\/posts\/pfbid02TZRjhvNQmynGgsJ6emcqkzeKb9Y1cFmka9QUH4Cvx9pZqWDHKddH3mYPYswZnumyl?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWIFGIFZelQfr5kWP2wonIIShA2uDtSCefeymL-tL336rgr6A8wAKzh6sI9uR0exGPsWxtIBmXy0raPuOx9gcKXBHtwkKUbXsubyZUi5XmpYcPgC_FeyZzYGsN4j2GzUC3cEgWZtNYXudTsB5yrKLHSZf6q5t1YQHKUL5tY5jcZ3MKusd3Vt9HSZuZQ1LwjKuQ&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dr Hugh Selsick<\/a>, a consultant psychiatrist, talking about sleep physiology across the lifespan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/katebeavenmarks\/posts\/pfbid02YToxXfhYFeqHQDDddjU4GQfPJTLGrWCf44zs9eaR4KRbo8jyoVuPeca7HhWKuSa4l?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZUAMaOp5ktMuqR_izUA_aG_JIfrj0jO08IzwJf9WYOsoDsB1cX_x5GjXTnPVDl2t4WttUyERk-kJ7QL-0QKOS6rNKyQtvQoa-s3CtkHa5GXSaM3OITRHweVrQNrA26YXJm3sUy_lvUAXuPkt8UR-r2Vg978JlNr-uYAlE9n1nIw6_eJ4hVJUXXM6uhmmtNaLGs&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dr Dipesh Mistry<\/a> was next, talking about insomnia, and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/katebeavenmarks\/posts\/pfbid028DQJmiDti6LYgxsLaoJhQa8ZVGhh4rbmGXyLB9TfxUmoPMaBEkJE1XJCXnDqE6Z5l?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXvs3tjDZLmhL6MuDMGzETykvZ5H5v41rdTU1ioAiD4qq5Amh2o2hJY31q3yJ8bs1KL-YZ4-LYApcOr-jzXmRCevZMvnu3fVG5wPDpwqeGdS5wx1clwiXX5F04fbodcPr43aG3RGL06exwMgcOxBSGPJbxAcNLpp0CjppEOatb6WA&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dr Kirstie Anderson<\/a> talked about central hypersomnalence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/katebeavenmarks\/posts\/pfbid0k1VFMediSowyuBUm8Yr6vcdTJXbjTB5SyWUtqZxTGd8j8VFHr9Fq3UEsSGmJvxKKl?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZUGrm3iR_GZ15ZiugnEzdarCy-y531fyRqXmgP_AeU6m7u_Ntrz33aHEzThZHJFnekuSAqu9KtlGfHbhKOk0jyo_64ufXDSdpws7RGWjBb3xjIINdTRj70ooWP6yj57-WXhcMCaetk_SQkkgPQH7QQ8SXqww-LpeUGzWUUIbgEXVg&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lucinda Richards<\/a> followed, talking about parasomnias. Who would have known that the Travelodge chain have a policy for dealing with sleep walkers? Finally, there was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/katebeavenmarks\/posts\/pfbid0Jjzn4pCtpAtVsrXwpfouGjp8z5kRWFoSiaS7KkapVLa9QaQ6oT7jYqb44P4uvJBpl?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZUB9uQe4pCyZYL2CcbyU5bSmTlEex5HMHG-xz3f4NmRWq66B2k-Hmr7qfsFr8nhtYfsV5laV4Jir0ONKMyYr_7Gf1gdJWxOJnZvCMyRXkFImfPTdnuvRUUSwzl35ARiiM60dyX12SguTKw_XiDRjNgUEyHLX3rRzOoJmdSX_6zUFhKRT2gW3Mdz7HjMYCidNa0&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dr Syrian Lyer<\/a>, talking about respiratory sleep disorders.<\/p><p>It is helpful for hypnotherapists to have a good depth of understanding of the impact of sleep, or disordered sleep, on their clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4a66ad\" data-id=\"f4a66ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fed291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fed291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-RSM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-RSM.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-RSM-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6119f56 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6119f56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-368422a\" data-id=\"368422a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b255f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b255f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-Menopause.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12000\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-Menopause.png 426w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-Menopause-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240206-Menopause-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7506b3\" data-id=\"a7506b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b686fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b686fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UCLH Menopause Awareness Training<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49927e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e49927e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6 February 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7299c84 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7299c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e729f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e729f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a hypnotherapist, trainer and business owner, I like to keep up to date with my own professional development (CPD) and attend regular training, whether relating to the strategic or operational sides of my work.<\/p><p>The training was focused on the impact menopause has in the workplace. This is particularly relevant for some of the training I provide to the NHS, with 76.5% of the NHS workforce being women (1 million of them), and 1 in 5 are aged 45-54.<\/p><p>This course related to all stages of menopause, including perimenopause. It talked of creating awareness of the menopause and the symptoms that women may experience, both in and out of the workplace. It also explored workplace factors that may negatively impact on staff and the practices and environments within the workplace that may put the health and safety of menopausal women at risk.\u00a0Discrimination was also discussed.<\/p><p>In addition, the course considered good practice for workplaces and ideas for how to address workplace issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c10ec5b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c10ec5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-788e8fd\" data-id=\"788e8fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a4b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33a4b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize \u2013 10 Steps to Success<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9e168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e9e168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">21 January 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65593d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d65593d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582e7f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"582e7f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was wonderful to publish my latest book!<\/p><p>The book starts with some essential information to help you get the most from this book. You will then be fast-tracked to using hypnosis in the very first chapter. In subsequent chapters, you will go on a learning journey, gaining practical understanding, and a great range of beneficial tools that you can use straight away.<\/p><p>You will discover how to get participant engagement and then transition into creating and intensifying hypnosis, with a range of powerful hypnotic inductions and deepeners. Delivering a hypnotic gift to your participant is a key component of a basic hypnosis session, and this is explored in the following chapter, before you learn how to conclude the session with an effective re-alerting process.<\/p><p>With a good grasp of the basics, subsequent chapters provide a range of additional tools. Firstly, ego strengthening, giving you the ability to help people feel good within themselves. Then, a chapter on positive change-work, with a range of rapid direct, indirect and metaphorical approaches. If you are interested in using hypnosis for the fun stuff, the next chapter delivers you the tools to give people amusing and entertaining experiences.<\/p><p>Finally, you will get some useful tips on how to get practice and the next steps in whichever direction you would like to take your hypnosis development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74ede5f\" data-id=\"74ede5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36300a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36300a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240124-How-To-Hypnotize.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240124-How-To-Hypnotize.png 500w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240124-How-To-Hypnotize-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240124-How-To-Hypnotize-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61e2a86 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61e2a86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba6476a\" data-id=\"ba6476a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86019ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86019ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Elman-square.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12005\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Elman-square.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Elman-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Elman-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Elman-square-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dcda4a\" data-id=\"6dcda4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b16f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b16f90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elman Conference <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1950d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a1950d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19 January 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760ceee elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"760ceee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a192c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a192c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within a busy week for teaching and presentations, I presented online at the Elman Hypnosis Convention. The great thing is that the 9am EST time is a very pleasant 2pm in the UK!<\/p><p>I talked about \u2018HypnoDough: Tactile Approaches for Insight and Change\u2019.<\/p><p>You might wonder how I taught something tactile online, and these approaches were strategically designed to be used online, so making it easy to teach during the conference.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a9065c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a9065c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90acc56\" data-id=\"90acc56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c0af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07c0af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">James Braid Society<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d25a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97d25a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18 January 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-886bca3 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"886bca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d034199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d034199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201cPromoting the Expert Hypnotist: Practice, efficient advice on boosting and improving your hypnotherapy business\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>The James Braid Society is returning to holding in-person meetings in London and I was delighted to be their first guest speaker.<\/p><p>This session explored the use of talks, presentations and demonstrations to promote your business to a range of audiences, impromptu and planned, moving and static, in-person and online.<\/p><p>Rather than just talking, I got everyone engaged in some practical activities, to both learn something useful and have some fun whilst doing so!<\/p><p>I was delighted to read a positive review of the session on their website and the very flattering comment, \u201cRecognised as one of hypnotherapy\u2019s most qualified practitioners, she has built up a well-deserved reputation as a communication expert and one who has an innate ability to convey ideas to her audience\u201d.<\/p><p>Photo courtesy of the James Braid Society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-738a605\" data-id=\"738a605\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124a3f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"124a3f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240118-James-Braid-Soc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12010\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0acbdc1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0acbdc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28a8c5b\" data-id=\"28a8c5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a1ffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3a1ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240118-RSM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12011\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240118-RSM.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240118-RSM-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c3add6\" data-id=\"5c3add6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0aecef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0aecef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Royal Society of Medicine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75901d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75901d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18 January 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec5523 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8ec5523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8075c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8075c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An interesting afternoon attending the Hair, Nails &amp; Sweat Symposium at the Royal Society of Medicine.<\/p><p>Although these talks are not directly related to hypnotherapy, there is a lot we can make use of. <\/p><p>The first presentation was by Dr David de Berker, on the &#8216;Principles and Practice in Nail Disease&#8217;. He talked about how the nail matrix can switch off for a number of reasons, and this stops the nail growing. Hypnotherapy can certainly help here with boosting motivation for self-care, alongside conventional medicine.<\/p><p>The second talk was by Dr Anita Takwale on the topic of how she assesses and manages hair loss. This is another area where hypnotherapy has a lot to offer. Whether male or female, young or old, hair loss can have a significant emotional impact. Yet the waiting lists for psychology and counselling services are often lengthy. A variety of hypno options could be provided, from generic or bespoke MP3s, through to group or 1-2-1 hypnotherapy sessions.<\/p><p>The final talk, by Dr Aparna Sinha, inspired me to think of the many areas where hypnotherapists could support the medical treatment for patients with hidradenitis. These include pain management, ego strengthening, relaxation, self-esteem&#8230; The list could go on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3bbd19 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3bbd19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a878b2\" data-id=\"8a878b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06fd33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a06fd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UCLH Equality &amp; Diversity Training<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1921ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1921ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9 January 2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2006df3 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2006df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08bbd86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08bbd86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a hypnotherapist, trainer and business owner, it is important to keep up to date with my own professional development (CPD) and attend regular training, relating to both the strategic and operational sides of my work.<\/p><p>This training explored equality, diversity and human rights, and why they are important. We found out how policies and the law (such as the Equality Act) help create more inclusive workplaces and how \u2018health inequalities\u2019 can be reduced.<\/p><p>Very relevant for hypnotherapists was the section about people\u2019s different backgrounds and why it is important not to make assumptions about people. This aligns very much with the Carl Rogers concept of \u2018unconditional positive regard\u2019.<\/p><p>Finally, the course explored how to challenge prejudice and discrimination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c4d602\" data-id=\"3c4d602\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beed871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"beed871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240109-UCLH.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12012\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240109-UCLH.png 1000w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240109-UCLH-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240109-UCLH-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hypnotc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240109-UCLH-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fc8f90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fc8f90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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