Acute pain is a useful response, isn’t it? We need to look after ourselves when we have an injury. But sometimes our pain response gets stuck, we recover from the original injury but our brain gets stuck with the pain. All pain is processed in… Read More »Undoing Chronic Pain
I think we’ve all had those times. We can intellectually know our life is good, especially if we have a house, food, and people who love us; we’re not living in a war zone; we essentially have what we need….. But sometimes we just can’t… Read More »Know You Should be Happy But Can’t Really Feel It?
Are you a perfectionist? Many many people who come to do the Lightning Process are brilliant at perfectionism. Sometimes, in some contexts, perfectionism is useful, isn’t it? If you’re a brain surgeon, for example…… In our daily lives, maybe not so much. When we’re good… Read More »I Love Making Mistakes!
Top Tips June 2023 Often when we feel anxious or panicky we think that what we really need is to feel calm and peaceful, and we try to create this state using the various tools we’ve learned.What I’ve noticed, though, is that it doesn’t always… Read More »Changing Anxiety
Ever feel like you’re being a bit of a people-pleaser? Or maybe you’re a bit careful about how much of yourself you show in case someone doesn’t like it? I don’t know if you’ve ever come across Lizzo. She’s a pop star. Whenever I see… Read More »Being More You
We thought it was time for an update on Long Covid and the Lightning Process now that it’s around 3 years after people started getting it. Post-COVID-19 syndrome (NICE guidelines) Signs and symptoms that develop during or after an infection consistent with COVID‑19, continue for more… Read More »Long Covid and the Lightning Process
In that interesting and unconscious recipe in your brain I wonder where you put yourself compared to the other important people and things in your life……… Sometimes our brains are not always helping us get what we think we want. They may well even be… Read More »Are You Extra Good At Putting Everyone Else First?
Whether you consider yourself a Royalist or not, it probably hasn’t escaped your notice that Queen Elizabeth left behind her a sense – for many people – of being a very respectful person; a person who stuck by her word and her values; a person… Read More »What Do You Want Your Legacy To Be?
We like to be helpful, don’t we? If someone asks for help or just looks like they may need help, we often want to be that kind person who offers it. We like to be helpful, empathetic, obliging, and we may also want to be… Read More »Have you noticed? Saying ‘yes’ to one thing means saying ‘no’ to another