Using your mind to help manage and relieve your IBS symptoms
If you've tried every diet and medication for IBS but still struggle with symptoms, the answer might not be in your gut—it's in your nervous system. Research shows 60% of IBS patients have a history of trauma. This article explores the hidden connection between past experiences and present symptoms, and why gut-directed hypnotherapy might be the missing piece of your recovery.
"Are you managing stress... or just surviving it?
After years of working with people experiencing chronic stress, I've realised something important: most stress management advice treats symptoms, not causes.
My latest article explores how the Human Givens model reveals why traditional stress relief often falls short - and how targeting your specific unmet emotional needs can create lasting change instead of temporary relief.
If you've been doing 'all the right things' but still feel stuck in the stress cycle, this post might offer a different perspective.
What I cover: The 9 emotional needs that drive wellbeing (and stress when unmet); How to map stress management techniques to your specific needs; A strategic approach that goes beyond symptom management.
Beyond “Fight or Flight”: Rethinking Stress
This post challenges common misconceptions about stress by explaining how our nervous system responds to everyday demands—not just danger or crises. Discover the difference between healthy, energizing stress and harmful, chronic stress, and learn why your beliefs about stress shape your daily experiences and wellbeing. Gain practical tips for recognizing and managing stress more effectively in your professional and personal life.
IBS is a condition rooted in disrupted communication within a part of your nervous system called the gut–brain–microbiome axis.
This article explains what that axis is, how miscommunication leads to symptoms — and how therapies like gut-directed hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy can help restore balance.
If you’ve been searching for a clear, science-backed explanation for why relief has been so elusive — this might be what you’ve been looking for.
