Blossom Hypnotherapy

06/08/2026

The hot, hot Summer we’ve been having at the moment can make life even more difficult if you’re living with the fear of vomiting.
The heat can make your symptoms feel worse.
High temperatures g increase feelings of nausea and dizziness, anxiety about food increases as it really does go off faster in the heat
On top of that, the sensations heat creates in your body such as a racing heart, sweating, light-headedness are exactly what you experience when emetophobia or fear of vomiting take hold.
So if this summer has felt harder than usual, you're not imagining it, and you're not alone.
A few things that can help right now:
🌿 Keep hydrated little and often, rather than large amounts at once
🌿 Stick to foods you trust, and don't be afraid to trust your instincts on food safety
🌿 Practise slow, steady breathing when you notice heat-related sensations — it tells your body there's no real danger
🌿 Remind yourself: feeling warm or a bit off isn't the same as being sick
Emetophobia doesn't have to ruin your summer or run your life for you. I've written a full blog on what keeps this fear going and how CBT and hypnotherapy used together can help you build lasting confidence and to take those first steps to overcoming the grip emetophobia has over you.

Emetophobia - the fear of vomiting doesn’t have to rule your life. Find out how you can manage emetophobia with hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy.

05/07/2026

It may be hot outside but you can still start your week feeling calm.

If you’re feeling anxious, burnt out or overwhelmed right now? This FREE session is for you.

Do you feel as if you’re stuck on a treadmill with no time to relax? Under pressure at work and non stop the rest of the time.

I understand that pressure.

That’s why I’m offering free weekly start your week calm sessions every Monday. They’re only 20 minutes on a Monday lunchtime so you’ll feel calm for the week ahead and still have time to eat your lunch.

I'm really looking forward to you joining me to start your week calm so you can be
☺️ calmer
☺️ contented
☺️ more focused
☺️ and with a little smile inside
www.blossomhypnotherapy.com

19/06/2026

Are you feeling anxious, burnt out or overwhelmed right now?

Do you feel exhausted as you start the week knowing everything you have to do.

Does it feel like you’re stuck on a treadmill with no time to relax? Does if feel like you’re under pressure at work and non stop the rest of the time?

I understand that pressure. That’s why I’m offering free weekly start your week calm sessions every Monday. They’re only 20 minutes on a Monday lunchtime so you’ll feel calm for the week ahead and still have time to eat your lunch.

I'm really looking forward to you joining me to start your week calm so you can be

calmer
contented
more focused
and with a little smile inside

You can sign up at www.blossomhypnotherapy.com

17/06/2026

Today, I’m continuing with my theme for this month with ways to break free from procrastination and achieve your life goals.

I’m sharing with you the experience of one of my client’s in putting it all together so could change and achieve his life goals.
One of the highlights of my work is seeing my clients develop and make progress. I find it inspiring working with them and being part of their journey to improve their lives once and for all. It’s so satisfying to see them doing so well and I admire how they take what we do together on board and use it to transform their lives for the better. This is Martin’s story. Martin (not his real name), is a 49 year old investment banker and married dad of two. He came to me because he felt that he was at a crossroads in his life. He had always wanted to be a writer and felt that it was now or never to try and follow his lifelong dream. At the same time, a part of him wanted to go after promotion in his current job.

Martin was struggling to commit to either option. He was seesawing between them, starting something, then becoming paralysed with inaction as the chatter in his mind got in his way. Martin couldn’t understand what was holding him back . He just knew it was making him frustrated and fearful. It was starting to affect his confidence and relationships as he became more and dissatisfied with his life.

We worked together to unpick Martin’s thoughts and feelings about himself. He began to recognise it was his fear of failing that was holding him back. We worked closely, to help him to manage the thoughts, emotions and feelings in his body that stopped him taking action. With my support, he learnt how to manage his feelings of anxiety and worries about failing.

As we worked in together, Martin began to feel more self assured. The better he felt about himself, the more motivated he became. He was able to focus more easily and work more effectively. We found ways for Martin to manage his perfectionism and concentrate on what was important to him.

In a stepped approach, Martin started to set small goals for himself. Each small goal helped him to step out of his comfort zone and gradually face his fears. He discovered that the awful things he had predicted would happen, didn’t happen. As a result, he developed confidence in his ability to achieve the bigger goals he had for his life.

As our work together progressed, Martin created a clear idea of what he wanted out of life, for his own future, and for his family. Once he was clear about what was important to him, he was able to put steps in place to take him forward.

Martin found the confidence to take on more responsibility at work. He put himself forward for new projects and began to communicate more with senior management about his achievements. As he became more focused, he found time to work on his writing outside work and to make approaches to an agent. He also noticed he was doing more of what he wanted to do in life and was feeling more satisfied in general.

10/06/2026

Wednesday Wellbeing

Today, I’m continuing with my theme for this month with ways to break free from procrastination and achieve your life goals.

One of my favourite ways to get myself going on the tasks I’m putting off is by treating it as a game I play with myself.

If you want to give it a try, let go of thinking about completing the task as a whole or even a part of it. It can feel overwhelming and stop you from starting. Instead, think of the smallest next action you could take. Don’t put yourself under any pressure do it. Rather, see it as a possibility, not something you have to do.

It can help to imagine you’re an actor playing a role. For instance, try thinking about getting into your role by asking yourself, “ What’s the next action I’d take on this if I were going to do it, even though I’m not?” It could be you’d turn on your computer, or look at your email. Maybe you would read the title of a paper. Or it could be you’d take out your gym shoes. You don’t need to wait to be in the right mood to start, as the right time may never come along. But, if you imagine taking the first, smallest possible step you may just find yourself starting to take action.

03/06/2026

Wednesday Wellbeing.

Welcome to June’s Wednesday Wellbeing.

Did you struggle to get things done last week? I know the extreme heat made it difficult for me to work in the way I normally did and I put it off to do later. That got me thinking about procrastination.

More and more we tend to focus on all the things we need to do. Almost everyone I meet talks about how they want to be more productive. This focus on productivity can come with an uncomfortable bedfellow - procrastination. So, this month I’m looking at ways to break free from procrastination and achieve your life goals.

At some time, most of us have felt overwhelmed by the almost impossible to achieve to do lists we set ourselves. Or we may have work loads that just can’t be done well in the time we have available. Having an ever increasing list of tasks to do makes it difficult to focus on and find the time to do them. You can end up frustrated with yourself. You may start to criticise yourself for not making enough progress.

The pull to procrastinate is common. I know I’ve delayed getting down to tasks I don’t enjoy, such as doing my accounts. And I’ve been known to take extra time to make decisions, even when I know they’re important. If this happens from time to time, it doesn’t really matter. But if procrastinating is becoming a way of life, it may be stopping you from feeling happy and fulfilled.

One way to break free from procrastination is learn self hypnosis. Research shows that having a clear image of yourself in the future can help with procrastination as the future becomes less abstract and feels more real.. Self hypnosis is a powerful tool to help you to experience all the benefits of achieving your task. It allows you to get a real sense of how you will feel, think and act once the task is completed - and motivates you to take action.

27/05/2026

Wednesday Wellbeing

Welcome to Wednesday Wellbeing. This is May’s final post about ways you can create calm, whatever else is going on around you and give yourself support to manage the demands of your busy, pressured and constantly changing life.

Whatever is happening in your life, it’s so much easier to cope with if you can keep calm and relaxed. This is what my client Maeve discovered as we worked together.

Maeve (not her real name) is a manager in her 30’s who worked long hours from home. Her life centred around work and, feeling drained and unmotivated after working all day, she struggled to find time and energy for other areas of her life.

Together, we identified how doubting herself and worrying about continually proving herself at work was eating into all areas of her life. It was keeping her anxious and in a state of high alert while she was at work so she found it hard to focus and was working longer and longer hours.

She was struggling to feel calm outside of work as well and was withdrawing from the activities and people she used to enjoy.

We created a plan to help Maeve's to stay calm under pressure. With support, she gradually implemented strategies to introduce activities that energised and supported her.
In Maeve's words, “Celia really helped me understand why I was experiencing the feelings I described. She gave me tools to understand why I acted and reacted the way I did. It really helped me normalise everything.
As well as the hypnotherapy, Celia gave me tools to use in everyday life and I now use these regularly to keep on top of my emotions. I’m more motivated and have energy to do the things I want.
Celia would always adapt a session based on what was needed that week. As a result, after a handful of sessions I felt equipped to tackle all of my triggers.”

26/05/2026

Are you feeling anxious, frazzled or overwhelmed right now? Stuck on a treadmill with no time to relax? Under pressure at work and non stop the rest of the time.

I understand that pressure. That’s why I’m offering free weekly start your week calm sessions every Monday. They’re only 20 minutes on a Monday lunchtime so you’ll feel calm for the week ahead and still have time to eat your lunch.

I'm really looking forward to you joining me to start your week calm so you can be

☺️ calmer
☺️ contented
☺️ more focused
☺️ and with a little smile inside

www.blossomhypnotherapy.com

20/05/2026

Wednesday Wellbeing

Welcome to Wednesday Wellbeing about ways you can create calm, whatever else is going on around you and give yourself support to manage the demands of your busy, pressured and constantly changing life.

One often neglected way to help you feel calmer is to harness the power of play.

Play is something that can easily be lost when you get caught up in the day to day demands of adult life.n As you get older, it can be easy to get caught up in responsibilities and neglect the vital part play forms in your life.

Did you know play can support your mental health? There are lots of benefits to a playful approach to life.

Play helps relieve stress. Play is fun and can trigger the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals.

Play improves brain function. Playing chess, doing puzzles, or other fun activities to challenge the brain can help boost memory and brain function.

Play boosts learning and creativity. It’s easier to learn a new task when it’s fun and you’re relaxed and playful. Play can also enhance your imagination, helping you adapt and solve problems.

Play promotes relationships and connection. Sharing laughter and fun can encourage empathy, compassion, trust, and intimacy with others. Play isn’t just an activity - it can also be a state of mind. A playful approach can help you feel calm. It teaches you how to relax in stressful situations, break the ice with strangers, make new friends, and form new business relationships.

13/05/2026

Wednesday Wellbeing

Welcome to Wednesday Wellbeing and this month’s focus on how you can create calm, whatever else is going on around you and give yourself support to manage the demands of the busy, pressured and constantly changing lives we all tend to live.

Being able to stay calm can help you to cope in an ever changing world and to feel stable in the face of whatever life throws at you. It makes it easier for you to access what you need to make the right decisions for yourself at work and at home. Staying calm and grounded helps you to manage better and make life easier.

So many of my clients, friends and the people I meet in life tell me they’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, frazzled and burnt out right now.

So I’m introducing a free weekly 20 minute online session for you to Start Your Week Calm

It’s held at 12.30 every Monday (except bank holidays) so you can start your week feeling peaceful and relaxed.

Why not take 20 minutes to set yourself up for the week ahead. Leave feel more calm, contented, focused and with a little smile inside. You’ll still even have time to eat your lunch.

You can find out more and sign up here https://www.blossomhypnotherapy.com/