- Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Adam Up
It has been a physically demanding few weeks for me. Since the last time I wrote an edition of Adam Up I won local a charity strength event that resulted in me having the worst DOMS I have ever had in my life (even compared to my marathon and ultra marathon running days!). I had my booster jab which knocked me out for a couple of days and I was ill alongside virtually everyone in my immediate circle it seems. I
did my last weekend of teaching of the year, i squatted a personal best at the gym (pics and video on my Instagram Page) and have been pretty pooped to be honest. I'm ready for Christmas and some time off to recuperate in readiness for the new year.
Given the challenging time we have all had this past year, I have been sharing a lot of posts online about us all being aware that the festive period is not the same for everyone; some of us have experienced loss that will be felt strongly, some of us struggle financially at this time, some of us find Christmas lonely, traumatic or stressful for a variety of reasons.
This edition of Adam Up includes articles about eating guilt-free this festive season, improving mental flexibility and getting the new year off to an amazing start. I've also recorded videos on the topic of demonising medication for mental illness, one about a most amazing attribute of our brain to seek out patterns, and another all about how to harness a facet of your brain in order to create a positive outlook in life.
I've also been readying myself for the live events we are commencing in the new year with our new hypnotherapist development hub - so I've included a section with articles related to that today also (including a chance for you to get officially measured for hypnotisability and be involved in group supervision with me).
Myself, and all of us who work here hope that you are safe and healthy wherever you are in this world. Likewise, I hope you are coping well with life currently and that your mental health is bearing up. I wish you and your loved ones a truly wonderful festive season and I look forward to sharing more in the new year that I hope brings value and benefit.
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Articles: What's New?
A wide range of new articles to help in varying aspects of life here today...
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All articles are founded in science and have references for you to explore should you wish:
1. Over on my Instagram account this past week, I posted a couple of infographics about mental flexibility and wanted to write in a bit more depth about the topic here.
Although he has been greatly misquoted on this, Darwin wrote and spoke about the value of being adaptable to change, “according to Darwin’s Origin of Species, it is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.”
It is natural that whenever someone mentions flexibility, one can think of people or objects being able to stretch or perform yoga. It tends to be less common to think that it can indeed be applied to our thoughts and our cognitive abilities as well.
The notion here is that the mind is like a muscle; the more we stretch it, the more flexible it tends to become. We can always try to foster a flexible mindset to help ourselves to be mentally, emotionally and physically healthier.
2. I’d just booked my booster jab at the time of writing this.... and as more waves of people locally here and at my children’s school are falling ill with Covid, I’ve definitely found myself reflecting on the past couple of years since the pandemic began and realising the propound impact it has had, and continues to have upon my life.
The pandemic has been a torrid time for so many of us in so many different ways.
When Covid-19 began its rapid spread around the world, many people understandably panicked, but we were hopeful. How long could this possibly last? Until more than a year had gone by, and things got worse at times; new strains, differing measures, differences of opinions among the public and changing information. Even with the administration of vaccines, there is a new normal. This is why it comes as no surprise that numerous people are facing pandemic burnout.
3. I have put the outside Christmas lights up (fighting off hyperthermia in the process!), our tree and decorations are up, the advent calendars are being worked through and Christmas parties loom large.
Yes indeed, it’s now that time of the year! With the festive season also brings with it the diverse variety of festive foods. In the town centre here we have Christmas market stalls selling every kind of festive food and drinks. There is so much on offer throughout!
Let’s face it, this can lead to some worry and concern too. With all the merry and the wonderful food the season brings, it can be accompanied by a constant worry that one naughty day may lead to another and so on. One mince pie might lead to another, one mulled wine after another, and before you even know it, your eating record (which may have been amazing for the rest of the year) has gone off the track.
As Edith Sitwell once stated, “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth.”
It is true that overindulging during the festive winter season can really cause you to gain weight, and therefore it is safe to assume that that the worries constantly nagging you at the back of your mind is not completely unrealistic.
4. The new year is just around the corner, and we all are heading towards what is often seen as an opportunity for a completely new start. Such a new start could of course be taken any day of the year, but the new year is a time that many seize as an opportunity.
The prospect of the new year – for many – means new opportunities and challenges, and therefore it becomes a time that many use to set new goals and resolutions to ensure that you have the best possible year ahead. The last few weeks of the old year and the first week of the new year are considered by many to be the best time to let go of the things that need to be let go of, and to plan things for the future, not only in the short run but also in the longer term. The start of the new year is
the a time to take stock of your achievements and to make plans for what you wish to achieve next.
It can be a time for reflection as one year ends; looking upon the previous year, analysing successes and progress as well as recognising mistakes, or things that did not go so well and then using it all as constructive feedback and profound learning from the previous year to see what is it that you need to do better this year or try to avoid the next year.
Videos: What's New?
Superior Pattern Processing, Using Your Brain for a More Positive Outlook and Medicine for Mental Illness covered here today...
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1. Within my research and writing for a new course being offered at my college next year all about the neuroscience of psychotherapy, I came across some cool facts about
the brain that formed an article on my personal blog last week.
There were two specific areas that seemed to capture people’s interest the most and created the most discussion and I thought I’d record a short video about them…. In particular they were very relevant to hypnotherapy and hypnotherapists.
In this video I firstly explain about the brain not feeling pain (and how we therefore get headaches). I then go on to talk about superior pattern processing (SPP) and how learning to harness it can be so beneficial to anyone and everyone.
Video: Pain In The Brain… And Superior Pattern Processing.
2. I see the demonisation of medication a great deal, and maybe it’s because I work in a professional field that many alternative therapists are part of, and many of whom reject conventional medical approaches, in particular the use of prescribed medication.
Official statistics tend to suggest that there is approximately 10% of the populations of the US and UK taking prescribed medication, and it has been the centre of a fair bit of discussion in the circles I work in recently.
In this video I seek to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of medication for mental illness.
3. The brain is an incredible pattern-seeking machine. This video today explicitly shows you how to make that work for you and help you to develop a happier outlook.
As the brain seeks patterns, to be happier in our daily lives we want to be able to set our brain to seek out positivity patterns, and develop patterns that progressively filter our experience. One way to effectively do that, is to ask yourself some questions on a regular basis, and get your brain working for you.
Questions and themes supported by science are what this video shares.
In this video, I give you some ideas on how to ask yourself questions and get your brain working to your advantage. And I guess many of us have experienced, or are aware that our brain often does the opposite - when we ruminate, when we establish rigid negative thinking patterns, it can lead us to be unhappy, sad, depressed or anxious - we can become expertly skilled at using our brain to make us unhappy!
Learn how to become skilled at using your brain more effectively, with 8 simple questions.
Important Announcement:
Major new resource for hypnotherapists... Never worry about supervision, CPD, business development and peer support ever again...
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The Anglo European College Hypnotherapist Development Hub:
This hypnotherapist development hub has just gone live and you can subscribe monthly or annually by visiting the official page for it here at this page of the college website.
It is an online members area with live weekly offerings aimed at educating, developing and supporting hypnotherapists. This includes:
– Extensive digital resources: educational training videos available to stream, including our diploma course, advanced diploma, hypnotic coaching course, rapid inductions, science of self-hypnosis, additional specialist lectures, much more (similar to existing members area).
– Monthly specialist live lecture: Including a range of specialist lectures from academics, authors and experienced specialists. Attend live and get to ask questions and interact with leaders in the field, but if you are unable to attend live, the recording will be posted the following day for you to access and revisit.
This will count as meeting your official CPD quota with all major hypnotherapy associations if you attend half of these each year.
Here is an article all about January's webinar, which includes a chance to experience the full hypnotisability online screening procedure as part of your preparation: Understanding Hypnotisability.
– Monthly group supervision: You can attend and receive supervision from and with me, or join the group to learn and develop accordingly.
These sessions will count as your official supervision requirement with the UKHC, GHR and NCH (as well as meet the requirements for most other professional hypnotherapy member organisations). Have a read of this article that explains how our group supervision sessions work: Monthly Group Supervision Sessions: Starting in 2022.
– Bi-Monthly Peer Support Group: We used to run a regular group here locally that was very well attended and lots of you asked for more of that. In particular though, this will have a focus upon hypnotherapist business building – there’ll be a monthly presentation with a live discussion afterwards. This will include coaching, support, guidance and regular expert speakers. There will also be additional lectures and presentations
of my own that I have recorded through the years adding to the business development section.
– Therapeutic Forms Depository: You will have access to and be able to download from a huge number of therapeutic forms used in cognitive behavioural, mindfulness based and ACT approaches to therapy.
We’ll also be holding a live Zoom skills practice session regularly – which is a great chance for our trainees to meet up and practice, and for graduates and seasoned hypnotherapists to hone skills and stay sharp.
When we start with the live events in January, it will cost £25.00 per month to subscribe. There will be an option to pay £250.00 for a full year, thus getting two months free. if you follow the link above to the official page you'll see that you can now sign up for these two options.
However, if you’d like to jump on board now and join us in time for our opening, you can join for a greatly reduced fee of £200.00 for membership until the end of 2022. This won’t be offered again once it is all up and running. You’ll get access to all the existing resources straight away and you’ll be able to join all the events as of January. I will also keep that same fee available for you for life and give you the option to take it up each year
regardless of what the fee increases to in the future.
If you’d like to take this £200.00 offer up, visit the booking form here at the college website (link below or in the main toolbar on this site), fill in your personal details, choose the “Hypnotherapist Development Hub” option (it is the last option, scroll to the bottom of the list) and when I receive the submitted form, I will invoice you accordingly and you’ll be all set to be part of it all right from the beginning.
Booking form can be found here.
So you won’t have to worry about where to look for your CPD requirements, you’ll have your supervision requirements met, you’ll have access to resources we have never offered before, as well as LOTS of training videos and materials.
I’m aiming for this to offer a great deal of ongoing resource, support, guidance and importantly professional development to all who are part of it. For those looking to be part of something, and joining an amazing cause too, it will create a great community of us evidence based hypnotherapists seeking to raise standards in this field, seeking to shake off myth and misinformation, seeking to examine and understand the science, the research, the literature that informs this field with a view to
improving what we do and ultimately achieving greater results with our clients.
Useful resources for hypnotherapists:
Visit this page for lots of resources for hypnotherapists.
The Anglo European College of Therapeutic Hypnosis:
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That's it for this week's edition, how did I do?
I shall be back in 2022; in the meantime, look after yourself, and keep yourself safe and well during these times, have a merry Christmas I send you much love and my very best wishes,
Buloo!
Adam Eason.
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