Six treatments behind me now and gearing up for the seventh, I am surprised to find my attitude to the chemotherapy has very much changed for the better. I felt quite different when entering the hospital last time and that seems to be reflected in the way I reacted to the chemotherapy. I had visited my friend, Bridget of Healing House for a further healing treatment, http://www.healing-house.co.uk/. She combines many different techniques and is very intuitive and I have found her help invaluable. Visualisation is such a powerful tool that we can all use to help our bodies heal and recover as well as increase confidence, motivation and generally increase the "feel good factor" in our lives.
With Bridget's help, I have been reflecting on why I might have got the cancer in the first place and changes I can choose to make in my life. A lot stems from my relationship with my mother and, once I had reflected and acknowledged this, I began to see things from a different perspective. The recent visit of a very dear friend from the US has increased my understanding and has also introduced new ideas I can use with my own clients, of which I seem to have a steady stream at the moment.
I have have found a new enthusiasm and motivation for treating clients and am full of new ideas at the moment. The small Peer Support Group for hypnotherapists which meets at my home regularly is also a source of support and inspiration. It is so valuable to share ideas and techniques with others and this group works well as we all have different specialities - healing, herbalism, life coaching, reflexology - but are also all hypnotherapists. At our meeting last week we were discusing the value of being able to incorporate a range of different treatments - Time Line, Emotional Freedom Technique, Eye Movement Desensitisation, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming to name but a few - into our work with clients. If you are interested in finding out more about this group or how to set one up yourself, then please contact me through my website, http://www.mindtochange.co.uk/.