I've had a brilliant break over Christmas (and I really hope you did too). I'd say it took me the best part of the first week to calm down and manage to switch off from work after some pretty pressurised stuff happening immediately before the holidays, as well as everything else that happened in 2020. … Continue reading Walking For The Win
Category: Orkney Islands
“You Can’t Think Your Way Out Of This”
This week Celia told me these magic words, "Kirsten, you can't think your way out of this" and honestly, I've never felt so relieved. I'm a believer in mindset, the power of positive thought, affirmations etc. but sometimes, I find it really hard to change the way I'm thinking about or perceiving something. More than … Continue reading “You Can’t Think Your Way Out Of This”
The Drama Triangle!
During Fridays session, Celia was prompted to ask me, "have you ever heard of the 'drama triangle'?". My answer was, "no, but I feel like I'm right in the middle of it!". I wanted to write a separate blog about this because I just KNOW so many people will relate so closely to it and... … Continue reading The Drama Triangle!
Clinical Hypnotherapy- Session 1
On Friday 11th December I had my first 'proper' session of Clinical Hypnotherapy with Celia Clark. I wanted to wait a few days before writing this to let the experience sink in and to reflect on it. She gives you lots of info before going into the session so you kind of know what to … Continue reading Clinical Hypnotherapy- Session 1
An Interesting Chat…
On Monday of this week (9th December) I had my initial call with Celia. This is the call that precedes the Clinical Hypnotherapy and is to help her gauge what’s happening with me and how to approach our sessions. I found this session to be enlightening, fascinating and hard. Part of what Celia asked me about … Continue reading An Interesting Chat…
Sunshine on Deerness!
It's finally happened. The sun came out, the sky turned blue and the roads and paths have stayed dry for almost the entire day. I can practically feel my body synthesising it's own vitamin D. At last. Too good an opportunity to miss (and I'm lucky enough to not work Mondays) we loaded up and … Continue reading Sunshine on Deerness!
Heading West
Today we headed west, well, not that far west but to the west of the Orkney Mainland. The forecast showed a break in the wind and rain so we decided to take the dogs and head somewhere different. An initial venture to go up Hammars Hill was thwarted by 3 loose sheep on the track … Continue reading Heading West