
Mind
How a Mindset Shift Can Help You Quit Drinking, by a Leading Expert
Phil MacLeod, founder of Thought Reader and an experienced hypnotherapist, talks to Wellbeing about how changing your mindset can be the key to breaking free from alcohol.
By Rachel Branson · 11 Jul 2026

Spiral
Helen Corsi-Cadmore: From £6 Million Burnout to Rewriting the Rules of Success
After building a multi-million-pound business left her on the brink of collapse, Helen Corsi-Cadmore now helps founders balance ambition and wellbeing.
By Rachel Branson · 8 Jun 2026

Podcast
Well, That's Awkward - Episode 27: What We Should All Know About the Brain and Brain Health
We tend to think about our brains when something goes wrong — a forgotten name, a moment of brain fog, or a worrying lapse in memory.
By Rachel Branson · 4 May 2026

Mind
How Clinical Hypnotherapy Is Earning Its Place in Integrative Healthcare
Integrative healthcare has moved well beyond its early association with alternative medicine. Major health systems, academic medical centres, and clinical researchers are now incorporating
By Rachel Branson · 10 Apr 2026

Mind
Your Brain Starts Ageing at 32
Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist Marygrace Anderson reveals five daily habits to keep it young
By Rachel Branson · 18 Dec 2025

Body
Taking Control of Your Health: Medical Decisions That Deserve More Attention
Some health conversations are easier to avoid than to have. We'll happily discuss a sprained ankle or a stubborn cold, but certain conditions make us uncomfortable
By Rachel Branson · 15 Dec 2025

Body
Rapid Core Healing for Anxiety and Depression
Many people reach a point in their healing where they can explain why they feel anxious or low, yet the feelings don’t change. They’ve explored their childhood, analysed their thoughts, and practised mindfulness — but the unease remains lodged somewhere deeper, as if the body hasn’t caught up with the mind.
By Rachel Branson · 24 Nov 2025

Life
How to Create Health Plans That Adapt to Lifestyle, Not Just Metrics
In a world obsessed with quantifying health, it’s easy to forget that metrics don’t heal people—habits do
By Rachel Branson · 21 Nov 2025

Body
When the Body Turns Inward: The Link Between Autoimmune Conditions and Trauma
As a naturopath and trauma-informed emotional healing practitioner, I’ve seen again and again how the body reflects what the heart has carried. Nowhere is this more evident than in autoimmune conditions — when the immune system, designed to protect us, begins attacking our own tissues.
By Rachel Branson · 30 Oct 2025

Mind
The Subconscious Mind: The Missing Key in Trauma Recovery
As a naturopath and trauma-informed emotional healing practitioner, I’ve learned that healing trauma isn’t just about changing how we think — it’s about transforming the patterns buried deep beneath our conscious awareness. Most of what drives our emotions, behaviours, and even physical responses sits quietly in the subconscious mind.
By Rachel Branson · 14 Oct 2025

Mind
7 Reasons Rapid Core Healing Works When Hypnotherapy Doesn’t
You’ve done the inner work. Or at least, you’ve tried. Maybe you’ve seen a therapist, read all the books, or even tried hypnotherapy—hoping it would finally shift that gnawing anxiety, those intense premenstrual emotions, or the way your body seems stuck in fight-or-flight.
By Rachel Branson · 12 Aug 2025

Mind
Beyond Hypnotherapy: A Deeper Approach to Healing PMDD
Each month, millions of women experience a distressing shift in mood, energy, and self-perception in the lead-up to their periods. For some, it’s more than just premenstrual tension — it’s Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
By Rachel Branson · 29 Jul 2025

Mind
4 Common Mental Health Struggles Across All Ages (& What Can Help)
It can sometimes be difficult to understand why your mind starts feeling a bit off. Nothing major or upsetting might have happened recently
By Rachel Branson · 24 Jul 2025

Roam
Inside the Longevity Clinic Where CEOs and Billionaires Go to Reset: Lanserhof
For those of you that don’t know Lanserhof, they´ve been leaders in the longevity market for almost 40 years, known for their science-backed fasting protocols and advanced medical testing
By Rachel Branson · 14 Jul 2025

Roam
Ananda Spa in the Himalayas
Back in 2011, I was on holiday in Rishikesh (India) which is in the foothills of the Himalayas. Not only is it a pilgrimage town for Hindus, it is considered the birth place of Yoga
By Rachel Branson · 7 Jul 2025

Mind
Battling The Blues - 5 Surprising Ways To Deal With Depression
Depression can be a heavy, silent struggle. While many people know about therapy, medication, or talking to a trusted friend
By Rachel Branson · 3 Jul 2025

Mind
How Nervous System Healing Can Transform Your Health: The Link Between Stress, Trauma, and Wellbeing
What if one of the most profound influences on our physical and emotional wellbeing lies in something less visible
By Rachel Branson · 5 May 2025

Body
Wellbeing Through the Legal Process: Navigating Medical Negligence Claims
Pursuing a medical negligence claim can be a stressful and challenging process. The implications of medical errors can be profound
By Rachel Branson · 29 Nov 2024

Body
Keep calm and call the midwife
These five top tips from experienced mothers and midwives are essential advice for expectant mothers who want to navigate this journey with confidence and calm.
By Rachel Branson · 2 Jul 2024

Body
What is Hypnotherapy and what is it used for?
When looking at holistic healing and self-improvement, there exists a fascinating practice that often elicits curiosity and intrigue: hypnotherapy.
By Rachel Branson · 9 Apr 2024

Body
Revolutionising Healthcare: Virtual Reality as a Therapeutic Solution
Where innovation constantly seeks to alleviate suffering and improve patient outcomes, a groundbreaking tool has emerged using virtual reality (VR)
By Rachel Branson · 4 Apr 2024

Body
Dealing with PTSD: 5 Ways to Overcome Your Trauma
Having post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a lonely and daunting experience for many of us.
By Rachel Branson · 23 Feb 2024

Body
Pour Decisions: Alcohol Dependency Takes a Toll on Business Owners’ Self-Driven Success
One Year No Beer Launches Groundbreaking 'Complete Control' Coaching Program to Tackle Compulsive Behaviours Amid Rising Stress in UK Professionals
By Rachel Branson · 29 Nov 2023

Body
Des and Fat go FORTH with 165ft charity abseil for Global’s Make Some Noise
In a heart-pounding adventure that had bystanders holding their breath, two of Scotland’s best-loved radio stars, Des Clarke and Fat Brestovci took a breathtaking plunge off the iconic Forth Rail Bridge, dangling a whopping 165 feet above ground level!
By Rachel Branson · 9 Oct 2023

Body
Autoimmune Healing: 5 Ways to Repair Your Mind-Body Relationship and Why You Should Try It
Just before I was diagnosed with the first of many autoimmune diseases, I was the most unhappy I had ever been in my entire life
By Rachel Branson · 24 Aug 2023

Body
How to make the most of your Wellbeing app accordingly to a leading Expert
It is all very well downloading and investing in a wellbeing app, but are you following a few simple rules to maximize your experience and generate your desired results?
By Rachel Branson · 5 Dec 2022

Body
The trauma response - how does the brain respond?
What happens within the body when we experience a traumatic event? How does that link with the experiences we have later in life?
By Rachel Branson · 18 Aug 2022

Body
3 Benefits Of Hypnotherapy For Mental Health And Well-Being
With the increasing awareness around the importance of mental health and well-being, many people have destigmatized talking about any problems or disorders they may be facing.
By Rachel Branson · 15 Oct 2021

Body
Are you suffering from post-Pandemic anxiety?
Aaron Surtees, a leading Psychologist and Celebrity Hypnotherapist based in London, said the Covid-19 crisis has led to a 90% surge in calls to his clinic from people suffering from “pandemic anxiety”.
By Rachel Branson · 28 Sept 2021

Body
Holistic Events Online
With the continuing success of our various online holistic events, we're pleased to continue our meetings online for the foreseeable future...
By Rachel Branson · 31 May 2021

Body
Spiritual wellness academy introduces new online platform for employee spiritual health
Bloom Healing Arts Academy partners with organizations worldwide to help them develop nurturing workplace cultures
By Rachel Branson · 19 Mar 2021

Body
Claudia Reiter: From Burnout to a Life Transformed
To the outside world, I had it all. I was 29, married, with a lovely flat, and working for a luxury brand climbing up the corporate ladder. On paper, I was achieving my personal goals. The truth, however, was very different.
By Rachel Branson · 5 Mar 2021

Body
Sleep tips from a clinical hypnotherapist
Who doesn’t want a good night’s sleep, for many sleep is an elusive, and yet sleep is vital for our well-being. Long term sleep exhaustion affects our health, and there is alarming new research emerging about just how serious the negative impact of sleep deprivation is to our health and wellbeing.
By Rachel Branson · 29 Jul 2020

Body
Can EFT help me through the coronavirus pandemic?
During this ‘certainly uncertain’ time of the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of us are feeling as if the rug has been pulled out from underneath us (understatement no doubt)! The effects of the virus are not only of concern for our physical health, though also the further reaching implications financially both in the home and the wider economy.
By Rachel Branson · 1 Apr 2020

Body
How are Stress and Pain linked and what can be done to ease the symptoms?
Pain and stress are linked in the closest of ways possible. You simply cannot treat one and ignore the other...
By Rachel Branson · 2 Aug 2019

East Sussex
The Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT)
The Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) Eastbourne and South Downs local support group Meetings and events for 2019
By Rachel Branson · 28 Jan 2019

Why do I find it difficult to lose weight?
With so any diets out there, it is interesting that obesity remains at an all time high. Why do so many people find it difficult to lose weight? The answer may lie in the.
By Rachel Branson · 20 Jan 2019

Roam
Pathway Therapies, Crowborough
At my tranquil healing space in Crowborough, my therapies embody mental, emotional, spiritual & physical wellbeing. My ethos is very much to empower people to walk confidently and happily along their own life’s pathway.
By Rachel Branson · 31 May 2018

East Sussex
New complementary health clinic in Lewes
We are situated right in the heart of Lewes, in a quiet location, just a few yards off the High Street (along Church Twitten, opposite White Stuff). Our newly refurbished Grade 2 listed building incorporates a complementary health clinic as well as a spacious room available for hire for a range of uses.
By Rachel Branson · 1 May 2018

Roam
Ragdale Hall, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Ragdale Hall, located in the rolling Leicestershire countryside, combines state-of-the-art facilities with the charm of traditional Victorian architecture to create one of the most luxurious and relaxing health spas in the country. Ragdale Hall.
By Rachel Branson · 16 Apr 2018

Body
Hypnotherapy Practitioner's Diploma Training Course
Clifton Practice Hypnotherapy Training Hypnotherapy Practitioner's Diploma Training Course Edinburgh Clifton Practice Hypnotherapy Training (CPHT) is a nationwide hypnotherapy training body providing a Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD) Course for the modern hypnotherapist. Hypnotherapy courses.
By Rachel Branson · 28 Feb 2018

East Sussex
FHT Eastbourne & South Downs calendar of events 2018
The Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT), Eastbourne & South Downs Local Support Group, Calendar of events 2018
By Rachel Branson · 10 Jan 2018

East Sussex
Beneficial life changes
Hypnotherapy, NLP and other integrated techniques are safe and effective tools to help you make positive and beneficial life changes.
By Rachel Branson · 10 Jan 2018

East Sussex
Simply good health
So with KISS in mind how does this work? Put simply, good health equals good body, plus good food, plus good breathing, plus good mind.
By Rachel Branson · 3 Sept 2017

East Sussex
Do you dread public speaking?
To help with public speaking, there are two main ways I help people. Firstly by reframing your past unconscious learning using visualisation techniques and
By Rachel Branson · 4 May 2017

Body
My brain fog and anxiety have disappeared
“My brain fog and anxiety have disappeared – I finally have my life back” For years Company Director David Brown struggled with lethargy, forgetfulness, anxiety and depression until he discovered he has an intolerance.
By Rachel Branson · 11 Mar 2017

East Sussex
Change the memory, change the feelings
making small changes to a memory can make big changes in how we feel about the memory. As soon as you add in some plausible ingredient, the old feelings go.
By Rachel Branson · 1 Nov 2016

Body
Liz Norton on Changing your perspective
Liz Norton is nothing if not a fighter. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at the age of six weeks old, her parents were warned not to expect her to live beyond her teens. It was.
By Rachel Branson · 6 Jul 2016

East Sussex
Is the Law of Attraction working for you?
To be successful in the Law of Attraction, it is essential that we are continuously mindful of our thoughts; that they are intensive and remain dominant
By Rachel Branson · 21 Dec 2015

East Sussex
Do you eat a good mixed diet?
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors had a good mixed diet - do you? The evidence linking inadequate or unbalanced diets to the majority of the diseases of our
By Rachel Branson · 8 Mar 2015

East Sussex
Transform your life with hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is about communicating with the unconscious mind - the larger ninety percent of the mind that so often controls the decisions we make and the behaviours
By Rachel Branson · 6 Mar 2015

East Sussex
How can hypnotherapy and NLP help?
Hypnotherapy and NLP are effective, positive, and natural techniques that can help you overcome many of life's issues, and with the increasing demand on
By Rachel Branson · 6 Jan 2015

East Sussex
Are you looking for a career change?
Are you looking for a career change? Are you a people person? Do you want to help people to change their lives in a positive way? Have you heard about Mind-Field Training
By Rachel Branson · 6 Jan 2015

Body
Keep calm and call the midwife
Zita West, midwife to many an A-lister, and author of the Zita West Pregnancy Companion shares her tips for preparing for labour.
By Rachel Branson · 13 Jan 2014