written by Bettina Traxler, NCHP London/Leicester, 13th April 2013. History of Hypno-Psychotherapy Hypnosis is a very old tool that has been used by people all over the world throughout history. Used by priests for religious purposes, by shamans for healing or by mothers instinctively to sing or talk their babies into sleep, hypnosis can be a very powerful yet simple way to reach goals. Rycroft (1972) states that hypnosis is artificially induced sleep. It’s the trance-like st

written by Bettina Traxler, NCHP London/Leicester, 1. November 2014. What is emotional resilience and how does this develop? What might the consequences be for someone for who this process is disturbed? In an average person’s life today challenges and stressful situations occur frequently on a day to day basis. Being confronted with important decisions in the workplace while managing one’s social life and at the same time caring for children can be very stressful. When additi