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  • Home
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    • Peace & Joy
    • Nest
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  • Home
  • Meet Maria
  • Our Programs
    • Freedom
    • Peace & Joy
    • Nest
  • Client stories
  • Fees
  • Resouces for you
  • In person or online therapy?

    Discover the pros and cons of online therapy vs in-person therapy, and find out which format fits your lifestyle, comfort, and mental health needs best. Let’s face it—life can be a bit of a mess sometimes. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship woes, or just the existential dread of choosing what to watch on Netflix, therapy can be a game-changer. But in today’s world, you’ve got options: do you go old-school and sit on a therapist’s couch, or do you log in from your own couch (possibly in pajamas, with a cat on your lap)? Let’s break down the advantages and disadvantages of both online and in-person therapy, with…

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  • Hypnotherapy – How can it help you?

    Hypnotherapy and specially, Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy, has been proven to be an effective and sustainable form of therapy in areas like weight-loss, IBS, moderate anxiety and depression, stop smoking, improve performance and confidence, etc. Here you will find information about the pros and cons of hypnotherapy and research about the subject. “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world.” Einstein . The word “hypnosis” has always had a bit a mysterious connotation. Some people seem to encourage the believe that they have a very special or even esoteric skill, when they use hypnosis. This is added to by the fact that, although…

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  • Convinience food is making you fat

    Understanding weight-gain will help you on your journey to weight-loss. Knowledge is power. The survival Instinct Our hunter-gatherer ancestors didn’t have much sugar and carbohydrates at their disposal but they had a very active life in searching for food and building shelters. Your ancestor would spend hours and hours looking for food (in the woods, not in Tesco). He would be tired and hungry after a long time of searching. He is feeling desperate for food because he’s burnt most of what he last ate, maybe 24 hours ago. But then, something wonderful happens… He found a supply of honey! All that energy in one go! The sugar in that…

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  • Changing habits

    Changing habits can be a challenging process, but there are several effective ways to go about it. Here are some of the best ways to change habits: Smart goals to change habits Set specific and realistic goals: Clearly define the habit you want to change and set specific and achievable goals. Break down the goal into small achievable steps, which can be accomplished easily. You need a goal but also know the necessary steps to achieve it. What is the cause of your habits? Understand the underlying causes: Try to identify the underlying causes of the habit you want to change. Knowing why you have the habit can help you…

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  • Addictions – there is a wound driving you

    Loneliness, boredom, anxiety, trauma, meaninglessness, all make us vulnerable to addictions. They are not excuses; they are emotional signals that our emotional needs are not being met. Addictions served a purpose… the purpose of having some relief from pain. Something was missing and we thought this would be the answer. There is a wound driving your addiction Trauma is behind most addictions. Childhood adverse experiences change our bodies and brain, and we look for “self-medication” like alcohol or drugs or gambling, or work, or porn, or food, or shopping … anything that promises to smooth the emotional pain derived from the torments we have been through. It is an escapee…

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  • 10 Tips For a Successful Relationship

    What’s the key to a successful relationship? Some say that truly is the “million-dollar” question. Sometimes it’s just the simple things that we easily forget or think are unimportant that hold the key to a healthy and happy relationship. Read through the helpful tips below on how to make your relationship go the distance. If you do this you will see your relationships improve. You need quality time together for a successful relationship I know… life gets in the way. It is the school run, work, housekeeping and … Netflix, Social Media, gamming, etc. Without quality time together, your relationship will not survive. Aim to devote at least half an…

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    Over reactiveness is not a disorder, it is an adaptation

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  • 7 Presuppositions for life – Ideas worth living for

    Please reflect upon this ideas. They are some of the presuppositions of NLP. It will help you navigate the world in a more realistic and gentle way.

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  • Anger – the courage to transform it

    We all feel angry at times – it's part of being human. It isn't a 'bad' emotion; in fact, it is a useful, energizing emotion in its place. It drives us into action against threats, it allows us to define our boundaries, it can help us to realize when something is not working for us and encourage change or motivate us to achieve our goals. Can even be a catalyst for social change. However, anger becomes a serious problem when you express your anger through destructive behaviour. This means you react angrily when something does not go as you wish and your well-being and the well-being of people around you…

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