• Therapy

    Why mindfulness matters

    Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize. Where I will serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this episode, I will explore why mindfulness matters. That ability to clear one’s own mind, to downtime our thought process, to self-care. As a therapist, one of the skills that I often teach my clients is mindfulness. While there are many different definitions of mindfulness, one of the simplest is “being present in the moment without judgement”. Being mindful provides the opportunity to notice what is happening around us and to be aware of our internal response to these events. Mindfulness…

  • Hypnotherapy

    Hypnotherapy for Self-Sabotage

    Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize. Where we serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this series, I will explore using hypnotherapy for self-sabotage. In wartime, a saboteur would be someone who damaged enemy equipment by slashing the tyres of cars and damaging machinery. There is often an element of stealth and secrecy to the way that sabotage is conducted, so if someone sabotages a political campaign, the identity of the saboteur might go completely undetected. So, what do we mean when we talk about sabotaging ourselves? Does it mean that there is some mysterious, negative, subconscious…

  • Therapy

    Priming: How you should start each day.

      “Priming”: How You Should Start Each Day Do you wake up each morning feeling lethargic, sluggish, overwhelmed, or apathetic about work and the day ahead of you? Or maybe there’s an obstacle that continues to occupy your mind at every moment. Like many people, you want to be focused and feel successful, but no matter how many cups of coffee you drink, you never get to that place where you are saying, “I feel like I can take on anything put in front of me.” If this sounds familiar, it may be time for you to discover the power of priming. This is based on an article written by…

  • Hypnotherapy

    11 Top truths about hypnosis

    Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bite-size. In today’s bite-size episode, I will provide the top 11 truths about hypnosis – what is it all about?   The top 11 truths about hypnosis   Truth #1: Hypnosis works, even when everything else has failed!   Hypnosis is a powerful tool that helps you reveal the root cause of and resolve the issue you want to address—whether it’s stopping smoking, losing weight, overcoming bad habits, relieving stress and anxiety, managing pain, etc.   Even if you’ve tried other ways to resolve your issue, hypnosis can still work because it works differently.  …

  • Therapy

    Don’t let your worst, take away your best

    Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize. Where we serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this series, we will be making the statement that: Don’t let your worst take away your best. Sometimes we let out negative little voices in our heads to overpower those positive parts of us. So what can we do?   The Best Of You Is Still Inside Your inner voice is your “protector”.  Your inner voice is your best friend with your best interest at heart. Yet, there are times where your inner voice turns critical – to the point where you…

  • Hypnotherapy

    Confidence Therapy

    Hi everyone, my name is Darryl and in this podcast, I will be providing some confidence-building therapy. Like all therapies in this series, please do not be operating machinery, driving a vehicle, or doing any activities that may harm you or others whilst listening to this session. So sit back or lie down and enjoy this journey into becoming a more confident you.     If you enjoyed this therapy or any of the other episodes in this series, why not buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mccullaghtherapy this will ensure these podcasts will remain free of advertisements. You can contact me via email at: [email protected]. Why not leave me a…

  • Hypnotherapy

    Some surprising benefits of hypnotherapy

      In This Podcast, I will explore Some of The Unexpected Ways That Hypnotherapy Can Improve Your Life, From Boosting Self-Confidence To Reducing Chronic Pain. Are you tired of feeling weighed down by chronic pain, lack of confidence, or anxiety? Are you ready to kick that unhealthy habit to the curb? If so, you may be surprised to learn that the solution to your struggles lies within the power of hypnotherapy. This ancient practice has been used for centuries to bring about positive change in individuals, and it’s not just all smoke and mirrors. The benefits of hypnotherapy are rooted in science and have been proven time and time again…

  • Hypnotherapy

    How do you know you are in hypnosis?

    Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize. Where we serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this series, we’ll ask – how do you know you are in hypnosis (trance)? If you enjoyed this podcast or any of the other episodes in this series, why not buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mccullaghtherapy this will ensure these podcasts will remain free of advertisements. You can contact me via email at: [email protected]. Why not leave me a message or comment, maybe you would like to join me on my podcast, you can do so at: https://www.speakpipe.com/mccullaghtherapy. Alternatively go to my…

  • Ailments/Issues

    Thoughts are not facts

    Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize where we serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this series, we’ll explore why our thoughts are not facts. Why everything we think about may not be true.   We all have thousands of thoughts each day. Some of them are more obvious, like “I’m worried I’m going to be late because the train is late” or, “They must not like me.” Others are obvious, often triggered by situations or events and leading to negative emotions influenced by our perception of the situation. Thoughts can take the form of words, phrases,…

  • Hypnotherapy

    A fuller explanation of Hypnotherapy – McCullagh Therapy

    Hi everyone, In this episode of the series about Hypnotherapy, I provide a fuller explanation of what Hypnosis is with some examples of how natural this therapy is. You are probably doing it already without even knowing it. As usual any comments please see below on how to get in contact with me. Thank you for listening, come back soon as we continue on this journey of discovery and knowledge. Please email me at: [email protected]. Why not leave me a message or comment, maybe you would like to join me on my podcast, you can do so at: https://www.speakpipe.com/mccullaghtherapy. If you wish you can also buy me a coffee at…

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