Cardiff Hypnotherapy Solutions

01/05/2026

An interesting read and good to spread the word.

Lipedema is finally getting the attention it deserves.

We’re grateful to The Guardian and journalist Adrienne Matei for shedding light on this underdiagnosed condition.

Too often misunderstood as obesity or dismissed altogether, Lipedema is a chronic condition that causes pain, disproportionate fat accumulation, and negatively impacts daily function and quality of life. Patients are often left to self-diagnose after years of confusion.

This is why awareness matters. When stories like these are shared, more people can recognize symptoms, seek answers, and feel less alone.

Read the full article: https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/30/what-is-lipedema

If you’ve been wondering whether you or someone you love might have Lipedema, we’re here to help guide you to trusted resources.

25/03/2026

An interesting news article and thankfully a positive outcome. Trichotillomania tends to be a subconscious self soothing habit: something you wouldn’t do with conscious awareness. This is why Hypnotherapy can be an effective tool in overcoming the distressing pattern.

A TikToker has opened up about his struggles with a condition that causes him to pull his own hair out.

21/02/2026

Profound and so true

21/02/2026

The way people treat you is a reflection of what’s happening inside of them. Please understand this and don’t take anything personally. ⛅️

17/01/2026

Good tip

11/01/2026

May not be news to everyone, but it helps to remind ourselves of how to treat ourselves better

Small lifestyle choices have big health impacts 😲🏃‍♂️

27/12/2025

If you're feeling a bit sad this Christmas, I need to tell you something... 👇🏾

Several years ago I was working in a call centre in Manchester on Christmas Day for a company called LateRooms - booking strangers into hotels while they travelled to see their families.

My shift ended at 10pm. I walked home to my room in Moss Side, Manchester, knowing that I was back in the call centre early tomorrow, and I spent the night feeling really sorry for myself about the reality of my life...

I made the mistake of opening Instagram.

Everyone's perfect Christmas. The matching pyjamas. The table with fifteen people round it. The feast. The boyfriend surprising his girlfriend with the Pandora bracelet. Kids losing their minds over presents.

I stirred powdered oats into lukewarm water for Christmas dinner (see the actual picture below). My brother Jason Bartlett had given me a bag of it months earlier "for emergencies."

The loneliness was palpable.

A decade later, that night in Moss Side feels like a completely different life now.

Not because it made me stronger or any of that motivational stuff, but because it made me understand something I've never forgotten in my hardest times:

Life happens in seasons.

Within a year my life was different, within 2 years completely different again, within a few more years I was living in a different country, in love with a wonderful woman, surrounded by 10+ family members on Christmas Day, nieces and nephews and living a life that I feel deeply grateful to live.

Life can change so quickly!!!! Even within a year things can look unrecognisably different.

One day - and it could be next Christmas, could be in five years - you'll be somewhere completely different, surrounded by people you haven't even met yet, living a life you can't imagine right now, and you'll think about the Christmas you spent feeling lonely, unhappy or unfortunate and you'll be weirdly grateful for it... because it taught you you about seasons, and that winter comes before summer.

Merry Christmas 🎄❤️

Sending my love to you and your loved ones and thank you for a beautiful year!