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Control and Change

Multi award winning Mind Coach & Hypnotherapist
Anxiety, grief, weight-loss, addiction, confidence & more Welcome to Control and Change.

The Control system is a direct, positive and successful method of creating rapid and permanent changes to the way you think, feel and behave. By using direct communication with the most powerful and creative part of your mind, the CONTROL system puts you back in charge of your own thoughts and responses. CONTROL can be used to change almost any current pattern of thought you are unhappy with. Here

are just a few:

Stress and Anxiety Management
Fears and Phobias
Weight Control and Diet and Nutritional Change
Stop Smoking and other addictions
Health Issues due to Nutritional Deficiencies
Obsessive and Compulsive Behaviour
Confidence & Performance
Sleep issues, Insomnia and Pain Control
Poor Memory and Fatigue

Using direct communication, hypnosis, positive visualisation and the power of imagination, to change your pattern of behaviour, responses and feelings. Change the way your powerful and creative subconscious mind works for you. Take back control and be in charge. Please like our page and visit the website: www.controlandchange.co.uk for the very best advice and support for a healthy, happy body and mind.

“Lets get Control and Change.”

About Me:
After many years of struggling with my own weight, nutrition and related symptoms, I began a journey that led me to lose three stone as well as the related health issues. I had so much more energy and had discovered a lot about nutrition. Friends and family started to ask how I had done it and could I help them? I then decided to train and qualify as a Nutritional Therapist. A few months after this, I was faced with a particularly stressful period at work and home. I was introduced to the Control System and attended a Control workshop. Coming away after one day, totally relaxed and in control, I made a decision. I went on to study and qualify as a Control Practitioner and Remedial Hypnotist! During and shortly after this time, I had began to change peoples lives and help them feel in control, balanced and happy again. Taking away stress, fear of heights, anxiety, stopping people from smoking, losing weight and many more. Finally a great opportunity arose. My holistic approach to client care and local knowledge was partnered with an offer to work with, and at, the Lordswood Osteopathic Clinic. Control and Change was born. The clinic is conveniently located at the Lordswood Leisure Centre in Chatham, in the heart of the medway towns and close to the M2 junction 3. Easy links from Gillingham, Sittingbourne, Gravesend and Canterbury and a short hop from Junction 6 of the M20 and Blue Bell Hill from Maidstone, Ashford and surrounding areas. The centre is situated in a quiet country setting overlooking 20 acres of playing fields, with free parking for over 100 cars and disabled access. Regular local buses (166, 167 & 701) stop around half a mile from the Centre.

01/06/2026

What's stopping you getting support for anxiety right now?
A Cost
B Time
C Work & family commitments
D Something else
👇 Just comment A, B, C or D.

If it's too personal to share publicly, feel free to send me a private message instead. I read every message myself.

29/05/2026

What do you do when a panic attack hits…& your therapist isn't there?

Because let’s be honest…
Panic attacks rarely happen at convenient times.
Not sat calmly in a therapy room , but:
👉 in the supermarket
👉 driving the car
👉 at work
👉 before a meeting
👉 lying awake at 2am
👉 while trying to hold it together around other people
..and in that moment, most people do the same thing:
❌ Fight it
❌ Panic about panicking
❌ Try to escape
❌ Tell themselves “I can’t cope”

Which accidentally teaches the brain:
⚠️ “This situation must be dangerous.”

💡 One of the most important things to remember:
A panic attack feels dangerous…but it is not dangerous.
Your nervous system is overloaded.
Your body is trying to protect you.

Here’s a simple rapid calm technique:
1️⃣ Stop fighting the feeling
2️⃣ Slow your breathing down slightly (hold you in breather a few second before release)
3️⃣ Focus on something physical around you:
feet on the floor (tap with one foot, I love to do a bar of a good song)
cold drink (feel the glass, watch the bubbles)
chair beneath you (hold the chair leg if you can)
sounds around you (pick your favourite)

This helps interrupt the fear cycle and tells the brain:
👉 “I am safe enough.”

The goal is not perfection.
The goal is learning:
🧠 “I can get through this.”
Because confidence grows every time your mind learns:
“I survived that.”

I focus heavily on practical tools people can use in REAL life…
Not just inside a therapy room.

Because support should exist wherever life happens. 💙

👇 If you had nobody nearby to call & you would like to change that, have a look here: https://www.skool.com/controlandchange
Which kit will help you when you are alone and need it most?

18/05/2026

If you can’t find the right words to express the feelings in your heart or the thoughts in your head, just find the right songs and sing the lyrics instead.

Sometimes it cannot be said, but it can be sung.
Please feel free to add your lyrics, song name or artist.

I’ll start the ball rolling:

When we all give the power
We all give the best
Every minute of an hour
Don't think about the rest
Then you all get the power
You all get the best
And everyone gives everything
And every song everybody sings

Live is Life - Opus

Picture credit to

11/05/2026

𝟯 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

As we move into 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌, this year’s theme is simple:
Awareness means action.

Many people think awareness and action are separate things.
They’re not.

The moment you notice stress or anxiety building…𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.

🧠 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝟭𝟬-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁
Step away from your screen for a few minutes without your phone.
Even a short pause helps reset the mind.

🌿 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Inhale for 4. Hold for 4. Exhale for 4. Hold for 4.
Simple. Practical. Effective.

✅ 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 “𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀” 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁
Instead of focusing only on what’s left to do, write down 3 things you achieved today.
Small actions really do change mental health.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸?

06/05/2026

🧠 What's your story today? What will change?

Ever noticed how one conversation, film, book, or story can completely change how you feel?
That’s not “just in your head”…
It’s actually changing your brain chemistry.

Stories can trigger:
👉 Dopamine: helping focus, motivation & memory
👉 Oxytocin: creating trust, empathy & connection
👉 Even cortisol: focusing attention during moments of tension or uncertainty

💡 This is why stories can be so powerful in therapy, coaching, confidence building, and even overcoming anxiety.
Your mind responds to what it experiences emotionally… not just logically.
A story of failure can reinforce fear:
“I can’t do this.”
A story of resilience can create a completely different response:
“I can handle this after all.”

Which means…
The stories you repeat to yourself matter.
👉 “I always mess this up”
👉 “People will judge me”
👉 “I’m not confident enough”
Your mind listens.

So what if you started telling a different story?
👉 “I’m learning”
👉 “This is getting easier”
👉 “I handled that better than before”
Small shifts… big changes.

🤝 Your turn:
What’s one story you’ve been telling yourself lately?
Is it helping you… or holding you back? 👇

01/05/2026

😂 Friday Fun with a twist
Anxiety and laughter don’t sit well together.

Try this:
Watch something that makes you laugh
Properly laugh

🧠 Why it works:
You change your emotional state
You interrupt the anxious pattern

👉 What made you laugh this week?

30/04/2026

Not been without that for 10 plus years!

Pause for a moment.
What went well this week?
Not perfect. Just progress.

A real life shift:
Remember the 5 legged dog?

A recent insomnia client sent me this:
“Last night I had no relaxation music through the night (not been without that for 10 plus years) and I was fine. Been sleeping well thanks to you. I am feeling grateful for the improvement”.
Your mind responds to how you speak to it.

Criticism = more resistance
Encouragement = more forward motion

⚠️ If you ignore your wins:
Self-doubt grows
Confidence shrinks
Anxiety strengthens
How will your mind know you have won?

💡 Try this:
👉 “I handled that better”
👉 “I gave it a go”
👉 “That took courage”
👉 “I want more of that!”

👉 What can you thank yourself for?

29/04/2026

What did you notice yesterday?

🧠 Your mind is always learning:
Avoid = “That worked, stay safe”
Action = “Maybe this isn’t so bad”

⚠️ If you keep avoiding:
The fear & anxiety grows
The story gets stronger
The judgement cuts deeper

💡 What if instead of fear…
You brought curiosity?
“What if this goes better than I expect?”

👉 What did you learn about yourself?

28/04/2026

When anxiety builds… your body follows.

💡 Try this:
👉 Breathe in for 4
👉 Out for 6
👉 Repeat for 30 seconds

🧠 Why it works:
You’re telling your nervous system:
“I’m safe”

⚠️ If you don’t interrupt it:
The thoughts spiral
The body reacts
The anxiety grows

👉 Try it now and notice the shift

27/04/2026

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀?
“I can’t do that…”
“That will go wrong…”
“What if I panic?”

👉 That’s not weakness
👉 That’s your mind trying to protect you

🚖 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴:
It’s like getting into a taxi and saying: “Not here.”
The driver can’t help you…
because you haven’t told them where you’re going.

If your mind doesn’t have a clear destination…
it fills the gap with doubt.
Will you even know if you are there?

⚠️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁:
Avoiding feels better short-term…
But long-term?

Your world gets smaller
Your confidence fades
The fear & anxiety grows

💪 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸:
You don’t need to feel ready
You just need to take one small step

👉 What are you avoiding right now?
👉 DM me and we will get there together.

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Lordswood Osteopathic CLinic
Chatham
ME58YE

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 10pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 10pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 10pm
Thursday	9:30am - 10pm
Friday	9:30am - 10pm
Saturday	10am - 10pm
Sunday	10am - 10pm

Telephone

+447902633694

Website

http://skool.com/controlandchange

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