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Farnham based | Online therapy available
Clinical Hypnotherapist & Breathwork Practitioner
Anxiety UK registered
DHP Clinical Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy
MSc Consciousness, Spirituality & Transpersonal Psychology

A few from the week! And choosing my daughter’s song to go with it, because she was in fact born on the 21st September!
09/09/2026

A few from the week! And choosing my daughter’s song to go with it, because she was in fact born on the 21st September!

Hunger is uncomfortable for a reason. It creates motivation to seek food, because nourishment is necessary for survival....
08/09/2026

Hunger is uncomfortable for a reason. It creates motivation to seek food, because nourishment is necessary for survival. Throughout the evolution of humans, we had to put in a lot of effort before we were able to eat. And the foods we did find provided the body with energy and the nutrients it needed to survive. The foods needed to fuel the body with enough energy to hunt, forage, build shelter, walk miles to change camp, carry heavy loads, procreate, dance, sing, build fires and more. Not only that, it had to support an immune system without modern medicine, grow babies and nourish mothers enough that they could produce milk for their young.

Today, we can consume plenty of calories without necessarily eating an ounce of nutrition. The brain doesn’t just record a full stomach and tick the box, it takes information from the digestive system and the rest of the body to decide whether it’s still hungry. Hungry for nutrition.

Hunger is a biological nudge to get food. The uncomfortable feeling motivates behaviour that historically prompted someone to get up and get out. In this case, the need underneath the signal is nourishment.

So when you feel like you want to eat, but you’ve probably filled your stomach enough, the question might be…

“What does my body need?”

I’ve written about feeling different.About walking into a room as completely myself and immediately wondering what every...
07/09/2026

I’ve written about feeling different.

About walking into a room as completely myself and immediately wondering what everyone thinks of me.

About the strange realisation that knowing who you are, and having values you’re unwilling to compromise, doesn’t make the very human desire to belong disappear.

And about something I hadn’t properly considered before: how the things we do to manage our own insecurity can quietly communicate to everyone around us what matters.

I started writing about ugly barefoot shoes and ended up wondering how much insecurity travels between people without anyone ever admitting they’re insecure.

And whether being visibly yourself might help somebody else feel safer being themselves too.

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Your brain is really nosey - and quite arrogant! - it thinks it needs to know what is happening around you all the time....
07/09/2026

Your brain is really nosey - and quite arrogant! - it thinks it needs to know what is happening around you all the time. It then uses this information to work out whether anything requires your attention. Human brains have been doing this within natural environments for our entire evolutionary history - around 300,000 years. There is a hypothesis attributed to a chap called Edward Wilson, called biophilia. This hypothesis proposes that humans have an evolved tendency to attend to and connect with the living world, and it makes perfect sense. I mean … we are as natural as the trees outside our window, even though we don’t behave like it.

Your brain evolved to read the natural environment, not the environment we now live in. When we’re in a natural environment, the brain knows what to do with it. It doesn’t automatically mean we are safe - safety depends on our ability to read the environment and respond appropriately to what we find there. The brain tries to do this regardless of the environment, but we are more clued up on the natural environment than the modern one, believe it or not… 300,000 years Vs 200 years of evolution matters!

Not all natural environments make us feel calmer. The brain places a high level of importance on visibility. The brain perceives environments with a good view of the surroundings and some shelter as the safest. Dense natural environments with restricted visibility can therefore increase what we call fear, because the brain thinks it needs more vigilance.

That makes sense - an open view gives the brain a clear view of anything approaching. It doesn’t have to remain on such high alert, because the view means there is time to think and respond to any threats. Dense vegetation hides some of that information and therefore requires more monitoring.

So perhaps some of the calm you feel when you reach the top of a hill and look out across the landscape comes from something so logical - you can see!!! What’s around you and what’s approaching. Remember, your brain doesn’t know you’re a modern human with modern safety, it just wants to keep you alive.

I spend a lot of time here talking about humans, so I thought I should probably introduce the human behind the posts.So,...
05/09/2026

I spend a lot of time here talking about humans, so I thought I should probably introduce the human behind the posts.

So, this is me. Or at least 20 tiny bits of me.

Don’t be shy, or a stranger - what’s something I wouldn’t guess about you from your Instagram?

Our human body evolved in a world full of rhythms - day followed night, seasons changed in recurring patterns, and many ...
04/09/2026

Our human body evolved in a world full of rhythms - day followed night, seasons changed in recurring patterns, and many of the things we needed for survival happened in relation to those natural cycles. We built rhythm into connection, with rituals and music.

We have barely changed since - your brain and body continually anticipate what is likely to happen next - and when something happens regularly, your body prepares for it in advance.

Modern life gives us much more control - for example, we can wake at different times each day, stay awake long after the sun sets, and eat whenever our schedule allows, not to mention whatever we want (contrasting to whatever we can find). However, this isn’t necessarily what the body wants. Although we all like to be in control - it’s the predictability that helps us feel in control. Not making the choice of when to rise and when to fall.

Your body thrives when life is predictable, but you don’t need a rigid routine. Maybe start with one thing at the beginning and end of your day to keep reasonably consistent. Perhaps you’ll take 20 minutes outside shortly after waking, then dim the lights at the same time each evening.
This will help your internal clock stay regulated, and make everything a little easier on your body - so life feels a little easier for you. Sometimes all it takes is the simplicity of doing something at roughly the same time tomorrow.

For most of human history, there was no separate activity called “spending time in nature”. Nature was simply where huma...
03/09/2026

For most of human history, there was no separate activity called “spending time in nature”. Nature was simply where human life happened, we were nature, we were part of the ecosystem and we still are - despite how we behave.

In this series, I’m looking at the human behaviour hiding inside the woo woo. Money can create many of the things we now associate with safety, but the body’s understanding of safety evolved long before money existed. A healthy bank balance may make your life objectively secure, while your biology is still looking for the nourishment, rest, connection and other conditions that told the human body it was safe for thousands of generations.

Our bodies evolved at a time when we lived in rhythm and deep connection with trees, plants, soil, water, changing temperatures, natural light, the moon and all the other parts of nature.

When you wrap your arms around a tree, your skin receives information about pressure, texture and temperature. You’re outside in natural light, breathing outdoor air, hearing environmental sounds, and in front of the tree, your attention directs towards something strong, stable and present.

As a species, we depend on trees for fuel, shelter, tools, food, shade and protection. They are part of the ecosystem that sustains the plants and animals we need to survive. Our relationship with trees goes much deeper into human history than our relationship with most of the things we now consider essential to a secure life.

And there’s more if you’re hugging that tree to thank it. Research into gratitude links the practice with wellbeing and positive emotion. We’re not totally sure why, but deliberately giving thanks does direct your attention towards something you value and what it provides.

Money is an incredibly effective modern tool for survival. It can buy food, shelter, warmth and security. But the human body evolved long before bank accounts and paid-off mortgages existed. Your body continually nudges you along the path of survival that evolved in a world where we needed to be completely at one with the natural world that surrounds us.

Perhaps wrapping your arms around a tree isn't quite as peculiar as you think.

Strip away the words “tree hugging” and what remains is a human making physical contact with the natural environment, experiencing it through their senses and perhaps deliberately acknowledging something that has helped sustain human life for thousands of generations.

Have you ever woken up and thought, I’d quite like to walk barefoot across burning embers today?Probably not. 🔥And yet, ...
03/09/2026

Have you ever woken up and thought, I’d quite like to walk barefoot across burning embers today?

Probably not. 🔥

And yet, people have been drawn to fire for as long as we have been human.

On 27 September, I’m running an afternoon for anyone curious about what happens inside them when they move towards something uncertain.

We’ll spend the afternoon together with opportunities for discussion, reflection, movement and shared experiences, we’ll gather wood, build a fire and tend it together.

Eventually, there will be a bed of hot coals in front of you.

You’ll have the opportunity to notice what happens in your thoughts, your body and your emotions as you move towards something you might previously have thought you couldn’t do.

You might come with a change you’re considering, something you want to move towards or something you’re ready to leave behind. Or you might simply be curious about what it feels like to walk across fire.

Firewalk: The Next Step
🔥 27 September | 3pm
📍 The Bisley Yurt | Yurtie & Enchanted Studio

No previous experience required. Booking link in bio.

A few from my camera reel over the past week. 1. A glorious evening swim - prompted by the full moon. Finding a secret s...
02/09/2026

A few from my camera reel over the past week.

1. A glorious evening swim - prompted by the full moon. Finding a secret spot - thanks

2. I will always be called by the saxophone. I played to grade 8 as a child but now can’t remember how to read music or play any of the notes. It’s on my “retirement from parenting” bucket list to return to.

3. Statue at Clivedon National Trust

4. Still enjoying the beautiful bright colours of summer - how long do we have left?

5. A little life lost to our roads 😢 this fox cub was hit close to my house so I carried it to the forest and laid it gently down in a space that felt better than where it was.

6. Coffee with friends ☕️ … coffee that then kept me awake all night!

7. Morning stretch with a pillow. We looked after 5Rhythms with Catherine 's pup while she went off to do amazing things …

8. Moooooooo

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦?Your body does a surprising amount of preparation before you consciously decide to do a...
01/09/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦?

Your body does a surprising amount of preparation before you consciously decide to do anything.

It has an internal timing system that works across roughly 24 hours. This internal timing system continues to run even when you’re shut in a dark room with no social interaction or food. However, it is slightly longer than the natural 24 hour day.

Instead of aligning with the 24 hour day through evolution - the body learned to use certain natural cues like light, social interaction, and food as signals to reset. Light is the strongest signal that keeps this system in sync with the world, but food, socialising and movement also inform your internal clock.

As evening approaches and dusk falls, your body prepares for sleep. Before your usual waking time, your body prepares you to wake up. Your metabolism also varies across the day, which means the same meal can produce a different metabolic response depending on when you eat it.

When you think about it, modern life is surprisingly inconsistent. We can wake at different times across the week - especially the weekend, eat late in the evening, and use artificial light long after sunset. This can affect sleep and how your body processes food.

You might not want a rigid timetable, but there is a good biological reason to give your body some predictability.

Keeping your waking and sleeping times reasonably consistent, and getting daylight after you wake, may help you sleep more easily and feel more awake when you need to be.

Sources: Roenneberg & Merrow (2016), Current Biology; Potter et al. (2016), Endocrine Reviews; Phillips et al. (2017), Scientific Reports; Sletten et al. (2023), Sleep.

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