Lisa Murphy Counselling & Hypnotherapy

Are your childhood beliefs holding you back?

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I have a friend who, until he was about 16, genuinely believed his Dad wrote ‘Help’ by The Beatles. Turns out, his Dad just liked kidding around. As children, we tend to believe without question the things the grown-ups around us say.  But what if those things aren’t so light-hearted? For some people, they were told very damaging things as they grew up, by the people who should have been protecting and nurturing them.  Things that basically translated as: ‘You’re not good enough’ ‘You’re not allowed’ ‘You don’t deserve love’ ‘You shouldn’t speak up’ And these beliefs can haunt themContinue Reading

Simple tip for a clear organised mind

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“Your mind was meant to be a factory (not a warehouse)” ~ Mike Vardy [Click on the pic below for the video version of this blog] I love this quote as I think it perfectly describes how our minds are creative and love to come up with new ideas, but they don’t do so well with storing ‘to do’ lists and other day-to-day information.  I often speak with busy people during my anger management sessions who have a hundred things they need to do that day crammed in their minds, and it can really stress them out and weigh themContinue Reading

2 minute practice to help reduce anger and anxiety

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This simple daily practice will help you to reduce any anger, anxiety or stress that’s building up inside. It can be done anywhere – you could be out in public, waiting in a queue at the post office, or sitting in a traffic jam. All you have to do is develop a regular practice of checking in with your body. Just send your awareness within, scan around your body, and PAY ATTENTION to how you’re feeling. Reduce anger and anxiety Don’t leave it too late I don’t mean you should do this when you’re already at the height of anyContinue Reading

How to deal with anger in relationships

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How do you deal with anger in relationships? Anger is one of the biggest causes of relationship breakdowns.  During those stormy arguments things can be said in the heat of the moment – and regretted the next day.  So how do we stop things from getting out of hand? Anger can be a scary feeling, can’t it? It’s one of those emotions we’re really not ‘allowed’ to have. For a lot of us, from the time we’re old enough to express our anger – which we usually do in the middle of the supermarket, having a crying fit, turning redContinue Reading