John Lewis Christmas advert 2025
Like many others, I was looking forward to the John Lewis Christmas advert again this year. It has become as much of a tradition as turkey and tinsel, and the anticipation is akin to that feeling of barely contained excitement…
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Kid’s corner: life skills
How can I get started with cleaning my room, helping at home or remembering to do my chores? What should I do if I feel overwhelmed by new responsibilities like looking after myself or my space? Growing up is not…
Posted in: UncategorisedHow to stop people pleasing for business owners
This is a question I wish I had asked much sooner in my own business journey. My background before I set up Open Skies Hypnotherapy in 2023 had been modelled on people pleasing, leaving me unfulfilled, frustrated and drifting through…
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Mother’s Day
And so, it is Mother’s Day again and I wanted to acknowledge that this is a difficult day for lots of people – those who have lost their Mum, those who will never be a Mum, and those who have…
CONSTANT
My life is shifting, the rug has gone, from right beneath my feet I feel so numb and lost right now, I can barely even eat. Like the sands upon the beach, that do not hold my weight I sink…
Tagged: anxiety, burnout, fulfilment, how therapy works, HUMAN NEEDS, limiting beliefs, overwhelm, trauma
what we need to thrive
When I was young, my teacher taught us how to plant a seed We gathered together all the tools, and things that we would need Some moist compost, to fertilise, and set the seed alive A snug container, some water…
Tagged: HUMAN NEEDS
STARS: A POEM FOR MY CLIENTS
I can remember nights as a child, when the skies were dark and vast, we had no streetlights, where we lived, and I could see the stars. They twinkled right above my head, they were bright, like Christmas lights They…
Tagged: fulfilment
REFLECTIONS ON A YEAR
As we look back, upon the year, that’s drawing to a close We sit cosy by the fireside, immersed in its warm glows. We look back at the things we’ve done, the people that we’ve met We reach out a…
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THE THERAPIST: A POEM BY EMMA OLDERSHAW
You’re looking for a therapist, where on earth are you to start? There are adverts simply everywhere, but what sets them all apart? How are you to understand, which one is right for you? How can that really be conveyed,…
A CHRISTMAS POEM FOR ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS
It’s Christmas time, with sparkly lights, and presents to be wrapped. A time of year for many that can leave us feeling trapped. As adults we look back to Christmas times when we were young. The memories we find there,…
