I am blessed that my mother is a midwife. Perhaps it is because I had a deep trust in her ability to be my birth advocate, or perhaps it was a deep faith in my body’s innate ability to follow the course of the millennia of mothers before me that …
Confession time: I don’t know shit about “running” a business
When you think of going out on your own in business, one of the first and most significant mistakes people make is not realising to the extent just how out on your own you really are. Cliche time: Running a business is hard Within the company structure, you have all …
The Secondary Gain of Your Problems
He stood behind the microphone in a small, dimly lit outdoor bar in central Yarraville and tried to speak. Except, the words, they failed to come easily. I could see his jaw adjusting, trying to make the right movements. I could see his tongue moving to make the right sounds. …
Priming in Our Everyday Life: A Cultural Psychology Experiment
From the book, Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do, by John Bargh, I learned about priming. Priming is a methodology that demonstrates how cultural ideologies and values operate unconsciously to influence a person’s judgements and behaviours. In the application of NLP, we know that the unconscious mind …
Does Hypnotherapy Work?
From the #AskCaronMargarete FAQ… “Hey Caz, at Christmas we were talking about hypnotherapy. My step-brother’s wife’s friend said that hypnotism didn’t work for her, she still smokes. So does it?” In answer, yes. Yes, it does. And no, no it doesn’t. Let’s tackle the ‘no’ first since I know it’s …