Donna Hughes Hypnotherapy

I'm just home from an amazing weekend staying in beautiful accommodation at Edale Gathering

We've enjoyed delicious plant based meals & cooking workshops lovingly crafted by the wonderful Bex of The Mindful Kitchen and restorative yoga with Mel of

It's been a packed itinerary which of course included a cold plunge 💦

If you're thinking of booking in with me for a hypnotherapy session or you have any questions about how hypnotherapy could help you, drop me a message, I have a couple of spaces available this week 🤍💫🧡

Spring Equinox Rewild & Reawaken Retreat Day ... just a selection of the 80 photos I've taken today!
Absolutely gorgeous place, we've packed so much into one day & we get to do it all again tomorrow 💚

🐾 Pets can be incredible therapy animals! 🐶🐱

Whether it's a comforting cuddle, a playful distraction, or simply their calming presence, pets have a remarkable ability to improve our mental and emotional well being 🧡

Research shows that spending time with animals can reduce stress, anxiety, and even lower blood pressure 🐱

So let's 'paws' for a moment to appreciate our furry friends and the therapeutic benefits they bring into our lives 💫🤍

Share your stories about how your pets have helped you feel better!

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note - Jasper's not present in hypnotherapy sessions, even though he'd like to be!

What are you feeding yourself? 🍔🍷📺

It's easy to fall into the trap of consuming mindlessly, whether it's binge-watching TV shows, indulging in junk food or the glass of wine that easily ends up being a bottle 🍷🥂🍾

I know, I've been there 🙈

But how do these habits affect your well-being? 🥴

Instead of feeding our minds and bodies with empty calories, booze, and mind-numbing entertainment, what if we prioritised nourishing ourselves with healthy food, stimulating content, and positive influences?

🥗 Eating nutritious meals to fuel our bodies with the energy and nutrients needed to thrive

🎧 Listening to motivational podcasts to inspire us to reach our goals and conquer challenges

📚 Reading / listening to self-development books to expand our knowledge and help us grow personally and professionally

🍷 Switching to a zero alcohol alternative, allowing us to skip the hangover, enjoy better sleep and positive effects on our mental and physical health

Imagine how that would feel 🥰

So, Friday's challenge is to take a closer look at what you're feeding yourself 🧐

Are your habits aligning with your goals and values? 💫

We all *know* that making better choices can bring about a healthier and more fulfilling lifestyle ... but if it was so easy, we'd just do it, right?

I hear you and I'm happy to say that hypnotherapy can help you break unwanted cycles and reinforce positive change 💫

If any of the above resonates with you and you're ready to make some changes & would like to find out more about how hypnotherapy could help make things easier, let's talk! 🧡💫🤍

Settle in, there's a story behind this mug ...

When I bought this mug I was working in a job that I was really struggling in 😫

Drinking my morning cuppa from this sweary mug was my (I'll admit, passive aggressive) way of wryly sticking two fingers up to the situation I was in ☕️

☠️ In a highly toxic office environment with lots of 'game playing' taking place, feeling very much like a square peg in a round hole

I was thrown in at the deep end, under pressure, trying to learn a new job role, unsupported, struggling with perimenopausal symptoms and undiagnosed ADHD and barely staying afloat

I kept my head down. I hid behind a mask, stayed quiet, not letting anyone get to know the real me

Looking back I honestly don't know how I continued in that way for almost a year 🤦‍♀️ Tenacity? Determination to see a decision through? Stupidity? 🤔

I knew there had to be a better way, I just wasn't sure what?

I had put out a few tentative enquiries and when offered an escape I leapt with both feet 👋

That was just the first step!

Today, sitting in my garden with the sun warming my face, drinking from that same mug ☕️ I reflect on how far I've come 🙌

Peri symptoms managed, ADHD diagnosed and strategies in place, I'm working for myself, helping others in a role that I love ❤️ Flexibility and balance in my life 🥰

It didn't happen by luck or by accident, it happened because I made decisions and took action 🙋‍♀️

So if you're reading this and you're in a situation that seems impossible & you can't see a way out, know that there is always a way! 🌟

Change is scary, but so is staying in a situation that's making you miserable. I know, I've been in your shoes, on more than one occasion!!

Just know that you don't have to be able to see the whole path to get from where you are to where you want to be!

If any of this resonates with you, get in touch and let's have a chat.

Using hypnotherapy I can help you tune into your own inner wisdom & figure out your next steps 🤍💫🧡

Every journey starts with a decision. You owe it to yourself 🧡💫🤍

What daily habits have you implemented to level up your life? 💫

Share your tips below!

Are there habits you're itching to implement but haven't quite nailed down yet?
What gets in your way? 🤔
Let's chat about it!

Each consistent step forward in habit building isn't just about productivity, it's about cultivating self-trust 💫

By showing up for yourself each day, you're reinforcing the belief that you can rely on yourself and building rock-solid self-trust! 🌟

Let's talk weight management 🤔

Are you battling to shed those extra pounds?
Or perhaps you find it challenging to put on weight?

Tired of diet plans, gimmicks and empty promises?

If you're nodding along, feeling like you're in a constant battle with food, struggling to achieve your desired shape and size, know that you're not alone!

It's not about subjecting yourself to restrictive diets or enduring constant misery. Trust me on this.

Instead, it's about getting in tune with your body's needs - providing it with the right nourishment, at the right times, and in the right amounts. It's about shedding the barriers that hold you back from achieving this.

Imagine this: you naturally want to fuel your body with wholesome goodness because you genuinely care about your well-being.

But if food seems to be dictating your life, you might be grappling with emotional eating habits, self-sabotage, and stubborn food cravings.

Weight struggles can stem from various sources - from unhealthy eating patterns to stress, negative beliefs, past trauma, you name it. Baggage we've picked up along life's journey, starting from childhood.

Here's the thing: once we confront these underlying issues head-on, we can break free from the struggle.

Many of us encounter hurdles when it comes to reaching our weight goals - battling cravings, emotional eating, feeling overwhelmed by the journey.

This is where Hypnotherapy can help 💫

It's not about quick fixes or magic tricks; it's a potent tool that taps into your subconscious to address the root causes of your weight struggles.

By rewiring your thoughts and beliefs surrounding food, exercise, and self-image, hypnotherapy empowers you to make lasting changes and attain your ideal shape and size.

If you're ready to embark on a journey towards a healthier, happier you, take that first step. Reach out and kickstart your transformation towards a more positive relationship with food and your body.

You deserve it!

💬 Let's talk about breaking unwanted habits ...

🚫 Are you struggling to kick those 'bad' habits?

You are not alone!

These are the top 5 habits people want to quit, and how hypnotherapy can help you break free:

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Research shows that hypnotherapy can effectively alter neural pathways in the brain, leading to lasting behavioural changes

By accessing your subconscious mind, hypnotherapy helps rewire these pathways, making it easier to let go of unwanted habits

👋 Imagine saying goodbye to those cravings, anxious feelings, or annoying habits

Hypnotherapy empowers you to break free from these patterns by rewiring your brain's responses to triggers and cravings. With each session, you're strengthening new, healthier neural connections, paving the way for lasting change 💫

Ready to take that first step towards rewiring your brain and reclaiming control over your habits?

Let's work together to make it happen! 💪 ⛓️ 💫

Let's talk CONNECTION 💫

After a very informal, friendly networking session this morning I wanted to talk about the magic of

CONNECTION 💫

Whether it's bonding over a shared passion, laughing with old friends, or even making someone's day with a simple gesture - connections are what make life rich and meaningful 🧡

What does connection mean to you?

Are you looking to make more connections but are unsure how? Start by commenting on this post 😊

I'd love to hear how you connect with others! Share your stories in the comments below.

Today I enjoyed the most nurturing, slooow, gentle Yin yoga class 🧘‍♀️
We spent the first 30 minutes laying on our mats, just 'being' 💫
The next hour involved gentle stretching movements & mindful breathing 🧘‍♀️
It was just what my mind & body needed 🧡🤍

Self care is so important for our health & wellbeing but it doesn't have to be an 'event' that you go to ...

☕️ It can be taking your morning cuppa outside and listening to the birds singing 🐦 🎶

It can be eating a healthy, nutritious meal 🥑😋

🛀 It can be taking a salt bath with a candle & your favourite music 🎶

🍊 It can be adding essential oils into your daily routine 🌱

It can be taking 10 minutes to do a guided meditation - YouTube has lots to choose from 🎧

Small daily self care habits built into your routine can help you achieve more balance ⚖️
These improvements can bring amazing long term results.

What's your favorite way to practice self-care?
Share in the comments below 🤍💫🧡

Let's talk Anxiety 🤯

We can all experience anxiety from time to time. It's our body's natural 'fight or flight' response to threatening situations & prepares the body for challenges by increasing the chemicals adrenalin & cortisol.

However, when the perceived threat fails to materialise we are left with an excess of these chemicals which over time can lead to numerous & wide ranging health issues 🩺

Hypnotherapy is an effective tool that can help tackle anxiety by tapping into the power of the subconscious mind 🧠

During the therapeutic process we gently uncover the root of the issue and then we work together to change your subconscious response so that the symptoms and unwanted reactions recede, empowering you to take back control 🧡

All of this takes place in a calm, relaxed & safe environment 🤍

The first step is a conversation, drop me a message to find out more or to book your free, no obligation discovery call & let's get you on the road to feeling better 🤍💫🧡

Today is National Love your Pet Day 🐶🐱

Here's Jasper, our therapy cat 🐈‍⬛ also known as His Furry Majesty 👑

Did you know cats' purrs vibrate at a frequency that's believed to promote healing and reduce stress, improving mental & physical wellbeing?

Jasper would love to see your pets, drop a pic in the comments 📸 🧡💫🤍

It really is my pleasure to take care of you 💜

Helping my clients feel good makes me happy 💫🧡

What is hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy isn’t anything to be scared of.
YOU remain in control and YOU have the ability to make choices and decisions.
Don't confuse it with stage hypnosis - I won't have you clucking like a chicken or barking like a dog.

People find the sessions very relaxing and they often see results after just one session, with further sessions creating reinforced change and momentum.

Hypnotherapy can also be used as an empowering tool to bring about positive change. During hypnosis we can work together to introduce and reinforce new behaviours and habits as well as remove unwanted ones.

You can design your life 💫

Hello, I'm Donna 🧡

Welcome to
Donna Hughes Hypnotherapy and Wellness!

A little bit about me & why I've developed my heart led business 🧡

I'm based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire where I hold face to face sessions but I also work online, enabling me to work with you wherever you are in the world 🌎

With a lifelong passion for learning & development, in 2007 I travelled solo to a remote mountain location in Turkey where I joined a group of strangers on a week-long health & wellbeing retreat 🥕🍋

It was a life changing experience where I met some truly amazing individuals, all with their own life stories to tell. Waking at 5am for sunrise yoga, drinking freshly prepared vegetable & fruit juices, trampolining & listening to inspiring motivational speakers.

On a secluded beach, with the waves lapping the shore and the sun setting I first experienced of the amazing power of hypnotherapy and guided meditation 🧘‍♀️ with a journey into the future, tuning in, visualising, feeling, planning and creating what my heart truly desired.

On returning to the UK I set to work making positive changes towards designing the life I'd visualised. My vision involved, amongst other things, a role where I was helping people, I just wasn't sure how yet.

Many years of self development followed, learning about myself, about human behaviour and psychology, discovering what worked & what didn't, releasing, letting go and embracing. With age comes experience 💫

Fast forward to 2020, the drama of trying to work from the kitchen table for someone else, during a pandemic, whilst home schooling the kids and trying to stay relatively sane 🙈 made me evaluate just where I was going. I wasn't fulfilling my dream and purpose of helping others.

As often happens in life, an opportunity presented itself and I signed up to train as a hypnotherapist.
After much study and in-person practice I gained my diploma in clinical hypnotherapy 💫

I thoroughly enjoyed the course & my love of learning led me to study further, taking my training to the next level with the Advanced Practitioner Diploma in Hypnotherapy.

Alongside hypnotherapy, I've studied masterclasses in the Law of Attraction and EFT, gained Reiki 1 attunements & will soon progress to Reiki 2.
I also love to work with crystals, essential oils and oracle cards, supporting my practice holistically.

I’m proud of my achievements & the adversities I've overcome which have helped shape me into the compassionate person I am today.

I believe we are all a work in progress. We have everything we need within us, we sometimes just need a little help & guidance to tune in and unlock our inner wisdom 🔑

If you feel stuck, frustrated, held back by negative emotions, anxious, have a lack of clarity about your goals, or feel low in confidence then these are just a few of the many things hypnotherapy can help with.

Rest assured that you're in safe hands - I am registered and accredited with the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC) and you can find me listed as an Advanced Practitioner on the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR). I have a DBS and I'm fully insured to practice as a therapist.

I always respond to enquiries, please send me a message if you have any questions or would like to find out more about working with me.

Thank you for following my journey & I look forward to meeting you.

Much love
Donna 💫🤍🧡

These are just some of the many benefits of hypnotherapy. Get in touch to find out how you could experience these benefits in your life 🤍💫