How solution focused hypnotherapy changes your brain

Neuroplasticity is one of the most exciting and inspiring areas of brain science which, in simple terms, means that our wonderful human brain has the ability to change and evolve. It has the ability to grow and survive, even following significant brain trauma; where large areas of the brain have been damaged, it can regenerate itself to a point.

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In the past, scientists believed that our brains were fixed; however, recent advances in neuroscience show that our brain is adaptable, a bit like plasticine, and it has the ability to change throughout our whole life. So, just for example, say we are learning a new skill such as learning to drive. Remember your first lesson? Well, for me, there was such a lot going on - the steering wheel, gearstick, clutch, navigating the busy roads, the car seemed so big and my new instructor! There was too much to take in, just overwhelming, it seemed so impossible to do! Bringing the whole thing together seemed like much of a jumble to me. Yet, after one or two lessons, it started to come together, bit by bit, simultaneously, until eventually

it flowed without any effort at all, becoming automatic … Wow! It takes time to create those new pathways and just the same happens with our behaviours, negative or positive, and our decisions. Our brain is continually taking in new information and building new pathways and it doesn’t care if it’s a good or a bad habit, it’s learning and re-wiring all the time. Paths become stronger and stronger, more resilient too, and our behaviours become moulded to how we have programmed them to be. Imagine pouring water down a brick wall. The water flows down grooves in the brickwork which it has carved out over many rainy days. The good news is that we really can make neuroplasticity work in our favour to achieve something new and make positive changes in our life, even if this ‘something new’ is “Our brain is continually taking in new information and building new pathways”

just to go to the gym more often, make a cup of tea rather than open a bottle of wine, or simply be kinder to ourselves or others. The second piece of good news is that it is never too late to do so.

Whilst children and teens have an enviously ‘plastic’ brain, we can still influence the connectivity of our grey matter well into late adulthood. In fact, my oldest client, in her late eighties, surprised herself by discovering that she’s great at oil painting! Not only that, but she CAN be assertive and selfconfident, much to the amusement of her family and friends! So, neuroplasticity can help to create an optimal environment for breaking down old unhelpful pathways and building new helpful ones. We can even generate new brain cells … if clients are up for the challenge! With intent, repetition, practice, and time for nature to do its physiological thing, it really is possible to rewire your brain!

If you would like to book an appointment or find out more about hypnotherapy, contact Christine on: 0780 9690 964 or contact@beardwoodhypnotherapy.co.uk

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If you’ve been paying attention to

COVID-19 headlines lately, you may have heard that blood type may play a role in people’s susceptibility to the virus and the severity of symptoms it might produce - a way to better understand our risk, which is great! Except, what if you don’t know your blood type?

If you don’t already know your blood type, finding a record of it can be difficult – blood type isn’t on your birth certificate and is not typically listed in records from routine lab work. At the end of the day, there is nothing you can do about your blood type – it’s not a risk factor you can control in any way. But there are other risk factors that you can control, so focus your energy there instead. By following your ‘blood type diet’, you will stop constantly knocking your health by eating the wrong foods and boost your immune system to stay strong in the current circumstances. William C. Boyd, an American immunochemist, was the first researcher to identify the blood type specificity of many common dietary lectins. His findings revealed that lectins could bind to many of the carbohydrate antigens found in the gut and immune system.

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NEW RULES FOR ORGAN DONATION IN ENGLAND

Support from Maddy’s Family

It is three years this month since Bourne teenager, Maddy Orford, sadly passed away. The former student of Bourne Grammar School and Bourne

Academy had been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy in

November 2016 and had two heart transplants before losing her brave fight on August 7th, 2017.

Both of Maddy’s parents, Barbara

Spiller and Joe Orford, are keen supporters of the Organ

Donation (Deemed Consent)

Act which took effect on May 20th this year. Now, all adults

in England are considered to have agreed to donate their own organs when they die, unless they choose to opt out.

Also known as “Max and Keira’s Law”, the Act is named after Cheshire boy, Max Johnson, who was diagnosed with the same condition as Maddy, a disease

Lee Clark, speaking on behalf of Bourne Town

Junior Under 9 Clarets football team, sends a huge thank you to Bourne’s Bodrum Barbers for their generosity during these unprecedented times, to be willing to support their local grassroots football team.

Lee explains, “Teams like ours rely heavily on sponsorship and during these times and, considering the strain that COVID-19 has had on businesses, it’s really appreciated that Bodrum Barbers were still willing to support us. Thank you from our managers, (Luke and James) and all of our kids”.

of the heart muscle where its walls become stretched and thin, affecting the heart’s ability to pump blood around the body.

Keira Ball was a loving and caring young girl who died after a road traffic accident in the summer of 2017. Keira donated her kidneys, liver and heart, (which went to Max) and this donation was the inspiration for “Max and Keira’s Law”.

Barbara Spiller explains, “As a result of what Maddy went through, both my immediate and extended family have registered as organ donors with the NHS. We, as a family, see Max and Kiera’s law as a very positive development and the way it’s worded now is much better, as it gives the NHS an opportunity for

more transplants to take place.

From left to right : Maddy, Dad Joe, Sister Molly, Mum Barbara.

Although the law has changed, family members still have to give their consent and they can opt out if they don’t want the person’s

Thank you to Bodrum Barbers!

wishes to be followed through.”

back in Business (sort of)

Like most businesses, Toolbar, the Bournebased charity that supports people back to work, closed its doors in March, suspending its regular Monday morning sessions indefinitely.

As the furlough scheme runs down, however, and reports of massive redundancies are being announced, it is felt that their services will soon be needed, more than ever before.

They are ‘opening their doors’ digitally, and this month are launching a programme of support to do what they can to help those seeking new employment. This can include CV preparation or updating, guidance on benefit claims, any local vacancies that may be listed, and access to the Kudos AD career planning software. Unfortunately, they still cannot offer the face-to-face contact that is one of the main benefits of the organisation.

There are many who have missed out on the digital revolution and do not have access to the internet, but if there is any way that an unemployed person can get help with using

Lockdown images shine through in Photo Competition Heart-warming images illustrating life during the coronavirus crisis have been submitted in a special Photo Lockdown Competition run by the Guildhall, Grantham and Stamford Arts Centres. Attracting over a hundred entries, the online competition saw photos from nature, lockdown-activities, funny moments, Victory in Europe Day, friends, family and neighbours.

The winner of the public vote was a touching photo of ‘First visit from Grandparent in six weeks’ and a second winner was ‘Dad’s Lockdown Den’. Ben Reynolds, Stamford Arts Centre’s Box Office Supervisor thanked everyone who entered and said: “It’s so heartening to see so much love and warmth across all the entries, and lovely to see such a diverse range of photographs on different subjects.” All the entries will be featured on

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Stamford and Guildhall Arts Centres are part of Cultural Services, South Kesteven District Council. the internet, they are encouraged to do so.

It may seem demeaning for someone who has held down a job for many years, and brought in a wage, to go cap-in-hand to a relative or friend, but almost everything is done online these days - registering with the Department for Work and Pensions, claiming benefits, searching for work and making job applications.

A son, daughter, or even grandchild will usually be able to flick their fingers over the keys for them. However, anyone who needs to register as unemployed, and is unable to access the internet, can call Citizen’s Advice on 0800 1448444, where a trained volunteer will guide them through the process.

For those who can use the internet, the DWP issues information on Twitter, and has two websites (‘Find a job’, and ‘Job help’) that may be useful. Toolbar issues updates on its Facebook page and can be contacted by e-mail on toolbar.bourne@

gmail.com or by phone on 07749 689026.

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