Choose Inspiration Choose This MomentChoose Life! We have been working on a very exciting project over the lockdown period. You can see the results at www.AlwaysChoose.com You may have been aware that I took a sabbatical in 2018 to take some time to consolidate some of the developments in my work. What was planned for … The post New Website! appeared first on Kirsty Hanly Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy ..read more

Love, Love, Love It is said that love makes the world go round. Our human experience is to be driven by loving and by being loved. Poets, philosophers and playwrights for millennia have reminded us of this deep, often insatiable need over and over, in so many beautiful ways.  You can barely move on social media for … The post Can you really experience the love you want? appeared first on Kirsty Hanly Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy ..read more

Today my thoughts are with and on growth in and out of relationship and a little about David Deida.   Recently my relationship with a very special man ended – at least for now. It was a relatively short experience, but one of the most intense growth experiences of my life and I continue to love him … The post Relationship As The Final Frontier – David Deida And Other Stories appeared first on Kirsty Hanly Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy ..read more

Honesty Is The Best Policy, Asking For What You Want (and Gary and the Seal) So, are you prepared for an honest blog post? Here’s the thing. Despite being a highly successful Coach and Cognitive Hypnotherapist, I’m also a human on a journey. I’m always very clear with my clients about that. We’re all on a … The post How to Ask for What We Want (Non Violent Communication and Gary and the Seal in the Scilly Isles) appeared first on Kirsty Hanly Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy ..read more

Would You Like to Learn to Communicate More Effectively? What Would It Be Like To Feel Heard More Often? How Would It Be To Create Richer Relationships?                             People often ask me about effective communication. They ask how they can be better … The post Brian Johnson on Non-Violent Communication Marshall Rosenberg appeared first on Kirsty Hanly Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy ..read more

New – Cognitive Hypnotherapy and Coaching at the Light Centre, Monument. Transformational Inspiring Lives Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy From Spring 2017 I shall be seeing clients at the new Light Centre, Monument – right in the City of London. It’s a wonderful new space hosting yoga studios, an ambient meditation studio, talking and body therapies, a raw food … The post Cognitive Hypnotherapy and Coaching at the Light Centre, Monument appeared first on Kirsty Hanly Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy ..read more

Pema Chodron’s Words on Fear Pema Chodron talks below on ‘tenderhearted bravery’ – what a beautiful concept. Her words on smiling towards fear, staying open in the face of fear, appreciating fear as the basis for sanity and our humanness are incredibly insightful and moving. Turn towards fear and you discover vulnerability – it allows … The post Fear and “Tenderhearted Bravery” – Pema Chodron’s Teachings on Fear appeared first on Kirsty Hanly Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy ..read more

Pema Chodron Quote on the Powerlessness of Fear. I read this today and immediately knew I had to share it with you. Fear is one of those things that people least understand and give the most power to. It’s in your face, it’s shouty, it’s fast, it’s illusory. It feels unmanageable and closed to negotiation. … The post Fear: The Powerless Warrior – Pema Chodron Quote appeared first on Kirsty Hanly Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy ..read more

What if it’s all about failing? What is it they say?  “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again”. I remember hearing that in the playground at primary school. It’s an interesting one. In my former life I would try, try and try again, but unless I brought a real conscious awareness … The post Failing to Succeed – Derek Redmond appeared first on Kirsty Hanly Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy ..read more

“Yes We Can”, he said time and time again. And more than any other leader that I can remember, I believed Barack Obama when he spoke those words. Yes we can be more tolerant, yes we can achieve our dreams, yes life can be better for the masses. It just takes vision and belief and effort directed … The post Yes We Can. Barack Obama’s Inspiring Farewell. appeared first on Kirsty Hanly Coaching & Cognitive Hypnotherapy ..read more