Living with endometriosis or IBS can often feel like navigating a stormy sea - unpredictable, exhausting, and sometimes isolating. The physical discomfort is only part of the challenge; the emotional and mental toll can be just as overwhelming. But what if there was a way to find calm amidst the chaos?

Enter gut-directed hypnotherapy - a gentle, science-backed approach that helps retrain the mind-gut connection, offering relief from both physical symptoms and the emotional weight they carry.

In today’s connected world, many people are discovering the benefits of hypnotherapy without ever stepping foot into a clinic. Virtual hypnotherapy sessions offer the same powerful, healing experience - all from the comfort and safety of your own home.

So many people arrive at therapy carrying the weight not just of their anxiety, overwhelm, pain but also the unspoken message that they are somehow broken or too much. Having been overlooked, dismissed, or told their experience isn’t important, or doesn’t matter. Slowly, over time, they start to believe it.

When we think of endometriosis, we often think of it as a purely physical condition - heavy periods, pelvic pain, fatigue, and inflammation. But there’s another layer many overlook: the gut-brain connection.

In nature, sunflowers do something incredible - they literally follow the sun (a process called heliotropism), it’s their way of instinctively turning toward what nourishes them. To me, that’s such a beautiful reflection of the work I do with clients - helping people gently shift out of overwhelm, stress, or old patterns, and turn toward clarity, calm, and growth.

There is growing evidence that hypnotherapy can play a meaningful role in helping manage the pain, emotional strain, and chronic stress that often accompanies it. Endo is now increasingly recognised as a complex chronic condition, not just a reproductive health issue, with wide-ranging impacts on the nervous system, gut health, and emotional wellbeing.

While hypnotherapy isn’t a cure for endometriosis, it can be an empowering way to support your body and mind as you manage pain, stress, and overwhelm. Chronic pain can keep the nervous system trapped in a cycle of tension and heightened pain responses. Clinical hypnosis gently interrupts this cycle, teaching your mind and body how to move from discomfort to calm.

Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic attacks or obvious worry. It can show up in so many different ways - racing thoughts, overthinking, constantly imagining worst-case scenarios, or feeling like your mind just won’t switch off. You might find it hard to concentrate, struggle with decision-making, or constantly second-guess yourself. For some people, anxiety feels like a constant sense of dread; for others, it shows up as irritability, overwhelm, or even anger.

I used to smoke a pack a day, despite knowing it was unhealthy. I justified it by telling myself (and others) it relieved stress, gave me a break, helped with anxiety, or that it paired so well with a drink. It was a longtime habit, and I wasn’t sure how I would cope without it. I’d tried quitting before, but it made me stressed or annoyed. Maybe that sounds familiar?

If you’re here, you’re probably ready for something to change.