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Update: Nothing like a lovely wee time away to our fav beach, to get me in the mood for giving birth 🥰 Natural, barefoot sandy slopes to get things moving and dare I say dilating 🤞 🙏😎 The kids had a fabby time together. Lots of burying each other in holes & splashing around. Even miss Penny…who seems to be head first for the sea now she’s walking 😅

2 weeks to go…apparently! Wish me luck!

4 weeks until DD! 😱🥰 I can’t believe how fast our fourth and final pregnancy has flown by! Soon to have four munchkins running around! My favourite number being 4th April born!

💗💙 So what are we thinking…boy/girl, name, weight and time? It’s time to send me your guesses for some fun!

If I go offline for a wee while, you know why! 👩‍🍼 This heatwave finally switched my brain off this week, so it’s getting close now 😶‍🌫️😍🙏

What is Somatic Hypnosis? 🧐 If you have ever Googled "why do I feel anxiety in my chest" or "how to release emotions stored in the body," you are already asking the questions that somatic hypnosis help resolve and support.

Full article: https://sjtherapies.square.site/s/stories/what-is-somatic-hypnosis

This month, I answer the most common questions I get as a Hypnotherapist, and I share the 5 most common myths about hypnosis too.

If you’re intrigued about how Somatic Hypnosis could help you, read on to find out:

💚 how my approach differs from traditional hypnotherapy
💚 why I now offer Guided Somatic Hypnosis recordings alongside my 1:1 client work
💚 most importantly, what it can do for you.

Sam x

🧠 New Brain Research: Reflexology Isn’t Just Relaxing, it helps rewire your brain 👣 💆‍♀️

Ever wonder why a foot massage leaves you feeling clearer, calmer, more you? Science just caught it on camera.

Dr. Stefan Posse (University of New Mexico) used fMRI brain scans to watch what happens in real time during reflexology, and the results are striking: different reflex points lit up different brain regions, including the supramarginal gyrus, an area tied to empathy, body awareness, and learning.

For stroke patients, the findings were even more powerful: after reflexology, patients showed measurable improvements in hand sensation and movement.

This is neuroscience confirming what reflexology clients have felt for years: your feet, or other extremity parts, are wired straight to your brain, and working them by stimulating your nerve endings, creates real, measurable change. 😍

Presented May 12, 2026 at the ISMRM Annual Meeting in Cape Town, with research from Barbara & Kevin Kunz and the University of Minnesota.

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You keep saying “I need to get my mind right” like it’s a separate appointment from your body.

It’s not.

There’s no mind-body problem. There’s just a body with really good PR for one of its organs.

Your anxiety isn’t “all in your head.” Your gut isn’t “just digestion.” Your exhaustion isn’t “just stress.” It’s one system, talking to itself in different accents.

When you stop treating healing like a tag-team match and accept it’s one fighter, the more able you feel to stop, notice with curiosity, ask questions, connect the dots and get really good at speaking in different accents!

💌 If this lands, be sure to join The Prism Letters as I’ll be sharing more on the body language we have forgotten.

Sometimes, your subsconcious brain needs more than a meditation and more than generic relaxation guidance.

Sometimes, your mind needs your story, your words, your specific reflection, so your body can gently release and untangle itself.

Yes, there is no substitute for deep, powerful work 1:1, but personalised hypnosis recorded for you is an excellent support system and affordable solution.

For just £57, to listen to on repeat, until you notice the shifts within you, less than a good massage, let me create the language your mind and body needs to hear.

Get your somatic hypnosis recording 🎧💗

https://portal.sjtherapies.com/personalised-somatic-hypnosis-recording

Did you know that I've been offering personalised, guided Somatic Hypnosis recordings to clients... made just for you? 🌿

Get Your Recording: https://portal.sjtherapies.com/personalised-somatic-hypnosis-recording

If you're someone who carries tension in the body, replays the same thoughts at 2am, or finishes a session feeling lighter but then life creeps back in within a day or two... this is for you.

I've loved creating these for clients because they give you something to return to. A way to keep that settled, grounded feeling between sessions, or even when we're not working together anymore.

Each recording is tailored to you: your goals, your nervous system, your specific patterns. It's like having a piece of our work together that you can carry in your pocket.

That's exactly why I started making personalised ones, because some things just need to be made for you, with your language, your imagery, your pace.

If you've been waiting for continued support that actually feels like it gets you, this might be it 💛

How it works?

- After purchase from my online store, I'll email you a short form to complete so I can tailor your recording to you... feel free to fill in as much as you'd wish to share. I love reading these!
- I'll then write, design and record a session for you, usually within 7 working days, and send it to you.

(And keep an eye out — a Somatic Hypnosis Library of recordings is coming soon too, for those who want more options to explore in relation to Finding Your Way again!)

This was such a good question from our community: Is freezing similar to the start of a panic attack? https://youtu.be/67Szt9NZq6E?si=AsZZ1i2c8e96EK-A

Do you have a question? Leave a comment on any video and I will make sure it's answered for you.

Sam x

Is freezing similar to the start of a panic attack? | Q&A Live with Sam 💌 Loved this video? Subscribe to The Prism Letters and I will write...

Did you know I pre-sold nearly 20 copies of this book over 3 years ago! 😆😍

I can tell you how thankful I am to those of you who purchased and waited all this time. 🙏

You all know I’ve had quite a few babies and about to have my fourth next month, so it’s taken its time.

It’s also not the same book. I’ve written 3 books since I announced it.

The first picture I shared here, editing the first version which is now safely stored away in the file called, ‘not to be released ever.’ 🤣

It turns out, as maybe many fellow writers will know, we have a few books inside us, but the first one is always our own private healing experience!

Everything I needed to say to myself, which ultimately gave me the strength to keep going for you.

The second version was then all the knowledge and tools, but no emotion. The contrast here was huge. Making me question what I was even writing?! Was this a book for her to find herself in or just a workbook full of things to do?

Then I realised I was just consolidating and validating my own practitioner knowledge, to prove to myself I knew what I was talking about. 😆

All this time, I had this picture of me and mum. The last time we ever partied hard together on a night out in the beautiful city of Bath. I didn’t know when this photo was taken, it would be one of our last together.

She always said, ‘put it in book Sam!’ 😍

She has kept me going! 💪

The third version I have finally found of this book, is for you. The one that speaks to you, for you. Wrapped up nicely in my own wee framework metaphor that is carrying my somatic body-first approach for your healing.

I’m still only halfway through this version, but it’s taking shape… finally, and feels exciting to write!

So if you’re still patiently waiting, thank you 🙏 and if you never pre-ordered but want to be on the waitlist, you can join my readership for The Prism Letters who will get everything first!

Sam x

P.S A wee sneak peek of a draft book cover in the making!