- Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Adam Up
Earlier this month I ran the UK Hypnosis Convention after a year of planning and a few weeks of manic final preparations...
68 presentations
Attendees from over 20 different countries.
And I averaged 18,000 steps per day.
So many highlights.... I got to dress up as a Policeman and arrest Ian Cue, have lunch with Peter Naish along with Michael and Diane Yapko which including some mind
blowing conversations, Michael Yapko's keynote, rapping my Gala dinner speech, Jason Simmons and Graham Webber brining the house down before the disco where we raved with DJ Francis, interviewing Paul McKenna live on stage on Sunday afternoon, and bearing witness to Scott Sandland's simply incredible closing keynote.
The biggest highlight for me though was those who attended. Our field is in good hands.It’s exhausting, but getting to do this with two of my best friends
in Steve and Sarah makes it the best. You can see my social media feeds or those of the convention itself to get a taste of what went on, most have reported that this was the best one yet.
I got home and was battered, had a couple of days off and now am switching back on to other aspects of my work.
On Wednesday this week, I hosted our monthly group supervision session and our skills practice session, both of which I enjoyed thoroughly and believe those in attendance
benefited from in a range of varying ways. In our supervision session, we discussed business challenges, an ethical dilemma being faced by a graduate professional hypnotherapist of my college and the supervision session became an important part of our attendees' support network and not just a place they discuss ongoing cases as is the norm most months. It reminded me of the importance of human connection that is a recurring theme in some of the articles I'm sharing here
today.
One of those articles is about what the psychological science says are habits of the successful, another is for advancing one's resolve and the other one I'm sharing today is about reducing screen anxiety; a very real and emerging area of interest, I hope you find them useful and stimulating. I'm also sharing my latest videos, one of which is perhaps the most important video I've recorded in a long time, all about why the field of hypnotherapy needs science. I'm also
sharing some smaller clips on the topics of Marcus Aurelius and his view from above meditation, and one examining amygdala hijack.
I have done my best not to use this irregular ezine broadcast to plug what I do too much and use it for sharing free resources, article and videos that I think benefit people in a range of ways, however I do tend to use it a little bit to remind readers about my services and upcoming courses that I offer at my college.
Wherever you
are in the world, I hope you are healthy and happy and that the upcoming seasonal change is a good one for you.
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Articles & Videos: What's New?
A wide range of articles to help in varying aspects of life here today...
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New Articles:
All articles are founded in science and have references for you to explore should you wish:
1. 1. What are the psychological habits of Successful individuals? They are practical, evidence-based habits you can build
today to increase success, wellbeing and resilience.
One of the things that I really brought back with me from a wonderful UK Hypnosis Convention this year, was how important connection is. I could visibly see the positive benefits ongoing connection has upon other attendees both professionally and personally. Over this past year, for a number of reasons, I had neglected connecting and staying effectively connected with close friends, colleagues and family members and coming away from the
convention, having taken time to truly reconnect with so many incredible people left me feeling rejuvenated despite how physically tired I was!
When I revisited the science on this topic, it gave a compelling case and is clearly a component part in the lives of those who are successful (by their own terms). It is what has led me to write today’s article after a short hiatus while I’ve been so busy, all about how to adopt the psychological habits of successful individuals as supported by
science.
It sounds obvious, doesn’t it; that you can adopt the psychological habits of successful individuals….
Success is often presented as a mysterious mixture of talent, luck and timing. That story is comforting because it explains why many people may not achieve it — but it’s also misleading. A large body of psychological research shows that success (broadly defined: achievement, sustained performance, wellbeing, and social functioning) is strongly associated with repeatable
mental habits and practices. The good news is that many of those habits can be learned and practised deliberately.
Each of the psychological habits of successful people listed and detailed below contains the science, why it matters for success, and practical steps to adopt it. Read full article: How to Adopt the Psychological Habits of Successful Individuals.
2. It seems the need to reduce screen anxiety is increasing. Screens are everywhere in our lives these days: phones, tablets, laptops, TVs, smartwatches. For most of us they’re incredibly useful, but for a growing number of people screens are also a source of worry, tension and constant low-grade anxiety — a state I’ll call screen anxiety.
Here then, I’m explaining what screen
anxiety is, why when you reduce screen anxiety it matters for mental health, and I am offering up a bunch of practical, psychology-backed ways to reduce screen anxiety. Each strategy is evidence based and written for people who want concrete, everyday actions to feel calmer and happier in a highly connected world.
What is “screen anxiety”?
“Screen anxiety” is an umbrella term that describes the feelings of worry, unease, fear of missing out (FOMO), panic about
being disconnected, social comparison, and physiological stress that can come with digital device use. It includes:
- Worry about online social interactions (e.g. fear of negative comments, rejection, or missing important notifications).
- Nomophobia — the fear or anxiety of being without a mobile phone or without mobile phone connectivity.
- General stress related to high volumes of notifications, multitasking across apps, or rumination about content seen online.
Screen anxiety
is not a single clinical diagnosis (at least, it is not so in the DSM-5, for those interested), but it does overlap with a number of recognised conditions (social anxiety, panic symptoms, sleep disruption, generalised anxiety) and with behavioural problems such as problematic smartphone or social media use. Studies show high prevalence of phone-related anxiety in young adults and students, and that many people experience moderate to severe nomophobia. Read full
article: How to Reduce Screen Anxiety and Feel Calmer Around Devices. 3. Strengthen your resolve, that is the topic here, it’s a ‘how-to’ for building mental muscle that can lead to a happier life.
I recently ran an online course about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy that included guidance on how
to live a meaningful life according to your values. That requires resolve — the quiet, steady intention to act in line with what matters to you — and is one of the more useful psychological skills for wellbeing.
When life is busy, uncertain or emotionally draining, a well-tempered resolve helps you keep going with choices that improve your mood, health and relationships. My aim here today is to explain why it matters to strengthen your resolve, explain the science that supports the
practical techniques I’m sharing, and offer up a bunch of evidence-based ways (with steps you can use today) to increase your ability to stick with what matters. Read full article: How to Strengthen Your Resolve.
New Videos:
Some of the videos have references given underneath.
This first video is one of the more important ones I've recorded in recent years...
1. Bridging the Divide Between Art, Intuition, and Evidence...
I saw a couple of posts just recently stating that science has no place in the hypnosis and hypnotherapy field and why it shouldn’t play a role, and I wanted to offer a rebuttal to some of that rhetoric with a video today. It is longer than usual, but inherently illustrates the ethos of my college, the convention I run and
so much more besides....
Watch full video: Why The Hypnotherapy Field Needs Science: A Balanced Rebuttal.
2. In this snippet from a recent webinar series about the neuroscience of psychotherapy and hypnotherapy, I make the point that our more
cognitive type of approaches may not be effective and may even cause our client problems if the amygdala is activated and therefore the required logical, rational thinking parts of the upper brain are less accessible.
When the amygdala activates, it sends strong signals to the upper areas of the brain, to actually shut them down. The amygdala hijacks the brain. We will want to help regulate the amygdala before we start working on the more cerebral type of therapeutic
approaches. Watch full video: When Hypnotherapists Need To Reconsider a Cognitive Approach – Amygdala Hijack. 3. In this clip, I quote from the book of Meditations by Emperor Marcus Aurelius; “Survey the circling
stars, as though you yourself were in mid-course with them […]. Visions of this kind purge away the impurities of our earthbound life.” (7:47) I run a group meditation in class that is entitled ‘The View From Above’ whereby you engage your imagination and step outside of yourself and your usual life, it is a powerful form of visual dissociation. Within the process, you continue stepping back until you can imagine yourself floating above the world and seeing your
life below from the position of the sky and then space. This visual form of dissociation allows the individual to see their life from a much broader perspective, and without the usual baggage that is typically carried around. The main aim is to create a sense of perspective, a sense of mental calmness and a renewed sense of direction where possible and hypnotherapists can utilise a wide range of similar processes offering up ways to achieve these
aims. Watch full video: Visual Dissociation – The View From Above.
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UKHC 2025: All main lecture theatre recordings now available...
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We had a lot of requests about the recordings from the event this year. I think it is because we had Michael Yapko as our keynote speaker, and I interviewed Paul McKenna live on stage, we had an incredible closing keynote by Scott Sandland, a breathtaking hypnosis show by Jason Simmons, and because I did my full after dinner speech via the medium of rap. Yes, I rapped it! All this and much more are captured and
immortalised on video and you can get your hands on those today.
The videos have just been finalised and uploaded online. It is not something that we usually promote heavily as they are not professionally recorded. However, if you wish to invest in any or all of the UKHC video sets of the main room since 2019, then this is the page to read how to do that at my college website:
UK Hypnosis Convention Video Sets
Please note, members of my Hypnotherapist Development Hub get full access to these videos as part of their membership and subscription.
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Advanced Hypnotherapy Diploma: And other new live courses starting in early 2026...
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I am about to announce dates for the new and fully updated advanced hypnotherapy diploma and hypnotic coaching certification courses that I will be running in the new year and am really excited about. Look out for announcements about those.
Our current hypnotherapy practitioner diploma course is now two modules in and well underway. You can read the latest Hypnotherapy Diploma Course Prospectus here for dates, fees and much more besides. Please note, this link will only work for the next 3 days and will then expire. Get in touch if wish me to email the latest prospectus to
you.
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The Hypnotherapist Development Hub:
I have just shared the dates for the next few months (until the end of Spring 2026) for our regular group supervision sessions I host in our hypnotherapist development hub - our members can join as a supervisee or as an observer (which many find incredibly useful and insightful) and which all counts as official supervision with me as your supervisor, duly approved by your hypnotherapy professional
organisation.
We also run monthly practice sessions for members and all of our graduates and current students have access to these sessions whereby all present get to connect with like-minded people from all over the world and practice skills, approaches and get feedback as they seek to develop, stay sharp or just get practice in that some struggle to find sometimes.
I've just organised some CPD webinars (full details in the hub 'latest news' section) that commence in
the new year and am getting very excited about our hub members getting to learn from these people on these fascinating subjects...
January: The Heart Hug: A Somatic Induction
Presented by James Coates An experiential session, demonstrating a simple yet effective somatic induction. Bringing together learnings from Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness and Somatic experiencing, this simple induction gently leads clients to enter into a hypnotic experience,
creating a calm, safe space to regulate their nervous system and for therapeutic work to begin.
February: From Fragmentation to Wholeness through Hypno-Physis
Presented by Dr. Anemona Peres A trauma-informed brief therapy approach to Psyche ‘Defragmentation’, working (hypno-)therapeutically with the traumatised Inner Child March: The S.E.R.E.N.S. Method: Transforming support for Neurodivergent Children &
Teens
Giving guidance towards Confidence, Growth, and Wellbeing Presented by Cara Robins
There is so much additional education, loads of courses, additional support and resources included and that can be accessed if you are a member of my Hypnotherapist Development Hub. Visit the link here for full details
on how to subscribe to it monthly or annually.
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Additional Resources: For hypnosis enthusiasts and self-hypnotists...
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Useful resources for hypnotherapists and budding Self-Hypnotists:
Visit
this page for lots of resources for hypnotherapists.
Visit this page for loads of resources and tuition about self-hypnosis: Learn Self-Hypnosis.
In recent weeks, my social media output has been filled with video clips of me squatting at the gym, lots of evidence-based memes citing the latest hypnosis research, photos from my life and loads of articles from our
vaults and some other bits and pieces. You can follow and keep up to date here: The evidence based hypnosis meme of the week is below....
Evidence based
hypnosis meme of the week. (see my social media feeds for the weekly posts of these)
A 2024 review of the evidence suggests that hypnosis and hypnotherapy are effective in treating anxiety and may positively affect the heart and the cardiovascular system, reducing sympathetic activation and increasingparasympathetic tone, potentially preventing the onset of CVD related to increased sympathetic activation.. (Leo, Keller & Proietti, 2024)
Link to full review posted in my
college Facebook group.
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Any Questions Or Help Needed -
Get In Touch:- Do feel free to contact me if you need help or more information about our courses, seminars, or anything else. I am very accessible and love hearing from you. Email or Web Contact You can reply to this email and use that email address, or visit my personal website or college website and use the contact pages there to send a message - I'll always reply within one working day and if you do not get a reply within that timeframe, I won't have received your message. Do leave a message if we are not available and we will call you back. Adam: 01202 770396 or 0044 1202 770396 (outside UK) That's it for this week's edition, how did I do? I shall be back soon; in the meantime, look after yourself, and keep yourself safe and well during these times, I send you much love and my very best wishes,Buloo!Adam Eason. What Does ‘Buloo!’ Mean Adam? |
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