Lisa Murphy Counselling & Hypnotherapy

Lisa Murphy is a counsellor & hypnotherapist based in Glasgow, who uses a unique blend of natural therapies to with issues such as anxiety, anger, self-esteem, and weight-loss.

How to talk to people with confidence

By Leave a Comment

Do you wish you knew how to talk to people with confidence?  Do you find yourself becoming nervous and anxious when talking to certain people? If you suffer with social anxiety, rest assured, you’re not alone.  A lot of people feel uneasy interacting with people in many different ways – whether that means talking to their boss, a potential date, or a stranger at a party. This kind of anxiety can be a real problem for some people.  Without noticing it they can gradually start to avoid certain situations – eg parties and nights out – because they just feel too anxiousContinue Reading

9 ways to get healthy AND save money

By Leave a Comment

With all the uncertainty around the economy at the moment, it’s easy to start thinking that it just costs too much to lead a healthy lifestyle. You might despair at the rising price of good quality food that hasn’t been sprayed with pesticides, compared to the cheap (and nasty) junk food that’s so easily available. When you see the pictures of top celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow  glowing with health you might think – ‘well, it’s ok for them, with their private chef, personal trainer, and fancy superfoods!’. And yes, that’s probably true, but there are lots of ways us mere mortals can have aContinue Reading

Is it time to Spring clean your kitchen?

By Leave a Comment

Take a look around your kitchen. On a scale of 1 – 10, how easy would you say it is to be unhealthy in here? For instance, a ‘10’ would look something like this: Cupboards bursting full to the brim with chocolate Takeaway menus poking out of all the drawers, enticing you with enthralling pictures of curries kebabs and pizzas Fridge full of convenience foods and cans of lager Multi-packs of crisps, next to the biscuit tin on the counter, right by the kettle. Now ask yourself, how easy is it to eat healthily in here? If you wanted toContinue Reading

Are you speaking your body’s language?

By Leave a Comment

‘Listen to your body’ is a phrase that is often repeated in holistic health circles.  But what is the good of listening when you might not be speaking the same language?  It would be about as useful as listening patiently to somebody chattering away in French, and not understanding a word. It is important to get to know how to ‘translate’ your body’s signs and signals, and to work out the best way to react to them. For example, how often have you reached for a coffee and something sweet when you experienced that slump in energy mid-afternoon?  Your bodyContinue Reading

4 natural ways to stop feeling anxious

By Leave a Comment

Here are 4 natural ways to stop feeling anxious.  Some of them you might find a little unusual, especially in this day and age when our first thought is to ‘pop a pill’ to combat feelings of anxiety. But if you’re having problems with anxiety please give them a try – they’re all completely free, and they’re designed to work in total harmony with your body – so what have you got to lose? 4 natural ways to stop feeling anxious 1. Just Breathe Did you know that your breath is one of the most empowering, relaxing, and HEALING things thatContinue Reading

Hunting for fun, food for pleasure, and what Cecil the lion can teach us about conscious eating

By Leave a Comment

The tragic death of Cecil the lion has touched people’s hearts and caused a real uproar. Never before has there been such a passionate outcry among the general public about the cruelty of hunting these noble animals for sport. Even people who didn’t take much notice of badger culling or fox hunting have been up in arms about Cecil. A friend of mine started quite a debate on his Facebook page when he commented that it was hypocritical to show such concern for Cecil the lion, and then eat animals that had been slaughtered for food. The first thing thatContinue Reading

A love letter for the broken hearted

By Leave a Comment

So there you are, sitting with your head in your hands, probably on the kitchen floor, devastated because somebody has left you/ doesn’t love you anymore / loves somebody else / never loved you in the first place. Your heart is broken into a million tiny pieces.  You feel as though your world has ended – because it was only worth living in when *they* were part of it. Stop for a moment.  Feel into your heart.  That achingly powerful force that is currently breaking you apart?  It’s YOU.  That’s YOUR power.  That love you feel; that love you thoughtContinue Reading

7 ways to cut down on Facebook

By Leave a Comment

Are you addicted to Facebook? Do you find yourself wasting a lot of valuable time scrolling down that never-ending newsfeed?  If so, perhaps one of your New Year’s Resolutions is to cut down on Facebook, or even give it up completely, and free up all that time and energy you waste on it.   Facebook can be an excellent tool for communicating and interacting with people, but as we all know it also has its flaws – not least its Terms of Service with regard to your privacy. Facebook has been very cleverly designed to make it highly addictive, so it’sContinue Reading

10 Healthy Christmas Present Ideas

By Leave a Comment

Christmas is nearly here so I thought I’d come up with some healthy Christmas present ideas for you – either for yourself (so you can make some last-minute hints and write your letter to Santa) or to get for your health-conscious loved ones. I got the idea about writing this blog because people are often flummoxed about what to get me for Christmas, as most of the ‘normal’ gift ideas such as sweets and perfume are out (I generally make my own toiletries from essential oils and other natural ingredients, as I’m a follower of the philosophy ‘don’t put on your skin what you wouldn’t put in your mouth’). We all knowContinue Reading

Lose weight without dieting

By Leave a Comment

Do you ever wish you could lose weight without dieting? Well, the good news is, you CAN!  In fact, gradual changes of lifestyle and eating habits are far more effective for long-term weight loss than ‘going on a diet’. “I need to go on a diet”… “I can’t wait to get off this diet”… How often do you hear phrases like this bandied around?  People often refer to ‘a diet’ as some kind of temporary torture they have to go through, before they can stop and return to their ‘normal’ way of eating. But they’ve got it all wrong!!  A dietContinue Reading