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When Anxiety Masks Anger (and Vice Versa)
Christine Rivers Christine Rivers

When Anxiety Masks Anger (and Vice Versa)

When Anxiety Masks Anger (and Vice Versa) | Understanding the hidden link. Discover how anxiety and anger often mask one another, and how therapy using hypnosis, mindfulness, CBT, DBT, and Gestalt can help you regulate emotions and expand your window of tolerance.

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Anxiety and Autism: Easing Overwhelm and Finding Calm
Christine Rivers Christine Rivers

Anxiety and Autism: Easing Overwhelm and Finding Calm

Anxiety and autism often go hand in hand. Sensory overwhelm, social pressures, or unexpected changes can all add to the stress, and together these challenges may feed into each other, leaving life feeling exhausting. In this blog, we explore why anxiety and autism are so closely linked, what makes them difficult to manage, and how therapy using mindfulness, hypnotherapy, and an integrative approach can help ease the overwhelm and support a calmer, more confident way forward.

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Anxiety and ADHD - Finding strength in both
Christine Rivers Christine Rivers

Anxiety and ADHD - Finding strength in both

Anxiety and ADHD often go hand in hand — sometimes ADHD leads to anxiety, while other times anxiety masks ADHD until later in life. This overlap can feel overwhelming, but therapy using an integrative approach with psychotherapy, hypnosis, and mindfulness can help you find calm, clarity, and even strength in both.

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OCD, Pure O and Anxiety: Understanding Differences and Why Treatment for Anxiety with OCD requires different approaches
Christine Rivers Christine Rivers

OCD, Pure O and Anxiety: Understanding Differences and Why Treatment for Anxiety with OCD requires different approaches

Anxiety and OCD can look similar on the surface — especially Pure O, where struggles are often hidden. But the way they show up, and the treatments that help, can be very different. In this blog, I explain how anxiety, OCD and Pure O overlap, why they need different approaches, and how therapy can help you break free from cycles of worry and find calmer ways forward.

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What is hypnotherapy really?
Christine Rivers Christine Rivers

What is hypnotherapy really?

Clinical hypnotherapy is a powerful, underutilised tool in integrative health and therapy. When used responsibly, it can unlock the mind’s natural capacity for healing, habit change, and resilience. Whether you’re managing chronic pain, looking to shift a lifestyle pattern, or seeking emotional balance, hypnosis offers a gentle yet profound method of support—grounded in both ancient wisdom and modern science.

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Your Chronic Pain Is Real. There Is a Way Forward.
Christine Rivers Christine Rivers

Your Chronic Pain Is Real. There Is a Way Forward.

Your chronic pain is real and deeply felt, just as mine was. Healing begins when you acknowledge your suffering without judgment. Allow yourself the compassion you deserve, recognising that healing is a personal journey that unfolds at your own pace. Seek support when needed, be gentle with your progress, and remember that each small step forward is a meaningful part of reclaiming your well-being. Read my blog and Learn more about chronic pain and how you can take that first step.

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