Sally Garozzo | Clinical Hypnotherapist Brighton & Online

The Paradox of the ‘Strong-Minded’ Personality

When people first contact me for hypnotherapy in Brighton (or online), they often say, “I’m not sure if I can be hypnotised, I’m too strong minded.” It’s a belief that comes up again and again: the idea that hypnotherapy is about ‘losing control’ and that only people who are suggestible, passive, or ‘weak-willed’ can benefit.

But here’s the paradox, and something hypnotherapists like Adam Eason have spoken about extensively: being strong minded is NOT a barrier to hypnotherapy. In fact, it can be one of the greatest assets.

Strong minded individuals often thrive in hypnosis because of what they bring:  focus, imagination, collaboration and commitment.  These are exactly the qualities that make hypnotherapy so powerful.

Misunderstanding Hypnosis

We live in a culture where hypnosis has been presented through films, TV shows, or stage performances as something done to you. The hypnotist swings a pocket watch, you surrender, and your ‘str...

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are changing the game for many people, including me.

They can help regulate appetite, reduce cravings, and bring real results where other methods have failed. And yes, they work...I’ve seen the numbers on the scales drop and I’ve felt my clothes loosen.

But what I didn’t expect was this:
After the weight started shifting, I hit a wall.
A wall of burnout.  At first it felt like exhaustion but then I realised it was grief. 

It was confusing at first. Why grief? I was finally getting what I’d wanted right?  A lighter body.
But the truth is, even though the physical weight was leaving me, the emotional weight was still clinging to my system.

The Weight Beneath the Weight

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy can change your body,  but they don’t change your emotional patterns.
They don’t help your nervous system feel safe in a new identity.
They don’t address the decades of meaning you’ve attached to food, weight, body image, or hunger.

What...

You know the feeling.

That relentless hum of urgency. The tight chest, the shallow breath, the way your brain spins even when you’re lying still. Maybe you’ve tried yoga, magnesium, mindfulness, even meds, but the sense of “something isn’t right in my body” just won’t lift.

This is the fight or flight response in motion, and if you’re living in Brighton (or anywhere, really), it might feel like the modern world keeps feeding it. The noise, the pace, the perfectionism, the overthinking. But there is a way to come down. A way to let your nervous system breathe again. And that’s where hypnotherapy in Brighton (and online) can offer something gentle, powerful, and deeply reparative.

Living in a World That Doesn’t Let You Switch Off

Let’s be real: the current of modern life doesn’t often reward slowness. Productivity is worshipped. Overwhelm is normalised. We scroll through disasters and dopamine hits, constantly toggling between “too much” and “not enough.”

And if you’ve experienced e...