Sally Garozzo | Clinical Hypnotherapist Brighton & Online

Honey, you don't.... there's no such thing as self sabotage.  It's a constructed label. I'll unpack it for you, but first let's start at the beginning. 

“Why do I keep sabotaging myself?”

It’s one of the most common questions I hear.

And I completely understand why.

On the surface, it does look like sabotage.

You say you’ll go to the gym… and you don’t.
You plan to eat well… and you reach for chocolate.
You want the relationship to work… and you pull away.
You commit to the business idea… and then procrastinate.

From the outside, it looks like you’re getting in your own way.

But as the charming rebellious sagittarius that I am, I'd like to challenge this idea.

The Hidden Assumption Behind “Self-Sabotage”

The idea of self-sabotage rests on one very important assumption:

That there is a correct way to behave…
And that you are deviating from it.

But who decided what “correct” is?

Let’s take something simple.

You don’t go to the gym one morning.

Is that sabotage?

Or is it your b...

This is your time to pause…

To let the noise quieten…
To loosen the invisible grip of anxiety and gently come home to yourself.

Because here in Brighton, amongst the sea breeze, the layered skies, and the creative pulse of this city, there’s space for your nervous system to recalibrate. And with the right support, healing doesn’t have to be a lifelong project. It can begin today, with one powerful step: accessing the intelligence of your subconscious mind.

I’m Sally Garozzo, an award-winning hypnotherapist based in Brighton, and I’ve supported hundreds of people just like you to find safety in their bodies again. To breathe more freely. To stop living on high alert. To stop coping and start living.

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Anxiety isn’t just “feeling nervous.” It’s that deep, humming hyper vigilance. The way your shoulders live up by your ears. The lump in your throat that no amount of logic can swallow.
It’s the scanning for danger. The second-guessing what others migh...