Patricia Lynn Belkowitz, M.Msc., C.Ht., EFT

Take Control

In the September 27, 2004 issue of Newsweek, Dr. David Spiegel, professor and associate chair of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, and a leading expert on the practice of hypnosis says “One of the interesting ironies about hypnosis is that old...

Sweets or Self-Hypnosis?

  Breaking the Emotional Eating Cycle Are you reaching for cookies or ice cream when you feel lonely, stressed or upset? There is a biological reason we reach for sweets when we’re feeling low. Elizabeth Somer, R.D., in her book Food & Mood says “The very...

Hurried Woman Syndrome

It is estimated that about 60 million women suffer from the symptoms of Hurried Woman Syndrome. Dr. Brent Bost of Texas coined the phrase to include women between the ages of 25 and 55, and often with children between the ages of 4 and 16, as being most affected by...

Creating

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British Dramatist)

Photography & Life – Capture the Moment

Many years ago, I met a man who was to become a mentor to me, not only as an artist and a photographer, but as a human being. His motto, which hangs above the blackboard in his classroom states simply, “Comfort is your Enemy”. Being “comfortable” is the same as being...