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Daniel Fryer

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Award-winning coach, therapist and author, helping digital nomads, international expats, and entrepreneurs manage life with clarity and confidence.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Nov 15

Life, it's just one thing after another, isn't it? This book will help you manage that. Out now and available online and in bookshops buff.ly/3WNGnPR #hypnotherapy #hypnotherapist #lifecoaching #CBT #REBT #wellbeing #resilience #books

How to Cope with Almost Anything with Hypnotherapy

** As seen in British Vogue **** Awarded Silver at 2024 Health & Wellbeing Awards – Best Wellbeing Book **ACCESS TO 23 HYPNOTHERAPY AUDIO SESSIONS INCLUDEDD…

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 9d

#WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealth #Well-Being

Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 10d

Hypnotherapy is an excellent insomnia management tool when used correctly. It can help you to fall asleep fast and stay that way until morning . . . buff.ly/AVcc9UW #insomnia #hypnotherapy #sleepproblems #sleephygeine #hypnotherapist #hypnotherapyworks

How Hypnotherapy Helped Me Break Out of an Insomnia Cycle

After trying conventional methods, I went out of my comfort zone

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 14d

I would also add blue space activities, such as sitting near water. Even sitting next to an urban fountain can help . . . buff.ly/vtXYY0K #naturetherapy #natureheals #ecotherapy #mothernature #mentalhealth #wellbeing

7 science-backed ways nature can boost your wellbeing – from listening to birdsong to changing your screensaver | Countryfile.com

Spending time in nature has a whole range of benefits, including lowering blood pressure and cutting anxiety. Here's how to maximise them

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 20d

Hypnotherapy has clinical, medical, psychotherapeutic, coaching, sporting and spiritual applications. What would you use it for? buff.ly/8qfWWZ6 #hypnotherapy #hypnotherapist #psychotherapy #lifecoaching #sportscoaching #spiritual #spirituality #clinical #medical #dental

Hypnosis can make ventilation masks more acceptable to patients with breathing problems

Hypnosis can significantly improve patients' tolerance of masks to help them breathe when they are suffering from acute respiratory failure, according to a pilot study presented at the European…

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 20d

Not just stress, but Technostress! Banging! Personally, I am a big fan of teleworking, with or without the techno . . . buff.ly/gwtFgIt #stress #tech #technostress #teleworking

(PDF) The Impact of Stress Due to Remote Working (Teleworking) Caused by Tecnostress on Employee Satisfaction, Anxiety, and Performance in DIY

PDF | The advancement of information technology has significantly transformed work patterns, leading to the widespread adoption of remote work or... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on…

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 21d

It can be, when used appropriately and effectively . . . buff.ly/8DYAM8F #ketamine #ketaminetherapy

Can the party drug ketamine be a mental health breakthrough? It was for me | CNN

Known more for its use as party drug, ketamine can provide a lifeline for people experiencing distressing mental health symptoms.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 24d

Why is it that customer service delivery people can never deliver customer service? 🤔 #CustomerService #CustomerServiceDelivery

Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 26d

I have been saying this for a very, very long time . . . buff.ly/wI0DQZ0 #life #modernlife #evolution #evolutionarymismatch #mentalillnes #mentalhealth

How modern life makes us sick – and what to do about it

From depression to obesity, the concept of ‘evolutionary mismatch’ can help foster self-compassion and point the way to a more rewarding existence

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 27d

Sanity days are needed . . . buff.ly/EBAyiX7 #burnout #burnoutsyndrome #stress

Meet the millennial managers ‘stuck between a rock and a hard place’: they’re taking ‘sanity days,’ dodging layoffs and trying to stay out of the ER | Fortune

The “cool boss” with boundary issues is now probably your manager, and probably didn't get much training. Millennials told Fortune they’re struggling to figure it out.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 27d

Great article, apart from the stiff upper lip part (the best definition of that, for me, is "fortitude in the face of adversity and the correct expression of emotion". By all means emote, but emote constructively . . . buff.ly/8Zx3Evd #REBT #stoicphilosophy #stoicism #philosophy

How the Science of Stoicism Can Boost Your Well-being

New research shows Stoic practices improve resilience, calm, and happiness.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · 28d

Good old hypnotherapy . . . buff.ly/5Dg5O7v #drink #drpepper #water #health #hypnotherapy #hypnotherapist #hypnosis

Man who drank 4.5 litres of Dr Pepper each day instead of water reveals devastating effects it had on his body

A man who drank 4.5 litres of Dr Pepper every day instead of having water spoke about the effects it had on his body, and it wasn't good.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Sep 17

Yeah . . . about that whole 'money don't buy you happiness' thing . . . buff.ly/9FhFvSe #money #happiness #mentalhealth #wellbeing #capitalism

Researchers reveals how much money we need to be happy

Decades of international research have consistently shown that materialistic goals undermine wellbeing

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Sep 15

Immerse yourself in nature more, your mental health will thank you for it . . . buff.ly/LuQ6OMI #mothernature #natureheals #naturetherapy #ecotherapy

How birdsong and plant smells can boost wellbeing

A Surrey-based study explores how environment affects emotional and psychological restoration.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Sep 15

Don't read this post . . . read a book instead . . . buff.ly/jdw84ix #reading #mentalhealth #wellbeing #books #booklovers #bibliophile

Are books a hobby or a necessity? Research shows the link between reading and better mental health

Over a third of UK adults say that reading reduces stress and anxiety.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Sep 8

Does not sound like Funday Sunday to me . . . buff.ly/fZLAmki #mentalhealth #wellbeing #Sundays

Experts Says People Are Happiest About Going To Work When They Do These 8 Things On Sundays

How to combat those dreaded Sunday Scaries.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Sep 8

All good advice . . . buff.ly/oFAN66S #mentalhealth #wellbeing #stress #modernlife

People Are Sharing The Things They Quit Doing That Immediately Improved Their Mental Health

Ok, but I didn't realize *just* how much sleep hygiene could change everything.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Sep 5

Psychedelics should never have been banned in the first place. As medicine, they need to be treated with respect and honour . . . buff.ly/KKneQew #LSD #psychedelia #psychedelictherapy

Hopes that microdosing LSD 'can cure anxiety crisis'

'This study is a true turning point.'

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Sep 5

Work, it is not the be all and end on. Work on your attachment style for your wellbeing, not because of work pressures . . . buff.ly/dDL4was #attachmentstyles #relationships #workplacewellness #workstress #workplace

The psychological trait that makes you less likely to get a work promotion

Ever heard of attachment theory?

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Sep 1

Well, if it's good enough for a Kardashian . . . buff.ly/dlpcBdT #hjypnotherapy #hypnotherapist #hypnosis #mentalhealth #marriage #relationships

Kim Kardashian turns to hypnotherapy to heal post-divorce scars from marriage to Ye

Three years after finalizing her high-profile divorce from Ye (formerly Kanye West).

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Sep 1

To the surprise of no-one, science says parks and green spaces are good for mental health . . . buff.ly/zB40B7k #natureheals #naturetherapy #ecotherapy #wellbeing #mothernature #greenspace

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Aug 29

CBT does thing to your brain (good things) . . . buff.ly/jjoHNIe #REBT #CBT #brain #brainscans #neuroplasticity #mentalhealth

First Discovery Of Measurable Brain Changes Following CBT Reveals How Psychotherapy Can “Repair” Connections

“Psychotherapy is not only mental, but also affects our brain, and it does so very strongly.”

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Aug 29

Four day working week works! buff.ly/trseNwB #fourdayweek #fourdayworkweek #stress #workplacewellness #productivity

Four-day week good for workers and employers, pilot study finds

A trial has found that 98% of staff felt morale and motivation had improved with reduced hours.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Aug 29

Also known as health eating, physical activity and sleep (HEPAS), bringing these things into balance can have better outcomes than mental health meds . . . buff.ly/5lR4oUh #mentalhealth #wellbeing #5aday #fruitandveg #HEPAS #healthyliving

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Aug 28

Do you have a weird food thing? Hypnotherapy can help . . . buff.ly/SihmBmN #hypnotherapy #hypnotherapist #hypnosis #healthyeating

This 8-Year-Old Ate Only Jacket Potatoes, But One Hypnotherapy Session Changed Everything

Lenny Sartin, just eight years old, had eaten little else but jacket potatoes for the past seven years, consuming over 2,500 potatoes in that period.

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Daniel Fryer @danielfryer.bsky.social · Aug 26

People are turning towards spirituality, which means it is being integrated into mental health provision . . . buff.ly/6bODHRq #mentalhealth #wellbeing #psychospiritual #psychotherapy #psychiatry #spiritual #spirituality

Psychiatry and Spirituality: Exploring the Intersections of Meaning and Mental Health

In this CME, learn about the convergence of neuroscience and spirituality.

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