Benjamin's Blog

I’ve been getting more and more requests for private consultations and it seems appropriate to respond to this in a useful way.  I think that the world is going through difficult times of change and during such times great personal opportunities arise.  In each of us there is a hunger for change and yet at the same time a great fear.  The hunger comes from our innate desire to grow, but the fear comes from our difficulty coping with the new.

 One of the great skills to develop in life is a capacity to bear change, and in fact to welcome it by correctly interpreting what it is about for you and what you need from it.  When change is forced upon us, as it is being now for so many people because of the economic conditions, this presents a great chance to get to know ourselves better; something we would avoid in easier times.

Accordingly I am opening up more time in my Harley Street practice and trying to be more flexible with my diary in order to help others to discover where their own personal spiritual and psychological prize lies in these times of adaptation. 

Please see the section on consultations if this might interest you.  Please also let me have your comments on how else this work might be able to reach you and how you could benefit from taking control of the meaning of the changes in your life.

More about Benjamin’s consultations

Last week we completed our fourth training course and our first day out for those who had done any of the courses. Both were a great success and momentum continues to build. I hope that those who are already in the network will continue to support it and that many more will join. This method of “fast therapy” as Psychologies has called it really works.

I noticed this week that episodes of Freaky Eaters are repeating on BBC One. This marks my debut on terrestrial television which is worth remarking on. However the programme is not perhaps my favourite format for showcasing my work. I’d be delighted if they would repeat Spendaholics on BBC One. I think the format was kinder on the contributors and that it has become very relevant to a wider public these days.

I got to see my new series in Psychologies Magazine at the weekend (February issue). I was really impressed with how well they had put together a magazine feature from one of my sessions. I thoroughly recommend getting a copy if you are interested in how my work is done.

I’m going to be doing one each month for a while so it will be interesting to see where it goes from here. I’d love to hear what you think about it.

I was also tickled to be Tatler magazine’s High Maintenance Woman’s treatment of the month!  (February issue)

I recorded my new audio book today “How To Be Rich” for Hachette Audio. We did it as a live seminar in front of a small audience and apparently it went down well!

Look out for it in the shops in a few months. In the meantime you can see more about my audiowork on this website in the audio section. audio

Happy New Year!

2008 promises to be an interesting time for my work. I am launching my new network of practitioners tomorrow. “Happy Hour” offers people the promise of making them happier in just an hour a month. I’m training people to work with my method and we’re calling them “Personal Trainers” to reflect the parallel with looking after your body.

The idea is to make the science and concepts of the mental health industries available for people who don’t have mental problems. So we’re promoting positive messages about training yourself to work towards a happier life. I hope there’s something in it for you.

Have a look at happyhour.org.uk www.happyhour.org.uk