Most therapists use ONE approach. But what if all effective therapies are actually influencing the same core neurological mechanisms? Which Therapy Actually Works for Phobias? 📺 Watch Here youtu.be/PChubHiMsWg?... #MentalHealth #Phobias #Anxiety #CBT

Avoiding your phobia isn't helping you. It's training your brain to fear it more. 🧠 There are 5 things most people do that keep them stuck in fear. Are you doing any of them? 👇 youtu.be/j0CIhZYueJ0?... #Phobia #Anxiety #MentalHealth

Thinking About Moving Abroad? 🌍 New culture 🧠 New social rules ⚠️ Constant uncertainty Moving abroad can quietly trigger overthinking, homesickness, and anxiety. I was recently asked to contribute to The American Magazine on expat anxiety #ExpatLife #CultureShock

You think your fear is genetic. Your mum had it. Your gran had it. So it must be wired in. But here's what nobody tells you: You probably just inherited their environment. find out what's feeding your fear without you even knowing it. 👇 youtu.be/wEWtFUT6Ino?...

Two different fears. Same pattern. Real change. Featured in Hello! and Absolutely Kensington & Chelsea working with spiders and fear of flying. Links below.

🧠 Why do intelligent, rational people react as if they’re in danger when they know they’re safe? Enjoyed exploring that on the Beauty is a Bitch podcast . We touched on fear, conditioning and changing anxious patterns. 🎧 shorturl.at/bIZN6 #Anxiety #Podcast

A journalist came to put that question to the test, arriving with a fear of flying and leaving saying “the grip has loosened.” The online feature is now live in Absolutely Magazines: absolutelymagazines.com/can-you-real...

Most people have stress triggers. Few people create calm triggers. Don’t just interrupt anxious patterns, install calmer ones. A few simple methods in my latest piece: thoughtsonlifeandlove.com/simple-ancho...

Most people use fear," "phobia," and "anxiety" as if they're the same thing. They're not. And getting them confused is keeping you stuck. Here's the difference 🧵 youtu.be/GW7ulAlqOsM?...

What if you could build an off switch for anxiety? One technique I teach works almost like an internal calm button. Fast to build, easy to use, practical in the moment. More here via @YourCoffeeBreak www.yourcoffeebreak.co.uk/whats-on-hea...

I’ve helped journalists overcome fears from public speaking and flying to tube panic and pigeon phobia. “Instead of dread, I felt excitement.” “I felt an unusual sense of calm.” Read more about what journalists have said: christopherpauljones.com/what-the-jou...

“I know it’s irrational… but I can’t stop it.” Your brain is: #Deleting your wins #Distorting reality #Generalising one bad moment Forcing all-or-nothing thinking That’s what keeps fear alive. Once you see it, it starts to loosen. More on that here: youtu.be/wFAa6LmXK88

Before: scanning the room, avoiding corners, that jolt when something moves. After: seeing the same thing… and nothing happens. I worked with a journalist from Hello! Magazine who went from not being able to go near a spider to holding one. shorturl.at/rbGHS

Your body can react before your mind catches up. That’s why fear can feel so fast, and so automatic. There’s a clear reason for it. I break it down here 👇 youtu.be/6LNpHX_6lwo #Anxiety #Phobias #Mindset

Most people assume anxiety means something is wrong with them. But often, it’s the opposite. Your brain is doing exactly what it’s designed to do, it’s just learned an unhelpful pattern. In my article for Psychreg, I break this down simply: #MentalHealth #Anxiety www.psychreg.org/rewiring-anx...

She was shaking at the sight of a spider. 10 minutes later… she’s holding one. 🕷️ Most people think fears like this take months or years to deal with. They don’t. Sometimes it’s not about managing the fear… it’s about changing how the brain is running it. youtube.com/shorts/0Ae86...

Quoted in an Apple News piece on unusual phobias 👇 Fear of wind 🌬️ Fear of sleep 😴 Fear of mirrors 🪞 They may seem irrational, but they’re learned emotional responses. Change the response, and the fear can change. requires Apple device apple.news/A7_fRM9ncTpu... #Phobia #Fear

Featured in Equestrian Trade News this month 📖 Workplace anxiety isn’t a personality trait. It’s often a learned pattern. And if it’s learned, it can be unlearned. #WorkplaceAnxiety #Confidence #Psychology

She didn’t think it would work. Claire came to see me for a fear of flying, very closed and sceptical, and it wasn’t clear how much progress we’d make. That shifted. Featured again in the press following the intervention, this time in Absolutely Kensington & Chelsea.

Recently featured in Belle About Town on common phobias. Most people don’t struggle because the fear is strong. They struggle because they’ve lived with it for so long it feels normal. That’s what really needs to change. tinyurl.com/4rf68pyy #Phobias #Anxiety #MentalHealth

Just out in Hello Magazine. Working with a journalist to help her overcome a lifelong fear of spiders. Fear isn’t really about the thing itself, it’s about how the mind has learned to respond. Change the pattern, and the response can change too. Full piece here: www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbea...

Most people are already doing this every day, A song 🎶 A smell A thought 🧠 …and your state changes instantly. That’s not random. Most people are being controlled by it. This shows you how to use it deliberately 👇 hubpublishing.co.uk/how-to-use-a... #MentalHealth #Anxiety

Do you have a strange or unusual phobia? Not the obvious ones. Something that doesn’t make sense to others, but still affects your life. We’re looking for people for a filmed documentary project. No pressure. No forcing anything. Want it gone? DM me. #phobia #documentary #oddfears

I was asked to contribute to a piece on common fears. What’s interesting isn’t the fears… It’s the pattern behind them 🧠 Change the pattern, and everything else starts to shift. Read more: www.lifewithsonia.com/the-five-mos... #Fear #Psychology #Mindset

"I don’t believe I can change my fear of spiders." 9 minutes later… she was holding one 🕷️ No scripts. No actors. Just real change, happening live.👉 Could you do this? Watch here 👇 youtu.be/rohLaguMSjI

Nice to be featured in this piece on common phobias. 🕷️ ✈️ 🏔️ Most fears aren’t random. They’re learned patterns. Which means they can be changed. Read here 👇 thoughtsonlifeandlove.com/the-5-most-c...

📰 My comments on common fears have been featured across several regional publications. The article explores why certain fears develop and why they can sometimes persist for years. Yorkshire Times yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Expl... #Fear #Phobias #MentalHealth #Psychology

🌍 Face Your Fears is now available worldwide 🇬🇧 English 🇵🇱 Polish – Fobie Pokonaj Je 🇵🇹 Portuguese – Enfrenta Os Teus Medos 🇪🇸 Spanish – Enfrenta Tus Miedos Fear shrinks lives. Understanding it expands them. 📖 mybook.to/FaceyourFears #FaceYourFears #OvercomeFear #Phobias #Anxiety

#Spiders. #Flying. #Heights. #Dogs. Enclosed spaces. These are among the most common phobias, and they can quietly shape everyday life far more than people realise. In my latest article for Psychreg. tinyurl.com/27fz2zrs

I was recently asked by Hello! Magazine to comment on reports that Queen Camilla has both a fear of flying ✈️ and a fear of needles 💉. Both are extremely common fears. Read the article here: www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/8887... #FearOfFlying

I was on BBC Radio Wales yesterday discussing unusual phobias. The conversation started with Mark Williams and his fear of tea bags Phobias can develop around almost anything when the brain links it with danger. ▶️ My clip starts at 1:35:27 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Nice to see Face Your Fears featured in another World Book Day reading list alongside a range of eclectic books. Good to see phobias and anxiety getting a mention too. #fear #phobia #anxiety parents-news.co.uk/read-by-area...

Phobias are not random. They have a structure. 🧠 In this new video, phobia specialist Christopher Paul Jones reveals the 4 components that keep a phobia stuck: youtu.be/jOa_WLGK750

Face Your Fears included in a curated World Book Day selection. Fear quietly limits potential. Address it and everything shifts. neconnected.co.uk/world-book-d...

Spoke yesterday on BBC Radio London with Raffaella Coleman on Sounds of the City. The station reaches 612,000 weekly listeners. We discussed why phobias follow a structure. Change the internal imagery, change the emotional response. I come in at 1:14:07. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

If you want to stop Fear stop asking "Why" and start asking "How." I break down the 7 steps to switching off fear in my latest video. Watch here: youtu.be/DglDkkL6ncY?...

Phobias aren’t irrational. They’re patterned. 🧠 I shared the 7-step system I use to dismantle fear at its root. Fear has a recipe. Change the recipe, change the response. 🧩 Article below. checklists.co.uk/health/wellb...

Phobias aren’t irrational. They’re patterned. 🧠 I shared the 7-step system I use to dismantle fear at its root. Fear has a recipe. Change the recipe, change the response. 🧩 Article below. checklists.co.uk/health/wellb...

He saved his boss on 9/11. the trauma controlled his life. After working with phobia specialist Christopher Paul Jones online, Danny says he feels like “a different person” and has had his best September in 20 years. He shares his full story here: youtu.be/_eNfzEAXOsk

🧠 Featured in Executive Support Magazine discussing how fear quietly limits careers through hesitation and overthinking, not failure. Removing fear is not about confidence hacks, it is about understanding what drives the reaction. executivesupportmagazine.com/removing-fea...

Recently featured in Technologgie writing about workplace stress and the fear patterns that affect behaviour at work. From judgement to fear of mistakes, these issues show up more often than people realise. technologgie.com/beating-work...

Fear at work is rarely about ability. It is usually about learned patterns of thought and response. I wrote about career fear and how it holds people back for Kent Business Radio. www.kentbusinessradio.co.uk/career-fear/

one of the other standout moments for 2025, Sunny day, beer garden full, and I turned up with Pogo the tarantula, followed by a camera crew filming One woman went from terrified to holding it in about ten minutes. A great moment, and even better to catch it on film. youtu.be/rohLaguMSjI?...

One of last year’s highlights was appearing on the Vanessa TV show. Interviewed by Vanessa Feltz, alongside Sue Pollard of Hi-de-Hi! fame. A reminder that so many fears are far more common than we think. youtu.be/TFPt3pXU7N0 #tv #Vanessa

My book #FaceyourFears is featuring in a roundup of last-minute #Christmas gifts. Which proves you don’t actually have to wait until January to start feeling different. Can be a gift for someone else. Or yourself. No announcements required. neconnected.co.uk/last-minute-...

Join Noel McDermott and the Wellbeing Show tomorrow, Dec 17th at 9PM GMT with guest Christopher Paul Jones, Harley Street phobia expert and author of 'Face your Fears - 7 steps to conquering phobias and anxiety! Watch live on Facebook & YouTube. 📺

“I spend Christmas alone because of my weird phobia” A few years ago I worked with a woman whose fear of tinsel meant she spent several #Christmases alone. So-called “weird” #phobias can quietly take over lives, Featured in the Daily Mirror. tinyurl.com/sc7cjavv

Over the last couple of days, my writing on Christmas phobias has appeared in five more places. What’s stood out most is how many people say, “I thought it was just me.” Links below

I joined Newstalk Radio, Ireland’s national independent talk station 🎙️, speaking with Seán Moncrieff on Moncrieff about #Christmas #fears and #anxiety. Listen here 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/1g25...

Nice surprise to see Face Your Fears included in a Last-Minute Christmas Gifts guide 🎄 Sometimes the best present isn’t a thing, it’s peace of mind. www.lifewithsonia.com/last-minute-...