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Solution Focused Hypnotherapist & Anxiety specialist, helping women in midlife feel calmer, more confident, and more like themselves. I am so glad you found me.

Based in Wincanton, Somerset. Online sessions also available. Zena Hodgson HPD, DSFH, CNHC (reg), MNCH (reg), AfSFH (reg); founder of WakeUp2Life

Welcome. I am a qualified Solution Focused Hypnotherapist specialising in women's mental health and
wellbeing. I work primarily with women in midlife who are navigating anxiety, low confidence,
and the emotional challenges that can come with this seaso

n of life, including the menopause
transition. My approach is warm, professional, and completely confidential. Together, we explore what is
getting in the way of you feeling well and work gently but purposefully toward a life that feels
calmer, more joyful, and more like yours. Using the latest understanding of how the brain works, combined with the focused attention
that hypnosis creates, many clients find that our work together supports a meaningful shift in
how they feel, often more quickly than they expected. I offer a free phone consultation so you can find out more, ask questions, and get a feel for
whether working together feels right. There is no pressure and no commitment. UK
Online sessions also available
Book your free phone consultation via the link below:
https://linktr.ee/WakeUp2Life

Your wellbeing matters. And you deserve support that genuinely has your best interests at heart.

19/06/2026

If you have been reading these posts and something has been quietly resonating, this one is for you.

Maybe you have been thinking about reaching out for a while. Maybe something has shifted this month and you feel a little more ready. Maybe you are not sure yet, but you are curious.

All of that is welcome here.

Before you take that step.... let me reassure you.

A phone consultation with me, is genuinely just a conversation. There is no pressure, no commitment, and no expectation. It's a chance for you to ask questions, tell me a little about where you are, and get a feel for whether working together might be right for you.

Everything you share with me is completely confidential. What happens in our sessions stays there. Always.

I am a qualified professional who takes my work, and my responsibility to you, seriously.
Your wellbeing is at the heart of everything I do. Not as a tagline. As a genuine commitment.

And if at the end of our call you decide it is not right for you, that's okay. What matters is that you had the conversation.

Because sometimes the bravest thing is just picking up the phone.

Book your free phone consultation, link in bio
Somerset | Online sessions available

I would love to hear from you.

17/06/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿
And it doesn't come from positive affirmations alone.

It comes from something deeper: a shift in how the mind relates to itself.

So many women arrive at midlife carrying a critical inner voice they have lived with for so long, it feels like just the truth about who they are.

Not good enough. Too much. Not coping as well as everyone else. Always on the edge of getting it wrong.

But that voice was not born with you. It was shaped by experiences, by expectations, by years of putting yourself last on the list.

And what was shaped can be gently explored and worked with.

In my work with clients, we use the state of focused attention that hypnosis creates to support a shift in how the mind processes self-perception. Many clients describe a gradual softening, a quieting of the critical voice, and a growing sense of trust in themselves.

It is a process. It takes practice and commitment. But it is also one of the most meaningful things I witness in my work: watching someone begin to treat themselves with a little more kindness.

You deserve that kindness too.

Free phone consultation, link in bio
Somerset | Online sessions available

15/06/2026

𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱!!
Not perfect. Not without its challenges. But genuinely, quietly, good.

More ease. More joy. More moments where you feel present and like yourself, rather than just getting through the day.

I think so many women in midlife have quietly let go of that possibility.
Life got busy, feelings got heavy, and somewhere along the way the idea of feeling truly well started to feel like something for other people.

It is not.

The work I do is built around one purpose: helping you feel better.
The space is safe. Everything is confidential. There is no judgment here, only genuine care for your wellbeing and your life.

You do not need to have it all figured out before you reach out. You do not need to explain yourself perfectly or know exactly what you need. You just need to take one small step.

And I will be here when you do.

Book a free phone consultation, link in bio
Somerset | Online sessions available

12/06/2026

"I didn't think anything could help me. I had tried so many things."

I often hear this, which is a shame, because I understand what it costs to keep reaching out when you are not sure if it is going to make a difference.

The women who come to me having already tried other approaches often describe something happening in our work together that feels different to what they have experienced before.
Not because hypnotherapy is magic, but because it works at a different level.

Clients tell me they start to feel a shift in how they experience their days. A little more at ease. A little more space between a thought and a reaction. A growing sense that they have more to offer than their anxiety has been allowing them to show.

I cannot promise any particular outcome. Everyone's experience is their own. But I can tell you that the conversations I have with clients as we work together consistently show me that positive, sustainable change is possible.

If you have been wondering whether to reach out, this is your sign.

Free phone consultation, link in bio. Just a conversation. No pressure.

10/06/2026

Wondering what it is actually like to work with me? Let me walk you through it.

Your first session is not a standard appointment. The initial consultation can often be longer, laying the foundations ahead of our work together. Most people leave feeling something they perhaps had not been expecting.

Here is what is included.

We talk about where you want to get to: your goals, best hopes, what feeling well actually means for you. No lengthy trawling through the past.

I share some fascinating insights into how the brain works, and many clients tell me that this
understanding alone begins to shift something for them.

You leave with a self-hypnosis audio to use at home, so the support continues between sessions from day one.

From there, we meet regularly for solution focused hypnotherapy. Using the power of focused attention, we work with your brain's natural capacity for change, exploring patterns of thinking and responding that may no longer be serving you.

Many clients find they begin to notice a difference in how they feel within the first couple of sessions. And some describe feeling significantly more like themselves within four to six weeks. Everyone's experience is individual, but the feedback I receive is consistently positive.

If you would like to find out whether this feels right for you, let’s talk.

Free phone consultation, link in bio
Somerset | Online sessions also available

08/06/2026

Managing how you feel day-to-day matters. And exploring what habits and patterns might be underneath, can lead the way to lasting positive change.

Free phone consultation. Link in bio

05/06/2026

Midlife is not the problem. But nobody gave you a roadmap for it.

So much shifts in this season of life. And it is not just the physical changes. It is the quiet identity questions that surface alongside them.

Who am I now? What do I actually want? Why does everything feel so much harder than it used to?

If you have been asking yourself those questions, and feeling guilty for even having them, I want you to hear this.

You are not falling apart. You are in transition.

And transition, however uncomfortable, does not have to mean the end of something. It can be the beginning of something you have not met yet.

The women I work with often arrive feeling like the best of themselves is behind them.
They leave knowing it is still ahead.

You have not lost yourself. You have just not found your next version yet.

I would love to talk with you. Free phone consultation, link in bio.

03/06/2026

She came to me because she could not remember the last time she felt calm.

Not just relaxed for an hour. Actually calm, in her body, in her mind, in her day-to-day life.

She was waking up already anxious. Moving through her days on high alert. Going to bed exhausted but unable to switch off.

She had tried other things. She was doing her best. But something felt like it was still missing underneath.

This is what I hear from a lot of the women I work with.
And once we start working together, it is lovely to see the shift and hear clients say that the work we are doing together feels different to what they have tried before. Not because hypnotherapy is magic, but because we are working at a different level.

This is what it can feel like. A real shift. A return to your calmer self, before all of life’s daily pushes and pulls felt overwhelming and all consuming.

If you recognise yourself in this story, I would love to talk with you and help you find your calm.

Book a free phone consultation, link in bio

01/06/2026

Your anxious feelings are not a character flaw. They are a pattern your brain learned.
And patterns can be changed.

Here is what is actually happening when anxiety takes hold. Your brain has built a loop.
A threat is perceived, the alarm sounds, your body braces, and you are caught in it before you’ve even had a chance to think.

It feels automatic because it is. Your brain is doing exactly what it was designed to do.
It has just become a little too over enthusiastic.

But the brain is not fixed. It is constantly adapting. Which means the same brain that learned those patterns can learn something different.
Calm, confidence, ease.

That is not wishful thinking. That is neuroscience. And it is the foundation of every piece of work I do with my clients.

You don’t need to stay caught in anxiety loops. You just need the right approach to change the pattern.

Free phone consultation, link in bio
Somerset F2F | Online sessions available

29/05/2026

Still not sure what hypnotherapy actually is? Let me explain.

It is not what you have seen on TV. It is not about being asleep, being controlled, or losing your mind.

Hypnosis is actually a state of focused attention, where your mind becomes highly receptive to positive change. Most people find it deeply relaxing too, but that’s just a bonus, not the main event.

Solution focused hypnotherapy works by combining how your brain naturally processes change with that state of focused attention, so instead of fighting your anxiety or your habits, you start working with your mind instead of against it.

The results can be meaningful. And they tend to happen sooner than most people expect.

I work with women in midlife who are ready to feel like themselves again. Calm, confident, and in control of their lives.

If you’re curious, the best first step is a free phone consultation.
No commitment.
Just a conversation.

Based in Somerset | Online sessions also available
Book your free phone consultation, link in bio
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Address

59 High Street
Wincanton
BA99JZ

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 12pm

Website

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