https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFlLq22fW5s&rel=0 Summary: Andy looks at TikTok videos in which people say they channel messages about Ukraine from angels, spirit guides or the universe. He says what he sees across the alphabet therapies is difficulty telling imagination from external reality. He also comments on empathy, and argues that the idea of what is normal and real..
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Alcohol – The Blameless Drug? (Watch this if you think you might be drinking too much)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2M-o1Sa_vc&rel=0 Summary: Andy discusses alcohol in a longer video prepared for a group he is writing a paper for. He argues that when someone struggles with alcohol the blame is placed on the person, whereas with drugs such as heroin the drug itself is treated as the problem. He suggests alcohol is clearly addictive and..
Read moreMore on Masks: Hospital Waiting Rooms and Assaults on Staff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDb0QPK_feE&rel=0 Summary: Andy draws on his past experience working in a hospital accident and emergency department to describe how the public behaved in waiting rooms and why many attended when they did not need emergency care. He says the public does not see what staff deal with behind the scenes, including Covid patients, and objects..
Read moreMask up, People!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IgQ94fdLyk&rel=0 Summary: Andy responds to viewers who object to mask wearing after he shared posts from healthcare staff about difficult behaviour from Covid deniers in hospitals. He says he has a personal interest in others wearing masks because he does not want to catch Covid again. He also discusses trust in government, media and pharmaceutical..
Read moreThe Invocation of Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmVKdYHJa0I&rel=0 Summary: Andy explains invocation, as distinct from evocation, two processes used in occultism and religion, and applies the idea to Christmas. He describes the festival as a shared calling-up of a seasonal spirit, using elements such as snow, the 24th and 25th, and communal celebration, and compares it with Halloween and other festivals. It..
Read moreNLP Modelling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCKr8r2nZwA&rel=0 Summary: Andy, now opening with a short jingle, talks about NLP modelling. He says the word is often used as a catch-all for learning anything, and argues that many modellers simply tweak an existing technique rather than produce something new. He asks whether modelling has produced anything comparable to results in other fields, and..
Read moreCover Up?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn4Ja71MZkM&rel=0 Summary: After receiving messages about his previous video, Andy responds to the suggestion that it is unprofessional to criticise coaches and therapists and that they should all stand together. He likens this to professions closing ranks, which he says is usually called a cover-up, and argues that no field should be beyond scrutiny or..
Read moreThe Gift of Covid and other Moronic Things Coaches and Therapists Say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjkRDWh9eQ8&rel=0 Summary: Andy responds to a very long video that someone sent him, playing a short extract and adding commentary. The video presents illness and hardship, including Covid, as a gift. Andy discusses the idea that there is something positive in every negative event, including the effects of AIDS, and criticises it as a denial..
Read moreSuch an unhealthy bunch, so why don’t these geniuses heal each other?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaGwxmv0glg&rel=0 Summary: Andy notes that whenever a health scare reaches the news, many therapists, coaches and tapping or EFT practitioners quickly offer instant remedies online. He asks why people who claim to cure disease do not heal each other, and mentions that real medical treatment, such as surgery, is currently being delayed for many patients...
Read moreAlphabet Therapies – The Illusion and Delusion of Qualification
The British Board of NLP again... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKJsw6YWfGs&rel=0 Summary: Andy describes searching online for the exact phrase British Board of NLP and seeing how many people still cite it as a source of qualification or accreditation. He explains that a limited company of a similar name existed rather than an actual board, that bodies of this..
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