FILM OF THE MONTH

With the Coronation this month, we tip our hat to the Royal Family and the best books about them.

Behind the Crown

by Arthur Edwards

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An Irish Goodbye (12A)

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It’s the award-winning Irish film that isn’t a huge downer! While ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ left the Oscars empty handed this little gem gave Ireland a win. ‘An Irish Goodbye’ is the first short film in these columns and it packs a lot of heart, black humour and hope in its 23 minutes.

Set in a rural Irish village, it’s a film about family, legacy, and togetherness. When Turlough and his brother Lorcan’s mother dies, it brings Turlough from London to the family farm for the first time in years. Lorcan has Down Syndrome and the two brothers have been estranged for a long time. Turlough wants to sell the farm, but Lorcan wants to stay and take over the running.

As the local priest drives them home after the funeral, he reveals that their mother gave him a ‘bucket list’ of things she wished to achieve before her death. Later, Lorcan indicates he’ll consider leaving the farm if the two of them help their mother, or her ashes at least, achieve her bucket list. Cue a series of beautifully funny scenes of the two brothers helping the urn take a balloon ride and have its portrait painted, among some less mentionable experiences too.

After an unexpected twist which threatens to tear them apart, Lorcan and Turlough ultimately forge a new relationship and head towards a vaguely happy ending. This is heartfelt and inclusive filmmaking guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

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‘Banshees….’ Director Martin McDonagh’s debut film was this short starring Brendan Gleeson as a grieving widower enduring a train journey from hell. It packs an awful lot in its 27 minutes and features McDonagh’s love of darkly funny comedy. If you enjoyed ‘In Bruges’ you’ll love this.

By Michael Hudson

A collection of photographs capturing the modern British monarchy as never seen before, taken by the royal photographer for The Sun, who has covered them for nearly half a century and is the man behind the most iconic photographs of the most famous family in the world. With commensurate skill and unprecedented access, he has captured the candid moments when protocol is put aside, revealing the true personalities behind the Crown.

The Crown Jewels, The Official Illustrated History

by Anna Keay

The Tower of London has over two million visitors a year, with the Crown Jewels as its centrepiece. This sumptuous and highly readable publication tells the story of the most famous jewellery collection in the world, along with spectacular photographs with stunning details. A gem of a read for anyone interested in British history and monarchy.

POETRY

In Waiting

By Jan Hedger

A bouquet of lily of the valley, opens its bells in pure joy and pure light of rebirth; and the clouds dance in happiness as they await the swallows return across the scented blue.

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Hypnotherapy

Oswestry Hypnotherapist Katie Millard explains all

patterns of thoughts and behaviours (the helpful and not so helpful). It’s from this storehouse, your bank, that your blueprint is formed. Your blueprint is your set of beliefs that you live your life by, your rules and regulations.

Beliefs are simply thoughts that you’ve thought time and time again, that become so strong (often with an emotion attached to them),

People may think I’ll use a swinging pocket watch, have swirly hypnosis eyes like the snake from Jungle Book or make them cluck like a chicken. They are relieved when I actually explain that hypnosis is just an altered state of consciousness, where the client is deeply relaxed. No watches, swirly eyes or chickens in sight!

Hypnosis isn’t mind control either, as the client stays in control.

When we get into the hypnotic state, our subconscious mind opens up to suggestions about releasing unhelpful behaviours or beliefs that are holding us back or weighing us down.

We go into light hypnosis ourselves when we daydream about being elsewhere, so it’s a completely naturally state to be in. A hypnotherapist just helps you go deeper to make positive change.

Imagine your mind as an iceberg. Above the surface of the water is your conscious mind which is your very logical, ‘grown up’, analytical, and rational part of your mind. This is the part of our mind that we like to think is in charge.

It actively sorts and filters but only makes up 5% of your mind. Your subconscious mind is the 95% mass beneath the water line. It deals with your feelings and emotions.

This is the part of our mind that’s actually in charge! It doesn’t have the ability to discriminate and can believe a million contradictions at the same time. There’s no logic in there. From the moment you were born to this moment right here, right now, it stores everything that it sees and experiences, and stores it in your storehouse, your bank. However, it does the same with ALL then you go and do the opposite! that you believe them and live your life according to them. This is why you can know something logically, but then you go and do the opposite! Why? Because 95% of you believes something else. Hypnotherapy works in that 95% of your mind.

I love working with clients of all ages on a variety of issues that are holding them back from the things or life they really want.

Some common issues clients may need help with are: anxiety, grief, anger, low selfconfidence, fears such as flying, phobias, weight management, childbirth and smoking cessation (although hypnotherapy can help any issue).

Qualifying and now working as a Hypnotherapist has just been a natural extension of my work as a ‘Happiness Club’ Happiness & Resilience Trainer. I just love helping people realise that they’re not ‘stuck’ in whatever behaviour is weighing them down.

For more information visit katiethehappinesstrainer.co.uk, call 07912 435221 or email katie@thehappinessclub.co.uk