EP 51 :: Bedtime Stories for Dementia Therapy :: Robyn & Philip Etherington

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Robyn & Philip talk about Dementia Hypnotherapy with Bobbi & Mike.

“A partner or caregiver can read the stories to the person living with a dementia-related illness when they are ready to retire for the day but still awake and fully conscious just prior to journeying into the Alpha state,” Robyn said.

Robyn Etherington has a diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy and has been practicing throughout South East Queensland for over seven years. Philip Etherington is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Disability Support Worker practicing in South East Queensland. He is currently studying Dementia Therapy at the University of Tasmania. 

“You don't need a hypnotherapist to come to your house and do the process. You can do it at home, be your own hypnotherapist, and it's not damaging. It's safe, you can't do anything wrong,” Robyn said.

“Reading is a great way of giving some of yourself to somebody. You're giving 5 minutes every night for them to have somebody care enough to read them a story. It's also important to remember with the bedtime stories that they're not a one off, in that you read it tonight and then don't read for three weeks. The program is designed that you read for at least four days because you need to do it – repetitively for four days to release it into long-term memory otherwise the neurons don't fire in the brain. It takes about four days for that process to start,” Philip said.

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