blog & PODCAST
blog & PODCAST

Finding Your Home from Home in Germany
In today's episode, entitled "Finding your home from home in Germany," we share our personal experience and expertise, and provide valuable insights into the process of finding decent accommodation in Germany. As...

How to Navigate the German Healthcare System
In today’s podcast episode, Kim and I talk about our experience of navigating the German healthcare system. We also compare it to what we know about the UK (and the US). Specifically, we discuss: Breaking a bone - Kim’s...

Navigating A Bilingual Relationship
Suzanne and Mäxe on their wedding day in 2001 Today’s podcast episode is a very personal one where Kim interviews Suzanne about how she’s successfully navigated her 30-year bilingual relationship with her German...

Being Gay in Germany
We’re your hosts, Kim and Suzanne, two Brits who have been living and thriving in Germany for a number of years. Our aim is to help you thrive here too by sharing our experiences and weird and wonderful stories. In this...

002 Do You Need to Learn German?
In today’s episode on whether you need to learn German or not when you move here, we talk about: Why even learning school German doesn’t really prepare you for speaking the language when you get here. A handy tip that...

001 Easter in Germany
We’re your hosts, Kim and Suzanne, two Brits who have been living and thriving in Germany for several years. We aim to help you thrive here too by sharing our experiences and weird and wonderful stories. In today’s...

Welcome to the Thriving In Germany Podcast!
Schloß Neuschwanstein 001_Welcome to the Thriving in Germany Podcast! We’re your hosts, Kim and Suzanne, Brits who have been living in Germany for a number of years and are thriving here. In this intro trailer...

The Emotion Of Hurt: What It Is And How To Release It
Have you ever felt hurt by someone not doing what you want them to do? Of course, you have. We all have. Watch the captioned video or read the article below (or do both!) to find out what causes the emotion of hurt and how to release it. Have you ever felt hurt by...
How to stop holding yourself back
Today, I have a question that you can ask yourself so that you stop holding yourself back. It will help you take the next step towards achieving your goals - be they personal, business or career ones. Watch the video below and let me know in the comments if this is...
How to move on from wobbles and self-doubt
I started to have some wobbles and self-doubt a couple of days ago. Is this something you go through too? In the video below, I explain how I managed to move on from wobbles and self-doubt quickly and effectively (and you can too). Watch the video now: So, now over...
Stop telling yourself this (anxiety)
Today I have a short video for you. It'll help you: Get what you want and Be who you desire to be deep down in your soul. My message might be new or it might be a timely a reminder. Whichever way, I hope it serves you well.

Habits Make Or Break Your Future
“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures." - F. Matthias Alexander Habits are everything. They literally decide your future. And did you know that if you identify a habit you want to change, you...

You Are Loved 💖
Yesterday at 7 am, barely an hour after getting up, I was sobbing inconsolably at the kitchen table. My day had hardly started and I felt so alone in my misery. Looking back now, it must have been a culmination of big emotional roller-coasters this week - stroke these...

How To Know Thyself And Thrive
If you want to not just survive but thrive, really get to know yourself deeply. You might want to shy away from all the imperfect stuff or the uncomfortable feelings. I get it. I used to do the same. I mean, it's hard work and can feel really uncomfortable for a while...
How to Avoid Overwhelm in the Holiday Season
Are you feeling the overwhelm of impending deadlines, tying up loose ends at the close of the year, various lockdown restrictions, lack of social contact AND all that Christmas/New Year/holidays prep? It's exhausting, isn't it? I've definitely been feeling it,...

First Hypnosis Session? Watch This!
Now you can find out in the video below what happens in a real, full-length session with my client. Charlotte feels like she's holding herself back from attracting the kind of and amount of clients she wants in her new coaching practice. She's very confident of her...

Drop The Shoulds And Find Your Own Way
#ShouldIsShit - find out why in the short video below: If you want to achieve your goals so much more easily and effortlessly, then drop the word "should" from your vocabulary. Should is someone else's expectations of you - not your own. You want to find your own path...

Three Reasons Why I Don’t Offer Group Programs
No-Go For Deep Emotional Work Group programs with deep emotional work are one of those things that I will NOT be offering. There are a couple of reasons why I feel very strongly about NOT offering them. One of the most effective tools I use with my one-to-one clients...

How To Get Out Of A Rut And Live The Life You’ve Always Imagined
I once asked a client what she wanted to achieve through working with me. Her reply was, "To clear the negativity and anxiety. To feel normal and confident again. To feel calm, happy and positive". She felt hopeful but a little nervous about working with me. She felt...

Deep relaxation and calming hypnosis session for online business owners and professionals
Scroll down to watch the video! Click the image below to start the video: https://youtu.be/pJ9NkEbndC8 Deep relaxation and calming hypnosis session - give it a try and be amazed at how relaxed you feel! I talk about What hypnosis IS and what it ISN'T A few tips on how...

The Power of Routines and Three Simple Health Hacks with Lewis Pearse
Today I'm talking to Lewis Pearse, health and wellness coach, personal trainer, nutritionist and life coach, about weekly planning and morning /evening routines. Plus three simple hacks to help you become and stay healthy. You know how much I love a (flexible)...

You Don’t Have To Do It All On Your Own
Here's the video version Here's the audio version Here's the written version You don't have to do it all on your own You might not have the skill, the time or the energy to do it all on your own. You might not even know how to do it on your own, even if you'd like to....

What’s Holding You Back?
Bad Hair Day? What is holding you back from being becoming more visible in your business? Why do you not do more videos or Facebook Lives? Or post more content to promote your business? Is it because you might be having a bad hair day so that stops you? Or you second...

How Supported Do You Feel?
Watch the video version here: Listen to the audio version here: Read the blog version here: Putting On The Brakes? How supported do you feel in your business? You're probably a solopreneur, a coach or consultant and you're working on your own. You might have some...

Gratitude: Often Neglected But Oh So Powerful!
Before I set goals for the new year, I love reflecting back on the previous one: Who or what are you grateful for in your business? Gratitude is often underestimated but it's oh so powerful! It helps you appreciate what you already have. It shows you how much you've...

How To Get Unstuck
A lot of clients come to me and say that they feel stuck. They doubt and second-guess themselves constantly and, like deer in the headlights, freeze and end up not moving forwards with their decision, life or business. They beat themselves up with criticism and blame...

What is therapy all about?
I talk about helping people gain more confidence and self-belief to achieve their goals and get what they want in life and business. And I do. The results clients get from working with me have been amazing and life-changing. But really, if I were to sum up my work in...

8 Tips for Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking
Public speaking. Apparently, it's the no. 1 fear: Making videos for your business where you share your expertise. Standing in front of a group of strangers at a networking event and talking about yourself and your product or service. Presenting monthly stats to your...

How to use Harry Potter magic to protect you from negative people!
This week, I thought I'd have a bit of fun in turning some Harry Potter magic into an everyday tool to protect you from negative people and situations. Enjoy! Today I wanted to talk to you about Harry Potter and how he can help you in everyday life from some of the...

Be careful what you say. Especially to yourself.
Today I'd like to talk about the fact that we often know what we don't want in life but we rarely formulate it in a way that says what we want. And also about the negativity - the negative talk that we say to ourselves, in our head or out loud. We need to turn it...

Are you ready for your Big Leap?
Highs and Lows Do you go through a period of highs where everything goes well, and then a huge, unexpected bill pops through the letterbox? Do you feel ecstatic after a great meeting at work but argue with your partner when you get home? Do you expect things to go...

Busting the four main fears about hypnosis
Would you consider doing hypnosis but aren't exactly sure what you're letting yourself in for? Have you ever watched someone make a complete fool of themselves on TV while in a trance? Today I want to bust the four main fears that people have about hypnosis and...

Treat Your Business More Like a Salaried Job
Good morning, it's Suzanne here from suzannedinter.com, hypnosis coach, and I have some early morning tips for you. I hope you can embrace some of them. See if you can integrate them into your workday. So here goes: Productivity And Success Do some of these and treat...

Reflection and Anticipation
Looking Back With Joy Another year is over and a fresh, blank page is spread out before us. How exciting! I don't know about you but I love taking the time to reflect on my achievements, adventures and learnings at the end of the year to round it off nicely. I do this...

My Superpower
This is what I'm passionate about in my hypnotherapy practice. Wealth of Reasons People come to me, women mainly, for all sorts of reasons. They want to find out how they're holding themselves back in their work, their business or in part of their life. They're...

On self-care, motivation and bathing
Soul-nourishing Do you know what's good for you? What nourishes your soul? Keeps you sane, happy and balanced? I'm sure you do, deep down, even if you haven't done these wonderful things for a loooong time. But if you don't, why not start experimenting with one...

How to get over creative blocks
Do you work on your own from home or with a remote team? Are you a freelancer, service provider, entrepreneur or a mum with a ton of family and home projects? Do you sometimes not feel in the mood to do the work? Maybe you’re not sure what to do or even how to...

Your subconscious mind doesn’t care
What kind of thoughts and pictures do you have in your mind? Are they mostly negative? Full of doom and gloom? Do you talk to yourself in your mind in a way that's not very encouraging or helpful? Do you beat...

Why hypnosis coaching?
Today I want to answer a simple question: Why hypnosis coaching? Coaching might sound like a luxury, but nowadays, coaching is a necessity - to develop your career, get to the next level in your life or business, build your confidence, have better relationships and so...

Language mastery with hypnosis
Have you ever considered that hypnosis could be used to greatly improve your mastery of a foreign language? If your dream is to become proficient in a foreign language for travel, living abroad, or if you need a high level of skill for your profession, hypnosis can be...

How to crank up your wonderfulness
Do you know you're wonderful? Because you already are. All of your experiences, journeys, mistakes, successes, ups and downs, highs and lows... they made who you are today. Do you look at your past as a positive or negative thing? Do you feel not good enough? Do you...

Make self-care non-negotiable
How do you even define self-care? Food and drink? I used to think it meant when I treated myself to a bar of chocolate and a few glasses of wine. Or indulge in a a piece of cake because I'd been "good" and "deserved it". Rewards were often food-based for me as that's...

Is This Holding You Back?
Do you consider yourself forgetful? Do you feel at the end of the day that you got nothing done again? Is your mind spinning from All. The. Things? Well, I'm here to tell you that you are neither forgetful, unproductive nor going crazy! You've got TONS on your plate,...

What I’ve achieved with hypnosis (part three)
In the first two parts, I tell the story of how I discovered hypnosis through the path of weight loss. If you missed them, you'll find them here and here. This week I talk about my decision to become a hypnotherapist and everything else I've achieved with hypnosis...

What I’ve achieved with hypnosis (part two)
Last time, I told you the beginning of my hypnosis story. If you missed it, you'll find it here. This week the plot thickens... I was browsing Amazon one day in 2011 when I stumbled upon a couple of books about weight loss with hypnosis. It honestly hadn't occurred to...

What I’ve achieved with hypnosis (part one)
When I discovered hypnosis for myself in 2011, it was while I was looking for a way to keep the weight off. I'd gained a lot of weight after the birth of my first son in 2003 and was the heaviest and most unfit that I'd ever been. In 2007, I decided that enough is...

Feeling icky? It might be a growth spurt
Feeling icky? It might be a growth spurt I've been feeling particularly icky this week. Weird moods, downers for no apparent reason, self-doubt, generally bleurgh. Most things have been a bit of a struggle and I'm wondering why. Heaviness with a lack of joy and...

How do you want to be remembered?
A neighbour of mine told me yesterday that, a few doors down, an elderly neighbour is dying. He wanted to share with me that he was about to go round to the dying man's house to pay his respects. It was only a matter of days or even hours. Sheesh, heavy stuff. I...

What You Think, You Become
"What you think you become, what you feel you attract, what you imagine you create." - Buddha. Wise old words, there, and worth considering in more detail, methinks. What you think, you become Well, if you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts, why not turn...

Are You A Human Being Or A Human Doing?
Where Do You Want To Go, Suzanne? As I've mentioned before, even the coach needs a coach from time to time because sometimes, you can't see the wood for the trees. Recently, I had a very interesting and enlightening Zoom call with a coaching colleague and business...