Martina Finnerty PhD developed the "The Power of Knowing" as a means to share with people in an accessible and empowering manner the deeper meaning behind the way our mind works. As a result of her personal experiences with Positive Change as both a clinical hypnotherapist and in her own life, Martina learned first hand how powerful our minds truly are. She combined this knowing with her professional skills as a researcher and her passion for communication; this masterpiece is the result . A Graduate of the Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy (ICHP), Martina is a registered, accredited member of the Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy Association (CHPA). Her original professional background is in the sciences. She graduated with both a primary degree in Natural Sciences (Natural Sciences majoring in Biochemistry;1989 @ Trinity College Dublin) and a doctorate (PhD in the Animal Sciences 1996 @ University College Dublin).
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After graduating with her PhD she worked for some years as a research scientist in the Animal Science field and her work included researching the effects of stress on the immune system. She traded this particular research field for life in the business world where she worked in her own business, consulting with corporate bodies and benefiting from her skills at data collection, survey design and data analysis. From 1992 to 1998, Martina underwent some deep personal challenges that took her through the finest University of them all "The Earth School". After a period of severe depression and still suffering symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from an accident during 1992, Martina began to learn, through necessity and experience, how the mind truly works. Having travelled through the conventional Mental Health system with PTSD and Depression and the health system with Chronic Pain, Martina realised finally that in order to heal she needed to know more than what she was discovering on this conventional reductionist route. Reading avidly and attending many and varied therapies, her research began proper. She explored the basics of psychology, alternative healing and the various counselling therapies. Martina finally decided to dedicate all her professional energies to the field of healing through mind; and in particular the area of creating positive change. Hypnosis and a training in Hypnotherapy attracted her, as she was fully aware at this stage, that "whatever" had been crippling her for many years had been subconscious and outside of her conscious control at the time. Hooked by the subject, she qualified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist with a Higher Diploma from the ICHP in 2005. This was followed in quick succession with several further studies within the field of Hpnotherapy: Hypnobirthing with Marie Mongan (USA), Medical Hypnosis with Dr. John Butler (London) & finally working with Gil Boyne (Founder and then President of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners). Having experienced this man's dynamism and absolute conviction of people's capacity to heal first hand, Martina began using his Transforming Therapy Techniques with incredible results. This was a fundamental changing point in her whole approach to helping people create real and lasting change. Gil Boyne along with Milton Ericson and Dave Elman pioneered the field of modern Hypnotherapy as we know it today. Her quest to become a leading specialist in the Subconscious and the Human Mind also led her to study in London with Dr. John Butler founder of the Hypnotherapy training Institute of Britain (Hti). Always pushing her own personal boundaries Martina embraced home births & hypnobirthing herself. On a lighter note she travelled to New Jersey where she enjoyed the Tony Robbins experience and watched the master deliver his message to 3000+ people!!! Having felt the fear and Walked on those burning coals anyway: Martina happily returned to her home practice and her Power of Knowing Project, KNOWING that this was the right track and so she continued with her work and continues to do so today!
The culmination of 20 years of personal experience and 6 years dedicated solely to formulating "The Power of Knowing" as an understandable and inspiring message for all, has given us a 55,000-word text book with full diagrammatic displays, up to 50 hours of material for events which include slides, video footage of testimonials, lectures from major Universities worldwide, research data and relevant media footage.....this is a complete, honest, factual and extremely powerful piece of work created by an authentic, passionate person. The Power of Knowing is a truly wonderful and much needed piece of work that any man, woman or child can benefit greatly from. Challenging at times this course is set to shake things up! If we stay within our comfort zone we stay within our dysfunction too. In order to create a real difference in your life then you need to do something different. This is certainly different! Perhaps it's time to step outside the box, question your existing beliefs and habitual ways and embrace real and lasting change in a profound and powerful manner ? Perhaps this course is definitely for you? You may not ever KNOW unless you do it!!
The culmination of 20 years of personal experience and 6 years dedicated solely to formulating "The Power of Knowing" as an understandable and inspiring message for all, has given us a 55,000-word text book with full diagrammatic displays, up to 50 hours of material for events which include slides, video footage of testimonials, lectures from major Universities worldwide, research data and relevant media footage.....this is a complete, honest, factual and extremely powerful piece of work created by an authentic, passionate person. The Power of Knowing is a truly wonderful and much needed piece of work that any man, woman or child can benefit greatly from. Challenging at times this course is set to shake things up! If we stay within our comfort zone we stay within our dysfunction too. In order to create a real difference in your life then you need to do something different. This is certainly different! Perhaps it's time to step outside the box, question your existing beliefs and habitual ways and embrace real and lasting change in a profound and powerful manner ? Perhaps this course is definitely for you? You may not ever KNOW unless you do it!!