We would like to thank Tim Phizackerley, the creator of Percussive Suggestion Technique (PSTEC), for his tireless encouragement and support for our work. We feel privileged to know both him and his wife Karen, and count them as friends; We feel very fortunate to continue our professional relationship with the Hawaiian-based Jeff Harding, also a fellow PSTEC Master Practitioner, and our favoured go-to for our web-based presence. Annie Rickard Straus’ illustrative skill and unique style has added another positive dimension to our book. She has been a joy to work with. We would also like to express our gratitude for this opportunity to our Commissioning Editor at Hammersmith Health Books, Georgina Bentliff, for seeing the potential for Seven Simple Steps’s in-depth approach in our earlier, embryonic e-book. Finally thanks are due to the late Barry Groves PhD, a pioneering health crusader, who also at an early stage saw the value of our therapeutic approach to resolve and release issues around emotional eating for successful weight loss.

In conclusion, we would like to thank our clients who have taught us so much. We are especially grateful to those who volunteered to be case studies for this book as well as the hundreds of others we have worked successfully with over the years. We are often humbled by the courage and determination we bear witness to in overcoming some of life’s less than positive circumstances and experiences, plus the humour and grace expressed in the face of great adversity. May they all continue to thrive.