Words Of Thanks

Emma had PTSD from her friend having a cardiac arrest and dying in front of her.

Sarah had a fear of knives that completely blighted every mealtime.

Kat suffered PTSD from a trauma 19 years ago and felt suicidal because of it.

Hannah suffered with emetophobia for eight years and it completely overpowered her life to the point she had to finish work and stay at home.

Whilst on a school trip Mollie was caught up in the Bastille Day massacre in 2016. She developed PTSD and struggled to leave the house.

Kev Williams spent nearly five decades terrified of lifts, trains and buses. He simply cannot contain his delight to be free of his fear.

Charlotte Kelly suffered with emetophobia (fear of vomit) and its debilitating symptoms for 12 years. She posted this video on TikTok in response to some other sufferers.

Paul Ribbons has suffered with alcoholism for many years, self-medicating and becoming addicted to drinking in an effort to cope with many unresolved traumas throughout his life, such as tragically losing his mother at a very young age.

Ashley suffered with extreme OCD symptoms for 18 years, practising numerous rituals such as tapping, biting and stamping her feet, debilitating her everyday life.

In 2011, police officer Russell was attacked in the line of duty, which left him with PTSD. Considering himself a burden to his family, he planned on taking his own life.

Erica Brauer was sexually assaulted and previously had therapy for her PTSD that didn’t help.

Theo Breaux is an LA actor who had a crippling fear of public speaking (glossophobia), suffering with anxiety and panic attacks whenever he entered an audition room to land a new role.

Natalie could’t go into an elevator for 18 years. Claustrophobia then began to restrict many parts of her life. With Nik & Eva’s help she overcame her issues and now uses an elevator daily.

Charlie May Hill suffered with a fear of vomit (emetophobia) and anxiety since the age of 10. She constantly felt sick, and had several medical tests that showed nothing medically wrong with her. Charlie even ate crisps with a spoon for fear of contamination.

From the age of 3, Nina Hughes had suffered with emetophobia. Nina explains how her emetophobia started and how she had lived with anxiety for 57 years because of it.

Christine suffered from health anxiety and driving on the motorway. She has now overcome both.

Geordie Shore celebrity Vicky Pattison suffered with low self-esteem after not being able to forgive herself over past mistakes in her life.

Celebrity Sherrie Hewson says The Speakmans are her go-to people. She said The Speakmans somehow can answer any question in a helpful fashion, and she has learned from them a great deal.

Kerry Katona was told she had incurable bipolar disorder, which can only be managed and never cured. She was also told she would have to be on medication for the rest of her life.

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond talks about her crazy five-year plan to be in a Hollywood movie.

Megan speaks highly of Nik & Eva and how they have helped her in many ways over the years.

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby had a fear of flying, suffering from anxiety whenever she had to get on a plane for work or in her personal life.

Actress and singer Kym Marsh suffered with a phobia of driving (amaxophobia) and panic attacks.

For 18 years, Lauren Emptage had a fear of hospitals and corridors (nosocomephobia), suffering with panic attacks whenever she was near them. Lauren’s Mum was in a critical coma in a hospital when she was younger — this was the origin of her phobia.

Jenna Smith has had a phobia of spiders (arachnophobia) ever since she was 5 years old, after someone unexpectedly showing her a bucket with a spider inside. As an adult, Jenna stays over at her father’s house whenever she comes across a spider in her own home.

Suffering with OCD, anxiety and grief for 15 years, her parents booked her onto a Speakmans workshop and everything changed.

Sophie Baldwin was anorexic since the age of 10. She had a huge phobia of food in general, suffering from the very real fear of getting fat instantly. Sophie was told that if she was a healthy girl, her height and age should be 10 stone (144 lbs) but she was seriously underweight at 7 stone (98 lbs).

Emma Pardoe suffered through diagnoses of depression, bipolar, BPD, low self esteem, lack of confidence & anxiety for many years, taking a whole host of medication.

Claire Larravide had suffered with serious anxiety, depression and trichotillomania for 30 years.

Charlotte Kelly suffered with emetophobia (a fear of vomit) and its far-reaching symptoms for 11 years. She candidly goes into great detail about what caused her emetophobia, and how she struggled with daily panic attacks.

Former transport police officer Paul Curran's life was left in tatters, after witnessing first-hand the horrors of the London bombings on 7/7. After suffering from PTSD, he lost his job, his wife and at rock bottom even contemplated suicide.

In 2011, Andrew Osbourne set off for his job as a security guard at the supermarket where he had worked for over 20 years. But just over an hour into his shift, Andrew was attacked by a man armed with knives who threatened to kill him and all his family. The assault left Andrew suffering with severe PTSD.

From the age of 4, Tracey Chapple has had a phobia of lifts, always having to take the stairs whenever she had to get up a building. The Speakmans identified that it was also claustrophobia (a fear of enclosed spaces) that was perpetuating Tracey’s fear.

Since she was very young, Stacey Marriott has had a really bad phobia of dolls (pediophobia) — avoiding them at all costs, not going into supermarkets and toy stores.

Teresa Greenhalgh was struggling with direction and motivation to achieve her goals and gaining further aspirations.

Karen Knight suffered with social anxiety and panic attacks for 10 years, not being able to go anywhere without her husband.

Mikki Singsley has suffered with her body image and low-esteem for many years.

Howard Griffiths had suffered with sleepwalking since a young child. Over the years, it affected his relationships, his moods, and even caused him several injuries.

Bethany Tollon suffered with a serious phobia of needles (trypanophobia) for many years. She fainted at the sight of needles and couldn’t go near hospitals.

Rachael Hughes had crippling anxiety of taking her driving test and as a result she kept failing, albeit not having an actual fear of driving.

Gemma Richards had a phobia of death (thanatophobia) for 14 years; her fear stopped her from sleeping at night.

Louise Hooper had a phobia of all transport (hodophobia) that got so bad that she couldn’t even leave the house. She was housebound for four years.

Julie Finley had a fear of stairs and steps (bathmophobia) ever since she was a child.

Mandy Denman suffered with depression, panic attacks and phobias, taking anti-depressants for over thirty years.

Julie Peasgood was a self-confessed chocoholic. She wanted to lose weight and knew that her chocolate addiction was holding her back.

John explains how he feels so much better after Nik & Eva’s help.

From being bullied ever since she was a small child, Megan Crocker had battled with depression, anxiety and low self-esteem for many years.

Luisa Deas previously had a phobia of sand (ammophobia). Luisa’s phobia was so debilitating, she was even going to leave her job because of her fear.

Julia Rawlings suffered from claustrophobia for 35 years, and more recently developed a fear of driving.

Tasha has suffered with OCD symptoms for 7 years, with a compulsion to constantly clear her throat after a traumatic event.

Lisa Sterling suffered with debilitating emetophobia (a fear of vomit) for many years.

Daniel and Rebecca share some kind words about The Speakmans. Rebecca previously suffered with emetophobia (a fear of vomit).

In February 2007, Stephen Day was subjected to an unprovoked attack when he was pulled out of his car and beaten up by a group of men. The attack changed his life forever. Left with crippling PTSD, Stephen developed uncontrollable jerking movements.

Claire Barnard suffered with emetophobia (a fear of vomit) for most of her life.

Louise Clarke had suffered with PTSD for five years. Despite many types of therapy - including EMDR and medication — nothing had made any improvement whatsoever to Louise’s symptoms.

Lesley had PTSD after being attacked by someone trying to steal her car with her baby daughter in the back. Ever since, she struggled with debilitating anxiety.

Whilst on a school trip to Nice, Mollie Haynes became involved in a terror attack that killed 86 people and injured 458. Molly was stricken with PTSD.

Louise Macdonald suffered with PTSD, which had manifested itself into crippling fears, phobias, panic attacks and anxiety. Louise was never able to be on her own due to an immense fear of death.

Michelle Partington suffered with debilitating PTSD for many years and even struggled to leave her house.

Jo White suffered with PTSD and was severely overweight.

From the age of 3, Nina Hughes had suffered with emetophobia. Nina explains how her emetophobia started and how she had lived with anxiety for 57 years because of it.

Emma Flannegan shares some positive words about The Speakmans.

Em Jay Carter has suffered with claustrophobia (a fear of lifts) for as long as she can remember.