Dr Shyra Raj

ABOUT DR SHYRA RAJ

My story

I’m Dr Shyra Raj (GMC: 4640189). I qualified in medicine from the University of Nottingham in 1999, undertook further medical training and in 2008 was appointed as a Consultant Rheumatologist in the NHS, a role I still continue part-time today.

 

I have had a strong interest in personal development for much of my adult life. This became even more important to me several years ago, when I faced some extremely difficult circumstances: the sudden and unexpected breakdown of my marriage, and becoming a single mother to my 4-month-old baby boy and 4-year-old daughter. In addition, my father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a few years before and his health was rapidly deteriorating. This was very difficult and heart-breaking to watch, and sadly he died around this time.

 

Before all this, I had experienced difficulties with anxiety and depression, and had struggled with low self-worth. I eventually found everything too much. Lost in grief, and feeling betrayed and alone, I had to take some time away from work to prioritise my own health and wellbeing.

 

During this time, I researched and tried many different talking therapies and wellbeing activities to help me find my feet and my balance in life again. For me personally, nothing I tried gave me the outcomes I was looking for in the timescale I wanted. I continued on this path for some time, focusing on my own self-care and gaining the knowledge and skills to help me get back to who I knew myself to be, and, importantly, to be a strong, consistent, emotionally available, nurturing and inspiring mother to my two children.

 

Eventually, on my self-development journey to recover from narcissistic abuse, I came across a hybrid form of hypnotherapy called Rapid Transformational Therapy®, created by the therapist Marisa Peer. Its theoretical and practical elements really resonated with me, so I decided to train with Marisa Peer’s training academy and became a certified RTT® practitioner. Undergoing RTT® myself has also helped me to become the focused person I am today, being the mum my children need and no longer held back by past traumas.

 

Having been on my own self-development journey, I have felt a calling to help others on theirs, towards a more fulfilled life that is less shaped by the emotional difficulties of past experiences.

 

So my passion and purpose, after my own healing journey, is to help you work towards your own recovery and a life lived on your terms, rather than one driven by distressing emotions and unhelpful coping responses.

 

Warmest wishes,