Testing growth and change

With each client it’s important for us to know what their growth and change looks like. I often encourage them to put themselves into situations where they can test out their growth between sessions. I recently had an opportunity to test my own growth since my retinal detachments by attending a conference that I hadn’t… Read more

Back to school means back to structure!

As we say goodbye to summer, it’s time to celebrate how good it feels to get back to some structure. I experience this in the hypnosis office with my clients during the time of “back to school.” Whether you have kids and are tied to a school schedule or not, you might notice this seasonal… Read more

Your Birthday is your own personal new year!

I like to think about my clients birthdays as their own personal new year. In this video, I’ll share how we use this idea to acknowledge achievements from the prior year and set goals for the future. I’ll also share some thoughts on understanding and expressing our “needs, wants, and desires” for our birthday so… Read more

The back to school tummy ache

Thoughts from the hypnosis office: The back to school tummy ache. I’ve been working with a few clients whose childhood nervous stomach is still causing them challenges in adulthood. I admit I was one of those kids who missed plenty of school as a child (and had plenty of rough mornings as an adult) because… Read more

Protect your heart

I recently had an opportunity to witness the impact of deeply felt compassion and empathy on the heart. It got me thinking about how exposure to news and social media can affect us physically.  In this episode I’ll share some thoughts on this experience and ways we can set boundaries for social media and news… Read more

Documentary Alert: “Narcissist’s Playbook”

I recently watched a new full length documentary that I really think will help a lot of people, and I wanted to take some time to share it with my audience: “The Narcissist’s Playbook.” Here in the hypnosis office, I commonly work with clients who have experienced some level of challenge in their lives due… Read more

Peace, love and emergency ice cream

Very often my clients goals where it comes to food and drink come down to moderation as opposed to abstinence. In this week’s video we’ll talk about making the best choices for ourselves both in everyday life and during times of “emergency” when a little bit of a treat would go a long way to… Read more

The goal we can’t put a timeline on

Here in the hypnosis office my role is to help people achieve their goals. Sometimes, unfortunately there are goals in our lives that we don’t have complete control over. In this week’s video, we’ll talk about physical healing after illness or injury and how important it is to focus on the desired outcome of health… Read more

A different approach to love languages 

I recently worked with a client who was having relationship challenges, and he was asking for help understanding love languages so that he could better understand his partner’s needs. A fun metaphor was born in the middle of our session, which I thought I’d share here with you! Through my little “hamburger” metaphor, I’ll explain… Read more

Celebrating social butterflies

In this week’s video I share a story about a recent talk I had with my hairdresser. After years of sharing the ups and downs of my life with her, I was able to help her with a challenge she was dealing with. The funny thing was that the ideas I had to help her… Read more

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*Note : Results May Vary. Hypnosis results will vary from client to client.