As we continue this series on fear, I wanted to address the idea of “feeling the fear and doing it anyway” through exposure to extreme situations. In this video I’ll share some thoughts on facing fear at extreme haunts during the Halloween season, but I’ve also had clients who have faced their fears in similar… Read more
In the hypnosis office, I have seen some pretty common themes associated with fear of driving, flying, confined spaces and crowds. While we might assume the most common reason is “fear of dying,” I haven’t found that to be the case. In this video, I’ll share some of the more common themes I’ve seen while… Read more
Do you get the Sunday scaries? It’s that moment in your time off when your brain starts thinking ahead to your next workday, thinking about everything that needs to be done. Unfortunately these anticipatory thoughts about tomorrow rob us of the enjoyment of today. In this video I’ll share some thoughts on how to combat… Read more
Hypnosis is an excellent therapeutic tool to help overcome fears! I work so often with one fear or another that I’ve decided to dedicate a whole month to a series on how hypnosis can help overcome fears. In this episode, I’ll address how some fears are rooted in the “misperceptions of the child.” Sometimes they… Read more
In this week’s episode I’ll share my recent visit to the “Hospital of Emotions” in Los Angeles. This is a temporary art exhibition in Southern California, exploring the complex emotions and experiences people experience in hospitals and through the process of illness (and recovery!). The exhibition is available through the end of 2026, and in… Read more
The fall equinox is a precise moment in time representing the balance of light and dark as we head into fall. From here until the winter solstice, there will be gradually more hours of darkness than hours of light. This got me thinking about the fleeting idea of “balance” in our lives. Many aspects of… Read more
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
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
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
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
