Is hypnotherapy for stress relief effective? Stress can be defined as a state we experience when there is a mismatch between perceived demands and our perceived ability to cope. Stress can also be defined as an adaptive response by a body to change in the environment. Stress response evolved to enable humans to deal with life-threatening dangers or stressors such as being confronted with a wild animal or perhaps a hostile human. Situations like this required action – the activation of stress response to wither stay and fight or to run away. Today we hopefully won’t have to face the…
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For your health and safety, we will be following the guidelines that have been presented by the CDC and upon recommendations from many health professionals I know, and in order to keep our clients safe we will be doing sessions online via Zoom (preferred), skype, FB video messenger, etc. You can get Zoom here: www.zoom.us We are also scheduling 30 min anxiety relief sessions for $25 for new clients to help with the high levels of stress during these uncertain times. Message us or give us a call at 706-314-8782
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I love kids. I have 5, so I better. I love hypnosis. I should since I’m a hypnotist. I love kids and hypnosis. I love working with kids too. With over 30 years in ministry and over a decade of those working primarily with youth and children, life has been a lot more fun and interesting. One thing I have found, if you hang out with enough kids, you will soon realize that there are no such things as standard kids. Children are as individual and complex as adults, but I find in my hypnosis practice and ministerial counseling they…
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Depression is not an illness, and it’s also not an identity. When people feel the emotional state of depression they often feel out of control or that the feeling has become who they are. This is not the case. When dealing with the feelings of depression, learning some specific skills and techniques will help you re-establish the feelings of control of your life and give you a positive outlook in restoring your true identity. Some of the tools and skills I teach my clients for getting rid of their depressed state: Learning how to address your life questions more clearly…
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Mindfulness meditation for beginners, what is it and how do I get started? There are many styles and types of meditation. There are also just as many ideas and misconceptions about meditation and what it is and what it isn’t. If you are a beginner haven’t done much meditating, it might seem a bit strange or complex to you — something you want to do but don’t know how to get started. Is it difficult to do? My mind constantly wanders. How do you control your mind? (spoiler: you don’t) I don’t know if I can be disciplined enough. Does…
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Richard Bandler, co-creator of NLP, once said, “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” At the time he said this back in the 1970s it was quite controversial and caused an uproar. But now that we have learned more about the brain and how it works, this statement can be better understood. You can’t change the past (unless you have a time machine you’re not telling anyone about). It happened. It is a fact. And, now, it is forever in our memory. The thing is, our memories aren’t factual and they aren’t fixed. Have you ever noticed talking…
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You may be thinking, “Hypnosis sounds wonderful, but can I be hypnotized? I don’t think I can be. I’m pretty stubborn, I don’t have a good attention span and I hate thought or the feeling of losing control.” You may be surprised to learn that you have experience hypnosis and going into trance on a daily basis. Yes, you see hypnosis is a natural state of mind and trance is something we all enter into and come out of several times a day. Think about this: Have you ever found yourself completely immersed in an activity to the exclusion of…
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Depression is a bad habit. That’s right, it’s a habit. It’s a compelling habit, but still a habit. Anything done with repetition, felt with repetition, and even thought with repetition creates a habituated pattern in the brain, in the body, and in the biochemistry regardless of cause. I don’t even need to hear the labels you have been given by others or by yourself. You are not your actions or emotions, so it’s time you quit defining yourself by them. You are not depressed. You feel a state of depression. That feeling is not you. It is an emotion created…
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What does it feel like to go into a hypnotic trance? What does hypnosis feel like? These are common questions I get from folks often. Another question I get from those that use my MP3 Deep-Relaxation audio is, “I catch my mind wandering while listening, is that okay? Is that supposed to happen, or am I doing something wrong? Does concentrating really hard on just following everything said in hypnosis increase its effects?” I help them set aside their fears and concerns by assuring them that ‘zoning out’ is okay and purely natural when going in to trance because your…
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Rejection is a Myth “A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.” – Bo Bennett How can you say that? There’s no way that it is a myth. I have been rejected, so I know it is real. I’ll try to explain. How many times have you wanted to ask someone for something, but never followed through because you were afraid they would say no? You won’t try to close the sale for fear of the customer telling you no. You don’t ask the pretty girl out because you’re afraid she will say no.…
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