Getting a cancer diagnosis can be shocking to say the least. One of the best ways hypnosis can assist in your cancer journey is to help you change your focus from fear to survival and finally thriving. Fear produces negative chemicals in the body like cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline (also known as the “fight or … More The Cancer Diagnosis: Using Hypnosis to Overcome Fear
Good Morning, everyone! I have been away for awhile in cancer treatment. And, I am happy to report that this is the first year in the past three that I am not going through year-end cancer surgery. The nice thing about having 8 surgeries (not all cancer-related) since 2017 is that I now consider myself … More Hypnosis for Cancer
Help for Severe Childhood Abuse Kathy’s note: I saw this family 20 years ago for a horrific case of abuse. The children were 12, 5 and 3, if memory serves me. What a great email to receive. Identifying information has been removed to protect these innocents. Working with them was one of the most rewarding … More Hypnosis makes lifelong changes
Thank you and a big shout out to all my clients and prospective clients who are interested in having a hypnosis session with me. If you have seen the homepage of my website recently, you know I made the decision to only have virtual sessions until the Covid-19 pandemic has gotten under control. It is … More How to have a Virtual Hypnosis Session with Me
Tried everything for insomnia? Read what this client had to say about her experience with hypnosis. I was referred to Kathy by a retired Naturopath who is now my very dear friend. I’ve had insomnia for a very long time. Kathy was attentive, listened to all the issues that had contributed to my problem. She … More Nothing works like Hypnosis for Insomnia
As many of you know, one of my preferred self-healing techniques involves the use of affirmations. Affirmations are a set of statements you use repetitively to help reprogram your subconscious mind to get you where you want to go. I write alot of mine for myself, but I also have go to people whose affirmations … More More thoughts on how to use affirmations for self healing
Please be our guest! Storytelling has been around since humans first started telling stories on cave walls, almost 20,000 years ago. However, recent articles in Forbes and Harvard Business Review reveal that scientists are now beginning to understand that storytelling is one of the best kept secrets for business success. Also, according to HR professionals, … More Toastmasters Event Highlights the Power of Story Telling on December 5th
We’ve covered a lot of ground in the last couple of weeks. The most important advice I can give you is: Find what works for you. Besides Dr. Braverman’s book on brain chemistry, here are two others specifically about anxiety that I have used for the past 18 years and can highly recommend: The Anxiety … More 10 Steps to Conquering Anxiety with Hypnosis: 10. Putting it all Together/Other Resources
This next-to-last step for conquering anxiety may sound too general, but anxious people really need to be kinder to themselves than the average person does. In my 18 years working with this group, I have found that anxious people need more sleep (8 to 10 hours is my recommendation), more quiet time and a … More 10 Steps to Conquering Anxiety with Hypnosis: 9. Be Gentle with Yourself
I do believe that brain chemistry plays a role in the development or severity of anxiety. My favorite book on the topic was written by Eric R Braverman, MD and is titled The Edge Effect. Dr Braverman describes the brain in terms of the actions of four neurotransmitters, dopamine, acetylcholine, GABA and serotonin. Readers take … More 10 Steps to Conquering Anxiety with Hypnosis: 8. Balance Your Brain Chemistry