My philosophy of life and how to live joyfully.
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
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
One of the things I really like to use in sessions with all my clients are post-hypnotic suggestions. Post Hypnotic is a suggestion given to the client that will continue to work after the session has ended. One favorite among hypnotists is known as the water signal. It goes something like this: “Every time you … More 10 Steps to Conquering Anxiety with Hypnosis: 7. The Power of Post-Hypnotic Suggestions
There’s lots of free stuff out there for anxiety reduction. I just searched “free self-hypnosis scripts for anxiety” on the Internet. I found a lot of sites that claimed to have free stuff but then when I actually tried to get it, they were not. Also watch out for sessions that speak in the negative: … More 10 Steps to Conquering Anxiety with Hypnosis: 6. Listen to a Hypnosis recording to reduce anxiety
Here’s another quick and easy anxiety-lowering technique that is a favorite amongst my anxious clients. It is fun to do for meditative purposes even if you are not anxious. Here’s how it works. Sit in a comfortable chair with your ankles crosses. Then cross your wrists as well. If you like you can fold your … More 10 Steps to Conquering Anxiety with Hypnosis: 5. Whole Brain Posture
Ok, if you’ve made it this far, you have earned a reward! I’m going to share with you THE EASIEST and QUICKEST technique I know for letting go of anxiety. I actually did it as a child without even realizing what I was doing. Then a few years ago I was a speaker at a … More 10 Steps to Conquering Anxiety with Hypnosis: 4. Relaxing your Eyes.