Understanding Habits Habits are behaviors that your brain has gotten used to and repeats often unknowingly. Your brain thrive on familiarity. Therefore, when you repeat a behavior, you are creating a neural pathway. The neural pathway makes the behavior easier and often automatic. Changing a habit means creating a new neural pathway or a […]
The majority of my clients have shared this feeling with me. This includes clients who have no financial worries, those who are successful in their careers, those who are having healthy relationships, and every other category you can name. There is no general statement covering those who feel that they are “just not good enough.” […]
I have stated many times that all hypnosis is self-hypnosis so you may now be wondering how to do that. Hypnosis is a natural state of relaxation that we often enter several times a day. Sometimes we call it day dreaming or zoning out. A state of hypnosis is achieved when you slow down your […]
Are You Being Hypnotized? One of the most popular comments I get from people about hypnosis is, ‘‘I don’t think I can be hypnotized.’’ It makes sense to me because most people don’t really understand what hypnosis is. I will tell you who does know exactly what hypnosis is; advertising agencies, politicians, political campaign managers […]
Anger is a very normal, appropriate emotion that we experience when things are out of our control. How can one tell if anger is a problem or an issue that needs intervention or attention? I have seen many clients who have physical and emotional problems as a result of their deep rooted anger. My experience […]
Understanding Your Relationship With Food Do you ever feel out of control around food? Do you continue to eat until you are uncomfortable even though you’re not hungry? Do you choose to eat junk even though you know it makes you feel fat and uncomfortable? Do you eat “comfort foods” even though they make you feel really “uncomfortable”? Do […]
That is my least favorite thing I ever say to a client, but there are things that I cannot change and some things I am unwilling to try to change. Let me explain. A 19 year old woman came to see me for feelings of depression, anger, sadness and anxiety. She had tears in her eyes as […]
If you are, you’re not alone. There are psychiatric hospitals filled with people who hear voices telling them to do bad things. Those are not the kind of voices that I am writing about today. In my hypnosis training I learned that we all have different parts to us and that sometimes we hear those […]
When I was teaching health, the unit on relationships was one of my favorites. I found that many of my students were in relationships that were ‘unhealthy’. I realized how important it was to help them identify that for themselves. I believe that knowledge is power and I wanted them to be informed. Many of […]
Create Your Own Sunshine Now that the winter has officially arrived, many of my clients begin to stay indoors more often and feel stuck and unproductive. This often creates a lot of unnecessary stress. New Year Resolutions are a nice idea but they seem to fizzle out by mid January. There are many ways to […]
