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Training Articles
Triggers as Curriculum
Something is going to trigger you today, or this week. Most people treat that as bad luck, a problem landing on them out of nowhere. I don't see it that way. I think of triggers as curriculum. Not a problem occurring, a lesson arriving. Something in you called it in,...
I Get To
Try this. Take something on your list today that you've been dreading, and swap one word. Not "I have to." Say "I get to." Most of the time that swap works fine. You get to have the conversation. You get to finish the project. It shifts something, even if just a...
The Voice That Arrives Early
Before anything changes in your behavior, something changes in your inner voice. That's the part most people miss. When the voice in your head goes mean, critical, impatient, that's not a mood. That's a signal that something has already shifted underneath. The...
Why Learning Hypnosis Changes the Practitioner Too
Day one of hypnosis training is always interesting. People come in thinking they are there to learn how to help somebody else, and of course they are. But very quickly they start realizing the training is going to show them something about themselves too. I usually...
Return Home: What Drift Actually Means
Here's a word I use a lot: drift. Let me actually define it, because I don't think people always know what I mean. Drift is when you move out of the state you actually want to be in and don't notice right away. It's not dramatic. It's not a crisis. Think of it like...
The Power of Post-Hypnotic Suggestions: How They Work in Daily Life
The Session Ends. The Suggestion Does Not. One of the questions clients ask most, usually somewhere around their second or third session, is some version of this: how is this still working, days after we talked about it? The session is one hour. The change shows up on...
What Discernment Actually Looks Like In Professional Hypnosis Training
A Client Who'd Already Done the Work A client came in after real progress. She'd made changes that stuck, more energy, more clarity, a good day most days. But one pattern remained. Certain body sensations, especially at night, would make her mind narrow down to a...
When You Fall in Love with the Practice
By day two, this often starts happening. A student is sitting there with the manual open, trying hard, doing a good job, and you can feel what they want. They want the words to stop feeling so deliberate. They want it to sound more natural. That makes sense. Nobody...
The Dairy Queen Drive-Thru Problem: Why Willpower Fails (and What Actually Works Instead)
Picture this: it's been a stressful day. Your gym clothes have been sitting in the car since Monday, and today was finally going to be the day you parked a few blocks early and walked the rest of the way home instead of driving straight through. You had a plan. You...
The Real Reasons Why So Many People are Learning Hypnosis
Most people don’t start looking into hypnosis because it sounds interesting. They start because something hurts—stress that won’t shut off, anxiety that keeps returning, sleep that won’t come, habits that feel bigger than willpower, or a loved one who’s struggling and...