You’re Doing Therapy Wrong
As a hypnotherapist, I have strong opinions about therapy and it’s done. Me? Strong opinions? Yes, it’s true. I believe therapists, will all their training and compassion, are falling far short of how effective they can be. I have seen from firsthand...Oh, the Shame
Shame is a bitch. A motherfucking cuntbusting[1] bitch. Of all negative emotions, it’s the one that hits me the hardest, because it challenges my very existence. To stare in the face of your shame is to stare into the gut clenching void that says “you suck too much to...
Hypnosis in Hamilton Ontario
Suffering from anxiety, depression, addiction, ADHD, relationships, and money worries can be incredibly isolating. You may feel like you’re the only one who is struggling. It can be hard to know where to turn for help. The treatments for these problems are often...On Compassion
It’s hard to be compassionate when you’re afraid. And charedim are afraid of everything. Of God, of change, of novelty. Growing up, a healthy dose of compassion would have gone a long way, but there was none to be found. Yiras Shomayim, fear of God, is what it was all...
All About Hypnotherapy: What it is and how it can help you
What is Hypnosis? Hypnosis is the process of entering a trance, dreamlike state to help you access your subconscious, reduce inhibitions, and quickly introduce new behaviors into your life. Have you ever resolved to do something beneficial, or stop doing an unhelpful...The Wondrous PDP – A review of one of the best personality assessment tools on the market
I’d like to list the features of an amazingly powerful and easy to use assessment tool that can increase efficiency and work satisfaction. The PDP is 22 page report generated by answering a series of this or that questions that seem completely pointless and unrelated....
Change Your Life in 60 Second
They say that 90% of success is showing up. I try to live by that principle. Whether it’s quieting the voice in my head that says “thousands of people have already tried that”, or getting myself to take small, seemingly inconsequential steps towards...
Why Fabulous is Fabulous – A Productivity App I Actually Used
I recently discovered a personal productivity app called Fabulous and have actually used it to improve my life. Fabulous (I cannot say the word without envisioning a fabulous gay person) brands itself as a digital life coach and is based on the premise that the best...
A Letter to Myself
It was my birthday the other day. Which coincided with a period of soul-searching and a struggle for direction. I had a breakthrough this morning and wrote this letter to myself. It doesn’t even make perfect sense, but it feels right at the moment. —...
Case Study: Hypnotherapy for Relationships
Case Study: Hypnotherapy for Relationships Eve, a therapist herself, came for treatment because she was having difficulty finding a life partner. Despite being successful, outgoing, and good with people, she had dated dozens of guys with no success. In the course of...
Case Study: Hypnotherapy for Anxiety
Alex used to experience continuous anxiety. Even when speaking with him, one got a sense that he was always on edge, suspicious and tense. This made it difficult for him to focus on his studies and made transitions into new environments very difficult. During his...
Case Study: Hypnotherapy for Abuse
Case Study: Hypnotherapy for Abuse Elizabeth was a vivacious and happy young woman with a dark past. Her father had verbally abused her for years, culminating in her running away from home during her teens. Behind her cheerful personality lay a lot of mistrust, fear,...
Case Study: Hypnotherapy for Guilt
Guilt is a recurring theme amongst many clients, two specific instances come to mind because of their similarity: Carl and Danny both discovered during a session that they were being held back in life by an inner voice that told them they were not good enough because...
Case Study: Hypnotherapy for Career Guidance
Brett was a medical school student who had burnt out after several years of study. He no longer connected emotionally to his initial motivation to become a doctor, and as a result was finding his studies tedious and uninspiring. He was finding that other people’s...Inspirational Poster of the Day
It’s important to always be able to poke fun at yourself. The line between geninue growth and self-help hogwash is very fine. Check out the Depak Chopra New Age BS generator of an example of this line being crossed. The following poster was created by me as part...
Lous C.K. on Cellphones – and The Secret to Happiness
The funniest comedians are those who are able to make fun of daily life. They find the nuances in our own behavior, the contradictions that are part of being human, and they drag them out into the open in a way that causes us to laugh. Louis C.K. is one of the most...
Dance Along the Way…
If you need to go from point A to point B, you may as well dance along the way.