How to Take Cold Showers for Trauma Healing

How to Take Cold Showers for Trauma Healing

I have found cold showers to be a helpful component in my trauma healing journey, and I believe there is research to support this finding.  Early on, when I started taking cold showers, I’d find myself crying afterwards, and stretching to release trauma-induced...
The Root of Addictive Behavior 

The Root of Addictive Behavior 

I’ve worked with several clients with addiction, and here’s what hypnosis for addiction typically looks like.  The principle with addiction is that we pursue it to provide temporary relief from some other discomfort.  Life sucks, we do something that makes...
What is CPTSD?

What is CPTSD?

We know a single traumatic event can already result in PTSD showing symptoms like anger, depression, and anxiety.  If you take a single traumatic event and multiply it, or have prolonged exposure to a traumatic experience- it can result in CPTSD, or Complex Post...
Find Yourself a Mother

Find Yourself a Mother

My mother will always fall very short of what I want, need, and deserved her to be. I am working on coming to terms with this, alongside the understanding that she does wish she could be better. This desire, this staring her flaws in the face and being pained by them,...
Hypnosis for Religious Trauma

Hypnosis for Religious Trauma

As a former ordained Orthodox Rabbi and ex-religious Jew, I know firsthand what Religious Trauma looks like. (In fact, parts of this site still bear testament to the time when I was devoutly religious and taught Jewish meditation; I have a policy to not delete content...