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 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,...
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...
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...
Don’t feel like doing what you’re really supposed to be doing? Fine. We all experience this, sometimes multiple times a day. Often it’s the most important task, and therefore the most weight, that we feel the least compelled to do. Why this happens is a topic...
I recently saw a TED talk introducing a concept called multipotentialites. (My spellcheck does not recognize that word’s right to exist. A multipotentialite is someone who is fascinating by a variety of different subjects, dives in and becomes decently good at...
I don’t really believe in top 10 lists (that’s why this list has 9). They are entertaining, and make great lists of fails or lolcats. But if you are actually trying to grow or get inspired, it usually represents information overload – the exact opposite of what...
There is a surprising technique used by hypnotists to put their subjects into a deeper trance. It involves taking people out of trance, briefly. You instruct your subject to open their eyes for a second, and to then close them and sink deeper into trance. And it...
The most offensive word in the English language starts with an S. But it’s not a four letter word. In fact, it’s quite unassuming at first. It’s the word “should”. Should implies expectation, from either yourself or other people. And expectations are always caustic,...
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia are in full swing. And everyone seems particularly into it. The excitement, the spectacular light and sound shows, and the hilarious Russian glitches. After all, in Russia, Olympics watch you. Everyone wants to see the...
