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Guest Hypnosis Rosie Callaghan on Using Hypnosis for Weight Loss · The Hypnotist

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Hi, it's Adam here. And on today's episode of The
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Hypnotist, we've got a very special guest hypnotist talking
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about regression, talking about weight loss.
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Welcome to the show, Rosie Callahan.
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Thank you. Thanks for having me, Adam.
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Great to have you here. So it probably makes sense to
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start with getting to know you a little bit.
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Tell us a bit about you and how you got into hypnotherapy.
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So I would have gone to a quit smoking session about 13 years
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ago, just over 13 years ago. And that was my first taste of
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it and spent two hours with somebody and I never wanted one
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since. So 13 years later.
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So I knew straight away, what did he just do to me?
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Like some, you know, the way I explained it at the time was
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it's like turning off a switch or turning on a switch upstairs.
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I don't know which it is. But something definitely clicked
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that day and I thought that was really powerful.
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And then I figured, well, what else could he use it for?
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And for mental health, you know, I think like many therapists out
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there, you would struggle with something because that's why you
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go looking for something, you know.
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So I it would have helped me a lot for that as well.
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And yeah, I just got a fire in my belly then for for hypnosis.
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How can I help people do this? Because what I was doing before
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that was teaching music. So I suppose there was always a
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passion there for helping people, umm, feel better, I
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suppose. But it used to be just
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instilling a love for music and kids, and that made them happy.
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And, you know, music's great. It's very therapeutic as well.
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So umm, yeah. So then I studied, umm, with the
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Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy, and that was done,
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gosh, seven or eight years ago. And ever since then I have I was
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in Canada for two years as well and opened Ontario hypnosis and
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I actually saw a lot of women for weight loss over there.
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And and I don't mean just getting them to chew their food.
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I mean, doing the full emotional clean out as well on a one to
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one getting to the writ of why they were they gained 5 or 6
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stone or whatever it was. So spent a couple of years there
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and in 2020 I started the Hypno Slim online classes.
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So once a week I'd have a group of people on Zoom.
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They come on a course for six weeks and I do the group
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hypnotherapy there and in the clinic I do the 1:00 to 1.
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So yeah. Amazing.
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So it seems like you had that kind of early experience that
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was kind of groundbreaking for you.
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It really changed your life. And then it was like, oh, maybe
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I could learn more about this, help other people.
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And I think a lot of hypnotherapists, you know, have
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some kind of breakthrough themselves that becomes a bit of
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a convincer before they, they start working with other people.
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And I think like you, I started off with a lot of weight loss
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clients. For the first like two or three
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years, almost every client was weight loss.
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And I think what's fascinating about weight loss is that, and I
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don't know how it was for you, but my perception was, oh,
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people don't know what to eat or, you know, they're just kind
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of having two big portion sizes. But within weeks it was like,
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this is emotional and the weight loss is the the consequence of
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that kind of underlying issue rather than the issue is that
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they're eating too much food. What were some of the insights
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that you gained from just working with so many people in
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the area of of weight loss? Exactly what you say they're
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like the, the weight that they have gained is their.
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What's that symptom to A cause? And it's amazing when you, when
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you see that, it completely changes your view because a lot
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of people would see, you know, you'd see someone walking down
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the street and they've so much weight on them and there's a
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perception that they're lazy or they couldn't be bothered or
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they're, you know, just couldn't.
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Yeah, just no motivation and all that.
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But actually the motivation part might be right, but it's all
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emotional. You know, there's something in
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there like I've had clients who, you know, could have had 10
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stone to lose even at least. And then you get to the root
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cause. Like there was one particular
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person who got knocked off the bike at four years old and that
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was the root cause of the anxiety.
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The emotional part. Like I think the first time when
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people hear this, they think what fell off my bike?
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So now I have 10 stone. But actually, yes, the emotional
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side, the shock of that, the trauma, it's trauma trying to
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have trauma a lot of the time. Umm, but it's amazing though,
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even even just as early like. From the 1st.
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Session something clicks. Like I know for myself the first
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session that I give all my clients in the group is one that
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would have been done on me when I was studying the gastric band.
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And I haven't touched chocolate in 7 1/2 years since that and
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nor have I wanted to. That was my vice.
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I loved it, but now I can't even smell it and it turns to my
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stomach. So it's really powerful even
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from the first one. Now, we don't obviously
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guarantee everyone will have those results, but it's the
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habit. Even just getting them to chew
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their food and convince their brain that there's subconscious
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that they really want to get the runners on, you know, like I
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would be telling clients that like when those runners look at
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you, they're saying, bring me out, let's go for a walk.
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We want to go, you know, And it's just about tricking that
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part in the mind. And why not?
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Because it's for the better, you know?
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Yeah, absolutely. And I've, I've had a few weight
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loss clients that it's obvious what's going on, like they might
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have been the victim of some kind of assault or unwanted
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attention. And it's this one-on-one equals
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3. It's this kind of like, well, if
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I'm overweight or undesirable, then I'm safer.
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And it's just this kind of belief system gets formed.
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There's a gentleman I worked with and he had two marriages
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that ended very badly and he was slimming in both times where he
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met the woman that became his wife.
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And he was so overweight that he had a suspected heart attack.
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When he started losing the weight, he started sabotaging it
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because his unconscious thought that it was inevitable that if
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he lost weight, he'd get into another toxic marriage.
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And it's kind of like a lot of the time it's, it kind of makes
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sense when you when you figure out what's going on, there are
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obviously more complicated, you know, kind of emotional things.
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If someone's feeling sad and you know, food makes them happy,
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it's kind of like A cause and effect that creates these
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addictive loops. What are the most popular
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patterns that you've seen with weight loss clients where you
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think, OK, it's on the surface it looks like this, but what
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really is happening is something else?
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It comes to my, Anthony asked. That I'm thinking When I was
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treating the ladies in Canada, there was a lot of abuse.
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That was a pattern I saw at the time, and they had come from
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Europe actually, as children coming away from, umm, certain
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countries, I'm not going to say where, but they had experienced
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that abuse in the home where the mother took them out and went to
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Canada. Umm, so it's, yeah, that pattern
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there. Here I'm seeing an awful lot in
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my classes, a huge pattern of the me, the perimenopause or PR
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menopause, all that. So like anything from the mid
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30s to mid 60s, it's like and like I'm 44 next week.
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So like I'm at the start of that cycle do going.
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Wow. This is what people are talking
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about and it's that umm, no time for themselves.
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They're taxi moms. That's mostly mothers.
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My class aren't exclusive to women only.
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But there's that pattern of having no time for themselves,
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umm, using food to comfort themselves.
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They don't even realise and they're eaten half the time and
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a lot of because of the hormonal change, they're all over the
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place, you know, And I know with that myself as well, I've seen
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it change. So obviously there's a dip in
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different hormones and stuff. So there's a huge pattern there
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in my daily clinic. And I think, you know, once they
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start changing the habits and they start losing a little bit
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of weight, like they've already convinced themselves that
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they've changed. And it's much, much easier when
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you do that through hypnosis. You know, dieting doesn't work.
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We all know that, you know, even if you lose them, you're going
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to get it back and the rest. So it's, it's so nice to be able
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to give them that support where it's effortless, you know, But
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that that would be the main pattern I'd see at the moment is
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the menopausal stage and just people who are just so busy,
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mostly moms, not exclusive, but they've forgotten to take care
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of themselves. That's it.
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And and as you get older, you've got the metabolic, you know,
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role, you've got different hormonal, you know, kind of
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elements and you're right, time and, and kind of habits and, and
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those kind of things. We were going to talk about
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regression a little bit. And I think, you know,
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regression can be really helpful for for weight loss as well,
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because it's quite often in childhood that kind of treats
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are some form of expression of love or affection or validation
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or reward. But sometimes the trauma that
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has caused all of this has also happened in the in the past.
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Where do you find yourself using regression most for clients?
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Is that at the beginning of a of a habit?
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Is that some kind of traumatic event or where do you find
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regression really helpful for clients?
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For for anxiety would be the main thing.
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So even though someone might come to me for weight loss, no
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matter what they are experiencing, whether it's
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depression, anxiety, low self esteem, whatever it is, there's
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a root cause somewhere. So it is the biggest tool in my
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toolbox, right? We got to get to the root of it.
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And that's where I would use regression.
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So most of the time, Adam, I'm sure you'll probably find this
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the same as well. You know, you could ask a client
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on the phone before you meet them, say, oh, what you know,
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what are the habits, what are the problems?
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And have you any idea when it started?
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And very often they might say they might refer to the, the
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foods, you know, Oh, well, my granny used to give me this and
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my mom used to, you know what you were referring to there a
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minute ago. But once they step into the
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clinic, there's none of that because that is not the problem.
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Because someone was giving you sweets.
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That's not the problem. Why you're here in this
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situation today. It's the emotional pain that's
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behind that. So when they come in to me, I'm
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like, right, we have to get to the root of their pain.
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But where is it? You know, so you would use like
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I know you don't, we're not going to go into the the whole
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technique today, but it's about getting the root cause, finding
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out where it started and removing or desensitizing the
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event. So you're removing the emotions
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attached to that event. And then you'll have a look for
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at least another half dozen, maybe depending.
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I mean, some clients you could be, you could be there right
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there could be loads and you pick out which are the ones that
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are quite relevant here, you know, some kind, they may not
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see a weigh it up and then the light feeling they get off after
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that is, is huge. So that's where no matter what
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they kind of come in with obviously quit smoking, people
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are different, you know, but there's a route, there's a cause
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for, for the weight that's on them.
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So I feel it's like a challenge, but we have to work together.
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I bring 50, they bring 50, but the challenge is to get to the
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root and make them feel better and build up the confidence as
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well. Yeah, it it and and when you
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look at it from the point that nobody is born pre programmed to
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kind of overeat or snack or whatever it might be, then this
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this had a point of inception. This had a point where something
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happened and it was kind of joined up as an emotional coping
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response or or something. And when I use regression it
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it's exactly that. It's to go to the point where it
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all started. And quite often it was a good
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intention deployed badly, you know, in that moment.
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But sometimes it's also good to use regression to kind of go
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back to times where they just had it exactly as they wanted
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it, That Goldilocks kind of thing where they were eating
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without, you know, being on a diet.
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They're eating well. They were moving more and just
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kind of reactivating those resource states is kind of good
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because quite often we forget that there was a time then it
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was exactly as you would want it to be.
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Yeah, it's lovely actually. Regrets.
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And so at the start of all my sessions, I'd be regressing to a
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happy time. And do you know what I find
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comes up most of the time is a Christmas morning of some sort.
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Any time in the first seven or eight years that there's
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somebody sitting on Grand Disney or something or opening a
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present, Christmas morning, it's lovely.
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Like it's really because it's also given them the confidence
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as well that there's loads of happy stuff there too.
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And you can, you can go back to whatever you need to and it's
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controlled as well, you know? Absolutely.
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And, and, and that's the thing, it's kind of like you react
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about those neural pathways, you reactivate the resource States
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and they're the same person, but the same person in a more
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resourceful state is able to make very different choices,
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which, you know, can break, break those kind of cycles.
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And in terms of weight loss, what have you noticed it?
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It changes because in theory, the same person that loses a few
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pounds, a few kilos should be the same person with just a few
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kilos left less. But actually, quite often it
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brings about an entirely, you know, different person, a
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different side of their personality.
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What are some of the things that you've seen when when people do
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shit that that excess weight? Yeah, it's, I mean, not a sound
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big headed, but like if I opened my phone now and went through a
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load of texts, which I wouldn't for GDP or to, but it's people
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saying like you've literally changed my life.
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You know, I'm now out doing things, I'm enjoying life.
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You know, people have this perception of when you're trying
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to lose weight or you're on a diet that you can't go out or
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you can't do anything. It's all deprivation, whereas
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I'm telling them to get out, you know, and when you've convinced
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them that their stomach's only the size of their fest and they
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only need a side plate, they they have the confidence sense.
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So there's lots it changes, it changes their lifestyle, you
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know, and I know that's a bit of a cliche if you need to change
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your lifestyle, but it does. They're more confident, they're
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feeling better and they're they're clothes, they've more
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energy. The energy is a big one because
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you're convincing them that they have lots of energy too.
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And do you know what one of my favourite ones was?
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It was the first class I did. There was four of them in it in
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January 2020 and I was still in Canada and they were over here.
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I didn't know them at all. And this lady was in Cork and
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she's a nurse and I remember she had to take leave.
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She's only about my own age. She had to stop working because
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of the arthritis. So all the inflammation, the
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pains in the joints, she wasn't able to be on her feet anymore.
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And she was married to two kids and we did the class and after a
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couple of weeks, like so, she stopped eating crisps,
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chocolate, everything from the very first session, didn't want
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them anymore. And she said after a few weeks
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that the pain had significantly reduced.
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And by the end, at that time, I was doing 10 week course.
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By the end of the 10 weeks she was hiking.
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So she'd been out walking and like, and not just normal going
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for a little stroll. So for someone who couldn't
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stand on her feet and work, all of a sudden she was and she was
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a nurse as well. She understood, you know, even
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the sugar, all that sugar every day what it's doing.
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But until, unless you flip the switch, umm, it can be very
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hard. So they had the arthritis.
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The other one was, umm, the cholesterol.
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I remember there was a lady, she said she was on, umm, I don't
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know, was it? Yeah, blood pressure, It's a
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blood pressure tablet she was on.
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Yeah, it was sorry, blood pressure tablets.
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And she had been on there for about 10 years and literally
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within a couple of weeks she went back to her GP and he took
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her off them. And that was just from because
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they're now eating healthier, you know, putting the food into
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their body that they want. So it's not like this magic
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wand. But once you do that and doing
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it effortlessly. So they were big things that
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people come with. They're sleeping better as well
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as another one. Yeah.
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There's endless advantages. It doesn't stop, does it?
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Because once the confidence increases, then they might feel,
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you know, more motivation to try different things.
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It can have social impact and you're right, health and
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well-being and this kind of ripple effect that keeps on
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going. It's a it's a wonderful thing in
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the world of hypnotherapy. A lot of hypnotists consider
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Ericsson one of the the kind of most influential kind of
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figures. And I'd probably say after
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Ericsson, it's probably Ellman that is real kind of like father
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figure, almost of kind of modern hypnotherapy.
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Tell us, because it seems like you use the, the Elman induction
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a lot in your, your process. For those people not familiar
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with the Elman induction and the and the influence the Elman has
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had on hypnotherapy, tell us your your thoughts on that.
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That the relaxation part. Now some people like to have a
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quicker, faster experience, which can be very good as well.
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I find with Yelman, it's I suppose clinical hypnotherapy.
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You're in there, you've got the relaxation process is so
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powerful. Remember the first time I'd ever
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done it. So from the very start, that's
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what I used. And I've never really gone
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looking. To be able to compare it to lots
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of other techniques, but I find it so powerful going into some,
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some nambulism, lots of deepeners that you've just got
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full access when you use it. You know, umm, there's, there's
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loads, umm, there's loads of different techniques out there.
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But really, I, I suppose I just think the almond praise, singing
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his praises that it's umm, it really works.
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And like, there's lots of methods obviously, for getting
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into hypnosis. And then what you do in there is
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up to, you know, whatever you're working on, whether it's quit
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smoking. But that relaxation process of
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his is very, very powerful. I, I agree, I think, I think
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it's an amazing process. And, and, and for those people
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listening that are wondering like who Elman is, you know,
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he's very kind of influential kind of figure, but his approach
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takes things like fractionation, convinces deepeners, all of this
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kind of stuff, progressive relaxation, this whole kind of
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journey. And for those people that like a
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really deep experience, that gives them that that deep
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experience. And, and some of the language,
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you know, if it's used exactly as the original kind of script,
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the the kind of Wet, Wet rags and clothes and all this kind of
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stuff seem, seem a little bit kind of.
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Old fashioned, I don't use the almond induction enough, I think
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because normally like my, my whole sessions are 60 minutes
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and then it's kind of like if you're doing 30 minutes of
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hypnotherapy, that's a long part of the of the process.
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But that doesn't mean it's not a great kind of tool.
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It's, it's a really, I think, wonderful induction.
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And you're going to be using the almond induction in your
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demonstration now and doing some weight loss suggestions.
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So I'm looking forward to that. But for people interested in
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working with you and learning more about you, where can they
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find out more information? So you can go to our website is
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weight loss clinic dot IE and forward slash hypno slim if
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you're interested in doing the group classes.
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So the next one will start up then in January, but that'll be
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Wednesday evenings. And also on Facebook.
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We're on Facebook and TikTok as well.
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So it's easy enough to find us and on Google as well, like
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obviously all the the usual places, so.
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We're going to put those links in the show notes.
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So if you are interested in working with Rosie, that's the
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place to to go. And Rosie and myself are also
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presenting at the Irish Hypnotherapy Conference in April
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in Dublin. So if you are interested in
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seeing Rosie, there will be a link to early bird tickets in
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the show notes as well. So you can certainly check that
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out. But Rose, you're going to do a
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hypnotherapy experience for us. I was just saying before we
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started recording, there's a few extra pounds I'd like to lose.
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So I'm going to be experiencing this along with with everyone
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listening right now. So I'm going to put myself on
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mute and then it's all over to you to lead us into this
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hypnosis. OK.
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Thanks, Adam. Yeah, it's all about your
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perception, isn't it? You think that you need to lose
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them, but sure, that's all we need.
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It's how the the client is thinking.
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OK, so we'll just start with taking a deep.
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Breath and just let that breath go and take another deep breath
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in and let that breath go. So this time when you take a
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deep breath in, I want you to fill your lungs completely and
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then hold the breath for a mental count of five.
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And as you slowly exhale that breath, allow your eyes to close
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normally and naturally. And I want you to imagine
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sending a big wave of relaxation all the way from the top of your
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head, down your forehead, further down over your eyelids,
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helping your eye muscles relax. And imagine now sending that
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wave of relaxation even further down your cheeks and your neck,
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all the way down your chest and stomach.
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And imagine sending that wave of relaxation even further down
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your legs into your knees and your ankles and feet.
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Now we're going to deepen this relaxation much, much more.
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So in a moment, I'm going to ask you to open and close your eyes.
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And when you close your eyes, allow this to be your signal for
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the relaxation to become 10 times deeper.
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All you have to do is to want this to happen, and you can
23:56
allow it happen very easily. So when you're ready, take a
24:02
deep breath and hold the breath and nice and gently open your
24:14
eyes and close them. Now let that breath go and
24:21
imagine your whole body now being covered in a warm blanket
24:24
of relaxation. And we're going to deepen this
24:28
relaxation even more. So in a moment, I'm going to ask
24:32
you to open and close your eyes again.
24:34
Now this time when you close your eyes, double the relaxation
24:38
that you feel and be aware that you're twice as relaxed as
24:42
before. So when you're ready, take a
24:46
deep breath in and hold the breath and nice and gently open
24:53
your eyes and close them. Now let that breath go and let
25:00
every muscle in your body completely relax.
25:05
Be aware now that every muscle in your body is relaxed, and you
25:09
can hold on to this feeling of relaxation for as long as you
25:13
choose. And we're going to deepen this
25:16
relaxation even more. So in a moment, I'm going to ask
25:20
you to open and close your eyes just one more time.
25:24
And this time when you close your eyes, double the relaxation
25:27
that you feel and be aware that you're twice as deep as before.
25:33
So when you're ready, take a deep breath in and then hold the
25:39
breath. That's it.
25:42
Open the eyes and close them. Now let the breath go and double
25:50
that relaxation that you feel. And be aware that every muscle
25:55
in your body, from your head to your toes, is completely relaxed
25:58
now. And for as long as you choose to
26:00
hold onto that feeling of relaxation, every muscle is
26:05
completely relaxed. So now that you have relaxed
26:10
physically, next I'm going to show you how to relax mentally.
26:14
And this doesn't take long, but I don't want you to start until
26:20
I ask you to start. So in a moment, when I ask you,
26:23
I'm going to ask you to imagine or pretend that you've got a pen
26:27
and paper on your right hand and another pen and paper under your
26:32
left hand. So when I ask you, I'm going to
26:36
ask you to imagine or pretend when you exhale a breath, that
26:41
with the right hand, you write the #73 on the piece of paper.
26:47
And on the next exhale, imagine or pretend writing the letter W
26:53
on the piece of paper. And on the next out breath,
26:59
imagine writing the number before that on the right.
27:04
And on the next out breath, imagine writing the letter
27:08
before that on the left. So you'll find as you're doing
27:12
this that your mind gets relaxed and confused and it'll get hazy
27:19
as to which number or letter you're on and which hand.
27:22
And this is exactly what you want to happen.
27:26
You know, if you wanted, you could go all the way back to A
27:29
or down to 0. But that's not why you're here.
27:33
You're here to relax your mind, so just enjoy how good it feels
27:38
as you do it. And I'll still be talking to
27:41
you. But you don't really have to
27:43
listen whenever you get confused or forget you know which number
27:48
of letters come next. All you need to do in that
27:51
moment is simply double the relaxation that you feel and
27:55
enjoy how good it feels as you do it.
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So let's get ready to start 10. Let's get ready to start on the
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next out breath. Imagine with your right hand
28:20
writing the #73 on that piece of paper, and on the next out
28:27
breath imagine writing the letter W on that piece of paper
28:32
on the left. And on the next out breath
28:37
imagine writing the number before that on the right.
28:42
And on the next out breath imagine writing the letter
28:46
before that on the left. Now you continue doing this.
28:53
I'll still be talking, but you don't really have to listen
28:56
whenever you get confused. You forget which number, which
28:59
letters come in next. Just simply double the
29:01
relaxation that you feel and enjoy how good it feels.
29:05
I should do it. And you continue doing a number
29:08
or letter on each out breath in your own breathing pattern.
29:14
And in a moment I'm going to count from 10 down to 1.
29:19
And with each number I count, you'll notice your mind and body
29:25
relaxing even more. All you have to do is to want
29:30
this to happen, and you'll notice it happening all by
29:34
itself. You'll notice how the deeper you
29:37
relax, the better you feel. And the better you feel, the
29:42
more you can allow yourself to relax.
29:45
Not because I said so, but it's the very nature of your mind and
29:48
body to enjoy these deep, deep levels of relaxation. 10 Going
29:56
deeper and deeper, relaxed. Nine Relaxing more and more 8
30:12
all the way down now deeper and deeper down.
30:15
That's it. 7 Deeper and deeper, relaxed, almost like you can
30:22
feel gravity just pulling into that chair or bed.
30:25
The drawing. And if you've already got
30:29
confused and forget which number letters come next, pick another
30:33
random letter and number and start again. 6 Going deeper and
30:40
deeper, relaxed. 5 Relaxing more and more, deeper and deeper. 4
30:55
even deeper now. Three just letting go.
31:06
Two deeper and deeper relaxed and one that's really good.
31:16
Now I want you to imagine something, but before you do, if
31:19
there's any numbers or letters still lingering, just imagine
31:24
throwing them away for the rest of this relaxation.
31:27
They'll be there when you're done, but right now all you need
31:30
to do is relax. So use your imagination now and
31:36
understand that some people are very visual and they can really
31:39
see pictures in their minds and images.
31:42
Others get impressions, but every single one of us can
31:46
imagine. So I want you to use that
31:48
imagination now and imagine that you're somewhere out in the
31:52
countryside. Imagine and pretend you're
31:55
somewhere out in nature, somewhere where the sky is an
32:01
incredible blue. There's one or two fluffy clouds
32:06
floating by, and imagine that there's a Little River or stream
32:13
meandering by. You can hear the water running
32:19
over the rocks, generating eddies of foam, the glisten, and
32:25
the sunlight. This is a beautiful place, full
32:30
of peace and tranquility, and there's nobody looking for
32:37
anything. This is time out for you, so
32:43
imagine there's birds and trees there, flowers and butterflies.
32:51
Maybe you can even hear birds singing.
32:56
Maybe you can feel a gentle breeze on your face.
33:01
Imagine lying down in this place now and you're feeling so
33:04
relaxed and so at peace. Notice the butterflies going
33:11
from flower to flower. Maybe you can even smell the
33:16
flowers feeling so relaxed and at peace.
33:24
I want you to imagine you're pretend now that you fall into a
33:27
peaceful natural sleep even though you know you're never
33:32
going to be asleep in this place.
33:35
But just pretend that you're going to sleep, because you know
33:39
when you sleep you can dream. So imagine now that you are
33:45
dreaming, and you know that when you dream, everything is
33:50
possible. There's no limitations
33:52
whatsoever. So imagine and pretend now that
33:59
you're standing at the top of a staircase.
34:01
Now, this isn't an ordinary staircase.
34:05
This is your own personal staircase of relaxation.
34:11
Now you can decorate it any way you want.
34:15
Maybe put some nice soft carpet of your favorite colour on it.
34:20
You can hang your favorite pictures, your photos in the
34:23
walls, paint whatever way you want.
34:25
Make it your own. And in a moment I'm going to
34:29
count from 10 down to 1. And with each number I count,
34:35
you'll notice your mind and body relaxing even more.
34:41
With each number that I count, I want you to imagine or pretend
34:47
that you're taking a step down the staircase.
34:51
And you'll notice yourself relaxing more and more with each
34:55
step you take. Now remember that some people
34:59
are very visual. I'm not.
35:01
Some people are very visual and they can see very clearly the
35:05
pictures in their minds. And when they're asked to do
35:07
this, they can see themselves walking down each step, noticing
35:13
themselves relaxing more and more with each step.
35:18
And then other people feel like they're floating down the steps,
35:22
just relaxing more and more. And then there's other people
35:27
who might find their minds wander and they just relax more
35:31
and more with each number. So whatever way your mind works
35:35
for you is perfect for you. There's no right or wrong here.
35:41
So let's get ready to take that first step. 10 Going deeper and
35:50
deeper. Nine Mind relaxing and body
35:57
relaxing. 8 all the way down now. 7 Deeper and deeper
36:12
relaxed. Six Relaxing more and more.
36:26
Five. Each step is relaxing you more
36:31
and more. Four, even deeper now, deeper
36:42
and deeper down. That's it.
36:45
Three just letting go. Two, relaxing more and more with
36:54
each step. And one, that's good.
37:02
So you notice now that every breath that you take is relaxing
37:07
you more and more. Every breath that you exhale is
37:12
relaxing you more and more and every sound that you hear
37:17
relaxes you more and more. Any external sounds such as
37:24
phones ringing or doors banging or any sounds even of me moving
37:30
in the chair or any animals outside.
37:34
All these sounds can only help and guide you deeper and deeper,
37:40
relaxed. But you know that the outside
37:42
world is still turning as you relax more and more, deeper and
37:52
deeper. Now in a moment, I'm going to
37:56
count from 5 down to 1, and with each number I count, you can
38:01
just allow your mind and body to relax even more as your
38:05
subconscious mind gets ready to take on all these wonderful,
38:09
powerful hypnotic suggestions 5. Going deeper and deeper relaxed
38:20
four. Relaxing more and more 3 mind
38:30
relaxing and body relaxing and two, all the way down.
38:38
That's it. And one, deeper and deeper,
38:43
relaxed. Now what I want you to do now
38:48
you're doing really well. I want you to imagine.
38:52
Imagine being in a waiting room, and it's just like a doctor's
38:55
waiting room. But imagine you're there.
38:58
You're the only person there, just you, nobody else.
39:03
And imagine, imagine yourself sitting in the middle of the
39:07
waiting room and in front of you there's a door to the left and
39:12
there's another door to the right.
39:14
And I want you to imagine that you're waiting to make one of
39:18
the most important decisions of your life.
39:22
And this decision that you make is going to decide if you're
39:26
going to be happier and healthier, slimmer, and all the
39:33
wonderful things that come with that such as having more
39:36
confidence and feeling in control and feeling proud of
39:41
yourself, better mobility relationships, having more and
39:49
more positive relationships in your life, and also wearing the
39:52
nicest of clothes. This decision can decide if
39:57
you're going to be in your ultimate shape for your body
40:00
type and age. Now this decision could also
40:05
decide though, if you're just giving up on yourself and giving
40:09
up on the best version of you. Maybe giving up on being
40:15
confident, healthy, happy. That decision could decide if
40:22
you're actually going to lose control of your body shape,
40:26
maybe a loss of pride in your appearance, and this decision
40:30
that you're about to make could possibly take years off your
40:33
lifetime. This is one of the most
40:36
important decisions that you will ever make.
40:40
So I want you to imagine now that behind that door to the
40:43
left is you this time next year. And I want you to imagine that
40:50
behind that door to left, that that's the you that did not
40:54
decide to take control of their height, their health, and their
40:59
weight. That's the you that's making all
41:02
the bad choices. Eating just when you think
41:06
you're hungry instead of actually waiting for the
41:09
physical appetite to form. That's the you that's using food
41:14
to silence negative emotions. Maybe drinking sugary drinks,
41:20
maybe too much alcohol, lots of takeaways and always thinking
41:25
that they're hungry and, and thinking, oh, what am I going to
41:27
eat next? So I want you to imagine that
41:30
that view behind that door on the left is still eating all the
41:34
greasy foods, those foods that are filled with sugar and fat,
41:41
takeaways, convenience foods. And that view is still not
41:47
exercising, and they're eating bigger and bigger portions as
41:51
the time goes on, feeling absolutely stuffed when they eat
41:57
and getting bigger and bigger as time goes on.
42:01
And I really want you to make this image as painful as you
42:05
can. Unless you, unless you decide to
42:10
make the right decision, then this is possible.
42:16
This could be your truth. Unless you decide to take back
42:20
control. It is a possibility.
42:23
And if it's a possibility, then it's a risk to you in the
42:27
future. And if it's a risk, then it's
42:31
also a threat that you do not need in your life, nor do your
42:36
loved ones need that threat in their lives.
42:40
Now I want you to imagine. Imagine walking into that room
42:44
on the left and boom, there you are this time next year.
42:48
Imagine you're in that room on the left this time next year.
42:52
Heavier, unhappier, more and more miserable, unhealthier.
43:00
And of course you've more and more body fat.
43:04
And imagine seeing yourself in front of you in this room.
43:09
You're still eating huge portions.
43:12
Like big, big portions eaten far too fast, not allowing the time
43:17
to chew the food. And they're even eating when
43:21
they don't even have an appetite, just eating for the
43:24
sake of eating, not waiting for that physical appetite.
43:29
And imagine all the takeaways that they've eaten in just one
43:33
year. Imagine all that grease that
43:35
they've consumed in just one year.
43:39
And ask yourself a question now and be really honest, right?
43:43
Ask yourself these questions. Am I happier that I've spent
43:48
another year hurting myself? Am I happier that I had to buy
43:54
bigger clothes? Am I healthier?
44:01
And ask yourself this, Is food that good that you're prepared
44:06
to risk your health? Is eating vast amounts of grease
44:11
each year that good that you don't care about the stress that
44:15
it's causing your organs? Is sugary food that good that I
44:22
don't mean I don't mind feeling awkward when people look at me?
44:27
Is sugary food that good that I don't mind risking even my
44:32
children being bullied when I could pick them up in school?
44:38
Is eating whenever I feel like it that special that you just
44:43
give up on yourself? Is making bad choices and having
44:50
a bad relationship with food so special I won't mind putting
44:55
myself down every time I see a reflection in a window or in the
44:59
mirror? Is making those bad choices that
45:02
special? Now imagine.
45:07
Imagine five years passes by and they're still trapped behind
45:13
that door on the left, getting bigger and bigger with each year
45:18
that passes. Imagine another five years of
45:22
grease and sugar, another five years of stuffing yourself with
45:30
big, big portions. Imagine another five years of
45:34
convenience foods and another five years of losing my identity
45:41
and forgetting to look after myself.
45:45
Imagine another five years. Now imagine another 10 years
45:51
passed by in that room. They're still stuck there in the
45:55
same situation. Now imagine even 20 years on.
46:06
Imagine still being stuck behind that door.
46:13
And now I want you to imagine. Imagine yourself in the last few
46:18
minutes of life and feeling really, really angry.
46:23
Just feeling like a failure, knowing that if only I'd made
46:28
changes to my food choices, if only it changed my lifestyle, I
46:34
could have more time, more happiness, more self respect,
46:41
more pride and more energy and much much more fun.
46:47
If only I'd made that right decision.
46:52
Now imagine they just pass away and boom, that's it, no more
46:57
chances. OK, now what I want you to do is
47:06
I want you to imagine leaving that room on the left and
47:11
sitting back down in the waiting room.
47:14
And now I want you to generate a huge, huge sense of relief.
47:18
Because the great news is that none of that has happened.
47:22
And it doesn't have to happen. But the only person in the whole
47:28
world who can make that choice is you, and only you.
47:33
Nobody can do for you, but it'll take for you to do for yourself.
47:37
Only you have that power. Which means if you're serious,
47:42
if you are really, really serious, then you need to make
47:45
the right decision for you and your loved ones here today.
47:50
But don't make it yet before you make it.
47:54
Now. What I want you to do is imagine
47:56
going in through that door on the right and just see the real
48:00
you that's there. This is the you that only you
48:04
can decide to be. It has always and always been up
48:08
to you and only up to you. You have the power to decide if
48:13
you're going to be overweight and miserable and feeling
48:18
horrible, or if you're going to be slimmer and happier and
48:22
enjoying life to the full. So look at EU behind the store
48:26
on the right. Wow, absolutely amazing.
48:33
Looking like a different person, much slimmer and healthier, more
48:40
confident, lighter in your feet. Eyes are sparkling and skin's
48:47
clear, full of energy and full of life.
48:54
Look at the clothes they're wearing and look how happy they
48:59
are. They do not eat huge portions
49:04
that you behind that door on the right.
49:06
No, they don't eat huge portions.
49:09
They don't eat just because they think they're hungry.
49:12
They actually wait for a physical appetite to come and
49:17
they don't want to put the chocolate and the sugar and the
49:21
so-called treats and convenience foods into their body.
49:24
It's not that they can't remember.
49:27
We're all grown up. We can do what we want.
49:29
It's not that they can't, but it's because they don't actually
49:32
want to. Why would they want to do that
49:35
to themselves? Now it's time to make your
49:39
decision. And the decision is not will I
49:42
choose the left room or the right room?
49:44
The decision is, do I continue to stay in the room on the left
49:50
or do I make a lifestyle change to choose the door to the right?
49:56
Because the truth is, as long as you've carried excess weight in
49:58
your body, you've already been living in that room on the left.
50:02
So it's time to say goodbye to that lifestyle.
50:05
And I'm going to count from 5 down to 1 before we do that.
50:09
And allow your mind and body relax even deeper as your
50:13
subconscious gets ready to make this decision. 5.
50:17
Going deeper and deeper relaxed 4 all the way down 3 deeper and
50:31
deeper relaxed two, just letting go.
50:36
That's it. And one, OK, it's time to make
50:41
your decision now. I'm going to remain silent on
50:45
the count of three for one minute.
50:48
And in that minute, you need to find your desire, resolve,
50:53
strengthen commitment and that need to change your lifestyle
50:58
and relationship with food. Now if you don't, then you're
51:01
deciding to remain in that room on the left.
51:05
And why would you want to do that to yourself?
51:08
OK, get ready 1/2 3. OK, now, well done.
52:06
That's fantastic. You have decided to be in
52:10
control of your health and your weight and your happiness.
52:13
And what a powerful decision this is.
52:18
Your subconscious mind now fully accepts the suggestion that
52:23
you'll be free from overeating, free from eating junk food, and
52:29
you'll achieve the changes that you want.
52:33
And from now on, you'll always be healthier and free to be
52:37
happier and healthier for the rest of your life.
52:45
Now in a moment, I'm going to emerge you.
52:48
I'm going to count from 1:00 to 3:00 and on the count of three,
52:52
and not before. Your eyes will open easily and
52:56
effortlessly, and your conscious mind will take back full
53:00
control. One, slowly coming back to your
53:06
normal awareness, and two, feel your eyes clearing as if they've
53:14
been bathed in a cool mountain spring.
53:19
And three, feeling good in every way, your eyes opening as your
53:24
conscious mind takes back full awareness.
53:52
Thank you so much for that, Rosie.
53:53
I, I had a great little experience there.
53:55
That was, that was fantastic. I'm just going to share a little
54:01
bit of my thoughts as I was kind of on that, on that kind of
54:03
process. And, and I just kind of that
54:07
kind of first room on the left, you know, I could kind of see
54:11
myself because I've, I've got family members, like uncles, my
54:15
dad, like, I kind of know that a lot of my genetics is
54:18
predisposed to have like a, like a big belly.
54:21
So I just kind of saw that future with a big belly, But I
54:23
also know that I'm capable of being quite athletic looking
54:27
and, and that kind of stuff. So that kind of other room was
54:29
kind of like a very lean and kind of like muscular and, and,
54:34
and kind of a lot kind of happier sky high confidence.
54:38
So I found that a really useful kind of element and yeah, and
54:43
also what I was doing differently to get to each one.
54:45
Lots of kind of processed foods for the left room and lots of
54:48
kind of lean proteins and and kind of lots of vegetables in
54:52
the right room. So yeah, it was a brilliant,
54:54
brilliant last session. Thank you for that.
54:55
Was there anything you wanted to kind of explain or kind of
54:59
highlight about that session? I think for the say for anyone
55:05
who might be listening to this. My advice would be that room on
55:09
the left, you can really personalize it on a 1:00 to
55:12
1:00, but you can really get a really good benefit out of it as
55:16
well if you just allow yourself feel the pain.
55:20
You know me as Rosie, a normal person.
55:23
I'm a mother too. I don't like to put pain into
55:25
people, but when people come to me for help, that part is very
55:29
important that you feel that pain so.
55:34
If you were. With me on a one to one basis
55:37
there, I probably would have known from doing an intake with
55:40
you what you wouldn't like. You know what you would hate
55:44
that room in the left to look like.
55:45
So I would have probably sat. You would have been sitting
55:48
there with a big belly. You know, without a doubt that
55:51
would have been because I, I would have known that was your
55:52
pain point. But in the classes or even
55:56
someone listening to audio, you can't personalize it.
55:59
But when you're in there, my advice would be allow yourself
56:02
feel the pain and it's all for your benefit.
56:05
You know, it's not that you're going to be left there.
56:07
You know, hypnosis is very safe. But if you let yourself feel
56:10
that pain, make it as bad as you possibly can, It's attitude
56:15
change. We want.
56:16
We want you coming out of the session with a change of
56:19
attitude. So you don't want to do that to
56:20
yourself. So there's a good reason for
56:23
that. I'm not trying to.
56:25
No, no, of course. And I think a lot of listeners
56:27
to the show will know that because quite often I use
56:30
particularly for kind of bad habits or addictions, it's kind
56:32
of like associated to the future.
56:33
You don't want to reach the point of threshold to make a
56:37
decision for the future that you do want.
56:38
And, and I think it's a great strategy because if you don't,
56:42
you're going to get to that place anyway.
56:44
And it's better to kind of imagine the pain that you don't
56:47
want rather than actually have the pain that you don't want.
56:49
Like that's a, that's a much, that's a much better, you know,
56:52
kind of choice there. Rosie, it's been great having
56:55
you on the show today. Just give us again your details
56:57
so that if people want to work with you personally or learn
56:59
more about you, where they can go For more information.
57:02
Yeah, so you can e-mail us at info at weight loss clinic dot
57:06
IE or go to the website weight loss clinic dot IE and we're
57:11
also on Facebook as well. And my e-mail, well actually the
57:15
yeah, the info at Weight loss clinic dot IE is the best one.
57:19
And we can, we can chat there. Yeah.
57:22
Thanks so much for having me here today.
57:24
Good to have you there. And just a reminder again, for
57:26
anyone listening, myself and Rosie are going to be speaking
57:29
at the Irish Hypnotherapy Conference in Dublin in early
57:33
April. In the show notes, you can book
57:35
tickets at an early bird rate. And if you do want to see us,
57:39
that's where we'll be. Rosie, thank you so much for
57:41
joining me on the show again. Thank you, Adam.
57:44
All right, and take care for everyone listening at home.
57:53
Thank you for listening to The Hypnotist with Adam Cox, the
57:57
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