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Hypnosis to Reverse the Feelings of Depression and Anxiety · The Hypnotist

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  Welcome to The Hypnotist, the show that gives you inside
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  access to cutting edge hypnosis with real clients facing genuine
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  issues. Brought to you by the
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  hypnotherapist, demanded by celebrities, CEOs and even
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  royalty. Adam Cox.
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  These recordings took place live from Adam's clinic in London's
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  world famous Harley Street. This podcast features powerful
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  hypnosis, so do not listen while driving or operating machinery.
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  This recording is not suitable for those with epilepsy or
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  severe mental health issues, so get yourself comfortable and
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  enjoy today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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  Hi. It's Adam here and in this
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  episode of The Hypnotist, you're going to be listening to a
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  hypnosis session specifically to help a client that was dealing
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  with long term symptoms of severe anxiety and depression.
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  And this had happened over a long period of time.
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  And, and the problem with when these short term symptoms of
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  depression last for a long time, it then amplifies it because one
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  of the key ways of coming to a diagnosis of depression is there
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  is a lack of optimism, there is a lack of hope, and there is a
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  psychological phenomenon known as learned helplessness.
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  When people try things and they don't work, they make an
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  evaluation that other things also aren't going to work.
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  And that can actually amplify feelings of hopelessness, which
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  then increase feelings of futility.
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  And why bother? And the very biochemical
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  reactions of depression, which is, you know, low levels of the
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  happy hormones are things like serotonin and oxytocin.
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  And it tends to create lots of feelings of stress or tiredness.
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  And, and those kind of things which have their own things,
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  they can lead to things like chronic fatigue and a lack of
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  energy, which in turn reduces motivation to do the very things
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  that would turn that situation around.
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  And because of the self fulfilling nature of some of
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  these things, it's really important to highlight that if
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  there are genuine biological causes, then we can say, right,
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  they can't immediately be changed just by thinking
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  differently, but there will be certain things that can be
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  changed. So let's say for example, you
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  don't try anything because you think it's worthless.
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  And you go from that, from trying something small and
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  feeling like you've made a tiny bit of progress and that gives
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  you a bit of dopamine. And then that makes you a bit
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  more motivated to try something else.
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  And because you try a few different things, get then gives
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  you the confidence to do something you would never do.
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  Maybe a long walk in nature. Or it might be, you know,
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  something like meeting up with an old friend.
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  And these little small things actually create big things over
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  time. So the metaphor that you're
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  going to hear in this hypnosis session uses this idea of a
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  children's roundabout. Now, not every country uses the
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  phrase roundabout. Here in the UK, it's this kind
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  of circular thing that sits in a playground that you kind of sit
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  on. You spin it round.
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  And most people get the sense that when you use effort to spin
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  a roundabout round, it takes less effort once the roundabout
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  is moving because you've got the law of momentum.
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  The analogy here for this client is that they'd had many, many
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  years, are feeling anxious and depressed and and with low
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  energy and hopelessness. So we can say the roundabout has
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  momentum in a particular direction.
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  Therefore, if we slow the roundabout and in even get it to
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  stop, it creates an opportunity to steer it in a different
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  direction. And that comes from subtle
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  changes, consistently, little wins over time.
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  And this is just to plant a seed of an idea of, well, let's look
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  at what would slowing the roundabout mean?
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  What would stopping the roundabout mean?
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  And what would turning the roundabout in the different
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  direction mean in relation to energy levels, optimism, hope
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  and good feelings. And therefore that creates the
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  possibility of a more optimistic future because if a tiny bit of
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  progress is made, then you can have this kind of predictive
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  element of thinking, well, if this continues, my life might be
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  OK in a few years time. And that itself makes the game
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  more winnable because it gives the very biological resources
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  and and mental and psychological resources necessary to make that
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  happen. I'm a big believer in self
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  fulfilling prophecies. So if you have had, let's say,
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  feelings of tiredness, fatigue, quite often people with severe
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  depression and anxiety tend to have chronic disorders, you
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  know, things like fibromyalgia, things like, you know, kind of
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  chronic inflammation and, and pain and things like that.
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  Because effectively the the body, the body is giving less of
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  the very things that it would need to activate healing.
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  When people are happy and in a good mood all the time, they
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  have a stronger immune systems. All of these things are
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  interconnected. So if you can relate to any of
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  those kind of things, this analogy and thinking about a
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  moment in the future, that would be compelling, but also perhaps
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  a moment in the past. Now, this particular client
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  could recall a specific time and I I could pick up on the
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  language. They were very mindful in this
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  moment where they were accessing a resource state.
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  And a great belief system that I have is that any feeling you can
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  have in a moment means you can access it again.
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  And in that place they felt in a good space.
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  So that gave them evidence that they could feel that way.
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  Again. So things that I think could be
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  useful if you feel that you might be in a hopeless or dark
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  place, hopefully you'll get from this session.
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  If you want something more bespoke, there will be a link in
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  the show notes where you can schedule that free consultation
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  call to explore working with me. But you might not need to.
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  This session might help steer your life in in a different
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  direction, might slow or even stop that roundabout so you can
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  spin it in a different direction.
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  So ideally to get the most from this session, find a quiet
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  comfortable place, ideally where you won't be disturbed.
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  Relax and enjoy the session. Take a deep breath in, and as
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  you breathe in, breathe in a slow, calm, relaxing breath.
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  And as you exhale, give permission to start releasing
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  emotions you've been holding on to for far too long.
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  Scan your body for any clues of where those emotions have been
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  hiding and just decide as you breathe out, it's time to slowly
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  but surely allow them to be released.
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  So breathe in that wonderful feeling of calm and relaxation.
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  And what if you were to let go some of that sadness you've been
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  holding onto? Interestingly, different
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  emotions tend to be held in different parts of the body.
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  Sadness sometimes feels like it's around the throat, the
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  heart, sometimes the temple. Anxiety sometimes feels like
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  it's there in the gut, stress or anger maybe around the jaw.
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  But I want you to breathe in and breathe out and scan your body
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  for clues. Clues to emotions you're still
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  holding onto, but also acknowledging that some of these
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  emotions are no longer helping, they're hindering.
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  I want you to get a sense that what if you've been holding on
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  to heavy emotions for years now? What if it's time to let those
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  emotions be released? So breathe in that resourceful
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  feeling of calm and relaxation and just get a sense that those
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  heavy emotions are starting slowly but surely to melt,
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  dissolve, and just feel that slowly but surely, they're
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  leaving your body in that outward breath.
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  And I want you to focus on any kind of heaviness around your
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  heart. Just get a sense then any
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  feelings of grief, loss, sadness that can be released without it
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  meaning that you hold any less love for that person.
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  Breathing in that feeling of relaxation and just allowing
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  your body to to let go. The
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  deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you become and just feel
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  how good it feels for your body to unwind, release tension, and
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  relax. As you breathe in, fill your
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  lungs with calmness and as you exhale, just allow yourself to
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  let go of any tension in your shoulders, your chest, your arms
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  and your legs. Feel your entire body just
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  becoming heavier, limper and looser, more at ease, as though
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  it's sinking into a state of comfort, safety, and relaxation.
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  And as you continue to breathe slowly and steadily, you might
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  notice a sense of calmness spreading through you, like a
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  soft wave washing over your mind and body.
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  With each breath out, allow yourself to sink deeper into
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  this moment, deeper into relaxation, letting go of all
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  that no longer serves you. And as you relax, deeper and
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  deeper, allow your mind to drift to a place of imagination, a
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  place where anything is possible.
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  And in your mind's eye, just imagine standing in a quiet
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  park, a children's park. And it's a peaceful, inviting
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  space with lush green grass and a gentle breeze.
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  Feel that breeze, a breeze that carries the scent of flowers.
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  And right in the centre of this park is a roundabout.
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  A children's roundabout. And as you step closer, notice
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  something curious. The roundabout is spinning, but
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  spinning without any children nearby.
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  And I want you to see it spinning in what you decide is
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  the wrong direction. And maybe that's anti clockwise,
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  but whatever direction you perceive is an unhelpful
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  direction, see it spinning that way.
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  And as you watch it, you sense that this backward motion
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  represents some of the challenges you've been feeling.
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  What if it moving this way has been causing the fatigue,
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  anxiety. Things feel like an uphill
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  struggle. Everything feels like a drain.
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  What if the roundabout moving that way is somehow linked to
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  those feelings? And that's OK, because as you
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  stand there looking at the roundabout, I want you to get a
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  sense then. Just because the roundabout has
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  been going in a particular direction for so long doesn't
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  mean it has to continue in that direction.
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  I want you to recall a moment. A moment of optimism, a feeling
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  of contentment, a feeling of freedom, a feeling of
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  possibility. Allow your mind to take you back
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  to a moment of blue skies and a breeze and just allow yourself
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  to re experience that feeling, a feeling of possibility, of
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  mindfulness. And when you feel that feeling
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  again, let me know about nodding your head.
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  And as you return to the roundabout, notice the
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  roundabout. It's slowing down.
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  And then recall a moment early in your career when you felt
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  successful, accomplished, needed, respected.
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  Imagine stepping into that memory, feeling all of those
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  feelings. And when you feel those
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  feelings, let me know by nodding your head, and then see that the
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  roundabout is now even slower, perhaps almost grinding to a
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  halt. I want you to take a moment now,
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  to place your hands gently on this roundabout that is almost
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  stationary. Notice it's texture, and maybe
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  it's made of metal or wood or plastic, and maybe it feels cool
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  or smooth beneath your fingertips.
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  And as you place your hands there, I want you to ask
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  yourself a question in the most positive, optimistic tone.
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  What's next? And as you say it in that
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  tonality, feel hope and optimism and notice the roundabout starts
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  turning in a different direction, begins to move in
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  that new direction, and we can call this direction progress.
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  The moment you notice that progress, feel joy, feel
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  yourself smiling, feel hope returning.
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  And just think of one thing right now that you can feel
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  supremely grateful for. And when you can recall that
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  thing to feel grateful for, let me know by nodding your head and
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  then see the roundabout picking up speed in that new direction.
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  As you see the roundabout moving in that new direction, notice
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  feelings of fatigue seem to become less noticeable and scan
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  your body for a feeling of energy.
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  I want you to imagine that if you had a surge of motivation,
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  where would you feel it In your body?
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  Maybe you can already feel a glimmer of that motivation, like
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  a phoenix from the flames rekindling.
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  What if you act as if things will improve?
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  And in doing so, the roundabout continues in that new positive
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  direction. And the more it spins, the more
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  there is to notice progress. And the more progress you
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  notice, the more joy you feel. And the more joy you feel, the
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  more motivation is unlocked. And maybe you can give this
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  roundabout a nudge. Just imagine pushing it in that
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  direction, enabling it to pick up speed.
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  Every tiny step of doing something slightly different
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  that represents a vote of confidence and belief in
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  yourself feels like it's moving that roundabout in that new
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  positive direction. And notice, the more that it
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  spins that way, the easier it is to keep it spinning that way.
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  As you get the sense that this roundabout is creating momentum.
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  Momentum for joy, for possibility, for hope.
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  And as it spins, the question of what's next seems to change to
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  what's next. The same words with the
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  different tonality no longer feels heavy or uncertain.
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  Instead, it feels like it's triggering a spark of curiosity,
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  an invitation to explore, to grow, and to discover.
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  As the roundabout picks up speed, feel a deep sense of
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  gratitude for where you are. Maybe look at the blue skies,
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  feel a breeze and just feel a sense of hope for the future, a
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  sense of excitement for where you could be heading.
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  A glimmer of optimism expands, fills your heart.
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  What if an intention creates the motivation, and the motivation
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  unlocks the energy? Every time you make an
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  evaluation of your value, you unlock more of the resources
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  needed to make you more valuable.
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  Each step forward, no matter how small, is a step worth
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  celebrating. And whether you think of this
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  roundabout or any roundabout or anything that rotates a merry go
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  round a wheel, you will remember this moment, the power you have
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  to slow things down, to reflect, to set an intention and make
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  tiny progress, to turn the tide. What if it starts with one
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  intention, one thing to be grateful for, one heavy emotion
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  to be released, and as the tide is turned, it unlocks more of
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  the resources needed to keep it moving in that new, wonderful
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  direction. A direction that feels positive
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  and aligned with who you are. And I want you to think about
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  what progress would look like for you.
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  Progress in the next few days, progress in the next few weeks,
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  and progress in the next few months.
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  And when you get a sense, a sense of what's next, let me
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  know about nodding your head. It's time to leave this
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  roundabout of your imagination, but taking back all of those
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  wonderful feelings with you. And the only thing to leave is
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  those heavy emotions that no longer serve you.
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  So leave them there. Bring back the resources, bring
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  back the optimism. And as you leave, notice that
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  roundabout is still moving in that new direction.
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  So take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your
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  nose. Wiggle your fingers and wiggle
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  your toes. Connect fully into the here and
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  now as I now count from 1:00 to 10:00 to awaken you.
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  You will awaken feeling grateful, optimistic, with an
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  intention to do just one thing that represents progress for
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  you. Starting to count 123 Waking up
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  456 More alert 7-8. Open your eyes.
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  Open your eyes. 910. Wide awake, wide awake.
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  Wide awake. Thank you for listening to The
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