Would you like to transform your life through self-hypnosis? In this video, I share my discoveries about the power of self-hypnosis and what it can be used for. I also provide you with some ways to guide yourself into self-hypnosis. Would you like to fix your own conflicts and become a better friend to yourself?

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*This video has eyes-closed potential, so DO NOT watch or listen while driving or operating machinery. Only listen when it is completely safe & appropriate to do so!*

#selfhypnosis #selfawareness #selfacceptance #hypnotherapy #hypnosis #autohypnose #fixyourself #therapy

Would you like to be able to genuinely give without keeping the score? To give and be happy in that? Do you find yourself caretaking others to appear fabulous or smooth over past anger & mistakes you know you will inevitably make? If everything currently feels very conditional, and you would love to just be able to happily express some kindness, have a look at this video.

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#masculinity #niceguy #selfawareness #masculinityisnottoxic #niceguysyndrome #toxicmasculinity #giving

Would you like to have a better sense of your own self? A better sense of your own agency, your own power, your ability to choose how you’re feeling, to identify the strength in your core and the peace, the quiet & the silence in your core? This video is about establishing your sense of self and your concept of your own boundary.

The video is a prelude to a podcast on the subject of boundaries that offers a hypnotic induction.

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#boundaries #boundariesarehealthy #hypnotherapy #selfawareness #hypnotic #stoicism

Would you like to discover where you are on the path towards self-acceptance? Toward your higher self? Then let me ask you a question!

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#selfacceptance #higherself #forgiveyourself #judgement #criticism

Would you like to identify the essence of “you” that lives behind the thoughts of your day-to-day existence? Would you want, just for a moment, to be able to peel back the layers and ask the inner critic, the joker, the thick-skinned ram, the storyteller, the optimist, the inner child, the victim, and any other potential parts of you to just take a seat? To let you see what lies beneath?

In this video, we’re going to explore the deep inner workings of your mind using guided meditation. By peeling back the layers of your thoughts, we’ll explore the true you behind your thoughts.

This might sound a little strange, and if it does, that’s okay because we live within metaphors of meaning, so you may wish to play along with this guided meditation to see what you get out of it. Even, perhaps, if the result is unexpected. Somewhere behind the chatter, behind the veil of your beliefs and principles, there is a stillness and peace at your core, and the opportunity to discover and make friends with that is too good to miss!

So when you have twenty minutes to set aside, join me and let’s peel back the layers. This is a guided visualisation, a mediation of sorts, to discover the true you, the eternal self, behind your thoughts.

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#ego #selfawareness #ifs #guidedmeditation

The Perfect Alibi: Overthinking

Are you engaged in a Heroic Quest to understand why you act and think the way you do? Is there something wrong, and you think it would be easier to deal with if you understood why?

In this video, I explain how this heroic quest to the source of your wisdom can often be a folly, a massive act of avoidance, of handing over responsibility and giving yourself the perfect alibi. Because until we find the reason, we have an unsolved condition: a reason for not taking action. We conjured it up in our imagination and then hung our reason upon the structure we built around it. We become so focused on getting things right that we stop living.

This video is designed to shatter that illusion. We learn by taking action; not, unfortunately, by thinking, overthinking, analysing, overanalysing, pontificating, ruminating and planning. Overthinking is a sucker’s game!

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#overthinking #selfawareness #changeyourlife #alibi #comfortabledelusions

In this video, we’ll discuss ways to break the cycle of passive aggressiveness, learn how to say ‘yes’ and ‘no’ and to assert yourself clearly. Passive aggressiveness is a common problem that can have serious consequences, and it’s important to learn how to break the cycle and stop being passive.

Passive aggressiveness is the act of expressing anger and hostility in a manner that is not direct and does not actually involve violence or aggression. It can take many forms, from passive biting remarks to refusing to cooperate.

Passive aggression can be hard to recognize and deal with, but it’s a common problem that can lead to problems in relationships. In this video, we’re going to discuss ways to break the cycle of passive aggression and assert yourself effectively. By learning how to say no and assert yourself clearly, you’ll be able to overcome passive aggression and build healthy relationships!

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#passiveaggressive #selfawareness #manipulation

Perfectionism: the curse of creativity. The great alibi.

Perfectionism is a way of not taking the actions that you want to take. By contrast, it takes courage to be average. It takes courage to be human.

But perfectionism would imply that you are omnipotent, that you do not fail. Which is patently nonsense. And amusingly, a standard we never ever judge anyone but ourselves against.

So if you’re a perfectionist, I would suggest getting into your fear. What is it that underlies the perfectionism? What is the catastrophe if you are not perfect? Ask yourself, is that my fear or did I learn or inherit that?

This is a very quick video to put perfectionism exactly where it belongs:)

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#perfectionism #perfectionist #insecurity #selfawareness

This is a personal set of thoughts about the slightly hollow sense of connection I find through social media: can you relate to that? It’s like looking for your keys under the streetlight even though you know you dropped them in the garden. Like every good distraction or avoidance strategy, getting enough of something that doesn’t work is impossible. And yet, it hints at the potential for just enough to continue trying.

The video doesn’t come up with any suggestions; it’s more of a call for comments and wonderment about how to scratch the craving for connection that social media can’t satisfy. At this time in my travels, I’d been off alone for quite a while, which undoubtedly permeated my thoughts, but I thought it worth honouring. I hope you enjoy it.

It was taken in the Devil’s Garden down a bumpy road near Escalante, Utah. The same day I met a mountain lion;)

00:00 Introduction
02:39 The human need for connection.
03:45 Social media: the safe, easy option that doesn’t work
07:07 Social media in the light of human needs

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#socialmedia #lonely #loneliness #connection #avoidance #addiction

Do you need to stop a compulsive habit? Maybe its gambling, buying, internet scrolling, social media addiction, binge eating…. the sky is the limit when it comes avoidance strategies. Human beings are fabulous are coming up with self-soothing crutches.

Is a habit affecting your life, or are you searching for ways to prevent a relapse into a self-soothing habit that seems to have a will of its own? Do you feel like addiction is running out of control? Are there guilty thoughts that reinforce the habit? Pacifying strategies almost work, kinda, sometimes. You are pursuing a goal through a flawed strategy: it’s impossible to get enough of something that doesn’t fully work, and so you do it to excess.

Sound familiar? If so, ask yourself what is the need you’re trying to fulfil. Or the pain that you’re trying to soothe. Or the fear that you dare not face.

There is probably a story inside you that the pacifying action is intended to absolve. We feel a brief burst of control that quickly dissipates, often to be replaced by a sense of guilt or shame.

Instead, follow the feeling. Look for the message behind it and go in that direction with a bucket full of kindness. Find out what the pain is beneath it and own it. Lean into it. Give it permission to breathe. Don’t run away from it. Embrace it. Hug it. Be its best friend. Hear it. Let it speak. And see if, in doing so, you can come up with different choices and different actions.

Because once you’ve stopped avoiding the underlying feeling, your perspective on it is free to change. And that’s how permanent changes are made: by changing your worldview.

I have a much longer (and less comfortable) video on the same subject here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Suee3nVqU

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#avoidance #addiction #changeyourlife #lifecoaching #changeyourthoughts #compulsive #compulsion #addictive #quitsugar #quitsmoking #quitalcohol #quitdrinking #loneliness

How are your New Year’s Resolutions going? This video discusses the concept of willpower, its limitations, your needs if you want a strong will, and some methods to help you engage it well. I discuss some background information on our most up-to-date understanding of willpower, and then offer some strategies to help you get the most from a scarce resource.

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00:00 background information
01:14 you have a limited supply of willpower.
03:08 glucose, dieting and willpower
03:39 Goals, open loops
04:20 to-do lists
05:00 tidy mind facilitates creativity
05:32 overwhelm of excessive goals
06:13 Instead of using scarce willpower, build new habits
08:17 release your willpower for the things most necessary
08:38 Impulse control
09:29 goal-setting state vs impulse state
10:00 plan in advance; anticipate impulse triggers
10:20 cut yourself some slack. Expect mistakes.
10:50 arrange your environment carefully
11:43 Publicly state your goals
12:25 the virtuous circle of habit change
12:56 chunk things down
13:38 Higher goals for the greater good
15:12 Postpone pleasure as a tool to remain focussed
16:32 what do successful mentors do?

#willpower #willpowermotivation #newyearsresolution #motivation #impulsecontrol #selfcontrol

This video starts with a physiological experience that seems paradoxical. If you follow along, you can draw your own conclusions. For me, it offers a potent reminder of what it is to be conscious, what we think we know, and how we deal with our own perceptions, especially when they don’t square with our expectations.

Why would you care? Because this is the route to awakening, to stepping behind the veil of ego and starting to perceive that you are a participant in your own delusion. When we can make sense of what we conclude from our experience, we can begin to see behind that and connect with all around us, find a place in the world, and find communion with the universe. A broad claim, I grant you, but watch the video and see how you feel!

When a minor game can shake your assumptions, it opens a wedge on a different plane of reality that is, admittedly, less certain. But in being less specific, it’s also more accommodating, perhaps even more welcoming.

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#awakening #experience #reality

We have a slow brain and a fast brain, an analytical brain and a feeling brain, a left brain and a right brain… perhaps even a lizard brain, a mammalian brain and an executive-functioning neo-cortical brain. There are many labels, some of which are already discredited but continue to have currency because they’re so compelling anecdotally.

Whichever metaphor you choose, one thing is sure: we can overthink, lose track of our feelings, and intellectualise. And equally, we can over-feel and not check in with our critical faculty to see if we are interpreting ourselves “sensibly”.

That’s what this video is about: finding a balance between brain and body.

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The books I mention:
Hare brain, tortoise mind (Guy Claxton)
Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide (John Cleese)

#overthinking #intuition

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Do you need to make speeches but feel crippled at the thought?

Are there environments where you are happy expressing yourself but others where you shrink into a corner?

The subconscious aspects of business can limit us from reaching our potential. To be a confident, convincing and authentic public speaker, you need a powerful technique and an equally powerful mindset. Skills can be learned and rehearsed, but your mindset is critical if you want to speak naturally in front of a crowd.

Hypnotherapy is highly effective at building the confidence and awareness you need to be a credible and relatable public speaker. Often only one session is required to stop any tendency to freeze in the spotlight and enjoy the experience! Astonishing though it might appear, I have witnessed clients make massive permanent strides forward at work after only one hypnosis session.

If this sounds appealing, book a Zoom session today. Together, we will quickly and enjoyably reduce your stage fright. Then, the opportunity to stand up and speak will be a beautiful opportunity to share your truths with the world.

And if you want to learn more about hypnotherapy or my approach, look at any of my other YouTube videos!

#publicspeaking #fearofpublicspeaking

What is it to find yourself in the process of awakening? To me, awakening is a never-ending process; no matter how many layers we peel away and no matter how humble we might be towards our sense of reality, there’s always more to ponder. But in looking at yourself and others in a multi-faceted, forgiving and permissive manner, your approach to reality, joy, peace, fulfilment, goals and the journey vs. the destination all shift in extraordinary ways.

These are my thoughts, and I’m guessing your mileage will vary; each individual will, I suspect, experience their unfolding uniquely. But it may help.

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#awakening #findingpeace #joy #reality

In this video, we’re going to explore what it means to discover your life purpose through emotional calibration. From creating a clear vision for your future to tuning into your inner voice, we’ll help you find your pathway to happiness and fulfilment.

If you’re feeling lost or confused about your life path, this video is for you. It’ll help you identify those moments in life which have shaped what it feels like to be you at your best and in so doing provide an emotional compass to guide and evaluate your decisions. By melding intellect with intuition, you can find your life purpose and start living the life you were meant to live. Let’s get started!

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#lifepurpose #lifepurposecoach #emotionalcalibration #motivational #motivationalvideo

This video offers you a simple, spontaneous way to connect with all that is you. It turned into a hypnotic induction where you can journey within yourself with ease. The induction is designed for anyone who desires to connect with their innermost self and experience a deeper level of relaxation, peace, and a greater sense of all they are.

I hope you enjoy it x

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#guidedmeditation #hypnosis #hypnotherapy

In this video, I’m sharing with you a technique I call the royal road to self-understanding: regression. This technique will help you uncover why you think and feel the way you do, and finally discover the meaning behind what you hold most dear to your core.

Regression is a powerful tool that you can use to understand yourself better. By revisiting old events and situations, you can finally start to unpick the chains that bind you and understand why you think and feel the way you do. This video is designed to help you consider taking the first step on the royal road to self-understanding and dispel the mystique around something that, at its heart, is relatively simple. and start to break free from your limitations!

If you’re stuck and don’t know how to move forward with your life, then this video may help you find a way to shine a light on what is occuring. All in the aim of understanding yourself.

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#hypnosis #regression #selfawareness

Would you like to identify the essence of your ‘self’ – the ‘you’ that lives behind the thoughts of day-to-day existence? Let me invite you to peel back the layers and ask your inner critic, joker, thick-skinned ram, storyteller, optimist, inner child, victim, and any other potential parts of you to just take a seat and let you see what lies beneath?

In this video, we’re going to explore the inner workings of your mind using guided meditation. By peeling back the layers of your thoughts, we’ll discover the true you behind your thoughts.

I accept this might sound a little strange, and if it does, that’s okay because we live within metaphors of meaning. But: if it does sound odd, I invite you to play along with an open curiosity and see what you get out of it. Because somewhere behind the chatter, behind the veil of your beliefs and principles, there is a stillness and peace at your core, and the opportunity to discover and make friends with that is too good to miss:). Jung’s archetypes and Internal Family Systems’ parts therapy are wrapped inside this video. IFS is a particularly fascinating way to reconsider yourself.

So when you have twenty minutes to set aside, join me and let’s peel back the layers. This is a guided visualisation, a mediation of sorts, to discover the true you, the eternal self, behind your thoughts.

Want to talk? Find me here!
https://authenticlifecoaching.ch/free-clarity-session/

#meditation #hypnotic #selfawareness #guidedmeditation

Do you feel like you’ve been struggling to find the motivation to get things done?

If so, you’re not alone. A lot of people feel like they don’t have the willpower or energy to get things done. They’re kinda lacking mojo.

But there’s a solution! You can harness the power of your imagination and use it to give yourself a boost, feel great & get things done.

In this video, I’ll show you exactly that: how to use your imagination to feel great and get things done. I’ll share with you some practical tools for when there just isn’t time to dive deep inside yourself and you need to get more out of your day-to-day life.

So whether you’re struggling to find motivation or just want to feel great, watch this video

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#imagination #selfawareness #emotions