Katie Potratz Hypnotherapy

08/11/2025

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You’ve probably heard that hypnosis can help relieve anxiety, manage chronic pain, or even improve sleep. But what actually happens when you hypnotize yourself? Is it just deep relaxation—or is something more profound going on in your brain and body?In this beginner-friendly guide, I’ll walk y...

08/04/2025

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If you’ve been told your symptoms are “just something you have to live with,” you’re not alone. Many people struggling with chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety, or illness have been left searching for answers that go beyond symptom management—and they’re beginning to find those answers in the...

07/28/2025

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If you've been living with chronic pain, illness, or ongoing symptoms, it's easy to fall into the mindset of waiting—waiting for the right diagnosis, treatment, or specialist to finally fix what feels broken.This is what I call the passive patient identity. It’s not your fault—it’s how our m...

07/21/2025

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A New Approach to Chronic PainIf you’ve been told that you’ll just have to manage your chronic pain, you're not alone—and you're not out of options. Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) offers something different: a science-backed, mind-body approach to pain that actually aims to eliminate it.In th...

07/14/2025

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Anxiety isn’t just in your head—it’s in your body, your breath, your thoughts, and the way you relate to the world. And while medication or quick fixes might provide temporary relief, many people are searching for deeper, more sustainable healing.If that’s you, you're not alone.In this post,...

07/08/2025

Ever feel like you’ve lost touch with the real you? Like you’re living in your head, disconnected from your heart, always on guard or shut down?

That’s not the real you. That’s your nervous system in survival mode. 💥

When life has been hard, your body and brain protect you the only way they know how—by keeping you safe. But sometimes “safe” means:

👉🏼 Overthinking every little thing to try and control what happens.

👉🏼 Feeling hyper-alert, like danger could show up at any second (even when you know you’re safe).

👉🏼 Distrusting people—or yourself—because trust hasn’t always worked out.

👉🏼 Numbing out your feelings because feeling them feels like too much.

These patterns aren’t who you are. They’re who you had to be to survive.

But what if you didn’t have to live in survival mode anymore?

What if you could feel safe enough to…
✨ Trust again.
✨ Rest in your body instead of escaping it.
✨ Feel clear, calm, and steady in who you are.

That’s what nervous system healing is all about. And it’s what I love helping people do.

🌼 And in case you’re wondering… yes, I’ve got something coming soon to help you walk this path. (I cannot wait to share it with you!)

Tag someone who needs this reminder today—or save it for the moments when you need to come home to yourself.

07/07/2025

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Have you ever wondered if there’s something more to your chronic pain?Maybe you've seen countless doctors, tried every treatment, and still feel like something's being missed. The truth is — it might be. Because chronic pain isn't always just about the body. Sometimes, it's your nervous system s...

07/02/2025

So many of us are taught to fear pain.

To suppress it.
Fix it.
Escape it.

But what if your chronic pain isn’t just a random malfunction in your body…

What if it’s actually communication?

Chronic symptoms are often the nervous system’s way of saying, “I’m overwhelmed. I don’t feel safe.”

They can also be messengers of unprocessed emotions, old trauma patterns, or unmet needs.

And when we approach pain with fear and frustration, we actually amplify the brain’s perception of danger — making the pain worse.

That’s where curiosity comes in.
Curiosity sends a new signal to the brain:

“I’m not in danger.”
“I can listen to this.”
“I’m safe.”

This shift from resistance to curiosity helps calm the nervous system, separate you from fear-based thoughts, and opens the door to real healing.

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06/30/2025

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Are you really just shy, or did you grow up in an environment where it didn’t feel safe to speak your mind?So many of the personality traits we carry — from people pleasing to perfectionism — are actually trauma responses that became habits. They served a purpose: to help us survive emotionall...

06/23/2025

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“I know why I’m anxious… but I still feel anxious.”I hear this all the time from my clients.They’ve done the work. They’ve spent months—sometimes years—in traditional talk therapy. They understand their childhood, their patterns, and their fears. They’ve gained so much insight into...

11/06/2024

Have you heard? November is the best time of the year! 🥳

Every year, I celebrate by giving away my Hypnotherapy and Pain Reprocessing Sessions at massive savings TO YOU!

This year, get 20% off all of my private sessions, including:

• Saving hundreds on my most popular Hypnotherapy Bundles

• Saving even with the Monthly Payment Options

• Postponing your sessions until after the holidays if you choose

It really is the best time of the year 🌼

No code is needed, just head to my website and book your sessions.

P.S. Hypnotherapy or Pain Reprocessing Sessions would make a great gift! DM me for gift certificates!

11/01/2024

It's 👏🏼 All 👏🏼 Connected 👏🏼

Healing your emotional pain *does* effect your body because the stress you're feeling emotionally, your body is feeling physically.

Trauma creates unconscious stress.

👉🏼 That unconscious stress causes you to perceive the world differently, leading to anxiety and hypervigilance

👉🏼 That unconscious stress causes physical tension in your body that can lead to soreness and chronic pain

👉🏼 That unconscious stress causes a stress response that affects the maintenance of organs and cells that can lead to chronic disease or illness

The mind and body are two parts of the same system, what happens in one is affecting the other simultaneously.

I've witnessed clients heal trauma and notice symptoms disappear, such as
• chronic migraines
• back pain
• IBS pain
• arthritis pain
• menstrual pain
• fibromyalgia pain and symptoms

And more.

If you've tried everything else, maybe it's time to explore the mind body connection. Comment HEAL and I'll send you a link to book a free 30-minute consultation where we can chat about your healing ✨️