EDN Hypnotherapy

01/15/2026

Thursdays Therapy

I recently held a session centered around self esteem, worth, and identity, which inspires today piece. It has been in my previous writings as well, where our value, our opinion and acceptance of who we are, is so deeply connected to the validation from others in our outside world. We seek approval from people who don't know us, have little care or concern for who we are or what we have experienced, but for their own reasons do enjoy the gratification of judging and manipulation.
I notice these trends, certainly in the working world, absolutely in the dating world, and in the case of the session I refer, in the most sacred of worlds, personal relationships.

Do you like, respect and appreciate the person you view every single morning, in that magical mirror, in your washroom? I suppose here would be a good place for a flow chart or Venn diagram, but alas I will continue only with words! If you can answer in the affirmative to some or any of these questions, then do self a huge service and really identify what characteristics you respect and appreciate. They are your anchor, foundation! If your answer is vague or unable to like, respect or appreciate the person in that mirror, what is it you could change to improve that impression? Guilt, shame, disgust, all powerful emotional triggers which repress any notions of self worth. Now comes the important question; once you identify that change(s) which would help improve your impression, what is stopping you from starting that journey today? Lethargy,apathy, and inertia are usually the big three, as excuses, with this one.

Here is the magic! When you turn the corner, and begin to view self as acceptable,worthy and deserving, your tolerance for abuses decreases immediately. If you actually stumble on the realization that who you are, what you feel, and the incredible, unseen, talents, gifts and characteristics you truly possess, then emotionally you make one step closer to becoming that beacon in the darkness.

Running around for other people's validation and approval is exhausting and futile, cause it rarely satisfies our true need for acceptance.

Be well

01/14/2026

Wednesday's Wisdom.

If ever you would like to experience what true wisdom feels like visit a seniors complex. When in the company of an elder, such a a grandparent if you have access, or an aged citizen, the resources available from their lifetime are pure gold in applying simple words to our complicated lives in short order. These R.A.K. not only serve a purpose to the residents, being able to to talk, engage and communicate, which can largely be missing in their environment, but the pearls of approach, problem solving in practical terms, gratitude, faith, commitment and dedication to a cause, to an ideology and to others, which is readily available from real living resources is much richer than any Wikipedia, or GPT.

What on earth does this have to do with potential, you may be wondering? Here is the folds as they work in my Grey matter! Not exclusive to my version of therapeutic approaches, but certainly enhanced, is the exasperation and sense of futility, with which I am approached for assistance. How many times I have heard reference to " I have tried everything and you are my last hope" , in the initial phone call or consultation, of their hypnotherapy session. Ironically, it is within that forlorn state and sense of futility, which their mastery and creativity take place easiest.
A persons potential, is limited only by the stinkin thinking side of their minds. The ingenuity, creativity and resourceful capacity each of us carry, can be awoken by listening to those held captive in a foreign land, secluded and abandoned in a strange new world not speaking the language, stuck in a snowstorm, off a trap line with little shelter, or the tenacity to help a neighbor struggling even more so than your plight.

Some of you remember a name synonymous for adapting to adverse situations, and spending time listening to the regailing of history from the O G. will always be the true MacGyver, emotionally, situationally and spiritually.

Ultimately the math doesn't lie, you have more than enough potential.

Be well

01/12/2026

Monday's Mindset Moment.

I am positive, anyone reading thia can relate to this comment. You are either the one being judged,and criticized or the one being judgemental and critical. Perhaps there is a duality in those roles, and we indeed do swap hats from time to time, if I am being honest with myself and you. My particular Mindset Moment occurred yesterday, with the knowledge, acceptance and understanding, that I am who I am, the good, the bad and the ugly. There is a never ending list of areas I can improve in, subjects I could be more knowledgeable in, and situations which could have been handled much much better... but they weren't, and so what?

The embrace and understanding that I am damaged, flawed, caring, nurturing, compassionate, judgemental, and in a constant state of change, is a huge reminder that I am all of the ugliness, and all of the incredible beauty of my past, and not a single element defines who I am in this moment. For those individuals who may feel doomed to continually repeat or stay on a particular merry-go-round of emotional states, breathe in so deep that your lungs become uncomfortable, and hold it until you become dizzy, if that is what it takes for you to realize you are alive, and can make a change in your hrar and now, it is literally coded in our D.N.A.

All opinions from outside sources are similar the training wheels of a little kids first 2 wheeler. A convenient means of support that offers a false sense of security, so you can get to riding on your own quicker. The downside is that support becomes a emotional crutch, which we lean on way too much.
Know this, from your very beginnings , and I am speaking of the moment of conception, you were a creation not a copy, and the remaining moments of your life, however many that might be, can be from the O.G. You are the you in this particular moment, the sum of all experiences this far. You have survived, you have learned, you have been changed and here is the best part, you can be in charge of YOU.

Looking to break free? DM me to discuss your specific situation.
Be well

01/07/2026

Wisdom Wednesday.
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Alright, so perhaps a few items of Wisdom, or maybe not, for as I was viewing this, it inspired the poster for anxiety if ever there was one. And then ( here is where it get a little dubious about the wisdoms) I hear the word Anxiety, being spoken by the priest from my favorites, Princess Bride movie, like he pronounced the word marriage. In the moments it brought me such a chortlle, and still makes me giggle now.

However, here is some very real and practical information you may find useful about our emotional friend : Anxiety. It is an emotional state, which is potent enough to activate, feelings as well as physical manifestation. Anxiety is practiced, rehearsed and fueled within our conscious mind, as we discover that the generalized "what if" context of an episode is the fanned by our internal response of the " oh My gawd" mantra. This is an extremely simplified description, I am aware, but I only have so many characters in the post.
The OMG, actually feed the intensity of anxiety which also triggers the panic, dread and physical manifestation.
Similar to the feeling you get if ever stuck in traffic, and the pressure and push of your colon and bowel, are not subsiding and you can feel the " head of the turtle" beginning to poke out, that emotional state of dread, panic and fear.

The knowledge that your particular depiction of anxiety, is created firstly by you, so it can be modified and there is relief available, is not the immediate remedy, but said enough times does have a long term effect. What does work for many is to actually talk to self, parroting the sound track inside your head. There is a different space in the grey matter which becomes activated or is called on, to speak, and that engagement changes the anxiety loop.
And for pure poops and giggles, when you notice that initial emotional trigger, mimic as best you can, as loud as allowed, Anxiety in the tonality, inflection and pronunciation as the deacon did from the wedding scene in Princess Bride.

For questions or feedback please send me a DM, as a practicing hypnotherapist I am interested and intrigued by your experiences.

Be well

01/05/2026

Monday's Mindset Moment.
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Rarely do I attach a date or time reference to my postings, so they, are more universally applicable, but today's is one that lands on the first day back to our " real lives" after the Christmas break. Schools, businesses and government services all return to full operations.
With that, I believe, should be a pragmatic, straightforward Mindset Moment, to kick off the day, the week, and the year.

It is my belief that one of the strongest and most significant tools you have in your mind, is the uncertainty of what you can accomplish. You are literally incapable of comprehending what you can achieve, whether that be today, next week, or 5 years from now. If that initially strikes you as a bunch of BS, or mumbo jumbo, then please refer to exhibit A, B and C.

You woke this morning, so you actually possess more potential to do what you want than approximately 160,000 ppl this morning, who never will again. There are so many fantastic, inspirational quotes about gratitude, but for me it is quite simply I awoke, I breath in and out consecutively, and I ache a little, yes I have another opportunity to experiences and adventures. Expanding the ripple of my existence, and receiving the input from my surroundings.

If you are brave enough to think of whom you were 5 yrs ago, a mere 60 months, could you have possibly imagined the s**tstorm you have gone through, or the heartache, and been doing as well as you are. Does the phrase " if I had known then, what I know now" ever creep into your thoughts? You are so freaking dynamic and adapting, your very body a walking testimony of change, at a rate of 60,000 cells/ sec. You are absolutely amazing in your ability to learn, incorporate and develop, new approaches, different skills and yes, even alternative ways of thinking.

We mostly view the potency of our minds in a limited context. The likes of Einstein, Aristotle, Hawkins or Shakespeare, caliber of thoughts, ingenuity or creativity, so far out of reach it is incomprehensible. Here is a different path for you to hold onto, if even for a moment. Each of these genius beings, used the power of their imagination similar to yours.

Be well

01/04/2026

12/31/2025

Wisdom Wednesday.
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Here we are ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the last day of the year. Good, bad or ugly, because you are reading this, you are living proof of being a warrior and survivor, it was a year of joy, heartbreak, stress, anxiety, jubilation, jocularity, fear, fascination, love and adoration with so much more in-between.
I saw this picture (AI generated) and somehow new it was fitting for today's post. The locks, keyhole and gears, reminded me that our minds were well represented in the image and particularly took me to a quote,seared in my noodle, from Steve Gilligan in reference to a piece of Milton Erickson gems. All about compartmentalization.

A fascinating detail, which once understood, is a delightful concept in healing and therapeutic tools.
Here is a quick example. The emotional states I listed above, triggered a memory, or a thought as you read them, or some of them. The words opened up a sample that represented an association, which was placed in your memory banks, from your process. When you expand that a bit more, are you not the product of the events, victories and tragedy, of your 6 yr old, 14 yr old or 29 yrs old self and existence. Those moments are not erased as we age, those emotions, which were not dealt with bottled up, corked and placed on a rack in our emotional cellar. Like every cellar out there, s**t is going to leak and leave a mess!

When you realize that along your timeline so far you have gone through some serious stuff, and survived, grown and even prospered from the crises of life, it is my wish that you find inspiration from your own resourcefulness and resilience.
That knowing somehow our brains tuck away, bottle and box up, to become compartmentalized, like the archives of any city bureaucracy, there to Crack open and reference, but mostly gathering dust, offers a release from the labels we attach to our weirdness.

Hypnotherapy does help clear up and organize those archives, by editing all the doodles and scrap pieces from your files.
I wish you a delightfully full New Year.
Be well.

12/29/2025

Monday's Mindset Moment.

12/22/2025

Monday's Motivational Message.
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Whether it is healing, learning or progress, none of these are LINEAR in their development.
As a hypnotherapist, helping people through their blocks, or reversing their self induced, post hypnotic suggestions, towards a more deliberate and desired outcome, one of the largest contributors to a person's progress is their own self-doubt. And to be clear, this is not just a theraputic occurrence, it exists in our everyday lives, adding to our catalog of goals we gave up on, our defeated dreams, which didn't happen.

I want to share with you that perspective alters our mindset, which shifts our interpretation of reality. I know each and everyone of you reading this can relate this to your lives. So something unachievable remains so until it doesn't. Learning to ride a bike, back in my day their were no training wheels, just a shirtless Dad holding on to the back seat for stability, running alongside yelling peddle, peddle. After the 4 or 10th time kissing the concrete, you start to question if this is really meant for you or even possible. Our achievements are built on the rubble of our failures. Plain and simple.

As we near the conclusion of this spin around the sun, ontop this hurling rock, make the commitment to self, that you are most certainly deserving of a fuller life experience. There is one fundamental fallacy which has held you back from enjoying your goals or dreams, ... the fear of failure. Unfortunately, we have been conditioned to see failure as a negative, instead of a contributing factor in our development.

See above, perspectives.
I look forward to your questions or comments. If you are interested in changing your mindset, feel free to DM me.
Be well

12/19/2025

Fridays Feeling.
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In a world that has gone bonkers, a society which is crumbling and a culture which is l upside-down, stop robbing yourself from your precious experiences. Chasing the smoke and mirrors of imagined threats or unchangeable travesty, serves absolutely no purpose to enrich your life.
Your mental health and emotional well-being, should be a priority, you should be a priority.

As a mental health professional and a emotional well-being coach, self care is one of the best gifts you could bestow to your general health.

You are always worth the effort.

Be well

12/17/2025

Wednesday's Wisdom.
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Fun fact of our functionality: our brain remembers insults and threats for up to 20 yrs, studies show, and compliments are retained for only mere weeks at best.
Here is the thing, sticks, stones will break the bones and words matter. Knowing that one of the basic tasks of our brains is to perpetuate survival, insults are a form of threat, veiled or not and therefore take a more serious role than compliments which are non life threatening. Each activates a different area of the brain and for compliments, it is the pleasure center, which although enjoyable is not a part of the survival hierarchy.
Recognizing threats, much higher.

Much like going to the gym, if leg day is 4 times a week and arms are a half day, we know what is developing quicker. Combined with the actual mass and complexity of the muscles in the legs compared to arms naturally leans to legs being used more frequently and as part of our mobility, and arms not as much. Compliments are the emotional arms of our mind, more attention, and higher activation levels keep a better balance and flexibility.

It will always start with you, how and what you accept in your thoughts and environment, filters to how you are customizing your emotional balance.
Stinkin thinking perpetuates the amygdala, which as a part of the survival structure of your brain, doesn't require a lot of stimulus to become active whereas our ability to accept a compliment is at best hindered and usually re****ed, so repetitive experiences are necessary.

So now you know.
Use your new found tidbit wisely

Be well.

12/15/2025

Monday's Mindset.
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I find it ironic that there is still a push from some mental health practitioners, to attack or obliterate anxiety in their adverts as if it is the enemy within to be conquered.
To be blunt I hold no Ph.D. or post graduate degree in the psych sciences, I am but a simple hypnotherapist who has helped people over 20 yrs with their version of emotional imprisonment.
Although annoying, and even for some diabilitating, anxiety is that Overbearing, but still loving and caring relative that just won't shut up, or quit being over protective.

Some helpful points I have learned over the years; no one was born with anxiety, so it stands to reason that it is a learned response. As a learned response it can also be moderated to something more useful, through many different avenues of treatment. Like having a tantrum when we were much younger to get what we wanted, and learning quickly that the behaviors efficacy didn't last for very long, most of us learn a different approach to self achievement of goals.

Anxiety is never the enemy looking to harm the person. It is the overprotective, highly stimulated part of us, created out of an interpreted need to protect from any future embarrassment or unprepared scenarios. That is the functionality of the "what ifs" and the power behind " Oh My Gawds" , to shine the biggest spotlight on future events and situations, to make certain you are fully prepared for all contingencies.

Having anxieties, is evidence to your higher creativity and ingenuity. I chuckle when I interview anxiety clients about establishing more creative ways to cope with their emotional Defcon 4 status, and they confess they are not that creative or imaginative, or better yet, they probably can't be hypnotized. Good Sir/Madam, you are living in a eyes open hypnosis, accessing scenarios which have never happened before, in previous similar situations, hold a certain aspect of absurd rationale actually happening in the future, to such a degree of realism that you can trigger the hard wired fear response for survival. I am very confident you are indeed creative enough.

You are not stuck, and there is nothing wrong with you.

Be well.