Kathleen McIntosh Hypnotherapy

05/30/2025

Goldie Hawn's Foundation started a mental health platform for kids called MindUP. Her goal is to have mental health programs in every school.

At the rate our kids are experiencing anxiety, ADHD, depression, conduct disorder, eating disorders, and many more, it is imperative that we start teaching mental health programs in elementary schools.

Every parent of teens should watch this 10 minute clip.

Check out MindUP.org for a video for younger kids.

https://vimeo.com/1060671799/f3ed9676bc?&login=true

This is "The Teen Brain" by MindUP™ on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

04/01/2025

When I get a new client, I like to do as much research about the issue they are struggling with as I can. Jeff was a unique client in reguards to what he was hoping hypnotherapy could assist him with.

has a goal of doing the 7 Summits, which is to summit the highest mountain on each of the 7 continents.

Carstensz Pyramid in Oceania was going to be his 3rd out of 7. He is a skilled mountaineer and each mountain comes with its own difficulties. Carstensz Pyramid had two major components of difficulty.

It is a highly exposed sheer rock face which meant Jeff would be doing more actually rock climbing vs going up a trail and the weather is known to be unpredictable.

It also has a 50ft Tylorean Traverse (cable bridge) that is basically like walking across one tight rope like cable between two peaks with two cables for hand grips.

I watched probably 3-4 hours of footage so I could imagine myself on the mountain and what Jeff would need to overcome to make the climb successfully.

We worked together creating situations of confidence then overlapping them on any feelings of fear he had about the exposed climb and the cable bridge.

I used super specific visualizations of him climbing the mountain with confidence and presence. Always being mindful and keeping his breathing steady and calm.

During these sessions, I'm in my own self hypnosis visualization of climbing the mountain and describing each grip and foot hold and strength of the cables to Jeff while he is also in hypnosis.

I also created a technique for him to step into a coloured circle of confidence at will. He could practice this over and over before the actual climb. Then he could do it the morning of the climb.

His journey to summit Carstensz Pyramid was not without it's obstacles. Getting to base camp was delayed several days due to weather. Then they were at basecamp waiting for good weather for the one day summit.

His expedition guiding team from are literally the best in the world and he couldn't have climbed with a more competent team.

I was grateful for the contact and the messages sent via his Garmin to know when he had made summit and successfully complete this summit. I want to thank him for giving me permission to share our work together.

02/22/2025

What are you reading?📚

I am back on track with my Miracle Morning routine.

What is the Miracle Morning you ask?🤔

The Miracle Morning consists of 6 Life S.A.V.E.R.S. This is an acronym for a morning routine that brings energy, confidence, and a state of well-being.

The consistency is key. Every day, getting up early, preferably the same time to get all 6 savers done before 8 am or before work.

You can start with 1 minute of each and gradually increase.

Silence - this can be self hypnosis audios, guided meditation, or prayers. 🎧🧘‍♀️

Affirmations - hypnosis audios, or high 5 habit (check out Mel Robbins high 5 habit)🖐🪞

Visualization - hypnosis audio or set a timer for 1-3 minutes and visualize any goal or outcome you want for any situation 💡

Exercise - any form, quick workout 1 minute jumping Jack's, 1 minute squats, 1 minute push ups. 🏋‍♀️

Reading - recommended 10 pages of any personal development book on mindset, relationships, or finances. 📖

Scribing - journal 3 things to be grateful for 1 thing you are doing well and 3 priorities for your day. Or any other positive thoughts you have. 📝

Start tomorrow and let me know how you make out 🥰

There is a Miracle Morning App you can download and if you go to his website you can watch a movie about how Hal Elrod started the Miracle Morning.🩷

10/02/2024

I'm so grateful for all those that voted🥰

Thank you to all my clients and referrals that voted. Thank you to the residents of Kamloops and surrounding areas for supporting my business🩷

Hypnotherapy is a unique and powerful type of therapy and I'm grateful for all you who share it with friends and family.

If you want to learn more don't hesitate to reach out to book a Free Consult Call to see if it's right for you and for me to answer any questions you may have. 🩷

09/15/2024

Do you ever look at a year and think what have you accomplished? Or what still needs to happen for you to achieve your goals.

In one week there will be 100 days to finish the year strong. What can you do in 100 days that will give you a sense of accomplishment or pride?

What habit could you incorporate into your day that over a 100 days will have a considerable impact?

Make one commitment to yourself for 100 days.

-Maybe it's read10 pages a day of a personal development book.

-Maybe it's drink 100 oz of water a day.

-Maybe it's go for a 15 minute walk a day or get 10 000 steps a day.

-Maybe it's go alcohol free

I use a couple of different apps to track habits and start my day right.

Ultiself app is for tracking my daily habits.

The Miracle Morning app is to start my day with 6 life S.A.V.E.R.S.

I'm ready to reset after my summer of fun and get ready to crush some goals.

How about you?

08/28/2024

Thank you Kamloops and especially the clients who nominated me🩷. I'm grateful to serve this community.

If you have used my services or know of someone who has, I appreciate your vote. 🙏

07/11/2024

Who is your crew? I talk about the 9 Emotional Needs on a daily basis with clients. I schedule these needs into my calendar weekly.

The 2nd Wednesday every month is blocked in the morning for my Hyppie Hangout on Google with my Hypnotherapy colleagues and friends who teach and support me, and in the evening with a badass group of business women who have grown some of the most successful businesses in town.

Getting together with my favorite gal pals and talking business, family, struggles, and joys meets so many of my Emotional Needs 🩷

If you want to learn more about going from surviving to thriving in life DM me.

It was an amazing evening, with inspiring women, delicious food, a cute baby, entertaining & delightful kids, a cool pool, and a wonderful hostess 🩷💜 Thank you for the beautiful flowers, card and kind words🩷

Thanks to all these amazing business women who inspire me daily. Give them a follow🩷










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07/02/2024

I'm all about finding my joy, so when I was walking the Art Walk in the park at Canada Day, I saw the cutest fuzzy crochet stuffies by .

I saw her booth on Canada Day before my kids got there. I thought her cute little Monster Inc guys and whales were so cute.🐳

I always get my granddaughter something at the Art Walk . So when they arrived, we came back around, but she loved the multi-colored puzzle piece bear.🐻 She's 6.

Then her aunt, my youngest at 22, fell in love with the flower shell turtle. 🐢 She struggles with anxiety, and to see the joy it filled her with, I couldn't resist either of them.

They literally were hugging them and smiling the rest of the day. My daughter posted it, and someone wanted to know where she got it. I posted in Askamloops and got her name. Thank you for bringing joy to the world🩷

05/20/2024

Done 🥳🥳🥳

Lots of emotion as I clicked my Samsung Health app "Finish" for my last walk of my 75 Hard Challenge. 😭😭

I then totally ugly cried when I walked upstairs abd saw my husband after my 75th 45-minute walk in a row😭😭😭. I then called my forever friend and accountability partner, Alanna Wold, in Vancouver and ugly cried again telling her I couldn't have done it without her.

She was the person I sent my daily weigh in, progress photo, 45 minute indoor workout exercises, picture (Samsung Health) of my 45-outdoor workout which was a walk or golf, and many days what I ate, drank(amount of water) and read. She cheered me on daily even when the scale would fluctuate day to day. FYI so many things affect weight and most of them are temporary water retention or building muscle. It was like a science experiment for me🧐

Was I perfect, nope, except on the exercise and no alcohol . I learned that a gallon of water every day made for bad sleep🤣 So when I brought that down to between 80 - 100oz and to consume that before 9 pm, that provided better sleep😁

My meal plan was gluten free. There were a couple mishaps here.🙈 One was accidental when I made Szavay Kraft Dinner and subconsciously just spooned a mouthful into my mouth cause that is just what one does right after you stir in the powdered cheese 🤣 It was so good I took another scoop🙈. Then after a round of golf, we decided to go to Local. I planned to have the LPE salad but once there, after walking the Dunes for 18 holes, I told myself I deserved the amazing Shrimp Dumplings😋

Did you know Cheeto cheese puffs are gluten free😮 oh and Lay's sour cream and onion🤣 There are also rice chips that are gluten free. These were my treats during this 75 days and I would indulge in a bag every 2 to 3 weeks. I believe that's what made it possible for me to keep going for 75 days. Restrictive eating is difficult but 80/20 is much more realistic and successful.

I am currently 88 days alcohol free as I hadn't had a drink a couple weeks before I started 75 Hard which is no alcohol. I am planning to go back to drinking socially or out for dinner. I'm actually looking forward to a nice bottle of wine. I'm very grateful to my husband Bruce McIntosh who also abstained for over 3 months to support my challenge 🩷🩷🩷

I had been reading 6 pages a day most days before I started 75 Hard but the challenge was 10 pages a day. This was good out of the gate. I finished one book then started another. However, I was not consistent everyday. I read fairly slow and it would take me 30 minutes to read 10 pages. I tried to read some in the morning and some in the evening but that didn't always happen. I did my best.😘

I prioritized the exercise and eating healthy into my schedule. I will tell you if you work 40 hours a week this challenge would be double hard. You would definitely have to get 1 of your 2 45-minute workouts in before work and one after work.

I also added in some other habits as I did this challenge. I made my bed every day which I didn't do before. I added in counter pushups and squats every day when I made my protein coffee late. ( message if you want the recipe). I listened to a podcast on mental health, fitness, nutrition, productivity, or exercise everyday I walked. I have learned so much. I also made sure I got in 10,000 or more steps every day.

I wasn't perfect in every task of the challenge but I was very consistent and never gave up. I'm super proud of this major accomplishment and after 75 days, these activities have become habits that I have learned to love. I love starting my day with weight training or a HIIT workout or yoga. I love going for my after dinner walk this time of year. Before the time change, I was doing it in the afternoon. I love creating amazing salads and nutritious meals. I feel stronger and healthier and I know it's important as we age.

Challenging ourselves is one of our 9 Emotional Needs but that's another post🩷

Thank you to everyone who has inspired, supported and cheered me on during this challenge. It has meant the world to me.😘😘🩷🩷💜💜

05/18/2024

Day 73 of 45-minute outdoor workout. I wasn't someone who went for walks. I didn't exercise regularly. The gym and home workouts were hit and miss. One of the things I have been consistent with is the workouts on this challenge.

The walks are now a necessity I look forward to. Being outside and getting fresh air. I am looking and noticing all the amazing things on my walks.

Whether it is a neighborhood walk and noticing the tiny neighborhood library someone has set up at the end of their driveway, and the beautiful landscaped yards, or the beautiful flowers people have planted, or the architecture of houses some old some new, or even the beautiful vehicles. There is a truck on my walk that is the most vibrant shining metallic blue I have ever seen.

Or the nature walks in some of Kamloops' most beautiful parks and trails. I love the riverside walk around MacArthur Island or Riverside Park. The more hilly hike up at Kenna. Or my local fav Xget’tem Trail in Sahali.

This is the trail I walk most often cause it's basically in my backyard. I love and appreciate the view, the landscapes, and the flowers that are ever changing this spring.

And let's not forget the exercise. Walking is one of the best exercises for your body and mind. It allows you to take in all that's around you and to get out of your own head for a while. It quite literally is its own therapy.

I intentionally focus on all things external to love and appreciate, and I know that the universe reciprocates by bringing more things to love and be grateful for. Every once in a while, I get an amazing idea or have a beautiful thought or a solution to something I've been struggling with.

When we give our brain and body a mental break, it's amazing how it thanks us. Pay attention... you never know when you may download a life changing idea from the Universe.

Photos are all from last night's walk on Xget’tem Trail.

05/18/2024

Day 73 of 45 minute outdoor workout. I wasn't someone who went for walks. I didn't exercise regularly. The gym and home workouts were hit and miss. The one of the things I have been consistent with is the workouts on this challenge.

The walks are now a necessity I look forward to. Being outside and getting fresh air. Looking and noticing all the amazing things on my walks.

Whether it is a neighborhood walk and noticing the tiny neighborhood library someone has set up at the end of their driveway, and the beautiful landscaped yards, or the beautiful flowers people have planted, or the architecture of houses some old some new, or even the beautiful vehicles. There is a truck on my walk that is the most vibrant shining metallic blue I have ever seen.

Or the nature walks in some of Kamloops most beautiful parks and trails. I love the riverside walk around MacArthur Island or Riverside Park. The more hilly hike up at Kenna. The amazing or my local fav Xget’tem Trail in Sahali.

This is the trail I walk most often cause it's basically in my back yard. I love and appreciate the view, the landscapes, and the flowers that are ever changing this spring.

And let's not forget the exercise. Walking is one of the best exercises for your body and mind. It allows you to take in all that's around you and to get out of your own head for awhile. It quite literally is its own therapy.

I intentionally focus on all things external to love and appreciate and I know that yhe universe reciprocate by bring more things to love and be grateful for. Every once in awhile I get an amazing idea or have a beautiful thought or a solution to something I've been struggling with.

When we give our brain and body a mental break it's ama,ing how it thanks us. Pay attention...you never know when you may download a life changing idea from the Universe.

Photos are all from last night's walk on Xget’tem Trail.

03/18/2024

Nestled in the serenity of the mountains, this exclusive retreat April 19 to 21, is designed to help you disconnect from daily stress and emerge rested, confident, and refreshed!