Allison's Hypnotherapy Center

05/20/2022

05/01/2022

We all need a safe place, for our children we are it x

05/01/2022

04/30/2022

We all complain sometimes, but it can do more damage than you'd think. Here's how complaining physically rewires your brain to be anxious and depressed...

02/23/2022

A baby has been born at the most unlikely time, which won't be possible again for another four centuries...

02/20/2022

02/11/2022

02/03/2022

01/19/2022

Choose wisely, not only for you but also for your child.

Later in marriage when you hit parenthood, you'll realize what you really wish for in your spouse is not big money or 'six-pack'. A pretty face and a good bank account are nice to have but at the end of the day, there's so much more you should be looking for.

At 3am when your child is crying, and your eyes are heavy and your body is weak for postpartum, it will not be how he looks or what he owns that will matter. It'll be the compassion in his heart and the love for you in his soul that push him out of the bed to attend the child immediately and tell you,
"Go back to sleep, love. I got this."

If I could tell the younger people what to consider in a companion, I would say marry the man who will be the best father for your children. The man who will put you and your little family first, above all else. The man who is as responsible as you are in raising family because you both are in it together. In short, marry the person who will set a standard for a spouse in your children.

Because in all of these, whenever you watch your partner with your child, you'll find yourself falling in love all over again.

Choose wisely, not only for you but also for your child.

credits: Jane Ledama- Galinato

12/06/2021

During a BRUTAL study at Harvard in the 1950s, Dr. Curt Richter placed rats in a pool of water to test how long they could tread water.

On average they'd give up and sink after 15 minutes.

But right before they gave up due to exhaustion, the researchers would pluck them out, dry them off, let them rest for a few minutes - and put them back in for a second round.

In this second try - how long do you think they lasted? 🤔

Remember - they had just swam until failure only a few short minutes ago...

How long do you think?

Another 15 minutes?

10 minutes?

5 minutes?

No!

60 hours! 😳

That's not an error. 🤷🏼‍♀️

That's right! 60 hours of swimming.

The conclusion drawn was that since the rats BELIEVED that they would eventually be rescued, they could push their bodies way past what they previously thought impossible.

I will leave you with this thought:

If hope can cause exhausted rats to swim for that long, what could a belief in yourself and your abilities, do for you?

*Remember what you’re capable of. Remember why you’re here.

Keep swimming.

11/30/2021

11/29/2021

Variations on a theme, but always about control and power.

11/17/2021

Will Smith recently came out of the psychedelic closet admitting drinking Ayahuasca 14 times.

"In my 50 plus years on this planet, this is unparalleled greatest feeling I've ever had," said Hollywood actor after taking hallucinogen.

Now his wife Jada and son Jaden are discussing the benefits from their own use of psychedelics.

'Plant medicine completely rehabilitated me from debilitating depression and has changed my life for the better. I came home, I am home. I am really hoping we find a way that African Americans can have access to these plant medicines safely,' Jada says, referring to how the psychedelic world in the U.S. has been very white.

'It was always in my head talking, telling me what I was and what I wasn't," Jaden says, sharing that he experienced ego dissolution for the first time -- an ecstatic state in which self-identity is completely lost.

'That was the moment that really changed me. You get to a place where you are blocked by something, whether it's a trauma or your emotions or ego, not being able to express yourself. Psychedelics are a way to tear down that wall and see what is beyond it."

(Link to the interview in the comments)
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11/15/2021

11/11/2021

10/29/2021

Never underestimate the strength of a cycle breaker...

10/20/2021

A man has left both the internet and his ex-girlfriend stunned after he decided to pay off her mortgage...

10/18/2021

10/18/2021

Nennette Debs not only a mother of five but a mother to all. As a single mothe… Rayzelle Lizarzaburu needs your support for Nennette Debs Medical support fund

09/30/2021

Saw this @ our pediatrician’s office. 😳 Great visual.

S/O to Dr. Jack Whitehead
who created this visual that ended up going viral reaching 9M+ so far.

09/25/2021

It’s time to listen to the Autistic community (Autistic people NOT Neurotypical people) and start respecting their voices and wishes for the puzzle piece to be thrown out... and yes I will be using identity first language in this post as it’s the preferred language and saying “person with Autism”/ “on the spectrum” detaches the person from their Autistic brain and without our brain we aren’t the same person. Also it sounds like it’s an illness or disease by saying “has” or “with” and that’s not what Autism is and it makes it sound like it’s something that can be cured like an illness… when it can’t. Our brains ARE Autistic, we view the world and life with our Autistic brain… it’s a huge part of us and separating us from our Autistic brain is wrong. We need to ACCEPT AUTISM, and accept that we have Autistic brains. People need to ACCEPT Autistic people better. Being Autistic isn’t anything to be ashamed about and “Autistic” isn’t a dirty word. It’s time to view things differently from our point of view and it’s time to start using the two appropriate symbols for Autism also instead! It’s time to allow Autistic people to have a symbol they like that has a more positive history/ meaning to it than the one created in the 60’s by Neurotypical people without including us.

There’s the rainbow colour spectrum infinity symbol that is for Neurodiversity which Autism is a part. Because Autistic people are more likely to have other neurodivergent conditions too… it’s why the Rainbow Infinity Symbol is the most popular amongst Autistic people.
We also have the gold infinity symbol which was created by Autistic people for Autism Acceptance…. And in the periodic table of elements gold is ‘Au’ which is the first two letters of Autism/ Autistic which is pretty cool. There sadly are some Autistic people out there that wrongly think the rainbow infinity symbol represents just Autism but that’s not true and it never has been.

Sadly people are gatekeeping the rainbow infinity symbol from the whole Neurodiversity community. The Two people who created the rainbow infinity symbol can’t decide if it should be for Neurodiversity as a whole or just Autism. But the Autistic community at most accepts it for neurodiversity due to Autistic people being more likely to have other neurodivergent conditions also. The Neurodiversity movement which is a human rights campaign to create change and acceptance for Autistic people and also all other neurodivergent people, so considering it’s main focus has mostly been on Autism… there’s no need for people to be silly and gatekeep it especially considering the good the Neurodiversity movement does.

Here’s a little bit from Autistic UK website
“The use of the infinity symbol came from the growing popularity of it in spectrum colours to promote Neurodiversity. The idea of endless possibilities and untapped potential resonate through this symbol providing a simple and recognisable concept in one.
Autism is itself a spectrum, but we were looking for a unique identifier (without needing to ‘cure’ it). So the idea of combining the two came to the fore. If Autistics use Gold, then other Neurodiverse communities can use their choice of colour too.”

We need to remember that the puzzle piece symbol isn’t a piece of art. Personal interpretations don’t matter when talking about what it actually means. It was and is used to portray autism as “puzzling”, Autistic people as having a “piece missing” and all in all something to be “fixed”, a sentiment the Autistic community widely resents. Your personal interpretations don’t change what it’s actually used to represent and unless you’re Autistic yourself, it’s not for you to reclaim and even then not for you to decide alone. And seeing the Autistic community widely see the puzzle piece symbol as problematic and stigmatising... it’s time to move on and start using the two symbols chosen by the Autistic community instead. Autistic peoples voices matter the most as THEY are the ones who are Autistic.

Family often view the puzzle piece in a positive light and view the puzzle piece as THEIR missing piece to their family, meaning their Autistic child... but as previously said... it’s not a piece of art and you cannot change the meaning of the puzzle piece symbol and what it has represented for years.
It’s time to be respectful and listen to Autistic people on this matter... it’s not up for debate as the Autistic community for years have already been vocal about this. Move on to a better symbol that is accepted by the wider autistic community and IS NOT stigmatising or harmful to us.
We ask for you to move on from a symbol we consider a harmful symbol and move on to using the infinity symbols we have chosen.

We also must remember that just because YOUR child likes the puzzle piece symbol it’s no excuse to dismiss the the Autistic communities feelings towards it being a harmful symbol. You must realise that parents likes will rub off on their children, so if they like the puzzle piece symbol and use it then the child is going to like it to... it’s that simple. Introduce them to the accepted symbols and explain how awesome they are!

Here’s the conclusion from research about the puzzle piece symbol and if it evokes negative associations (link to this is amongst the links at the end) “Participants explicitly associated puzzle pieces, even generic puzzle pieces, with incompleteness, imperfection, and oddity. Our results bear public policy implications. If an organization's intention for using puzzle-piece imagery is to evoke negative associations, our results suggest the organization's use of puzzle-piece imagery is apt. However, if the organization's intention is to evoke positive associations, our results suggest that puzzle-piece imagery should probably be avoided”

If you want to learn more about the puzzle piece symbol and why it’s seen so negatively so much then there’s plenty links below... I’m not going to go on and on and on and tell you the whole history and ins and outs because you can do that yourself with the links below.
Or just search “why don’t autistic people like the puzzle piece symbol” or “why is the puzzle piece symbol for autism harmful“

We appreciate people listening to the Autistic community and respecting us by making this change. By doing so you help us feel heard, accepted and respected. Thankyou 🥰🥲

https://www.learnfromautistics.com/the-problem-with-the-autism-puzzle-piece/?fbclid=IwAR3KRrs3vzfuCgn-neKRtxnA8teePO_yUtLrSvjnRLj-79UuYqnkSZAVl7w

https://neuroclastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Heres-Why-Most-Autistic-People-Hate-the-Puzzle-Piece-Symbol.pdf

https://autisticmama.com/saying-goodbye-to-the-puzzle-piece/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28823194/

https://intheloopaboutneurodiversity.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/the-ableist-history-of-the-puzzle-piece-symbol-for-autism/

https://www.altogetherautism.org.nz/autism-no-puzzle-nothing-wrong-with-us/

https://ko-fi.com/post/Its-time-to-leave-the-puzzle-piece-symbol-in-the-Z8Z56GM7H

09/23/2021

True responsive care means adjusting to what babies need

09/23/2021

This jar is reserved for our euthanasia appointments...because no dog should go to Heaven without tasting chocolate.

❤️❤️❤️

Dr. Namie

09/14/2021

Be the Good, you want to see in the world!
Brighten someone's day, Lift them up so much better than Tearing them down.

09/02/2021

SOME SOCIAL RULES THAT MAY HELP YOU:

1. Don’t call someone more than twice continuously. If they don’t pick up your call, presume they have something important to attend to;

2. Return money that you have borrowed even before the person that borrowed you remember or ask for it. It shows your integrity and character. Same goes with umbrellas, pens and lunch boxes.

3. Never order the expensive dish on the menu when someone is giving you a lunch/dinner.

4. Don’t ask awkward questions like ‘Oh so you aren’t married yet?’ Or ‘Don’t you have kids’ or ‘Why didn’t you buy a house?’ Or why don't you buy a car? For God’s sake it isn’t your problem;

5. Always open the door for the person coming behind you. It doesn’t matter if it is a guy or a girl, senior or junior. You don’t grow small by treating someone well in public;

6. If you take a taxi with a friend and he/she pays now, try paying next time;

7. Respect different shades of opinions. Remember what's 6 to you will appear 9 to someone facing you. Besides, second opinion is good for an alternative;

8. Never interrupt people talking. Allow them to pour it out. As they say, hear them all and filter them all;

9. If you tease someone, and they don’t seem to enjoy it, stop it and never do it again. It encourages one to do more and it shows how appreciative you're;

10. Say “thank you” when someone is helping you.

11. Praise publicly. Criticize privately;

12. There’s almost never a reason to comment on someone’s weight. Just say, “You look fantastic.” If they want to talk about losing weight, they will;

13. When someone shows you a photo on their phone, don’t swipe left or right. You never know what’s next;

14. If a colleague tells you they have a doctors' appointment, don’t ask what it’s for, just say "I hope you’re okay". Don’t put them in the uncomfortable position of having to tell you their personal illness. If they want you to know, they'll do so without your inquisitiveness;

15. Treat the cleaner with the same respect as the CEO. Nobody is impressed at how rude you can treat someone below you but people will notice if you treat them with respect;

16. If a person is speaking directly to you, staring at your phone is rude;

17. Never give advice until you’re asked;

18. When meeting someone after a long time, unless they want to talk about it, don’t ask them their age and salary;

19. Mind your business unless anything involves you directly - just stay out of it;

20. Remove your sunglasses if you are talking to anyone in the street. It is a sign of respect. Moreso, eye contact is as important as your speech; and

21. Never talk about your riches in the midst of the poor. Similarly, don't talk about your children in the midst of the barren.

22.After reading a good message try to say "Thanks for the message".

APPRECIATION remains the easiest way of getting what you don't have....

08/24/2021