Hypnosis Therapy Blog
Patience
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.“-Saint Francis de Sales
“I Have Not Had One Puff in Over Five Years!!”
This client was my very first success story. As a new hypnotherapist in 2003, he came to me to stop smoking and "hasn't had a single puff" since his initial session. June 2013 marks his 10th anniversary. "I want to thank you so much for helping me quit smoking. I...
Getting Things Done
“Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.”-Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826); 3rd president of the United States
Bruce Lipton: The Biology of Belief
I saw this information years ago while I was training to be a hypnotherapist, and it’s very impressive. I’m currently reading his book - “The Biology of Belief,” which is a bit more technical than I’d like, yet easy enough to follow. Basically, he’s a cell biologist...
Destroying Hypnosis Myths: Loss of Control
“Are you going to make me cluck like a chicken?” “Only if you want to.” Let me tell you, if I had a nickel for every time I’ve had that exchange… Here we are, forging our way into the 21st Century… we carry our ten thousand “favorite” songs around in our ipods, NASA...
Milton Erickson: The Father of Hypnotherapy
Milton Henry Erickson, MD (1901 - 1980) was a psychiatrist and psychologist regarded by many as the foremost practitioner of medical hypnosis in his time. He wrote "Hypnotic Realities" and many other books dedicated to the "Art of Hypnosis" and which document the many...
Be Like Mike… or Tiger… or whoever!
Granted, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods are gifted athletes. But there are many other athletes who have similar (even superior) physical abilities. So why have these two dominated their sports with such regularity? Aside from the amount of time they devoted to...
Terry: “The Weight Continues to Fall Off”
"Hello Sean, Just a heads up on the miracles of hypnosis. Well, the bubble still hasn't popped. The weight continues to fall off and my friends cannot believe that I actually leave food on the plate and have grown accustomed to "to-go boxes." A first. I want to thank...
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Everyone has heard the phrase “You are what you eat.” Sometimes I think that phrase has lost its meaning, as even the people who say it will admit to eating junk food far too often. However, it’s the logic behind the statement that warrants another look. If you truly...
Beverly: “I Just Forgot That I Was a Smoker”
"I had quit once before on my own, and when I decided to do this I said 'I don't want to quit cold turkey again'... that was painful. (After the hypnosis) I didn't do anything. I just forgot that I was a smoker. As soon as the thought came into my mind, it was gone......
Lessons from Last Week’s Live TV Shooting Incident
As most of you are certainly aware, two journalists - reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward - were shot and killed on live TV last week in Virginia. This hit me pretty hard, partly because I worked in TV news for a decade after earning a degree in Broadcast...
Tamilla: Sean’s Sessions Are “THE BEST INVESTMENT”
* Tamilla is a great client and hypnotic subject. I've now worked with her on a wide variety of issues, and she responds beautifully following nearly every single session. She's also great about listening to her session recordings, which I know is a big factor in...
Eric Loses 30-Year Fear of Flying… And Goes To JAPAN!
* Eric hadn't flown in nearly 30 years. As a young boy, he developed a fear of flying that became worse over time. He also suffered from anxiety and panic attacks since he was a kid. Now, he needed to travel to Japan to visit his fiancé's family before getting...
Sean Wheeler on CNN: Stop Smoking Hypnosis
Back in September, a CNN crew came by my Buckhead office to do a story about stop smoking hypnosis. A new client of mine - Steve Davis - graciously agreed to appear on camera for the story, and everything went extremely well. You see him interviewed immediately...