The Hypno Dojo

It is possible for a person to reject getting pregnant due to emotional or psychological reasons. Once these reasons are addressed, often getting pregnant is much easier. In this episode we will look at some of the common reasons why women reject getting pregnant and how you can uncover and address whatever is keeping your client stuck

Sleep problems are HUGE! Whether it is getting to sleep, staying asleep, calming a busy mind or getting good quality sleep, we get many client coming to us as Hypnotherapists, hoping to improve their sleep. In this episode, I will talk about what to ask during a consultation, what to look for with regards to common causes for sleep issues, what to address for the client in hypnosis and give many case studies to illustrate what can be done. Tune in for lots of great information to help a client get a great sleep night after night after night

So many clients who come for hypnotherapy are either coming because they have a difficult emotion they are trying to deal with such as anger, anxiety or depression—OR they are coming to deal with the coping mechanism they use to handle emotion. Let's face it—people like to feel good and they don't like to feel bad. So, when we feel badly, we try to cover it up, numb it or distract from it. In this episode we will look at the various ways a person will attempt to deal with pain,. Then we will move on to  how to help your client reframe their emotional response, and head the call to action it suggests. I will provide an analogy I use for accomplishing this. Feel free to contact me for a copy of the script!

In this episode I am going to share with you my protocol for helping a client to let go of an ex. Great for a client who is thinking about the ex obsessively,feeling a lack of closure or struggling with rejection or regret.  

In the first part of this series we looked at how Post Traumatic Stress Disorder manifests. In Part 2 we began exploring techniques for addressing it using Hypnotherapy. This show will continue along giving you a plethora of approaches to addressing PTSD.

This episode will cover several different approaches for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with hypnotherapy

In this episode we will discuss what PTSD is-- The signs and symptoms, the types of events that cause PTSD-- and we will begin to look at how PTSD can be addressed using Hypnotherapy

There has been a lot of talk about inflammation lately-- whether it is a client struggling with food sensitivities, trying to correct Irritable Bowel Syndrome or  deal with the pain of arthritis-- it all comes down to inflammation. In this episode we will look at inflammation. - What is it? -What are the common signs? -What illnesses is it linked to - How is it typically being treated  and - How can we eliminate inflammation using Hypnotherapy   Whether you are a hypnotherapist looking to understand this correlation so you can help your clients or you suffer from inflammation yourself , this show is for you

After performing on stage for 28 years, Oss has retrained himself in the therapuetic use of Hypnosis. Tune in for this lively discussion about what he needed to adjust in order to work with clients.

Oss Delgado was a stage hypnotist who worked for almost 30 years in Central and South America performing over 10,000 shows in his time. He has taken my Hypnotherapy training and has a lot to say about what he had to unlearn and relearn in order to make the transition from hypnosis to hypnotherapy. Tune in for this lively discussion

This episode will look at some of the common characterisitcs and coping mechanisms of people with complex trauama as well as strategies for helping them using hypnotherapy

Complex trauma shapes how we see the world, ourselves and other people. It leads to coping strategies that can be damaging over time as well as limiting beliefs . In this episode we will look at  some of the common beliefs developed by people with complex trauma and at  some of the coping mechanisms  used . We will then discuss what can be done in hypnosis to help a person with complex trauma

Complex trauma is what is often behind  addiction, sexual dysfunction, PTSD, anxiety disorders, relationship issues---many of the issues your client comes in to resolve. And yet the client isn't even aware they have experienced trauma because their childhood seems "normal" to them. In this episode we will look at what Complex Trauma is, the effect on the client and some ideas for resolving it

Any career has occupational hazards, and being a Hypnotherapist is no exception. In this episode we will look at a variety of occupational hazards, some of them surprising, and I will give you tips on how to prepare for them and deal with them so that your career can be long, successful and fulfilling.

Do you make as much money as you would like? Or do you live paycheck to paycheck? Do you have enough money for all of the things you need and want? Or do you feel like you are scrimping to get by? why do some people seem to have all the luck when it comes to money and others are constantly struggling? In this episode we will look at the money mind set-- how it is established, whether t is working for you, and how it can be changed.

People are funny. We want to feel good. We don't want to feel bad. So when we start to feel bad we sometimes resort to covering up or distracting ourselves away from those feelings. We do this in a number of ways-- food, drugs, alcohol, sex, shopping, wroking too much...  When we address our needs with a substance or behavior, we are missing out on really discovering what is going on underneath. In this episode, I am going to give you my "cravings" patter that I use to help clients identify what is REALLY going on and to find another way to address their needs.

Do you have someone in your life that really irritates you? Annoys you? Angers you? We all have situations where we find ourselves triggered. In this episode we are going to look at why we are triggered by certain people and what we can do about it. The theories and solutions in this episode can be applied to you personally and can also be used to help a client resolve the triggers they experience with others.

Depression can be a challenging issue to address. In this episode I am going to give you several ideas for how to work with depression using the mind body connection and neuroplasticity. These techniques work best in hypnosis because we are accessing the subconscious mind which is the part of the mind that manages emotion.  However, they can be used by laypeople without the benefit of hypnosis. So, if you are working with people with hypnosis or not or if YOU struggle with depression, this show is for you

I have seen an interesting pattern over the years where a client very much wants to accomplish what they are coming to see me for--but to do so would mean losing face with a family member or loved one. For example, a client with a fear of driving is told that she should just get over it, that she has been able to drive before so she should be able to drive again. This creates a challenge when working with this client because if she lets go of her fear she is, in a sense, saying they were right-- it WAS no big deal. How can you break this pattern so the client gets results without losing face? That is the topic of this week's show

In this episode I will be interviewing Eshu Martin about the process of grief.  Eshu has been a Zen priest for nearly 20 years and has been Abbot at Zen West Buddhist Society since 2004. He is also the spiritual Health Coordinator  for Victoria Hospice. Eshu is a thoughtful, insightful man and I cannot wait to pick his brain as to how we can support people who are grieving.

My father passed away a week ago today so grief has very much been on my mind. In today's episode we are going to discuss how you can help a client who is grieving. Some of what will be addressed: - What NOT to say -What TO say - Techniques for working through grief -Big mistakes you could be making that cause your client further pain. - How to respect your client's unique process   Join in next week for Part 2 on Grief where I interview Eshu Martin, a Zen Buddhist monk, and one of my very promising Hypnotherapy students who has been involved in end of life work for many years

An interesting day in class prompted this topic—what does the client REALLY need and how can you meet that need in therapy? We all have things that we missed out on in childhood—maybe we weren't listened to, weren't validated, weren't praised or felt our emotions weren't safe to express. When working with a client in therapy we have an opportunity to do deep healing work with the client, beyond giving them hypnosis on their goal—we have an opportunity to give the client what they never received growing up. Tune in and learn how to do sessions that go way beyond what is achieved in the hypnosis chair. Learn to do sessions that finally satisfy your clients deepest needs

Whether it is a fear of heights or driving or a peristant focus on "what if", a client's fear can be eliminated in hypnosis. This episode covers an approach I use with some of my clients to resolve their fear

You probably took Hypnotherapy training because you wanted to be a Hypnotherapist!  It likely didn't occur to you that you would also need to know about marketing, sales, bookkeeping, accounting or any of those other "business person tasks" But the truth is that unless you begin thinking like an entrepreneur your business will falter. These essential skills will help you to communicate effectively with your ideal client and draw them to you--so you can do the part of your business that you LOVE--actually helping clients Tune in and hear the rationale behind developing an entrepreneurial mindset and get tips as to how to do so

It is essential that we embody the role of the therapist when we are working with and dealing with our clients. This therapeutic role is SO much different from how we typically deal with our friends and family that it requires conscious thought, practice and assessment . Being in a therapeutic role means listening differently, speaking differently, responding differently and receiving differently then we do talking to our family and friends. It requires using Unconditional Positive Regard t all times, putting judgment aside, putting opinion aside and resisting the desire to "fix" and advise the client. Without mastering this new and unique way of communicating, we risk our practices being unsuccessful. We risk insulting clients, interfering with rapport and making clients feel unsafe. In this episode I will be giving tips for developing your therapeutic role and how communication as a therapist is different than communicating as your "every day" self. 

At the Hypno Dojo, I believe you have to have three things in place for your Hypnotherapy practice to be successful; Mindset, Mastery and Marketing. This week I am tackling the Mastery piece by giving you a great technique that is applicable in so many situations—everything from dealing with a break up to clearing unresolved issues with a parent or past partner. Addressing Others is a non-invasive technique that gives the client the opportunity to say what needs to be said and hear what needs to be heard so that she is no longer carrying stuck, unexpressed emotion. Here is a script for the technique

You have taken your Hypnotherapy training but you don't know what to do now to get your practice going. I am going to give you thirty steps that you can take over the next thirty days and I'll deliver it all within 30 minutes. Get ready to write notes because these are all the essential steps to get your foundational work done and begin getting clients ge the checkllistof 30 things you can do to get your practice going here

I am combining several cases of premature ejaculation (and difficulty with getting an erection) to give you a full overview of what to ask during an intake, what to listen for, possible causes and how to treat these issues using Hypnotherapy

Although no client will ever want to hear “Your pain is all in your head”, every type of pain has two components; physical and emotional/subconscious. Physical pain is the portion of the pain that stems from an obvious physical cause such as an accident, disorder or condition. However, pain can also be mind-created.   Subconscious/ emotional pain is the portion of the pain that is created by the client's SC mind or their emotions, expectations and experiences of pain. For example, if a client is anticipating pain when having a baby the act of telling oneself that there is going to be pain or  hearing other people's painful birth stories creates the pain (what is in our Sc mind is automatically acted out). The expectation of pain causes the client to tense and this tension exacerbates the pain. Tension, fear, anxiety, beliefs about pain, previous experiences of pain, being exposed to other's experiences of pain, anticipation of pain ALL CREATE PAIN! So, the trick becomes to determine how much of the pain a client is experiencing actually stems from a physical cause and how much stems from an emotional/SC cause.  Each type needs to be treated appropriately. In this episode I will tell you how to identify which type of pain you are working with and what you can do in each case to address and eliminate or reduce the pain or symptom.

Most people who come to see me to quit smoking have tried several other means to quit including medical interventions, laser, the patch, nicotine gum and cold turkey. Some of my clients have told me things like “Quitting smoking is EASY! I have done that 100 times!” while others say they have had little success with quitting smoking for any length of time at all. Thankfully Hypnotherapy can help anyone who truly wants help to quit smoking. A 2004 article by Gary R. Elkins and M. Hasan Rajab in ‘The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis reported the results of a 3-session workshop. 81% acknowledged that they had completely ceased smoking immediately following the workshop. Twelve months later, 48% reported that had never smoked at all following the workshop. Maybe not perfect. But this was only three sessions. And these smoking cessation sessions would have been conducted with an entire group of participants instead of one on one, as mine are conducted. This means that there would not have been the personalizing of suggestions and hypnotic technique to suite the client that you receive working with me on an individual level. In this episode, Ill teach you how to get even better results by personalizing sessions and listening for the relevant information that needs to be addressed with your client    

Whether you are a new Hypnotherapist or a client new to Hypnosis, you probably have a lot of misconceptions and expectations of your first hypnotherapy sessions.  In this segment, we will discuss the common misconceptions and why they occur and I will give you a realistic behind the scenes look at what  you should REALLY expect from hynpotherapy   Knowing this, as a therapist, can save a lot of time and headache. I know that my students who are new to hypnosis sometimes feel like maybe they should just give up because things didn't go the way they expected. So--by knowing what to expect you can maintain your confidence and faith in hypnosis and in yourself.

Why limit your Hypnotherapy practice by treating only local clients? By doing Skype sessions, you can broaden your reach and save a lot of money on office expenses. However, there are about a zillion things that can go wrong that need to be taken into consideration. I've done the leg work for you so that you don't have to suffer through making these mistakes with a paying client on the line! This show will highlight the considerations for doing Skype and give you plenty of suggestions for how to make your sessions powerful and effective.

are you still trying to figure out how to get clients, how to stand out or how to have more fun in your practice?  Tune in and hear three ways you can create a practice that is fun and lucrative and that will eliminate the notion of competition once and for all

The first Friday of every month on HypnoBits is Newbie Questions.  Linda Campbell will be answering questions from her students and graduates as well as those sent in by listeners. Call or email in with your questions about hypnotherapy  

new hypnoptherapists often want to keep their services inexpensive or, worse yet,not even charge for their services (gasp!) In this episode, I am going to share with you the pitfalls of underselling your services

The first Friday of every month is Newbie Question time! While I am teaching Hypnotherapy Certification classes or listening to my graduates and colleagues discuss their practices, I am always paying attention to the questions they have and the challenges they are facing. In Newbie Questions, I will respond to those questions and challenges.

the mind operates by association and so fetishes are developed in much the same way that phobias are. By understanding how the mind makes associations and how we can break up those associations we can help clients eliminate frustrating fetishes 

Ever get a client that had a really complicated back story? Ever feel overwhelmed by the vast number of your client's symptoms? Ever feel like you are just circling the drain with clients and not getting real results? This simple ABC strategy for planning sessions will help you cut through all the noise and figure out what really needs to be addressed with clients. Work more efficiently and get better results by applying this easy as A-B-C strategy  

This episode will contain a hypnosis session you can use to manage negative thoughts, worry and depression. This is a follow up on last week's topic. See below:   People sometimes hope that, as a Hypnotherapist, I can help them to be upbeat, positive, energetic or happy ALL THE TIME. I beelive this is am impossible endeavour. All things in nature go through cycles and we, too, as human beings have cycles. There are times we are down, lack energy or motivation or have a bad day or two. In this podcast I discuss how we can work with our natural cycles so that the low days are not as frequent or as low and the highs are higher and longer lasting. This is a great topic for anyone who deals with depression, negative thoughts, worry, obsessive compulsive disorder or lack of energy from time to time.   For more information about my Hypnotherapy training (in Victoria BC and online) go to http://www.horizoncenterhypnotherapy.com/

People sometimes hope that, as a Hypnotherapist, I can help them to be upbeat, positive, energetic or happy ALL THE TIME. I beelive this is am impossible endeavour. All things in nature go through cycles and we, too, as human beings have cycles. There are times we are down, lack energy or motivation or have a bad day or two. In this podcast I discuss how we can work with our natural cycles so that the low days are not as frequent or as low and the highs are higher and longer lasting. This is a great topic for anyone who deals with depression, negative thoughts, worry, obsessive compulsive disorder or lack of energy from time to time.   For more information about my Hypnotherapy training (in Victoria BC and online) go to http://www.horizoncenterhypnotherapy.com/

Do you have anyone in your life who is a negative Nelly? Someone who sucks your energy, brings you down, deflates your balloon?  In this show, Linda Campbell, Registered Clinical Counseling Hypnotherapist discusses how you can keep those doom-and -gloomers from wrecking your Zen! Linda Campbell is the director of the Horizon Center School of Hypnotherapy. For information about her training, go to horizoncenterhypnotherapy.com

Linda Campbell, Registered Clinical Counseling Hypnotherapist, will lead you through a hypnosis session designed to help you develop a more positive perspective. The thoughts we think create our suffering! NOT the events that occur in our lives. And this is good news because we can CHOOSE our thoughts. If you have ever struggled with maintaining a postiive outlook, if you are a "half empty" kind of person, than this session will benefit you greatly. Tune in and follow along! Linda Campbell is the director of The Horizon Center school of Hypnotherapy . For more information about her training, in person or online, contact her at info@horizoncenterhypnotherapy.com

It is NOT the events in our lives that cause us suffering. It is how we choose to think about those events. And this is GOOD news because we may not have control over the events but we DO have control over our perspective. Tune in and find out how to chooser a "warmer thought" and make yourself invincible when it comes to dealing with what life throws 'atcha Linda Campbell is a Registered Clinical Counseling Hypnotherapist and director of the Horizon Center School of Hypnotherapy. Find out more about her Hypnotherapy Certification programs at horizoncenterhypnotherapy.com

For those of you who constantly  say to yourself "I'll do it tomorrow" I have got a special treat. In this hypnosis session, I will be guiding you through a process to understand and release procrastination once and for all. When I get through with you, the only thing you will want to procrastinate is procrastination itself! Linda Campbell runs a Hypnotherapy School called The Horizon Center which offers both In Person and Online training. "Office Hours" is a weekly show during which Hypnotherapy  enthusiasts---whether you are Linda's students or not--- can call in with their Hypnotherapy related questions. Each show will have a different focus but you are welcome to ask whatever is on your mind. So pick the brain of someone who has been in the trenches and who shares what she knows in an engaging, humorous and thought provoking way. This week's Topic:  Are Past Lives real?  

Do you always tell yourself "I'll do that tomorrow"? Do you know WHAT to do and HOW to do it---but getting it done is quite another thing? In this show I am going to give you a quiz to see what is behind your procrastination. I will also be discussing some theories as to why we procrastinate---some of them may suprise you! Next week I am going to run a hypnosis session  on this issue. So, if you want some help eliminating this habit, tune in then as well!

As a hypnotherapist, weight loss clients often tell me that WHEN they lose weight they will love their bodies. I believe that it works the other way around. No one is ever motivated to greatness by being badgered, put down or beat up. Why would our bodies respond to this abuse by getting more beautiful or healthier!? When we learn to love and accept our bodies, as they are RIGHT NOW, then we begin to treat those bodies with more love---out of love for them we feel compelled to make healthier choices and , viola, weight begins to fall away.  In this episode I will lead you through simple hypnosis sesion designed to help you really appreciate the body you are in RIGHT NOW!

I have been on both ends of the weight loss struggle--- I have followed diets, counted calories, both hated and loved my scale, eaten waayyy too much cabbage soup and tried different supplements to increased weight loss. I have also worked a as Hypnotherapist helping others with their struggle to lose weight or keep at a healthy weight without falling into unhealthy patterns of behavior. So..now over 25 lbs down and feeling great--how did i do it!! I QUIT DIETING! crazy idea---I know. But diets are dangerous---for our bodies as well as our self esteem! In this episode, I discuss 5 dangerous things I once believed about taking weight off. Do NOT make the mistakes that I did!

In this week's episode, I am going to have a minor rampage. I see so much focus being placed on creating the "perfect" script for the client, making sure all the suggestions are worded a certain way, and on creating an "official" trance state. So...bear with me while I say some things that may appear a little radical to the "traditional" hypnotherapist. Linda Campbell runs a Hypnotherapy School called The Horizon Center which offers both In Person and Online training. "Office Hours" is a weekly show during which Hypnotherapy  enthusiasts---whether you are Linda's students or not--- can call in with their Hypnotherapy related questions. Each show will have a different focus but you are welcome to ask whatever is on your mind. So pick the brain of someone who has been in the trenches and who shares what she knows in an engaging, humorous and thought provoking way.    

Are you sick of living life by default? Do you settle for less than you really want? Do you say stuff to yourself like "I guess this is my lot in life" or "Oh well, what can you do?".  In this episode, Lida Campbell will tell her own story about levelling up and get you asking yourself some important questions that will help you get to the next level whether it is with career, relationship, health or financial abundance.   Linda Campbell runs a Hypnotherapy School called The Horizon Center which offers both In Person and Online training. "Office Hours" is a weekly show during which Hypnotherapy  enthusiasts---whether you are Linda's students or not--- can call in with their Hypnotherapy related questions. Each show will have a different focus but you are welcome to ask whatever is on your mind. So pick the brain of someone who has been in the trenches and who shares what she knows in an engaging, humorous and thought provoking way. This week's Topic:  Are Past Lives real?  

Questions answered in this session: Did you struggle when u first started writing scripts?   (My take on scripts) WHy do we need to test our clients for hypnosis? How  do  I test? --- I give examples of the eye test and time distortion What if the client fails the test?   Linda Campbell runs a Hypnotherapy School called The Horizon Center which offers both In Person and Online training. "Office Hours" is a weekly show during which Hypnotherapy  enthusiasts---whether you are Linda's students or not--- can call in with their Hypnotherapy related questions. Each show will have a different focus but you are welcome to ask whatever is on your mind. So pick the brain of someone who has been in the trenches and who shares what she knows in an engaging, humorous and thought provoking way. This week's Topic: Questions from my newbies  

Linda Campbell runs a Hypnotherapy School called The Horizon Center which offers both In Person and Online training. "Office Hours" is a weekly show during which Hypnotherapy  enthusiasts---whether you are Linda's students or not--- can call in with their Hypnotherapy related questions. Each show will have a different focus but you are welcome to ask whatever is on your mind. So pick the brain of someone who has been in the trenches and who shares what she knows in an engaging, humorous and thought provoking way. This week's Topic:  Are Past Lives real?