Podcasts about hypnosis weekly

Episode 122 – Special UK Hypnosis Convention Edition Adam interviews James Brown, Anthony Jacquin, Sean Michael-Andrews and Jorgen Rasmussen about their latest work and the topics they are presenting on at this year’s UK Hypnosis Convention – it is an edition… Read more › The post Episode 122 – Special UK Hypnosis Convention Edition appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 121 – Richard Hill Adam interviews this week’s guest, Richard Hill. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section is replaced by Adam talking about the high volume of fake gurus the field of hypnotherapy boasts and what to do… Read more › The post Episode 121 – Featuring Richard Hill appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 120 – Tracey Grist Adam interviews this week’s guest, Tracey Grist. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section returns and features two stories that have been prominent in the news in recent weeks championing the use of hypnosis for… Read more › The post Episode 120 – Featuring Tracey Grist appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 119 – Nicola Shubrook Adam interviews this week’s guest, Nicola Shubrook. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section is replaced by Adam talking about why he wants more hypnotherapists to become “voices” rather than “echoes”. This week’s discussion with… Read more › The post Episode 119 – Featuring Nicola Shubrook appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 118 – Daniel Browne Adam interviews this week’s guest, Daniel Browne. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section is replaced by Adam talking about why hypnotherapists must assert themselves effectively when it comes to their ongoing development and that all… Read more › The post Episode 118 – Featuring Daniel Browne appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 117 – Graham Webber Adam interviews this week’s guest, Graham Webber. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section is replaced by Adam talking about hypnotherapist conspiracy theorists and how to debunk them. This week’s discussion with guest Graham Webber… Read more › The post Episode 117 – Featuring Graham Webber appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 116 – Jimmy Petruzzi Adam interviews this week’s guest, Jimmy Petruzzi. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section is all about TV soap opera depictions of hypnosis to have gone on air this week with particular attention being paid to… Read more › The post Episode 116 – Featuring Jimmy Petruzzi appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 115 – Tim Box Adam interviews this week’s guest, Tim Box. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section is replaced by Adam picking up where he left off last week and talking about how hypnotherapists can apply scientific thinking to… Read more › The post Episode 115 – Featuring Tim Box appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 114 – Zayna Ratty Adam interviews this week’s guest, Zayna Ratty. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section is replaced by Adam lauding the virtues of being a hypnosis geek and why the hypnosis field needs more of them. This… Read more › The post Episode 114 – Featuring Zayna Ratty appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 113 – Michael Beligiannis Adam interviews this week’s guest, Michael Beligiannis. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section features a story from a decade ago that bothered Adam then and now as he urges the hypnotherapy field to adopt a… Read more › The post Episode 113 – Featuring Michael Beligiannis appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 112 – Jonathan Kattenberg Adam interviews this week’s guest, Jonathan Kattenberg. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section features a story from a decade ago that bothered Adam then and now as he urges the hypnotherapy field to adopt a… Read more › The post Episode 112 – Featuring Jonathan Kattenberg appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 111 – Donald Robertson Adam interviews this week’s guest, Donald Robertson. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ section features a single media story that Adam  explains why he has been such an important influence upon Adam’s career. This week’s discussion… Read more › The post Episode 111 – Featuring Donald Robertson appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 110 – Michal Cieslakowski Adam interviews this week’s guest, Michal Cieslakowski. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’  section features a single media story that Adam declares is major bunkum and cannot seem to fathom how on earth hypnosis can… Read more › The post Episode 110 – Featuring Michal Cieslakowski appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 109 – Curtis Ryals Adam interviews this week’s guest, Curtis Ryals. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’  section features a single media story that raised some major questions about the field of NLP and that caused a number of… Read more › The post Episode 109 – Featuring Curtis Ryals appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 108 – Ryan Jenkins Adam interviews this week’s guest, Ryan Jenkins. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’  section features stories contrasting stories about a dubious celebrity endorsement of hypnosis (or alcohol!) and a story showing the fallibility of using… Read more › The post Episode 108 – Featuring Ryan Jenkins appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 107 – Kaz Riley           Adam interviews this week’s guest, Kaz Riley. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’  section features stories ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous; Adam discusses Rachmaninoff, and an Indonesian Woman… Read more › The post Episode 107 – Featuring Kaz Riley appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 106 – Michael C. Anthony           Adam interviews this week’s guest, Michael C. Anthony. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’  section has a single story from last week’s media about anti-science attitudes and Adam cites some… Read more › The post Episode 106 – Featuring Michael C. Anthony appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 105 – Helen Mitas           Adam interviews this week’s guest, Helen Mitas. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’  section has a much shared story from last week’s media that has deeply offended Adam and he wants… Read more › The post Episode 105 – Featuring Helen Mitas appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 104 – Kathy Gruver             Adam interviews this week’s guest, Kathy Gruver. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’  section has a celebrity story and also contains one of those questions that gets asked very often… Read more › The post Episode 104 – Featuring Kathy Gruver appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 103 – Amye Scharlau             Adam interviews this week’s guest, Amye Scharlau. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’  section is substituted for Adam talking about all those hypnotherapists who say “… as long as it… Read more › The post Episode 103 – Featuring Amye Scharlau appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 102 – Greg McColl             Adam interviews this week’s guest, Greg McColl. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’  examines some recent stories; one makes him feel old, another has a subtitle you won’t believe Adam… Read more › The post Episode 102 – Featuring Greg McColl appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 101 – Special Edition Featuring Etain McNulty, Nick Ebdon, James Brown & Jorgen Rasmussen             If you could consign anything from the hypnosis and hypnotherapy field to Room 101, so it is lost and… Read more › The post Episode 101 – Special Edition – What would you consign to Room 101? appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 100 – Special Hundredth Edition Featuring Kev Sheldrake Delving Into Adam’s Research             Kev Sheldrake returns to the hypnosis weekly podcast and poses the questions for Adam Eason. This edition features Adam discussing his research… Read more › The post Episode 100 – Special Edition Featuring Kev Sheldrake & Adam Eason appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 99 – Recorded Live at the 2018 UK Hypnosis Convention             Adam Eason hosts a live panel Q&A session at the UK Hypnosis Convention, with guests Jorgen Rasmussen, Fredric Mau, Kate Beaven-Marks, Alberto Dell’Isola and… Read more › The post Episode 99 – UKHC 2018 Special Edition appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 98 – Hazel Gale             Adam interviews this week’s guest, Hazel Gale. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’  examines some archive stories from the past decade; one makes him laugh out loud and one results… Read more › The post Episode 98 – Featuring Hazel Gale appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 97 – Alexia Elliott             Adam interviews this week’s guest, Alexia Elliott. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ examines some celebrity success stories raising the awareness of hypnotherapy and Adam questions some of the points made.… Read more › The post Episode 97 – Featuring Alexia Elliott appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 96 – Sue Washington             Adam interviews this week’s guest, Sue Washington. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ examines some celebrity success stories raising awareness about mental health issues. There are some cameo appearances on the… Read more › The post Episode 96 – Featuring Sue Washington appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 95 – Jules Lalonde             Adam interviews this week’s guest, Jules Lalonde. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ examines the alleged use of hypnosis in one of the biggest mass media news stories in the… Read more › The post Episode 95 – Featuring Jules A. Lalonde appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 94 – Karen Puttick           Adam interviews this week’s guest, “the lovely” Karen Puttick. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ causes Adam to discuss hypnotising animals! Adam has a major competition with a prize of a… Read more › The post Episode 94 – Featuring Karen Puttick appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 93 – Mette Bergholt Adam is back after a break. Adam interviews this week’s guest, Mette Bergholt based in Denmark. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the News’ causes Adam’s head to explode but could help you find out how susceptible… Read more › The post Episode 93 – Featuring Mette Bergholt appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Please enjoy again:   Sex Spoken Here: Let’s Talk about Gender part 1   Welcome to my virtual therapy room!  I am Dr Lori Beth Bisbey and this is Sex Spoken Here. Remember that this podcast deals with adult themes so if you don’t have privacy you might wish to put on your headphones.   Today I am continuing my series about gender.  Last week I started my discussion with Melvin Marsh.  Today we are continuing that discussion.  If you haven’t heard part 1, go on and download it and have a listen.  Melvin Marsh is a practicing medical hypnotherapist in with particular interests in medical hypnosis, phobias, and anxiety. While attending medical school, hypnotherapy was suggested to him to deal with his own anxiety problem caused by a residual medical phobia. As hypnotherapy started to relieve the symptoms, he realized he could use hypnosis to help his future patients. Eventually, he left medical school to pursue studies at HMI College of Hypnotherapy where he graduated with honors. He became a certified hypnotherapist under the strict guidelines of the Hypnotherapist's Union Local 472 AFL-CIO, the strictest certifying agency in the United States requiring an additional 80 clinical hours over that of the National Guild. Melvin has been interviewed by top podcasts, including being interviewed by the famous Adam Eason of Hypnosis Weekly and is much in demand as a speaker and teacher.   We started by finishing our talk about screening and therapy prior to transitioning and the number of people who have second thoughts and return to their original gender.    We moved on to the difficulties involved in dating and talked about when it is appropriate to tell someone that you are trans (as soon as possible says Melvin).  We spoke about the effects of transition on sexuality and the fact that sometimes sexual orientation changes and other times it does not so nothing can be assumed.  We talked anatomy and the changes that happy for FTM transsexuals.    We spoke about the different ways people like to have sex, the importance of getting pronouns correct but the recognition that honest mistakes are usually quickly forgiven.    We spoke about how awful it is when someone repeatedly chooses to address a person incorrectly and how invalidating that is.    If you want to find Melvin: Website Link www.afterhourshypnotherapy.com   Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/afterhourshypnotherapy/   twitter link https://twitter.com/melsmarsh/    Other social media link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTJhbqVCZtqEuwVx-azZJoA/    Offer you want to promote on the show If you wish to book LGBT culturally competent hypnosis, or anything like that in general, $50 (USD) off any service but you have to use the contact us form on the website so it goes directly to me and just mention Sex Spoken Here with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey   Thanks for joining me for Sex Spoken Here with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey. Write to me with suggestions for the show, questions you want answered at drbisbey@the-intimacy-coach.com, follow me on twitter, Instagram and Facebook..  Check out my YouTube channel: Dr Lori Beth Bisbey.  For a free 30-minute strategy session with me, go to www.the-intimacy-coach.com and click the button that says Schedule Now!  I look forward to seeing you next week for part three of this series on gender where I will be interviewing Dr Meg-John Barker.  

Please enjoy again:   Sex Spoken Here: Let’s Talk about Gender part 1   Welcome to my virtual therapy room!  I am Dr Lori Beth Bisbey and this is Sex Spoken Here. Remember that this podcast deals with adult themes so if you don’t have privacy you might wish to put on your headphones.   Today I am beginning a series about gender.   When I was growing up, many people saw gender as either male or female.   There were sometimes people who were referred to as transsexual who felt they were born with the wrong body and chose to undergo surgery to change to their ideal gender.     One of my first flirtations, a boy called Kenny, confided in me when we were both 16 that he really felt female inside and wanted to change sex.   He went for some physical tests and told me that though he had male genitalia he also had a uterus inside.  Kenny went on to have a sex change operation.  He was the first person I ever met who questioned the gender he was assigned at birth.   The understanding of gender has changed dramatically since that time.  Current research highlights gender as a spectrum and recognises gender fluidity as well as transgender and transsexual.   I’m going to dive into this issue in depth over the next few weeks.   Joining me today to start the discussion is Melvin Marsh Melvin Marsh is a practicing medical hypnotherapist in with particular interests in medical hypnosis, phobias, and anxiety. While attending medical school, hypnotherapy was suggested to him to deal with his own anxiety problem caused by a residual medical phobia. As hypnotherapy started to relieve the symptoms, he realized he could use hypnosis to help his future patients. Eventually, he left medical school to pursue studies at HMI College of Hypnotherapy where he graduated with honors. He became a certified hypnotherapist under the strict guidelines of the Hypnotherapist's Union Local 472 AFL-CIO, the strictest certifying agency in the United States requiring an additional 80 clinical hours over that of the National Guild. Melvin has been interviewed by top podcasts, including being interviewed by the famous Adam Eason of Hypnosis Weekly and is much in demand as a speaker and teacher.   He socially transitioned in 2002 and medically transitioned a few years after that.  Welcome to the show!   There is a lot of controversy around definitions so please note that the opinions of the speaker belong to them.  We started with the difference between transsexual and transgender.  Melvin sees transsexual as those who make physical changes (hormones, surgery) and live full time as the new gender and transgender as those who do not necessarily do these things.  I did highlight the fact that each individual has their own perception of their gender identification and that this should be respected.  In my view we should respect as many identifications of gender as there are people.    We talked about discrimination extensively.  Melvin reports that there is as much discrimination within the LGBTQIIAA+ community as there is outside the community and that it is widespread in the US.    He spoke about being in fear for his life, being harassed in medical school and being attacked on the street.  He spoke about being out and taking the heat for some folks who would prefer to ‘go stealth’.   We talked about some of the differences between FTM and MTF trans people.  One of the differences highlighted was that it is often easier for FTM to appear  physically credible as their new gender and so to blend in.    I asked about places where Melvin has experienced support or that his gender has not been an issue and he told me that when he converted to Judaism, his Rabbi was great.  He said the congregation is brilliant and his hypnotherapy school has been great.   I asked about how people in the community could help and he spoke about not asking personal questions in public settings unless he is there to educate.   We spoke about the prohibitively high costs of transitioning.   We ended this discussion speaking about the therapy and screening necessary to make transitions safe and will cover this in more depth next week.       You can find Melvin at: http://www.afterhourshypnotherapy.com   Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/afterhourshypnotherapy/   twitter link https://twitter.com/melsmarsh/     Other social media link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTJhbqVCZtqEuwVx-azZJoA/     If you wish to book LGBT culturally competent hypnosis, or anything like that in general, $50 (USD) off any service but you have to use the contact us form on the website so it goes directly to me and just mention Sex Spoken Here with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey     Thanks for joining me for Sex Spoken Here with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey. Write to me with suggestions for the show, questions you want answered at drbisbey@the-intimacy-coach.com, follow me on twitter, Instagram and Facebook..  Check out my YouTube channel: Dr Lori Beth Bisbey.  For a free 30-minute strategy session with me, go to www.the-intimacy-coach.com and click the button that says Schedule Now!  I look forward to seeing you next week for part 2 of this series on gender.          

Episode 92 – Professor Irving Kirsch Adam is celebrating his 21st anniversary of his hypnotherapy business and offers up some guidance for longevity of career as a hypnotherapist Adam interviews this week’s guest, Professor Irving Kirsch, one of the most… Read more › The post Episode 92 – Featuring Irving Kirsch appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Episode 91 – Special CNHC Edition Adam interviews this week’s guest, Sheila Inglis about the CNHC (the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council) about who they are, what they do and how they function, all in regard to the field of hypnotherapy.… Read more › The post Episode 91 – Special CNHC Edition appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Special Edition – Featuring Alberto Dell’isola Adam interviews this week’s guest, Alberto Dell’isola This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the news’ section sees Adam talk in depth and detail about the importance of evidence based practice in the field of hypnosis and… Read more › The post Episode 90 – Featuring Alberto Dell’isola appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Special Edition – Featuring Sarah Wall Adam interviews this week’s guest, Sarah Wall This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the news’ section examines some recent weight loss success stories and a woman who overcame her fear of Turkeys in time to eat… Read more › The post Episode 89 – Featuring Sarah Wall appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Special Edition – Featuring Daniel Ryan Adam interviews this week’s guest, Daniel Ryan This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the news’ section asks why hypnotherapists seek out media coverage and examines whether it actually does much good for a hypnotherapy career. This… Read more › The post Episode 88 – Featuring Daniel Ryan appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Special Edition – Heroes of Hypnosis – Milton Erickson Special Edition – Heroes of Hypnosis – Milton Erickson Third in a series of special edition episodes where former guests discuss their “Heroes of Hypnosis“. Fredric Mau joins Adam and discusses… Read more › The post Episode 87 – Special Edition – Heroes of Hypnosis – Milton Erickson appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Special Edition – 2017 UK Hypnosis Convention Special Edition!! This is the live audio of the Friday night live panel edition recorded on the opening eve of the 2017 UK Hypnosis Convention Featuring guests: Anthony Jacquin, Melissa Tiers, Gary Turner, James Tripp and… Read more › The post Episode 86 – Special Edition – 2017 UK Hypnosis Convention appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Adam interviews Camilla Sacre-Dallerup This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the news’ section addresses two major stories to hit the media this week, one whereby Adam delivers a critique of a very brave hypnotherapist, and another whereby Virtual Reality Therapy is explored.… Read more › The post Episode 85 – Featuring Camilla Sacre-Dallerup appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Adam interviews Craig Sigl This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the news’ section addresses several stories whereby it has been claimed that hypnosis was used to rob individuals, Adam has plenty to say on this as you regular listeners are likely to… Read more › The post Episode 84 – Featuring Craig Sigl appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Adam interviews Dipti Tait This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the news’ section includes stories about “Extreme” hypnosis (whoa, awesome dudes!), as well as a slightly different application of hypnosis being lauded in the media for a change. This week’s discussion with… Read more › The post Episode 83 – Featuring Dipti Tait appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Special Edition – Heroes of Hypnosis – Clark L Hull Second in a series of special edition episodes where former guests discuss their “Heroes of Hypnosis“. Lindsay Shepherd joins Adam and discusses the life’s work of Clark L Hull. His… Read more › The post Episode 82 – Special Edition – Heroes of Hypnosis – Clark L Hull appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Adam interviews Garry Coles This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the news’ section includes stories about criminal convictions being overturned due to hypnosis being involved in the eye witness testimony and some direct contact with Adam from the supporters of Charles Flores.… Read more › The post Episode 81 – Featuring Garry Coles appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Adam interviews Howard Cooper This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the news’ section includes stories about hypnosis being used by doctors and nurses in the NHS and Adam comes clean about his lack of knowledge when it comes to celebrity culture. This… Read more › The post Episode 80 – Featuring Howard Cooper appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Adam interviews Jeff Jordan This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the news’ section includes stories about hypnosis treating a rare gut related disorder, how hypnosis is being used to help people forget their lovers (??) and Adam takes issue with a storyline… Read more › The post Episode 79 – Featuring Jeff Jordan appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Special Edition – Heroes of Hypnosis – Émile Coué First in a series of special edition episodes where former guests discuss their “Heroes of Hypnosis“. Adam discusses the life’s work of Émile Coué – Conscious Autosuggestion is explained and how it contributes to… Read more › The post Episode 78 – Special Edition – Heroes of Hypnosis – Émile Coué appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.

Sex Spoken Here: Let’s Talk about Gender part 1   Welcome to my virtual therapy room!  I am Dr Lori Beth Bisbey and this is Sex Spoken Here. Remember that this podcast deals with adult themes so if you don’t have privacy you might wish to put on your headphones.   Today I am continuing my series about gender.  Last week I started my discussion with Melvin Marsh.  Today we are continuing that discussion.  If you haven’t heard part 1, go on and download it and have a listen.  Melvin Marsh is a practicing medical hypnotherapist in with particular interests in medical hypnosis, phobias, and anxiety. While attending medical school, hypnotherapy was suggested to him to deal with his own anxiety problem caused by a residual medical phobia. As hypnotherapy started to relieve the symptoms, he realized he could use hypnosis to help his future patients. Eventually, he left medical school to pursue studies at HMI College of Hypnotherapy where he graduated with honors. He became a certified hypnotherapist under the strict guidelines of the Hypnotherapist's Union Local 472 AFL-CIO, the strictest certifying agency in the United States requiring an additional 80 clinical hours over that of the National Guild. Melvin has been interviewed by top podcasts, including being interviewed by the famous Adam Eason of Hypnosis Weekly and is much in demand as a speaker and teacher.   We started by finishing our talk about screening and therapy prior to transitioning and the number of people who have second thoughts and return to their original gender.    We moved on to the difficulties involved in dating and talked about when it is appropriate to tell someone that you are trans (as soon as possible says Melvin).  We spoke about the effects of transition on sexuality and the fact that sometimes sexual orientation changes and other times it does not so nothing can be assumed.  We talked anatomy and the changes that happy for FTM transsexuals.    We spoke about the different ways people like to have sex, the importance of getting pronouns correct but the recognition that honest mistakes are usually quickly forgiven.    We spoke about how awful it is when someone repeatedly chooses to address a person incorrectly and how invalidating that is.    If you want to find Melvin: Website Link www.afterhourshypnotherapy.com   Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/afterhourshypnotherapy/   twitter link https://twitter.com/melsmarsh/    Other social media link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTJhbqVCZtqEuwVx-azZJoA/    Offer you want to promote on the show If you wish to book LGBT culturally competent hypnosis, or anything like that in general, $50 (USD) off any service but you have to use the contact us form on the website so it goes directly to me and just mention Sex Spoken Here with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey   Thanks for joining me for Sex Spoken Here with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey. Write to me with suggestions for the show, questions you want answered at drbisbey@the-intimacy-coach.com, follow me on twitter, Instagram and Facebook..  Check out my YouTube channel: Dr Lori Beth Bisbey.  For a free 30-minute strategy session with me, go to www.the-intimacy-coach.com and click the button that says Schedule Now!  I look forward to seeing you next week for part three of this series on gender where I will be interviewing Dr Meg-John Barker.  

Sex Spoken Here: Let’s Talk about Gender part 1   Welcome to my virtual therapy room!  I am Dr Lori Beth Bisbey and this is Sex Spoken Here. Remember that this podcast deals with adult themes so if you don’t have privacy you might wish to put on your headphones.   Today I am beginning a series about gender.   When I was growing up, many people saw gender as either male or female.   There were sometimes people who were referred to as transsexual who felt they were born with the wrong body and chose to undergo surgery to change to their ideal gender.     One of my first flirtations, a boy called Kenny, confided in me when we were both 16 that he really felt female inside and wanted to change sex.   He went for some physical tests and told me that though he had male genitalia he also had a uterus inside.  Kenny went on to have a sex change operation.  He was the first person I ever met who questioned the gender he was assigned at birth.   The understanding of gender has changed dramatically since that time.  Current research highlights gender as a spectrum and recognises gender fluidity as well as transgender and transsexual.   I’m going to dive into this issue in depth over the next few weeks.   Joining me today to start the discussion is Melvin Marsh Melvin Marsh is a practicing medical hypnotherapist in with particular interests in medical hypnosis, phobias, and anxiety. While attending medical school, hypnotherapy was suggested to him to deal with his own anxiety problem caused by a residual medical phobia. As hypnotherapy started to relieve the symptoms, he realized he could use hypnosis to help his future patients. Eventually, he left medical school to pursue studies at HMI College of Hypnotherapy where he graduated with honors. He became a certified hypnotherapist under the strict guidelines of the Hypnotherapist's Union Local 472 AFL-CIO, the strictest certifying agency in the United States requiring an additional 80 clinical hours over that of the National Guild. Melvin has been interviewed by top podcasts, including being interviewed by the famous Adam Eason of Hypnosis Weekly and is much in demand as a speaker and teacher.   He socially transitioned in 2002 and medically transitioned a few years after that.  Welcome to the show!   There is a lot of controversy around definitions so please note that the opinions of the speaker belong to them.  We started with the difference between transsexual and transgender.  Melvin sees transsexual as those who make physical changes (hormones, surgery) and live full time as the new gender and transgender as those who do not necessarily do these things.  I did highlight the fact that each individual has their own perception of their gender identification and that this should be respected.  In my view we should respect as many identifications of gender as there are people.    We talked about discrimination extensively.  Melvin reports that there is as much discrimination within the LGBTQIIAA+ community as there is outside the community and that it is widespread in the US.    He spoke about being in fear for his life, being harassed in medical school and being attacked on the street.  He spoke about being out and taking the heat for some folks who would prefer to ‘go stealth’.   We talked about some of the differences between FTM and MTF trans people.  One of the differences highlighted was that it is often easier for FTM to appear  physically credible as their new gender and so to blend in.    I asked about places where Melvin has experienced support or that his gender has not been an issue and he told me that when he converted to Judaism, his Rabbi was great.  He said the congregation is brilliant and his hypnotherapy school has been great.   I asked about how people in the community could help and he spoke about not asking personal questions in public settings unless he is there to educate.   We spoke about the prohibitively high costs of transitioning.   We ended this discussion speaking about the therapy and screening necessary to make transitions safe and will cover this in more depth next week.       You can find Melvin at: http://www.afterhourshypnotherapy.com   Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/afterhourshypnotherapy/   twitter link https://twitter.com/melsmarsh/     Other social media link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTJhbqVCZtqEuwVx-azZJoA/     If you wish to book LGBT culturally competent hypnosis, or anything like that in general, $50 (USD) off any service but you have to use the contact us form on the website so it goes directly to me and just mention Sex Spoken Here with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey     Thanks for joining me for Sex Spoken Here with Dr Lori Beth Bisbey. Write to me with suggestions for the show, questions you want answered at drbisbey@the-intimacy-coach.com, follow me on twitter, Instagram and Facebook..  Check out my YouTube channel: Dr Lori Beth Bisbey.  For a free 30-minute strategy session with me, go to www.the-intimacy-coach.com and click the button that says Schedule Now!  I look forward to seeing you next week for part 2 of this series on gender.          

Adam interviews Nick Ebdon Adam interviews and discusses all things UK Hypnosis Convention with it’s founder and former guest, Nick Ebdon. This week’s ‘Hypnosis in the news’ section is replaced by Adam discussing the reasons he believes advocates of super-fast… Read more › The post Episode 77 – Featuring Nick Ebdon appeared first on Hypnosis Weekly.