AWAKEN with Ryan DeJonghe

Lori Donnelly is a hypnotherapist, IEMT certified practitioner and trainer, co-founder of Hypno LA, and someone who nearly drowned at age 10 jumping into a rip current to save a smaller child — and woke up on the beach to a man with white zinc on his nose and a halo of light behind his head. She's never been afraid of dying since. In this conversation, Lori and Ryan discover immediately that...

Michael Watson has been in the hypnosis world longer than most organizations have existed. As principal trainer for IACT and one of the field's quiet elders, he brings something rare: genuine perspective, zero ego, and a willingness to say what he actually thinks. In this conversation, Michael and Ryan cover a lot of ground without rushing any of it. Michael unpacks his concept of Evolutionar...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Christopher Jones — Chicago's own, the only hypnotist ever to appear on America's Got Talent, whose clip hypnotizing Howie Mandel has over 22 million views, star of the Double Take series on Facebook Watch where he conspired with John Cena, Pamela Anderson, NeNe Leakes, and Steve-O to give unsuspecting superfans the surprise of a lifetime th...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with John Launius — certified hypnotist, Komoto (Master of Ceremonies in the Japanese incense tradition), martial artist of 44 years, fragrance expert of equal tenure, and one of the most genuinely original practitioners in the hypnosis world — for a conversation that moves from Nobel Prize-winning olfactory research to $660 half-grams of wood that produce...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Jeff Broomfield — hypnotist, former thrash metal guitarist, print industry veteran, Figment the Dragon enthusiast, and the man behind jeffbroomfield.com — for one of the most wide-open, philosophically alive, and quietly warm conversations the show has had. Jeff joins from Canada wearing a Figment shirt and with a Figment stuffed toy perched on his sh...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Dr. Michael Harris — Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy, NLP practitioner, author of five books (and counting), trainer, and the man behind drmichaelharris.com — for a conversation that starts in a Fort Worth construction company in the pre-internet era and ends with Ryan signing up for the Nonverbals course and both of them agreeing to a part two. Dr. H...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Holly Stokes — international bestselling author, Master NLP Coach Trainer, National Guild Hypnosis Trainer, speaker, and the Brain Trainer herself — for a conversation that moves from autoimmune disease to placebo surgery to the Wright Brothers to Ryan laughing while his dentist drills out a tooth, and somehow all of it connects. Holly co-owns the Lif...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Kathy Lindert — certified hypnotist, former stockbroker and mortgage banker, published author, first responder specialist, and the woman behind The Mental Edge LLC in Charlotte, North Carolina — for one of the most energetic, practical, and genuinely funny conversations the show has had. Kathy came out smiling, as her mother will confirm, and has not...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Doug O'Brien — NLP Master Trainer, certified hypnotist, Havening techniques practitioner, storytelling teacher, personal success coach, and the author of the User's Guide to Sleight of Mouth and the User's Guide to Storytelling — for one of the most wide-ranging, funny, and genuinely illuminating conversations the show has had. Doug joi...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Janet Rotella, certified professional hypnotist, Reiki practitioner, sound healer, meditation teacher, and the founder of Calm and Brite Holistic Wellness Services in Florida, for one of the most spiritually grounded and quietly emotional conversations the show has produced. Janet is presenting at HypnoThoughts Live for the second year in a row, this...

Yesterday, I broke down and cried in the middle of the grocery store. Here's an article I wrote about it: https://medium.com/trancewell/grief-sorrow-and-when-the-healing-doesnt-seem-to-work-592d48a353e6?sk=716685a230703bea6bed2babceae5e87 Please enjoy this episode. If you need support or want to explore what is possible in your life, write me at ryan@trancewell.help.

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan goes down the rabbit hole straight through the Earth's core and comes out in Melbourne, Australia — where he finds James Tsakalos, one of the most respected and quietly influential figures in the NLP world, running a live Master Practitioner training in the room right behind him, whiteboards covered, Italian pasta lessons happening between sessions. James has b...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Brandi EMME — certified clinical hypnotherapist, shamanic practitioner, astrologer, former fitness instructor, cuddle therapist, and the force behind EMME Therapy Lounge — for one of the most wide-open, spiritually electric, and quietly profound conversations the show has produced. Brandi joins from wherever her life has landed her, carrying two decad...

Note: This episode contains open, honest conversation about childhood sexual abuse. It is handled with care and courage by both Ryan and Shawna — but please be mindful of your own readiness before listening. In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Shawna Griffin — hypnotherapist, manifestor, former real estate powerhouse, world traveler, and the woman behind both Trance-formed Hypnosis and...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Kenton Knepper — master mentalist, suggestionist, magician, mystic, and pianist — for one of the most wide-ranging, reality-bending conversations the show has ever had. Kenton joins from Phoenix, Arizona, where he has been quietly bending spoons, affecting weather, putting podcast hosts into trance mid-sentence, and channeling original piano music at...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Jacquelyn Haley — hypnotherapist, counsellor, shamanic practitioner, reflexologist, nutritional diploma holder, and one of the most genuinely alive people to ever sit across from a camera in South Wales — for a conversation that starts with a tarot card prediction and never really slows down from there. Jacquelyn's origin story is one of the most...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Daniel Browne — hypnotherapist, counsellor, coach, author, trainer, and the man behind The Mind Bender Method — joining from Royal Leamington Spa in the UK. Daniel is internationally recognized as the leading authority on LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy in the hypnosis world, has trained thousands of practitioners across the globe, and is heading to HypnoT...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Simon Bartholome — a quietly profound German thinker, writer, and longtime student of non-dual spirituality who Ryan first discovered through his Facebook page, where nearly every post distills the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, Eckhart Tolle, Rupert Spira, Osho, and others into something clean, universal, and free from religious baggage. Simon lives i...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Melissa Boher Jacobson — hypnotherapist, coach, Bunny Talk certified trainer, and four-time presenter at HypnoThoughts Live — for a warm, practical, and genuinely useful conversation about what it takes to help people get out of their own way. Melissa joins from Mexico, where she now lives, and where she says the culture of open creativity and celebra...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Pablo Amira — psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, mentalist, musician, and the mind behind Metanoia — for one of the most philosophically layered conversations the show has produced. Pablo joins from Chile, surrounded by at least five guitars, a shelf of books, pendulums made from amethyst and quartz, and what may or may not be coffee in an old bottle. T...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Allan Hassoun — hypnotist, Reiki master, energy worker, and the Mind Alchemist himself — for one of the most wide-open, down-the-rabbit-hole conversations the show has ever had. And that is saying something. Allan came into Ryan's orbit the way the best connections do: Ryan posted a video on Facebook playing with dowsing rods made from coat hange...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with Lori Hammond — hypnotist, group work pioneer, and the woman behind trancypants.com — for one of the most joyful, honest, and surprisingly deep conversations the show has produced. Lori came to hypnosis the way a lot of people do: skeptical, a little scared, and quietly desperate for something to actually work. What she didn't expect was that lear...

In this episode of AWAKEN, Ryan sits down with James Harrison, a clinical hypnotist from Portland, Oregon, and the author of the just-released Mental Foraging and the Evolution of Memory: An Updated Model of Clinical Hypnosis . The book is six years in the making — and it started with three words from a double board-certified psychiatrist: show me the evidence. James and Ryan dig into what that si...

In this episode of AWAKEN with Ryan DeJonghe, Ryan sits down with Jason Gobeli , a high-energy author and expert who refers to himself not just as a hypnotist, but as a "neurocommunications expert". Drawing from a lifelong background in sales, Jason views all communication as an advanced form of suggestion and sales pitch, starting from the moment a newborn baby cries for milk. The core...

In this episode of AWAKEN with Ryan DeJonghe, Ryan welcomes Melissa Tiers, a true powerhouse in the hypnosis world, founder of the Center for Integrative Hypnosis, and the author of multi-award-winning books like Integrative Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Course in Change . Coming from a background in punk rock, Melissa brings a beautifully disruptive, anti-authoritarian energy to the changework field....