Hypnotize Me

Get out the tissues. Dr. Liz shares her own birth story, how HynoBirthing helped her both before, during, and after her birth.  You also get to practice the 4-8 breath and hear how it's done. In case you're pregnant, and don't want to hear birth stories that end in cesarean, please note that both of Dr. Liz's births ended in cesarean. Jump to 13:00 to hear about the HypnoBirthing 4-8 breath and th...

Natalie was a 25-year-old mother completely unprepared for and terrified of childbirth. A friend sent her a custom hypnosis for childbirth that she listened to during her pregnancy. During her birth, her doula (a birth support person) kicks out a nurse and she forgets everything she learned in Lamaze. Listen in to find out what happened. Dr. Liz also talks about prenatal yoga and how it fits in wi...

A 4 hour non-medicated, painless (yes, painless!) birth even with an induction???  She must be lying! Stacey Horn, certified hypnotist and coach in Colorado, became pregnant at the age of 42. She shares her experience with HypnoBirthing and how it helped her reduce anxiety during her pregnancy and led to a 4 hour painless birth.  Dr. Liz interviews her about how she became trained in HypnoBirthing...

Dr. Liz kicks off the month of love with a fantastic interview with Dr. Vivian Keeler, Vice-President of the Institute of HypnoBirthing. Dr. Keeler explains what HypnoBirthing is and what kind of birth a woman and her baby can have. She shares her own journey to becoming a HypnoBirthing instructor, child birth educator, and opening her own Women's Wellness Center in South Florida that includes Hyp...

  Dr. Liz shares about when she has been suicidal in her life and then talks about studies about happiness. She gives various ways to increase it and does a free hypnosis at the end to increase your own happiness. See more show notes at http://bit.ly/HM-podcast P.S. The researcher who she could not remember during the podcast is June Gruber out of Yale and was cited in the book "Good News about wh...

Dr. Liz reviews some of the research on smoking cessation and what works best to stop smoking with hypnosis. The research is varied and spans back 50+ years. More scientifically rigorous studies began in earnest in the 1980s and 1990s. The success rates vary with the method used, from 20% (deplorable!) to as high as 88% (incredible!).  Listen in as she goes over several studies and gives the low d...

Stacey Horn, certified hypnotist and coach in Vail, Colorado, makes a guest appearance on the podcast! Dr. Liz interviews her about how hypnosis helped her to stop smoking and her on again off again five year journey from smoker to non-smoker after being a smoker for 25 years. She gives tips about overcoming the first days of withdrawal and how to make the mental shift to thinking of yourself as a...

Dr. Liz interviews Ralph Campbell,  a transformational professional coach, on how hypnosis helped him transform his life and achieve his goal of always engaging in "dignified work," work that brings meaning to your life. His unique coaching model looks at the root of what is keeping someone stuck both personally and professional by not just looking at performance and actions but also factors such...

Dr. Liz loves setting goals and shares the methods she uses on a regular basis to run multiple businesses and be incredibly productive. She never tires of hearing, "How do you do all that you do?" because she loves talking about goal setting and how it's so helpful for anyone's life. Blog Post and FREE Super Fast Primer for Setting Goals at http://bit.ly/super-fast-goal-setting Book referenced is...

Special Holiday Episode! If you're struggling with kindness towards yourself or someone else, this is the Hypnotize Me episode for you. Dr. Liz talks about a personal struggle she had and how compassionate kindness meditation helped her feel better about herself as well as the individual she was struggling with. The first 10 minutes of the show is Dr. Liz talking. Then a gong sounds and the compas...

Part 2 of Our Different Selves - We all have different parts of ourselves that operate - the Professional Self, the Parent, the Partner, etc..  When does this go into Dissociation and Dissociative States? Dr. Liz talks about flow states that writers, runners, and musicians report as well as when a state becomes dysfunctional as in addiction. Dissociative Identity Disorder is also more defined and...

Part 1 of Our Different Selves - We all have different parts of ourselves that operate - the Professional Self, the Parent, the Partner, etc..  Dr. Liz shares her experience of what happened when she thought she would be "the best mom ever" and it didn't exactly work out. And what do you do when one of your parts isn't functioning well, like a mom who has a hard time accessing her sexual self beca...

What types of treatment are effective for Anxiety and how does Hypnosis fit in? Dr. Liz gives an overview of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Hypnosis. What combination is the most effective for which types of Anxiety? And what happens during Hypnosis for Anxiety? Tips are given for reducing anxiety. Want free hypnosis files or to le...

How to find an ethical, certified professional if you would like the magic of hypnosis. Dr. Liz discusses what training is needed to be called a "certified" hypnotist or hypnotherapist and how it varies widely across the world and state to state if you're in the U.S. Your best bet to find an ethical and well trained hypnotherapist is to find someone who not just holds hypnosis certification but al...

Dr. Liz talks about frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Hypnosis. Are you going to bark like a dog? What is it like? Will I be able to drive afterwards? What is the cost of treatment? What is the length of treatment? Will I lose control during hypnosis? Can I talk during hypnosis? Will I fall asleep? Is self-hypnosis effective?   If you have a comment or question, email drliz@drlizhypnosis.com...

Welcome to the Hypnotize Me podcast by Elizabeth Bonet, PhD, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Hypnotherapist. Hypnotize Me podcast is all about hypnosis, the research behind it, the professionals doing it, and the experience of it with a free hypnosis and meditations thrown in from time to time! In this first episode, Dr. Liz talks about why she's doing the podcast, her own experience w...