99: Healing Hypnosis with Erika Flint

Published: June 25, 2020, 10 a.m.

b'On today\\u2019s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane interviews Erika Flint about hypnosis, hypnotherapy, and how the two can help you to overcome mental blocks in your life.\\nFormerly a software engineer, Erika loves the idea of reprogramming, even your mind. Her recent book, Can You Be a Hypnotist? shows how virtually anyone who wants to be a hypnotist can become one. She tries to subvert the idea that all hypnotists are stage hypnotists. There is a more practical kind of hypnosis that can help you with your mental health.\\nCalming The Addicted Mind - 6 Day Mindfulness Email Series\\ntheaddictedmind.com/mindfulness\\nThough her job was great on paper, it ultimately wasn\\u2019t fulfilling. After going through her struggles with alcohol, she hit her rock bottom. Seeking meaning, she found hypnosis was useful in battling demons and fighting off addictions. Now, she spends her time helping people to get their lives back, to love their lives fundamentally.\\nJoin The Addicted Mind Podcast Facebook Group>>>\\nInterestingly, people are regularly entering into hypnosis, whether they know it or not. The goal of Erika\\u2019s work is to get people to enter that state intentionally to achieve some specific purpose. Hypnosis helps to cut through the conscious mind into the unconscious mind. It helps to target beliefs and values to get to the source of particular behaviors. Hypnosis can help to identify \\u201climiting beliefs\\u201d and uproot them, dismantling unhealthy thoughts and behaviors in the process.\\nEpisode Link\\ntheaddictedmind.com/99\\nBecause hypnosis is an \\u201copt-in\\u201d experience, it cannot be done in covert. There has to be a willingness on the part of both people in order to be successful. Because so many of the decisions we make are based on convictions in the subconscious, hypnosis tries to get to those baked in prejudices to free up the conscious mind. And contrary to popular belief, it all happens very quickly.\\nErika\\u2019s style, called \\u201cinsight hypnosis\\u201d is directed at coming to moments of insight. The goal is for her clients to have massive \\u201caha\\u201d moments and generate great results in just one session. Erika mentions her concept of \\u201cbad data,\\u201d which is basically bad or misinformed perspectives and attitudes that can be corrected by illuminating truths through insight hypnosis.\\n\\n\\nSupport this podcast at \\u2014 https://redcircle.com/the-addicted-mind-podcast/donations\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'