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Tina was a frazzled artist!

Many of Tina’s inspirations for her art come to her while she’s journaling, so this is a valuable part of her work. She complained that she would rise early to grab a few moments for herself to journal before getting her boys off to school. She would then scramble to accomplish things during the day before having to pick the boys up and taxi them to after-school activities.

“I just get started on a project and it’s time to pick up the boys.” Tina lamented. “I have no time for myself!”

“Do you have a schedule?” I asked.

Tina was immediately resistant. “I already have too many things controlling my life! I don’t need a schedule to control me even more!”

The over-stressed mother-wife-artist-business woman clearly needed help.

I gently offered that MY schedule GIVES me control. 

“Mondays are my business development days,” I explained. “That’s when I send out newsletters, blog and go for coffee/networking dates.” 

I continued, “I see clients Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and sometimes Saturday morning. Fridays are reserved for professional development. I keep Friday clear so if I have a class scheduled for the weekend I have time to prepare. Otherwise, Friday is my day to immerse myself in whatever course I’m currently studying.”

“That won’t work for me,” Tina argued. “I have to pick up the boys at 3:00. And some Fridays they are off for Pro-D day. There’s just no time...”

“That’s why you need a schedule!” I responded. “One that GIVES you control. Let’s look at it on paper, okay?”

With her permission I drew out a 7 day schedule starting at 6:00 am. After blocking out 6:00 – 7:00 am for journaling I asked, “You have to pick up the boys at 3:00, right? Let’s block that time out right away. After 3:00 you’re off the clock, okay?”

Tina released a deep sigh of relief. She began musing, “Well, I could probably work a couple of hours in the evening …” She was softening, opening to possibilities.

“That’s okay, “I replied. “That’s up to YOU. It’s YOUR schedule. Let’s just take care of the most important things first, okay? Now, something I heard you say is that you need more time for YOU. So let’s SCHEDULE it.”

Tina’s eyes widened. This was clearly a new concept. “Once I get the boys off to school I could write or paint … that’s time for me …” she offered.

“Great! You get back from dropping the boys off at school when?”

“I’m home by 9:00 am.”

“Okay, so how much time do you need? Let’s just block off that time from 9:00 to ….”

“Oh, just a couple of hours.”

“Until 11:00, then? That means you still have from 11:00 until 3:00. How would you like to use this time?”

“Well, I have a lot of telephoning I need to do that I just haven’t gotten to. I have been neglecting my clients ….” Tina was getting flustered again.

“That sounds like something important, then.”

“Yes, if I don’t stay in touch I have no money coming in!” she replied.

“Would an hour a day be enough? By the end of the week you will have invested 5 hours into connecting with clients on the phone.”

“Oh, yes!” Tina brightened.

“Morning or afternoon?” I asked.

“Morning is better. Before lunch.”

I then did a review of her morning. “Now, we still have from noon until 3:00 each day. How would you like to use this time?”

Tina made a leap to Saturday. “Saturday is family day. I must have that time with my husband and the boys. It’s very important.”

“Great. Let’s just block out Family Day.” I agreed. “As you can see, your schedule is completely flexible. You find a way that works for YOU and it gives you CONTROL over your time. Understand?”

Tina admitted that she had more time than she had realized. And that having a schedule might actually give her the sense of control she needed in her hectic life.

As she implemented her new-found system, Tina found she had the freedom to make adjustments. By acknowledging her many roles and values in life, she was able to find a way to satisfy them. 

By giving herself permission to nourish herself, her family, and her business she was able to release the unrealistic expectation that she be a full-time business woman.

As her stress levels diminished she became more efficient at meeting the needs of her growing business.

If you want a professional hypnotherapy practice you must develop a business management system that supports you. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Like diets, there are plenty of management systems to choose from. Just pick one that works for you and use it.

Things to consider:

If you work from home do you have a system for managing kids, dogs, dirt, clutter, cooking smells, etc.?

Do you have a system for answering email or the telephone?

Do you have a paperwork system that allows you to keep track of your client?

Do you have a session confirmation process?

Do you have a web presence? A newsletter?  A blog? How do you manage your time around these things?

Do you schedule client days, business development days, and professional development days?

Do you give yourself personal time to regenerate?

When?

How could you use your day-planner to set yourself free to be more successful?

Email me and I'll send you the first three chapters of 'The Devil's Therapy: from Hypnosis to Healing'. wendie@devilstherapy.com

 

Heaven and Hell

A holy man is having a conversation with the Creator and asks to know what Heaven and Hell are like. His request is granted and he is led to two doors.

Behind the first door the holy man finds a room with a large round table. In the middle of the table is a large pot of stew which smells so delicious it makes his mouth water.

There are people sitting around the table. The holy man notices that they appear thin and sickly, as if they are starving. Each holds a spoon with a very long handle which is strapped to his or her arm so each could easily reach the pot of stew and take a spoonful. 

But because the handle is longer than their arm, they are not able to get the spoon back into their mouth.

The holy man shudders at the sight of such misery and suffering. The Creator says, “This is Hell.”

The holy man is then shown the second door. Inside he finds exactly the same thing – a large round table with a large pot of stew which makes his mouth water. And seated around the table are people with the same long-handled spoons. But here, the people are well-nourished and happy. Here they are laughing and talking. 

“This,” says the Creator, “is Heaven.”

The holy man is mystified. “I don’t understand,” he admits.

It is really very simple, the Creator replies. 

“There is but one difference. Here, as you can see, they have learned to feed each other. And so doing, each is fulfilled. In that other place they continue to think only of themselves. And so they suffer.”

We rely on each other - uh-huh ...

Healing Perceptions in the Body with Regression Hypnotherapy

All animals experience biological conflicts, including humans. The perception of threat impacts the part of the brain that controls the organ associated with appropriate action. So some of these conflicts are relatively easy to interpret. 

The first tissue to form in the fetus is called the alimentary canal which runs along the spine from mouth to rectum. Nearly all of this tissue is controlled by the oldest part of the brain, the brainstem, a.k.a. reptilian brain. This part of the brain controls the entire gastrointestinal tract as well as all its derivatives (lungs, liver, pancreas, uterus, prostate, kidney collecting tubules, salivary glands of the mouth, etc.)

Dr. Hamer, of German New Medicine, states that, “the origin of disease is a life experience.” Any perceived threat to survival automatically impacts the brain. And the nature of the perception determines which area of the brain will be affected. The area of the brain impacted then determines which organ in the body will develop symptoms.

The body is genetically programmed to heal itself. Once the threat has been resolved, the body will self-correct. When there is a failure to heal, or symptoms are recurring or cyclical, this is evidence of an unresolved or “hanging conflict.” When an unresolved issue from the past keeps being triggered in present reality, it results in a recurrence of symptoms.

Because humans have developed cognitive abilities we can also experience biological conflicts figuratively. Louise Hay has written extensively on the meaning of symptoms. Dr. Hamer and others are adding science to support such interpretations. For example, when something gets stuck in an animal’s mouth, or the animal cannot acquire or swallow a ‘morsel’ of food, a biological ‘morsel conflict’ occurs. The body generates symptoms. E.g. A patient who thought he had won the lottery only to find out the ticket was incorrectly registered developed a carcinoma of the palate. Resolving the ‘morsel’ conflict reversed the cancer.

Stomach relates to an inability to digest a ‘morsel’. Figuratively, something you just can’t stomach (accept), such as anger toward family members, can still be sitting there in the gut. IBS and Crohn’s disease both relate to an indigestible anger conflict regarding certain people or situations. 

The thing to keep in mind is that the symptoms serve a biological purpose. In the above examples the purpose is to facilitate better absorption of the morsel. If it were actually a morsel of food, once digestion was complete the body would self-correct. The symptoms would have served their purpose and balance would be restored.

When the indigestible morsel exists in perception, however, the digestive system works overtime trying to resolve a psychological conflict!

Food allergies indicate that food was present at the same time as the anger. In fact, the type of allergy will indicate the type of unresolved conflict!

Disease is the body doing what it was designed to do – self-regulate. 

The body knows how to heal itself. This was the principle teaching of Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine. The body is not running amok. It is responding to a perceived need. And perception is a function of the mind. 

The problem is that the subconscious mind does not make a distinction between ‘real’ and ‘imagined.’ If you’ve ever had a nightmare you know this – the body responds as if what’s happening in the dream was really happening and produces the corresponding symptoms.

We’re genetically programmed to survive by first clamping down in the face of threat. And then once the threat is gone – releasing the initial stress-response. What we are doing with regression hypnotherapy is facilitating the release of those feelings that got trapped inside the body’s energy system. As the internal stress is released, the body will do what it was designed by nature to do – heal. 

If you would like to learn more about The Devil’s Therapy: from Hypnosis to Healing, contact wendie@devilstherapy.com. I’ll send you the first three chapters of module 1 (Regression Hypnotherapy Theory) and information about this comprehensive tool kit for regression Hypnotherapists.