Nell Weatherwax Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

01/25/2026

12/29/2025

Exciting pain management breakthroughs made in the last several years. This presenter expertly blends humor and her brilliant scientific research in the quintessential TED talk. 👏🏻👏🏻 Also Lottie in my treatment room because she’s so cute.

12/03/2025

12/03/2025

PSYCHOLOGISTS FOUND THAT WRITING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE SELF IN PAST TENSE CAN TRICK THE BRAIN INTO TREATING IT LIKE MEMORY
Researchers studying mental time travel have discovered something fascinating. When you write about your future goals as if they already happened, the brain activates the same neural networks used for recalling real memories. This process strengthens belief, confidence and emotional alignment with the desired outcome. The subconscious mind struggles to separate vividly imagined past tense events from actual experiences, which is why this technique influences behavior and motivation so strongly.

This method works because the brain relies on memory based prediction. When it believes something has already occurred, it begins adjusting decisions, habits and emotional responses to stay consistent with that internal story. Journal entries written in past tense create a sense of familiarity and reduce the psychological resistance that normally blocks long term goals. The mind feels safer pursuing something it already recognizes.

Psychologists call this self directed neural priming. You are not manifesting through magic. You are conditioning your brain to respond as if your goals are part of its known history. This reduces doubt, increases clarity and activates the circuits responsible for planning and follow through. Over time, actions shift to match the identity you described in your journal.

Your brain builds your reality around the stories you repeat. When you write your future as a memory, you train your mind to move toward it with confidence.

11/17/2025

“Over the last several months, Senate Republicans have given very serious and thoughtful consideration to the concept of redrawing our state’s congressional maps,” Bray said in a statement. “Today, I’m announcing there are not enough votes to move that idea forward, and the Senate will not reconvene in December.”  

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11/04/2025

Specific ways to speak to yourself to feel better and do the hard things.

10/20/2025

Great tips on developing calm

09/30/2025

The practice of self forgiveness helps you bring your best gifts to the world.
Brené Brown says it perfectly. Self Hypnosis can help you bake it in.

How to Forgive Yourself for Things You Still Feel Guilty About — Healing Shame, Guilt & RegretIn this heartfelt and powerful speech, we explore the difficult...

07/25/2025

I’m a big fan of James Clear and his book Atomic Habits. His newsletter is the only one I regularly read and its entirety.

3 IDEAS FROM ME I. “There are many elements of living a good life, but the first and most foundational is to love yourself and enjoy spending time with yourself. Go do things on your own so you learn to trust your mind and view it as a welcome companion. If someone declared, “Tomorrow you […]

07/02/2025

Extraordinarily excellent tutorial on dealing with manipulative conversations

Assess your level of risk 💥 FREE Narcissist Protection Checklist: https://meadowdevorcourses.com/narcissist-checklist-yt?el=ep-103Chapters 0:00 spotting ma...

06/22/2025

Brené Brown’s beautifully delivered talk on learning to trust your gut and detach from manipulative people.

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06/08/2025

So true and when I combine that boredom with some gentle relaxation, creativity bubbles up as well