Category: Stress

  • Getting free of self-doubt #1

    In the next series of posts we’ll look at self-doubt and how to stop the thoughts that cause it. Have you ever wish there was a way to gain instant confidence? Do you at times get stuck in self-doubt? You are not alone, many of my clients come to me with questions about fear, insecurity…

  • Testimonial from coaching student

    The following was an email I received from one of my coaching students. When we started in the online coaching course 4 sessions ago, this client hadn’t been out of the house because anxiety was so great.  She found her life limited in so many ways and her self concept was at a low.  Although…

  • Compulsions can be changed using the mind

    Continued from 4/30 post When you say “don’t do something”  your unconscious mind forms a picture of exactly what you are saying not to do.  The more Russell thought about not swearing, the more his mind pictured him swearing.  This is what led to his feeling as if his mind was compelled to do exactly…

  • What causes Obsessive Compulsive Thoughts?

    Russell Crowe told Oprah, he feels like he can’t help but doing exactly what he was told not to do.  (continued from 4/29 post) When Russell Crowe was backstage, before being on Oprah’s show, they told him not to swear on live TV.   As he was talking to Oprah he told her how he felt…

  • Russell Crowe compelled to swear on Oprah

    When someone tells Russell Crowe not to do something, guess what he does?  He told Oprah, he feels like he can’t help but doing exactly what he was told not to do.   When Russell Crowe was backstage, before being on Oprah’s show, they told him not to swear on live TV.   As he was talking…

  • Postive Self Talk (3)

    The problem with just saying how wonderful you are, or that everything will be all right is that unless the belief is changed they don’t ring true.  For instance if a person has a belief that they can’t do things “right,” no matter how many statements to the contrary, the belief doesn’t change. Therefore the…

  • Stop Sugar Cravings Workshop tonight

    Audrey Sussman and Melissa Kavanaugh will be co-hosting an interactive workshop on How to Stop Sugar Cravings. Learn about using both the Conscious and Unconscious Parts of the mind to change old habits. Melissa Kavanaugh is an outstanding nutritional coach and has many useful techniques and information to share with us tonight.  She will offer…

  • Mind Expanding Exercise Step 2

    Have fun doing this exercise, as you beginning to train your mind to create positive future images.   These images can then be used in later exercises for setting off a “touch anchor” or for another technique call  the “map across.” So here is your mind-expanding exercise, read all the directions first: Answer the following Questions:…

  • About the Anxiety Control Center

    Dear Friends, Whenever I tell people I work at the Anxiety Control Center, the usual comment I hear is, “We can really use your help.”  So it’s obvious that stress and anxiety is familiar to most people. When I mention that I am a Board Certified Hypnotist, the responses get really interesting. Invariably, someone will…