Research suggests that how a person views his illness may play a bigger tole in determining his health outcomes than the actual severity of his disease.

More reasons to use hypnosis to help you obtain better health with medical hypnotherapy.…

So far 25 people are signed up for my presentation at Markstein Cancer Education and Prevention Services at Summit Hospital in Oakland CA on February 14th . I will be talking about "Using Hypnosis/Imagery to Make Internal Change"

Nicotine Patches, Gums Fail to Help Smokers Stay Off Cigarettes so Use Hypnotherapy

A recent study shows that Nicotine Patches fail to help smokers stay off cigarettes. Researchers surveying 781 former smokers found almost a…

As I am getting ready for surgery tomorrow I got these two  posts on my FB personal page:

Hi Seth-Deborah,

Shelly Halvorson- Fergin commented on your status.

Shelly wrote: "I love your surgery set! Used them for my last 2 surgeries with great success. Really helped with pre-op stress, too. Your surgery will go great. Sending healing thoughts and wishes for an smooth recovery."

Thank you Shelly

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So the nurse in the E.R. is starting my I.V. line & says, and I quote, "This is going to hurt a lot". Guess who got a short teaching about the power of words ! :-)

Once again we are almost upon our special day for our profession. January 4th is World Hypnotism Day.

Here is a listing of my event in California and I encourage everyone to list their events in this blog.

Let;s help to change lives were all change happens...the subconscious mind!

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"Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions. Remove the Struggle of Will Power with Hypnosis"



A FREE World Hypnotism Day…

Next week I have to remove an imprint a psychologist told an 9 year old boy that he would be pulling his eyebrows forever.

Here is the email I received.

"I have an almost 10 year old son who pulls out eyebrows and lashes. We have tried a lot of therapy at great expense. He would have his eyebrow pulling forever"!  He had many sessions, a workbook with "assignments" which he didn't do, etc.  I have given him a hard time about it, but I certainly know that I shouldn't,…

I just finished teaching another course on Medical Hypnosis and once again the subject of insurance billing came up so I thought I would add to a discussion here on Hypnothoughts regarding this subject. It is an old discussion that never gets old.

(I have been involved with medical billing since 1976 and attended many workshops by Medicare, and billing services. The legitimate in's and out's are very specific if one ever gets audited.)

Check out my additions to the…

Attended a wonderful lecture for health professionals today with Dr. Daniel Amen.

Great information on SPECT scans of the brain and the different eating types of behavior reflected in the different scans and how to approach each differently!

He totally is an hypnotherapy advocate !!

With the busy..ness of the NGH convention, getting my daughter ready for college...I forgot to mention that I was humbled to be awarded the "Order of Braid" award at the NGH convention.

  The Order of Braid Council is the centerpiece of the NGH Awards System and recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication, and service.

"There is some evidence that the symptoms of both conditions may be worsened by anxiety. Therefore, it may be helpful to look into mind/body treatment options that are aimed at anxiety reduction and stress management. "…

Every so often, you run into a client who just needs to be convinced he is in hypnosis even despite the best pre-talk. Maybe he is a little too analytical or afraid of letting go. Well, this evening I had such a client.

This is where the stage hypnosis training I had really comes in handy. It is lots of fun and it serves to really have your client believe he was in hypnosis. His belief system is increased and when dealing with clinical hypnosis, those suggestions you give later, just…

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Lately, hypnosis has been in the ABC news for use pre-op, intra-op and post op.

Interested?..

Hypnosis Minimizes Need for Anesthetic and Painkillers…

Received this email this morning regarding my Medical Hypnosis Certification training course. What a GREAT way to start my day!  After years within the medical community since 1969, it is my passion to have the whole field of Medical Hypnosis become recognized as a valid tool for health!

Hello SethDeborah,



I finished (finally) my first session. I wanted to tell you what a terrific,…

A new name for hypnosis ...Subliminal Therapy. Will this take away the fears some people have regarding hypnosis? Your opinions...

A new name for hypnosis is in this article from California......"Subliminal Therapy". Will this take away the fears some people have regarding hypnosis? Will this lead to more mainstream? Your opinions?

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Here is a link to a study from Liverpool on using hypnosis to help patients with dementia,

Click here