Keys To Weight Loss Success
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Dieting is one of the most popular pastimes in the US. Yet, as a nation, we continue to gain more and more weight! Why is that? Something isn’t working. What […]
Hypnosis and Weight Loss – Yes! It Works!
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Research has shown that hypnosis can have a significant effect on losing weight. Here are a few of the studies that demonstrate the value of adding hypnosis to weight loss […]
Hypnosis vs. Meditation
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One of the most frequent questions I get as a hypnotherapist regards the difference between hypnosis and meditation. Meditation and hypnosis are similar in that they both relax us and […]
Breathing Exercises for Instant Calm
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Looking for a quick and easy way to relax whenever you wish? You don’t need an hour of mediation or yoga to bring you into a state of calm. Just […]
Achieving Inner Peace With Hypnosis
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When I learned about the healing power of hypnosis several years ago, I began to incorporate it in my wellness coaching sessions and have been offering it to my clients […]
Changing Habits With Hypnosis
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Hypnosis is a powerful form of mental rehearsal conducted while in a state of deep and pleasant relaxation. When you’re deeply relaxed, the subconscious mind, where habits are formed and […]
Why Diets Fail
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Are you frustrated with yo-yo dieting and extreme diets? Diets alone often don’t work in the long run because they fail to address the emotional components of overeating. By learning […]
Can I Be Hypnotized?
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One of the most common statements I hear from new clients is “I’m not sure I can be hypnotized”. Actually, hypnosis is a natural state of mind that we all go […]
A Powerful Technique to End Emotional Eating
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Visualization is a technique of mentally rehearsing in advance new behaviors and reactions to emotional triggers. In this way, you can power up your ability to respond to emotions without […]
Hypnosis and Weight Loss: Yes! It Works!
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Many people eat for comfort or to relieve stress, which can become a life-long problem. We can also get addicted to refined carbs and sugar, which contributes to weight gain […]
The Cupcake Button
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Someone dear to me recently revealed that she’s been holding a grudge about a comment I once made. Not only was I deeply saddened by this, but I was surprised […]
A Hungry Young Man
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It was the first sweltering day this summer and the misery of near 100 degree temperatures and high humidity was intensified by road construction gridlock. I was at a red […]
Freeing Yourself From Emotional Pain
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Are there people or situations in your life causing you emotional pain? Does it sometimes feel like you’re being bullied or attacked by the outside world? I have an antidote […]
Lose Weight On Vacation? Definitely!
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Does traveling for work or vacation cause you to sabotage your weight loss efforts? Are you lugging home extra pounds with your luggage? You’re not alone. Food and beverage temptations, […]
The Law of Abundance
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Like many of you, holiday shopping is bringing me to the mall quite often. Out of habit, I always park by JC Penny. Starting at Thanksgiving every year for as […]
What Your Food Cravings Mean About You (and How to Control Them)
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Several years ago in my forties, I found myself overweight and very unhealthy. Dieting, hunger and cravings kept me miserable and hopeless. At my darkest moment, I decided there MUST […]
Overcoming Worry
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Like you, I have my fair share of worries. Or, should I say, I have my fair share of thoughts that, left unchecked, can persuade me to believe I have […]
The Memory Keepers
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Many years ago, when my mother-in-law, Eleanor, was in her early 80’s she made a startling comment. She said she was lonely. This was startling to hear because Eleanor was […]
Taking a Pause
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How’s your stress level lately? Many of us are feeling the pace of modern life depleting our energy faster than we can replenish it. Sadly, constant anxiety is starting to […]
Waking Up to Insomnia
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Do you wake up in the middle of the night and have a hard time falling back asleep? “Nocturnal awakening”, as it’s called, affects over one-third of adults, causing considerable […]
Instructions for Life
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While tackling Fall cleaning in my home office recently, I came upon an email I received and printed (and subsequently stored and forgotten about) in March of 2000. Meant as […]
Ghana Trip
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I had an amazing time traveling in Ghana with my brother, Tyler, and his girlfriend, Amelia. A beautiful country of dignified, welcoming people, Ghana is considered one of the safest […]
Your Life Purpose
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My grandmothers, Lucille and Angela, endured many hardships in life, including the Great Depression, World War II, and in the case of Lucille, the tragic accidental death of her beloved […]
How Often are You Saying the “S word” (as in “stress”)?
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I recently decided to do an experiment with myself: I made a conscious effort to eliminate the word “stress” from my inner and outer speech and to witness the effect […]
Say Yes To Success
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When my sons were little, they enjoyed many summer vacations on the New Jersey shore. One warm afternoon, they joined their cousins and aunts for an outing to catch crabs […]
Accepting “What Is”
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I’ve had a bit of writer’s block this past week. Sitting day after day at my computer in my office, the words simply refused to flow and I felt stuck […]
Yes! Weight Loss Can Be Easy And Permanent! (And Why Diets Don’t Work)
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It is said that you only need to change 3% of what you are doing, for the rest of your life to begin changing. In the past decade we have […]
Never Give Up
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Scene 1: The basketball court at Ball State University’s Welcome Week event this August – An 18-year-old incoming college freshman, who never played basketball in high school, is about to […]
Redefining Comfort Foods
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By Kristin Volk Funk, M.Ed., CCH As a hypno therapist who understands the power of words and images to both heal and disable, I become concerned when I hear people […]
New Beginnings
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A few weeks ago I had one of those “moments”. A frozen-in-time event that would be forever stamped in my mind and heart. I stood in the driveway, waving good-bye […]
Accepting Change
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Dear Subscribers, Is the change of seasons stressing you or inspiring you? We’ve had a gorgeous Fall this year in Minnesota. The red leaves peaked about three weeks ago and […]
Google Your Mind
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I was recently back at yoga class after a 3 week break and gosh, it was difficult. I felt stiff and weak. At one particularly strenuous moment, laying face down […]
My Attitude Adjustment Moment
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“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go”. T.S Eliot When you were growing up, were you ever told, “Better safe than […]
As Happy As You Think
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I would like to share with you the story of an unexpected and unforgettable encounter with a young woman named Sarah. Waiting with crowds of people for train connections in […]
Fading Away Frustration
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We all can relate to how a perfectly calm day can suddenly turn into chaos, taking us from peaceful to panicky in mere minutes. For example how would you react […]
Keeping Resolutions
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Dear Subscribers, Happy 2014! I hope the new year has already brought you much happiness and inspiration. With every new year comes renewal of optimism and a desire to make […]
Are Food Cravings Bossing You Around?
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I sometimes jokingly refer to the Minnesota State Fair, held in late August and early September each year, as the unofficial beginning of the holiday binge eating season! Although some […]
Erasing Fear
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When asked if he ever feels fear: “I feel what you feel. You name if fear. I name it call for action.” Moretei Veshiba, Founder of Akido As I write […]
The Real Truth About Chocolate
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February is traditionally known as the month of love and chocolate (or is it the love of chocolate?). The new year is barely underway before we become inundated with commercials […]
Making Time for Life
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A rule of thumb that I have learned is that whenever I start hearing my inner voice complaining that I simply don’t have time for a break or a vacation, […]