If you're trying to trim your waistline but it seems to be taking forever, this could be for you. Adam Cox uses the analogy of switching lanes on the motorway/freeway to illustrate things you can do to increase the speed. Pointing out that these are not a 'switch-on — switch-off' choices but a balance of strategies (sugar level, insulin, portion sizes, exercise etc..), he shows how it's possible to change the pace of losing those excess lbs/kgs.
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Coping with anxiety can be addictive, whether by avoidance or self-medication. The former results in closing down options, while the latter encourages dependence, both shrinking the scope for release. How do you loosen the noose which seems to draw in tighter and tighter? Adam Cox proposes a bold approach of deliberately doing things outside your limitations: avoidance isn't a solution.
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Adam Cox uses a shift in the background music of this episode to bring a different level of energy, designe to help you to alleviate stress through a change in vibration frequency.
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'I'm starving', I'm famished', 'I'm hungry': how often do we throw out these comments without thinking? Are they an expression of want (need to have) or desire (nice to have)? Much of Adam Cox's hypnotic work is in the field of helping to lose weight, so in this episode he speaks of what hunger really means for those impacted by war or famine, seeking to help redefine motives in our affluent societies where the real challenges are rather different.
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Here's a way of recalling situations where you felt most resourceful to deal with current situations which create fear and anxiety. Adam Cox works with someone whose resourceful memory was from a challenging sailing experience, but who now gets spooked by pigeons: he shows how to break the connection between stimulus and its emotional response by compounding two hypnotic techniques, one of which is described as 'anchoring'.
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Adam Cox uses the metaphor of Egyptian Gods to build an empowering and resourceful view of the future in which you can build confidence in tackling challenges such as losing weight as you get older. It's an issue for many people due to the fact that conversion from food to energy tends to drop off with age and stress levels: so it's important to build a compelling version of the future in which you can succeed.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
Welcome to one of Adam Cox's quirky hypnotist sessions based on random generation of place, emotion and words. The place is Evora, a city in Portugal, and the other random elements are all in the title. Hardly a day goes by without someone on the news admitting to shame or expressing anger, so there should be a lot of takers for this episode!
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If you're anxious about your ongoing health after Covid or any other illness, this could be for you. Many people, particularly worried about the impact of 'Long Covid', harbour a fear of impending doom: potential breathing difficulties or worries about sense of taste or smell. Adam Cox takes you through suggestions about how to be more optimistic about health and future vitality, pointing out that the immune system is better prepared to deal with future challenges as a result of experiencing viruses.
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Bang! Are you frightened by thunderstorms, fireworks or gunshots? And is it the bang itself, or the anticipation of it coming, which disturbs you the most? Anticipating fear may well be linked back to childhood, an embedded state of mind. So this episode introduces a new approach of resourcefulness designed to cope with such anxieties. Please be aware! - there are some sound effects built in to the programme, all designed to build in this new resilience.
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"When the world is on your shoulders And the weight of your own heart is too much to bear Well, I know that you're afraid things will always be this way It's just a bad day, not a bad life" Inspired by the lyrics of this song, 'Bring me the horizon' by Sigrid, Adam Cox offers this short hypnosis session to build hope for the future for those struggling with the stresses, hassles and dark places of modern life, showing how these tough experiences can increase resilience and resourcefulness, and lead to better times ahead.
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