Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
Is there something you've been putting off for ages due the burden it represents? We speak of such pressures being a millstone which holds us back. Adam Cox presents a way to switch your mindset in this episode: a switch that could be symbolised by switching that second 'l' into an 'e'. Rather than feel weighed down by the challenge, try looking ahead for the fact that, when you've dealt with it, you'll have irrefutable evidence that such adversities can be overcome.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
Medication makes few inroads into the anxiety that people can experience with flying. This episode seeks to banish the fear by expanding and contracting the comfort zone, aiming particularly to settle the mind for long-distance flights. Adam Cox even uses video game metaphors for this very different approach.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
There are many types of addiction — drugs (the basis for this session), smoking, alcohol — and there's often a real will to break that fixation. This episode is about reaching for the point of threshold at which that can be achieved. As the proverb in the title suggests, it may be a very small thing that brings about a very big change. It's worth asking yourself, 'What happens if I never change?' So, if you've become a slave to addiction, look for that point of threshold and break free!
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
Coping with high stress/toxic environments can result in carrying heavy emotional baggage rooted in early years' experience, particularly if accompanied by a desire to be accepted or to fit in with a facade/mask to obscure that stress. Adam Cox uses metaphorical images of a deep dark forest, and being weighed down with heavy baggage, in order to re-visit coping strategies from childhood to introduce a more authentic, 'future-pacing' and real version for the listener.
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This is a short episode, designed to build on a mindset based on the law of attraction and abundance. It therefore seeks to amplify that belief system, providing a short-cut to thinking positively.
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A part of a person which is not fully in the control of that person can give rise to actions which you might regret, such as binge-eating: it's call the 'disassociated part'. Adam Cox links it to a metaphor of vampires, possibly welcomed by good intentions and perhaps when looking for a comfort blanket, but which give rise to negative consequences. His advice is: don't let the vampire in.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
If you need a break from routine and repetition, passion for life could point towards breaking free with adventure. How would you face such unpredictability — with trepidation, or with charismatic confidence? A positive attitude is crucial to getting the best out of your plans, and this episode is designed to help you make it a richer, more enjoyable experience. So if you're bogged down with what may feel like boring patterns of life, listen with an open mind for making the best of new experiences.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
It's said that 'trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair', and the challenge is how to learn from that experience to re-build a capacity for trusting others in the future. This episode is based on personal relationships, but in today's fractious environment it can apply in a much broader context — even politics. The essence is to take the wisdom learnt through past experiences in order to be able to trust your own judgements more reliably for the future.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
When people hold back, it can result in frustration over what could have been achieved. A more courageous and decisive stance can result in great opportunities. This episode features a footballer's ambitions which could be lost by hesitancy, but it can be a metaphor for all sorts of situations when you're confronted by that fork in the road: whether to hold back for the cautious route, or give it your best.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
This episode is about harnessing strategies which you may have developed during childhood, including love and acceptance, in order to make more use of it in your life today: it's particularly relevant to the degree to which you may feel obliged to feel responsible for relationships with others. It's also worth thinking, as you listen to this episode, about how many young peeople growing up today might be handicapped from using this 'inner child' approach in future as a result of spending an excessive proportion of their time on social media.
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