“Rather than have an on off switch if you would with stress and anxiety…they’re much more like a pilot light on a hot water heater, they’re just constantly going and people are constantly in a state of low grade anxiety”
Given how prevalent stress and anxiety is today, I was curious about how anxiety could be treated with hypnotherapy in a lasting way. I had the opportunity to speak with Dr David James, licensed therapist, author and speaker who has a passion to see his clients make amazing life changes. David has real life experience of stress having been a police officer in Los Angeles so his perspective on how we can transform our relationship to stress is beyond purely an academic one.
Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Dr David James
Note: Apologies for the clicking sound from my guests microphone
We spoke about
David’s journey of discovery
Stress and the impact on our body and creativity
Changing our response to stress
Differences between talk therapy and hypnotherapy
Retraining the nervous system
Changing our view of stress
Making an ally of stress
David’s book ‘Discovering your magnificent mind’
The value of understanding the power of your mind
Value Quotes
“Rather than have an on off switch if you would with stress and anxiety… they’re much more like a pilot light on a hot water heater, they’re just constantly going and people are constantly in a state of low grade anxiety”
“For many people what is really helpful is to simply relax and that sounds too good to be true”
“As a hypnotherapist I am a sub-conscious behaviourist”
“The biological purpose of the anxiety mechanism of stress is to alert us, to warn us and so we can make an ally of that”
“Become best friends with your breath and your attention”
“It is a matter of training your mind and your body to work in unison to bring the changes and the kind of relaxation you need”
“Whatever the mind creates it can recreate”
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Until next time fabulous podcast listener, I’m Bev and I invite you to live the fab life with me now!
Episode Links
You can find Dr David James at:
Website: www.drdavidjameshypnosis.com
David’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Your-Magnificent-David-James/dp/1504374649/
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