Coffee With Hilary and Les from State of Mind Hypnosis and Training Centre

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We explore soul contracts as experiences rather than punishments, how judgment blocks learning, and why near-death experiences often shift values from fear to meaning. We share a step-by-step method for integrating NDEs with hypnosis and offer resources for further study.

• contracts as agreements for experience, not performance
• releasing judgment to access the lesson
• life-b...

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We explore how regression reframes old meanings, why patterns resist change, and what clients report in the “life between lives,” from councils and guides to pre-birth plans and forgiveness. Stories, methods, and resources show how perspective widens and peace grows when identity expands beyond one lifetime.

• subconscious builds beliefs that shape expectations and interpretations
•...

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We explore regression as therapy and show how past life memories can emerge as a path to healing now. We outline practical methods, address skepticism with clear outcomes, and stress integration, forgiveness, and proper closure guided by the higher self.

• framing regression as a tool to resolve core emotions
• the model of mind linking body, brain, and spirit
• orienting questi...

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We explore how regression in hypnosis tracks an emotion back to its first cause, reframes the meaning, and updates the subconscious catalog that drives present behavior. Along the way, we show how timeline work, womb work, and even past-life chapters can release fear, anger, and self-judgment.

• regression as a technique to find first causes
• emotional bridges to trace specific fee...

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We explore why negative emotions stick, how to read their message, and how to release them with simple breath and mindset tools. A candid anxiety story anchors practical steps, from stacked and box breathing to parts work and refilling the space with calm.

• solstice as a symbol for shedding and renewal
• why the mind clings to negative emotions
• awareness versus attention as a...

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We explore how mental habits form, why fear sits at the front of the mind, and how reframing, second thoughts, and small wins create real change. We share stories about weight, visibility, and guilt, and end with practical tools for forgiveness and inner parenting.

• using the event–interpretation–emotion model to see choices
• catalog, category, curator: how the mind stores meaning...

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We explore guilt as an active habit rather than a fixed feeling, then show how to convert mistakes into experiments and repair into action. We contrast guilt with shame, unpack prosperity guilt, and end with a practical technique to let guilt go.

• criticism as attack versus teaching as “try this”
• guilt as active holding that requires rehearsal
• difference between guilt (beha...

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We trace how fear often hides the belief that we are alone and show how self-love, dreams, and a simple bedtime practice can shift that story. A snow day sets the scene for selling a house, facing rejection, and finding calm through the mind as an operating system.

• snow as a metaphor for quiet and permission 
• fear’s link to aloneness and control 
• the mind as the operating ...

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We explore how fear gets programmed, why change triggers it, and how to move forward with clear, practical tools. Selling our house becomes a lens for reframing worry, using imagination with intention, and acting even when fear shows up.

• deciding to sell the house and face uncertainty
• reframing fear as a warning rather than a wall
• spotting inherited beliefs from family and...

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We unpack why change feels threatening, how loneliness and habit shape resistance, and what it takes to move anyway. We share our plan to sell our home, simplify, and build an online hypnosis platform while using practical tools to reframe fear and take action.

• winter introspection and the pull toward comfort
• fear as a warning not a wall
• tribal wiring, aloneness and the un...

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We trace a crisp line from relaxation to distraction and show how each shapes mood, decisions, and long-term habits. Emotions are framed as messages that ask for action, turning fear, sadness, anger, guilt, shame, and depression into guides for real change.

• weather chat as a mirror for mood and mindset
• difference between relaxation and distraction
• when distraction helps an...

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We trace how stress narrows attention and how small, physical shifts open the door to calm. Breath, broad awareness, and simple reframes help the body signal safety so the mind can let go of its grip.

• shortest days heightening stress and tension
• why the command “relax” backfires
• relaxation as degrees not a switch
• breathwork to cue parasympathetic response
• atten...

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We follow a listener’s prompt on feeding the mind and trace how fear, habit, and culture shape our thoughts. We share a simple reframe, practical resets, and ways to turn negative triggers into cues for better thinking and calmer feeling.

• fear and social conditioning forming thought habits
• I am not my thoughts reframe
• using negative thoughts as triggers for opposites
•...

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We explore how identity acts as the hidden frame behind every choice, then stress test it against UFO disclosure, AI acceleration, digital IDs, CBDCs, and debates over UBI. We ask listeners to loosen rigid self-stories, update faster, and find purpose beyond job titles and politics.

• stripping labels to find the stable self beneath
• how belief in authority shapes what seems true

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We explore how people think in pictures, words, or feelings, and how matching language to that inner style transforms communication, hypnosis, and self-talk. We share client stories, reframes, and simple practices to replace harsh inner chatter with a kind, effective voice.

• defining visual, auditory-verbal and kinesthetic modalities
• listening for modality cues in everyday langua...

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We explore how holiday expectations shape our mood, why past experiences script our reactions, and how to reframe family dynamics with compassion. We share practical tools to redirect conversations, lower anxiety, and choose connection over judgment.

• reframing holiday expectations and mental rehearsal
• how past experiences and roles shape behavior
• actions versus intentions ...

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We explore how neuroplasticity reframes change, from rebuilding movement after injury to replacing stubborn beliefs with better ones. Stories, tools, and a simple truth tie it together: you weren’t born with your limits, and repeated practice can rewrite them.

• the shift from injury-based brain science to modern imaging 
• clear definition of plasticity in everyday language 
• ...

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We reflect on why our most impactful work teaches people to read emotions as messages, reshape thought habits, and use hypnosis to update the deeper stories that drive behavior. We share our goal to help 100,000 people, the launch of our school, and how to connect with us for questions and AMAs.

• audience across 58 countries and favorite topics
• why spiritual and hypnosis episodes...

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We trace the line from fear to anxiety, show how freeze becomes a belief of incapability, and share simple tools that restore agency in social settings and morning routines. Clear reframes, practical scripts, and a gentle reminder: what one person can do, any person can learn.

• difference between fear and anxiety as clarity of response
• early sensitizing events and the tiger metap...