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Episode 80 Mindful Hypnosis For Self-care: Interview with Liz SLonena
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Episode 80 Mindful Hypnosis For Self-care: Interview with Liz SLonena

Yoga in the Therapy Room: Tips for integrating trauma informed yoga · Chris McDonald, LCMHCS

September 14, 202225m 39s

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Show Notes

What is mindful hypnosis and how can it be used in mental health therapy? Can you transform your well-being through hypnosis?

MEET Liz Slonena

Dr. Liz Slonena (slow-nih-nah) is a multi-media artist, speaker, clinical psychologist, and recovering perfectionist in Asheville, North Carolina. She helps creative professionals and entrepreneurs reclaim their power, banish burnout, and heal attachment trauma so that they can give the middle finger to perfectionism, people-pleasing, and self-doubt. Dr. Liz is the co-creator of Brief Mindful Hypnosis, a science-backed way to rapidly overcome stress to help you feel more calm, creative, and confident. With over 10 years of clinical research and publishing over a dozen scientific studies, Dr. Liz is unapologetically nerdy and interweaves the he(art) & science of meditation so you can easily merge mindfulness and flow into your life.

Find out more at www.drlizlistens.com and connect with Liz on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Insight Timer, and Aura App

IN THIS PODCAST:
  • What is mindful hypnosis? 2:00
  • How to teach mindful hypnosis to clients and practitioners 7:10
  • How does mindful hypnosis help therapists with self-care? 12:11
  • Finding motivation with mindful hypnosis 15:55

What Is Mindful Hypnosis?
  • How is mindful or self-hypnosis different from clinical hypnosis?
  • Overcoming the stigma of traditional hypnosis
  • How to be a guide for clients as a clinician
  • Examples of everyday self-hypnosis

How To Teach Mindful Hypnosis To Clients And Practitioners
  • How to teach what the mindful hypnosis state is like
  • How to call upon mindful meditation at anytime
  • What are auto-suggestions in hypnosis?
  • How to integrate mindful hypnosis into everyday life

How Does Mindful Hypnosis Help Therapists With Self-Care?
  • Closing out your day in a productive, thorough manner
  • Self-hypnosis for filtering negative energy from difficult casework
  • Avoiding compassion fatigue when dealing with clients
  • Using mindful intention to avoid burnout

Finding Motivation With Mindful Hypnosis
  • The correlation between relaxation and finding your way away from negative thoughts and energy
  • Identifying what is the most meaningful to you and removing "stuck," beliefs that you are holding on to
  • Defining mindfulness in hypnosis
  • Being non-judgmental while practicing mindfulness

Connect With Me

Download the Free guide: How to build confidence and competence bringing yoga into the therapy room

The Yoga in Therapy Collective —where therapists learn, grow, and get support with yoga-informed practices

Explore the Yoga Basics for Therapists course—designed to help you confidently and ethically integrate yoga into therapy

Yoga Basics: The Therapist's Guide to Integrating Trauma-Informed Yoga into Sessions

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