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137. What Really Happens During Hypnotherapy (And Why It Works) with Ethan Reis
What if your body isn’t failing you — it’s just stuck in protection mode?
In this episode, board-certified hypnotherapist Ethan Reis breaks down how clinical hypnotherapy (the real kind, not the stage show version) helps a hyperactive nervous system calm down so healing, behavior change, and better sleep finally become possible.
Ethan shares his own story of post-concussion migraines, light sensitivity, and depression — and how hypnotherapy unlocked recovery after traditional care hit a wall. We walk through exactly what happens in a session: focused talk therapy to map triggers and patterns, followed by a brief hypnotic state that shifts the brain into alpha–theta, the zone where neuroplasticity and memory reconsolidation take place.
You’ll learn why heart-rate variability matters, how visualization builds neural familiarity, and how creating just a few seconds between impulse and action can change choices around food, alcohol, nicotine, and stress. We even compare hormonal appetite meds like Ozempic with a mind-body approach that rewrites your relationship with cues instead of suppressing them.
Midlife listeners get targeted tools: easing hot flashes, calming the 3 a.m. wake-up, and using self-hypnosis to dial down anxiety-driven symptom amplification. Ethan explains why resistance and self-sabotage happen, how subconscious safety programs derail our goals, and how hypnotherapy dismantles and rewires them.
Ethan’s case studies are remarkable: Crohn’s symptoms easing toward remission, severe OCD loosening its grip, chronic pain disappearing in a handful of sessions. Most of his work happens over Zoom, supported with recordings you can reuse to deepen the results.
If you feel stuck after trying everything, this conversation offers a grounded, science-backed path forward.
HOW TO CONNECT WITH ETHAN AND SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY SESSION CLICK HERE
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By Heather CareyWhat if your body isn’t failing you — it’s just stuck in protection mode?
In this episode, board-certified hypnotherapist Ethan Reis breaks down how clinical hypnotherapy (the real kind, not the stage show version) helps a hyperactive nervous system calm down so healing, behavior change, and better sleep finally become possible.
Ethan shares his own story of post-concussion migraines, light sensitivity, and depression — and how hypnotherapy unlocked recovery after traditional care hit a wall. We walk through exactly what happens in a session: focused talk therapy to map triggers and patterns, followed by a brief hypnotic state that shifts the brain into alpha–theta, the zone where neuroplasticity and memory reconsolidation take place.
You’ll learn why heart-rate variability matters, how visualization builds neural familiarity, and how creating just a few seconds between impulse and action can change choices around food, alcohol, nicotine, and stress. We even compare hormonal appetite meds like Ozempic with a mind-body approach that rewrites your relationship with cues instead of suppressing them.
Midlife listeners get targeted tools: easing hot flashes, calming the 3 a.m. wake-up, and using self-hypnosis to dial down anxiety-driven symptom amplification. Ethan explains why resistance and self-sabotage happen, how subconscious safety programs derail our goals, and how hypnotherapy dismantles and rewires them.
Ethan’s case studies are remarkable: Crohn’s symptoms easing toward remission, severe OCD loosening its grip, chronic pain disappearing in a handful of sessions. Most of his work happens over Zoom, supported with recordings you can reuse to deepen the results.
If you feel stuck after trying everything, this conversation offers a grounded, science-backed path forward.
HOW TO CONNECT WITH ETHAN AND SCHEDULE A FREE DISCOVERY SESSION CLICK HERE
I would love to hear from you! What did you think of the episode? Share it with me :)
Support the show
Let's Be Friends
Hang out with Heather on IG @greenpalettekitchen or on FB HERE.
Let's Talk!
Whether you are looking for 1-1 nutrition coaching or kitchen coaching let's have a chat. Click HERE to reach out to Heather.
Did You Love This Episode?
"I love Heather and the Real Food Stories Podcast!" If this is you, please do not hesitate to leave a five-star review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.