A Higher Branch

In today's transformative journey, Sam unveils the power of creative imagination, or CI, as he calls it—a force far mightier than artificial intelligence. Join us in discovering how to wield your CI to turn fears into the driving force behind crafting the life you've always imagined.

Sam delves into the art of using your creative imagination to envision the worst-case scenarios, a practice that might seem counterintuitive but proves instrumental in creating the best life imaginable.

Fear, according to Sam, is only detrimental when it leads to inaction. He guides us through a meditation process, sharing personal anecdotes and examples of how he employs his CI to tackle challenges head-on. The episode unfolds with a focus on the eight essential areas of life—health, love, family, work, friendship, learning, wealth, and charity—offering practical insights and actionable steps to harness your fears for positive change.

Prepare to be inspired as Sam shares stories of personal transformation and illustrates how envisioning the worst can serve as a powerful motivator. Learn how to use your fears as a compass, guiding you toward actions that will lead to a life of fulfilment and success.

Timestamps:

2:47 - Using your CI to get into a state of fear

6:51 - What does CI look like in the 8 areas of life

In this episode, you are encouraged to join us on a journey to unravel the profound impact of envy—an emotion that stands out as the root of all evil, both internally and externally. Together, we delve into the complexities of jealousy, fear, greed, and aggression, understanding how they are all interconnected and influenced by the destructive force of envy.

Drawing from experiences in one-on-one coaching sessions, Sam sheds light on the obstacles hindering personal growth, with a particular focus on the destructive nature of envy.

In an era dominated by social media, the culture of comparison amplifies envy, leading to destructive outcomes such as hate speech and negative comments. Personal stories are shared, highlighting the power of curiosity and love over envy, emphasising the importance of celebrating success rather than envying it.

Envy not only robs individuals of motivation but also breeds entitlement, hindering their journey toward success. Practical insights are provided into how you can replace envy with love, exploring the antidote to this destructive emotion.

Discover the transformative power of gratitude and practical steps to turn envy into love and admiration. By understanding the sacrifices behind success and cultivating a mindset of abundance, individuals can witness their lives transform into journeys of possibilities, achievements, and genuine happiness.

Time stamps: 

03:00 – What is the difference between jealousy and envy 

04:12 – Why is envy destructive to you internally?

07:25 – The antidote to envy 

11:35 – How to turn envy into love and admiration

Our host, Sam will take you on a journey on identifying the five signs you’re living in your head, the four causes and the ten transformative ways to break free from the constraints of overthinking and tap into your body's innate wisdom. Discover how connecting with your physical self can unleash your creative energy, boost productivity, and pave the way to a successful life.

Join us as we engage in meaningful conversations, share personal stories, and offer practical insights to help you cultivate a deeper connection between your body and your mind. Whether you're an artist, entrepreneur, or simply looking to enhance your creativity, this podcast episode is your gateway to harnessing the incredible power within.

Embark on a journey of self-discovery as we explore the path to unleashing your creative potential. It's time to step out of your head and into your body.

Timestamps:

5:55 – The five signs you are living in your head

10:20 – Four causes you’re living in your head

12:12 – Ten ways to get out of your head and into your body

In this episode, host Sam Makhoul takes you on a journey to understand the pain of rejection and how to deal with it. Whether it's a partner, family member, friend, colleague, or even a stranger, rejection hurts. Sam will take you through four ways people will show they don’t like you, two reasons people don’t like you and 11 tips on how to deal with it. With a focus on the psychology behind this pain, Sam offers valuable insights into why we seek approval and the impact of not being liked. He emphasises the importance of self-awareness, acknowledging your feelings, and refraining from negative self-talk. Sam shares the "Higher Branch Method," consisting of 11 tips to help you navigate and overcome the hurt of rejection, including mastering the art of zero reaction, avoiding gossip, and tapping into your hero file for perspective.By the end of this episode, you'll have a clear understanding of the two reasons people might not like you and four ways they show it. Rejection may be a part of life, but it doesn't have to control your emotions or distract you from your personal growth and life's true purpose.

Timestamps:

4:43 – Why it hurts to much when someone does not like you

7:44 – Four ways people show they do not like you

8:11 – Two reasons why people don’t like you

9:40 – 11 tips on how to deal with it

In our last episode, Sam delved into the four negative states that might be holding you back from living your best life and the reasons why you should care about doing a life reset. Today, Sam dives deeper into the transformative process with a five-step method to do a life reset..

To grasp the essence of today's discussion, it's essential to revisit the four negative states you might find yourself in, which signal the need for a life reset. They include feeling overwhelmed, lost, stale, or stuck.

The life reset may sound like a daunting task, but it's a straightforward process with five fundamental steps. It's a skill, much like any professional skill you've honed, except this skill pertains to life itself – a subject we often neglect in our formal education. These five steps will recalibrate your life, just as they recalibrate your body chemistry, and you'll find yourself returning to them time and time again.

Step 1 is to prioritise your health, changing your morning and nightly routine. Step 2 is to set boundaries with the people in your life and stop them from hijacking your priorities. Step 3 is to heal the past. Step 4 is to fall in love with your current life, practice gratitude. Step 5 is to reimagine your future, have goals to move you forward in life.

Time stamp:

03:29 - Step 1, prioritising your health

13:51 - Step 2, setting boundaries

17:44 - Step 3, healing the past

20:30 - Step 4, falling in love with your current life

24:41 - Step 5, Focusing on the future

Sam takes you on a journey to identify the four negative states that might be holding you back from living your best life and they are feeling overwhelmed, stale, lost, and stuck and just as importantly the two reasons why you should care about doing a life reset.

He stresses the need for a “life reset” to bring you back to baseline where you have the clarity, energy, and motivation to pursue new goals in the 8 areas of your life.

Sam also explains that recognising these signs is essential because ignoring them can lead to more severe issues over time such as health problems, relationship breakdowns, or career setbacks. He encourages listeners to take action to live their best lives and make a positive impact to the world.

Join Sam in the next episode, where he’ll share a five-step process for doing the life reset, offering practical guidance for upgrading your life. So, whether you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, lost, stale, or stuck, this podcast is your guide to rediscovering your clarity and motivation 

Timestamps:

2:18 –           What are the 4 negative states?

3:17 –           The 2 reasons you should care to do a life reset

7:33 –           Feeling OVERWHELMED because you’re doing too much

9:41 –           Feeling LOST because you are doing the wrong things

11:31 –         Feeling STALE because you’re doing the same old things

12:50 –         Feeling STUCK when you are not doing anything at all

​There is a lot of emotions from your childhood that is stored in your subconscious mind that can affect you physical and mental health in your adult years.

In this episode we welcome back the intriguing conversation between Sam Makhoul and Lyn Macpherson on how hypnotherapy can heal those emotions.

You will learn:

The affects childhood trauma has on you now

The comfort of a good hypnotherapist

Why you need to want to make a change

This treatment is no 'fit for all'

How your addictions now can be part of something so much bigger

Short for time? Skip ahead using the below timestamps:

03:00 - Relationships

04:55 - Lack of connection is increasing

06:21 - Intimacy without connection

09:56 - Do you need trauma before getting hypnotherapy?

12:45 - Working at the unconscious level

15:02 - Couples therapy vs Hypnotherapy

22:57 - Releasing the trauma

27:48 - You need to want change

31:51 - There is no 'fit for all' treatment

38:03 - Why Lyn loves her 'job'

38:39 - How Lyn balances her life

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A lot of our anxieties are locked away deep in our subconscious. As hard as we may try, we cannot control anxiety until we unlock the subconscious and find out the source of our anxiety. Lyn Macpherson is a hypnotherapist who over many years has cured and healed people with trauma and anxiety, even after many years of traditional therapy. She sees anxiety as a message with clues.

In this episode, Lyn shares with Sam some of those clues.

You will learn:

How living in the moment gives you power over your anxieties

The typical anxieties carried around by people these days?

The unconscious and conscious mind

The difference between hypnotherapy and talk therapy

How anxiety is a misunderstood

The body and mind connection

How hypnotherapy is not ‘a one size fits all’

Why are people scared of hypnotherapy

Common causes of addiction

Short for time? Skip ahead using the below timestamps:

1:19 - Challenges in life

2:08 - Sams personal experience

3:10 - Misconceptions of hypnotherapy

4:58 - Anxiety

5:58 - What Involves the unconscious ad conscious mind.

5:57 - The difference between hypnotherapy and talk therapy

8:04 - How anxiety is a misunderstanding of the body and the mind

9:39 - How Lyns has used hypnotherapy

15:15 - Sam’s personal experience

18:35 - Body and mind connection

22:38 - Hypnotherapy is not ‘a one size fits all’

24:50 – Why are people scared of hypnotherapy

30:03 – Common causes of addiction

33:09 – Why you should respect an emotional wound

36:31 - It's necessary to talk about it before being able to let it go

40:06 - What anxiety is being carried around by people these days?

40:31 – Being in the moment is where your power is

47:43 – Who else works with the unconscious mind

51:54 – How clients communicate more then just through there words

53:03 – What does sense of self mean to Lyn

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And just like that... you now have all the 7 pillars to building a beautiful, healthy life. Today Sam Makhoul and Dr Scott Wustenberg finalise the series on the 7 S's with part 2 on stress. Stress can play a huge part in your life whether that be acute or chronic. But the impact of stress is reversible as you will find out in this episode.

You will learn:

The difference between acute and chronic stress

How stress can impact your body

How people can get addicted to stress-related hormones

The importance of cutting toxic people from your life

How to combat stress with a 3 step plan

and so much more

Short for time? Skip ahead using the below timestamps:

03:42 - What this episode will cover

04:20 - Can people be addicted to stress

06:50 - Stress response and resilience is learned behaviour

07:21 - Stress can be reversed

08:06 - Chronic stress

10:59 - Direct trauma

18:08 - Examples of stress to avoid

26:49 - Is sitting too long stressful on the body?

28:57 - Your stress toolkit

37:55 - Medicine for stress

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When stress is left unchecked the impact on our physical and emotional health can be debilitating. It can develop into anxiety and depression.

Most of us ignore the early signs of stress thinking we can reverse it at any time. For others they are in denial. They tell themselves i can stop my stress at any time. The reality is that once stress takes a hold in your system the effects of adrenaline and cortisol can become addictive.

In today's episode Sam Makhoul and Dr Scott Wustenberg discuss how to identify the early signs, the two biggest causes and how to stop stress before it takes hold.

You will learn:

The main causes of stress

How stress can effect you

The different responses to stress

How to use stress positively

and how to stop stress from turning into anxiety and depression

Short for time? Skip ahead using the below timestamps:

02:34 - How you should view stress

03:44 - How connection plays a positive role in stress

04:31 - We have to reframe stress

07:04 - Resource management

12:07 - The challenges in the 8 areas of life

16:18 - Hope, things can be better

18:50 - People who live stress free lives

25:16 - The threat from disconnectedness

27:03 - Isolation is the most dangerous stress

29:39 - Marketing fear to sell a product

35:53 - The four responses to stress

46:45 - The impact stress has on our body

44:17 - Isolation will breed fear in you

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