It is December 28th—that strange gap between Christmas and New Year. Let me ask you a question: How many times have you looked at your phone already today?.


It is easy to open an app and see the "highlight reel" of everyone else's life—the matching pajamas, the immaculate tables, and those perfect smiles. This constant scrolling creates a trap of comparison, making you feel like your holiday wasn't enough or that you didn't do enough.

This is "digital noise"—a low-level static buzzing in the back of your brain and stealing your joy.
In today's session, Martin (Clinical Hypnotherapist) guides you through a powerful Digital Detox Visualization. We won't throw your phone in a river, but we will take your mind to a place where the signal cannot reach you.

In this episode, you will:

• Unplug the Mental Router: Visualize placing your phone face down on a hallway table and pulling the plug on your Wi-Fi router to stop the frantic blinking lights.
  
• Escape to the Wild: Step out of your back door and into an ancient, deep forest where the trees reach up like pillars of a cathedral.
  
• Experience Biophilic Sound: Learn how natural sounds—like the rustle of wind and the snap of a twig—soothe the brain instantly.
  
• Watch the Signal Drop: Visualize the signal bars on your internal phone dropping from three, to two, to one, until you have "no service" and are completely free.
  
• Find What is Real: Realize that pixels on a screen are not real, but the breath in your lungs and the ground beneath your feet are.
  
  

Your life, with all its messiness and imperfections, is real and valid. You do not need to perform for an audience; you just need to be.

A Note from Martin: "Discard those negative anchors that have ever held you back, embrace your true potential.".
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• Next Step: When you open your eyes, try not to reach for the screen immediately—look at something real, like the sky or your hands.
  

Smile often, and be kind.

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Ready for More Calm?Thank you for listening to the Calming Anxiety Podcast, featuring guided meditation, mindfulness, and sleep hypnosis sessions with Martin Hewlett. Our mission is to provide you with proven tools for anxiety relief, stress reduction, and a path toward deep relaxation. Use this episode anytime you need to calm your mind and feel more at ease.