Norma signed up for a lunch with laughter series Traci offered, and ended up receiving a fun Santa-Nosis session just for her! Like many people, Norma had a more negative attitude towards the holidays. Traci began uncovering why and then created a hypnosis session on the fly to help Norma get through the holidays with Woo-Santa!

Traci Norma discuss their recent activities and experiences. Norma shares her newfound interest in pet sitting, including alpacas, and Traci shares information on her "Hypnotize Yourself For Happiness" program. Norma mentions reconnecting with an old friend and exploring background music for audios. They discuss various hypnosis techniques, including Traci's innovative approaches to regression therapy, such as redecorating traumatic memories and using humor to reframe negative experiences. Traci emphasizes the importance of making clients' memories positive and shares specific client success stories. They also touch on the concept of secondhand trauma and the impact of revisiting memories.

Norma Bowen 12-18-24 TRANSCRIPTION Transcript

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Traci Kanaan and Speaker 1 discuss their recent activities and experiences. Traci shares her newfound interest in pet sitting, including alpacas, and her work on a free "Hypnotize yourself for happiness" program. Speaker 1 mentions reconnecting with an old friend and exploring background music for audios. They discuss various hypnosis techniques, including Traci's innovative approaches to regression therapy, such as redecorating traumatic memories and using humor to reframe negative experiences. Traci emphasizes the importance of making clients' memories positive and shares specific client success stories. They also touch on the concept of secondhand trauma and the impact of revisiting memories.

Outline Pet Sitting and New Ventures

• Norma shares her newfound interest in pet sitting, mentioning she will be looking after alpacas in January.
• Norma talks about expanding their pet sitting business to include dogs, bunnies, chickens, and alpacas.
• Norma expresses excitement about her recent experience staying with a Great Dane, a bunny, and chickens.
• Norma mentions sending out an audio letter to 107 people and receiving a response from one person, indicating the message reached more than one person.

Reconnecting with Old Friends and Music Collaboration

• Norma reconnects with an old friend who is a recording technician in Las Vegas and discusses potential collaboration for background music for audios.
• Traci shares her excitement about recording 14 mini videos for a "Hypnotize yourself for happiness" program to be given out for free this Christmas. Norma talks about starting to take notes for a keynote speech in Nice, France, in May, focusing on metaphysical wellness.
• Traci Kanaan and Norma discuss the high cost of attending the Hypno Thoughts conference in Canada and consider alternative, more affordable options like the Pacific Northwest Hypno conference.

Hypnosis Unconferences and Personal Reflections

• Traci Kanaan and Norma discuss various hypnosis unconferences, including the New England Erotic Hypnosis Unconference and the Midwestern Erotic Hypnosis Unconference.
• Norma humorously refers to their journey as an "existential kink" and mentions reaching out to a friend named Mary.
• Traci Kanaan reflects on the life-changing moment of entering hypnosis through the erotic hypnosis track and the influence of her first hypnosis instructor, Mark Cunningham.
• Traci Kanaan shares her experience with regression therapy and her initial reluctance to conduct full-blown regressions due to the emotional intensity.

Regression Techniques and Client Stories

• Traci Kanaan describes her approach to mini regressions and the use of metaphors to redecorate and change the context of traumatic memories.
• She shares a story of a client who was sexually assaulted and how they redecorated the room in her mind to change the memory.
• Traci Kanaan discusses the importance of humor in hypnosis and how she incorporates it into her sessions to make clients feel more comfortable.
• She shares a technique of flipping negative parental messages into positive affirmations, such as telling a client they don't belong in a negative environment.

Creative Approaches to Regression and Client Engagement

• Traci Kanaan talks about using humor and client-specific references, like Dave Chappelle skits, to make sessions more engaging and relatable.
• She emphasizes the importance of understanding clients' interests and using them to create personalized hypnosis experiences.
• Traci Kanaan shares a story of a client who was triggered by a text from their father and how they used humor to reframe the message.
• She discusses the concept of the "karma police" and allowing clients to fantasize about retribution for their perpetrators without feeling guilty.

Addressing Trauma and Secondhand Trauma

• Traci Kanaan shares a story of a client whose mother was in a car accident and how the client experienced secondary trauma by reliving the accident repeatedly.
• She explains how she helped the client replace the traumatic memory with a happier one, leading to the resolution of migraines.
• Traci Kanaan discusses the importance of addressing secondhand trauma and how it can be just as impactful as direct trauma.
• She shares her approach to helping clients reframe their memories and create new, positive associations.

Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up

• Traci Kanaan and Norma discuss the importance of reframing memories and making them more positive.
• Traci Kanaan shares her technique of asking clients, "What were you thinking?" to help them understand the perspective of their perpetrators.
• Norma expresses interest in writing down Traci Kanaan's techniques and finds them very helpful.

QUOTABLES:

"And one of my my first hypnosis instructor, was Mark Cunningham, who the renegade hypnotist, and he is just like, give women orgasms, lots and lots of orgasms. So I learned it, and then I applied it for men and women."

"And the third 100 hours was on regression, and I watched the video, and the lady kicking and screaming and calling her mother and sob and I fucking hate you and screaming and punching a pillow, screaming and punching a pillow, and I'm like, can I get my money back? Because no fucking way. I'm gonna spend 40 hours watching people punch a pillow and cussing out their parents."

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

To learn more about Wings Hypnosis and book a session with her, visit wingshypnosis.com OR follow Traci on:

IG | @wingshypnosis - instagram.com/wingshypnosis/

YT | youtube.com/channel/UCXL-XQBxmgLL_NdYa_qN0zA

IG | @tracikanaan - instagram.com/tracikanaan/

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