Can hypnosis help with addiction recovery?

In this raw and deeply personal episode, Penny is joined by certified hypnotist and soul alignment guide Hannah Mae, who shares her 20+ year journey through addiction, recovery, and spiritual transformation. But the biggest surprise? Hannah doesn’t recommend hypnosis for those in the throes of addiction.

Why? Because true recovery requires presence—and hypnosis works best after the physical and emotional chaos has begun to settle.

This episode explores:

• Why hypnosis isn't always the best first step for addiction

• When hypnosis becomes a powerful recovery tool

• The spiritual root of addiction and codependency

• How trauma, disconnection, and survival patterns keep people stuck

• What it takes to come back into balance and wholeness

You’ll also hear Hannah’s personal stories of recovery, spiritual awakening, and how self-hypnosis changed her experience with childbirth, parenting, and presence.

✨ Join Hannah’s Soul Detox (7-day spiritual reset) Begins July 1 – A gentle way to let go of what’s blocking your light.

🎓 Interested in becoming a hypnotist? Penny’s next Elite Hypno Pro™ Hypnosis Certification begins this July.

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Can water fasting cure cancer?

After two decades in Western oncology, Dr. Katie Deming, MD walked away from the system—because she saw what no one wanted to say out loud:

🎯 Conventional treatment often manages symptoms, not root causes. 🎯 People are healing—actually healing—when they reclaim the body's natural capacity. 🎯 A 7-day water fast can radically shift your biology... and may save your life.

In this episode, Dr. Katie shares:

• The case of a woman whose brain tumor vanished after a 17-day fast

• The science of autophagy and why it activates real healing—not just symptom control

• What most oncologists are afraid to admit

• Why emotional repression and people-pleasing are often at the root of chronic illness

• How spiritually guided fasting is transforming lives—physically, emotionally, and soul-deep

💥 This is the episode the medical establishment hopes you never find.

👇 Watch, question everything, and reclaim your truth.

📖 Grab Dr. Katie’s water fasting guide HERE. 

🔥 Don’t just fight disease. Activate your body’s intelligence and heal.

We're taught that saying "I don't know" is a cop-out. But what if it's the most honest and necessary step in creating real change?

In this episode, Penny Chiasson, board-certified hypnotist and subconscious expert, unpacks the truth about the subconscious and unconscious mind-and why traditional motivation techniques often miss the mark. She explains how deeply ingrained beliefs can prevent people from changing, even when they want to-and why understanding this is essential for anyone in coaching, leadership, or healing professions.

🔍 In this episode, you'll learn:

The difference between subconscious and unconscious behaviors

Why people can't always explain their actions-and why that matters

How trauma, conditioning, and belief hierarchies shape our decisions

The myth of "you just need more willpower"

What it really takes to change patterns at the identity leve

lWhy some hypnosis training falls short-and what Penny does differently

How her training prepares students to see clients without needing more certifications

💡 Whether you're a coach, therapist, or someone who's tired of surface-level advice, this episode offers clarity, depth, and a insider take on human behavior.

🎓 Interested in hypnosis training that actually prepares you to help people? Apply here.🎧 

If you're wondering how to get hypnosis clients when you're just starting out, this is the truth about my start.

I’m sharing exactly how I got my first hypnosis clients, what I did right (and very wrong), and why I no longer offer mentorship outside of my own certified students.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• 🚫 Why I stopped offering mentorship (and what most new hypnotists are missing)

• 🌀 The truth about what my first training didn’t prepare me for

• 💡 What I did before I ever ran an ad or had a website

• 🧠 The emotional blindspots many hypnosis clients bring in—and how I learned to see them

• 🎯 Why coaching business advice for hypnotists doesn’t work (and what does)

• 🔥 The worst advice I got as a new hypnotist—and how it slowed me down

You’ll also get a peek behind the curtain into how I used word-of-mouth, real conversations, and Google Ads (the old-school kind!) to build momentum before social media was even on the radar. And why strategy—not hustle—is what creates long-term success.

• You're in hypnosis training and wondering how to actually start helping people

• You’ve been certified but don’t feel confident taking paid clients yet

• You’re getting lost in the noise of business coaches who don’t understand hypnosis

• You want to avoid common mistakes and start with integrity

💬 This is real talk. No hype. No fluff. Just the honest story of how I learned to work with real clients—and what it taught me about ethics, effectiveness, and the business of hypnosis.

👉 Register for the Unscripted Masterclass 👉 Download the free guide “101 Ways to Create Income as a Hypnotist” 👉 Learn about the Elite Hypno Pro™ Certification

Do you fear death—or do you fear the unknown?

In this powerful episode, Penny sits down with Anne-Marie Jacobs, an experienced death doula and host of Dear Psychopomp: Let’s Talk About Death. Together, they explore how releasing the fear of death can lead to deeper presence, peace, and purpose in life.

Anne-Marie shares heartfelt wisdom from years of guiding others through dying, grief, and spiritual transition. Whether you're supporting someone at the end of life or confronting your own mortality, this episode offers comfort, clarity, and practical insight.

What You’ll Learn:

Why the fear of death is often rooted in childhood or cultural silence How introducing death to children helps them grow up with less fear. What “The Great Show” is—and how many people have a lucid moment before death How intergenerational trauma impacts end-of-life grief What to do when estrangement complicates a loved one’s passing Why legacy projects and life reviews can offer deep emotional healing How to protect your peace—even if family or culture tells you otherwise Anne-Marie’s story of becoming a death doula after leaving a toxic 9–5

🔗 Links Mentioned:

🎧 Dear Psychopomp Podcast: Listen here

🖤 Hiraeth Keepsakes Jewelry: Facebook Page

Related Episode: The Greatest Teacher

🌟 Favorite Quote:

“People will only meet you as far as they’ve met themselves. And it’s not your job to hold up the mirror.”

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You’ve probably heard the phrase: “It’s always the nice ones.” And maybe, like me, you once thought that was a compliment.

But it’s not.

That phrase haunted me during my years in healthcare, whispered between nurses and doctors when patients who “did everything right” still ended up with the worst outcomes. And now, after years of working with high-achieving women as a hypnotist, I understand exactly why that happens.

In this episode, I’m getting real about the hidden cost of being the nice one—the self-sacrificer, the peacekeeper, the one who puts everyone else first. I walk you through how people-pleasing and emotional suppression don’t just exhaust you mentally… they actually impact your nervous system, your hormones, your immune response, and your genetic expression.

Here’s what we’re diving into:

• Why N.I.C.E. = Neglecting Inner Compass Every day—and how that pattern forms

• How childhood conditioning wires us to seek validation through self-abandonment

• What chronic low-level stress does to your immune system, cortisol, and long-term health

• The real reason women get stuck in “doing what’s expected” even when it makes them miserable

• Why it’s not selfish to choose your joy—it’s necessary for vitality

This is about more than mindset. Your body knows when you're out of alignment. And the longer you override your intuition in order to be good, pleasing, or acceptable, the more strain you place on your system.

I share how hypnosis helps clients release these subconscious patterns—whether it’s perfectionism, over-giving, guilt, or the fear that they’re only lovable when they’re useful. You’ll hear how even identity-level beliefs, like “I’m responsible for everyone’s happiness,” can finally be released when the subconscious feels safe enough to let go.

It’s not about becoming someone new—it’s about becoming who you were before the world told you to be nice.

• 👉 Book a consult – If you’re ready to stop abandoning yourself and start living a life that actually feels like yours

🎧 Related episode: Episode 193 – Why Hypnosis Works When Therapy Doesn’t (with Christian Skoorsmith)

 In this episode, Penny breaks down why so many people end up stuck in familiar patterns—even after therapy, mindset work, or personal development. You’ll learn what most methods miss: that your subconscious identity, formed through emotional imprinting, is what truly drives your behavior.

When your subconscious doesn’t feel safe becoming someone new, no amount of motivation or habit-stacking will create lasting change.

Key topics we explore:

• Why affirmations, habits, and mindset tools have limits

• How subconscious identity is wired for safety, not success

• What early emotional imprints have to do with people-pleasing, fixing, and self-sabotage

• Why hypnosis isn’t about force—it’s about alignment

• How theta state activates the hippocampus for memory and emotional shifts

• The real reason clients circle back to old patterns (and how to help them break free)

Whether you’re a practitioner or someone craving a deeper shift, this episode will reshape how you understand change—and why hypnosis is the most ethical and effective path for identity-level transformation.

Download: 101 Ways to Create Revenue as a Hypnotist Apply to Elite Hypno Pro™ Certification

Caring for a parent with dementia brings emotional highs and lows. Today, Penny and Lisa Smith explore the emotional realities of caregiving — from mindfulness tools to how hypnosis helps neutralize old wounds so you can find peace, even on the hardest days.

Resources Mentioned:

• Free Caregiver’s Guide from Lisa Smith: Download Here
• Lisa’s Facebook: Another Lisa Smith
• Lisa’s Instagram: @talkwithlisia

Learn 101 Ways Hypnosis Can Help: pennychiasson.com/101-ways

If you found this episode helpful, be sure to subscribe and leave a review — it helps more caregivers discover the emotional support they need.

This unfiltered behind-the-scenes moment from one of my trainings exposes a belief that’s quietly sabotaging results—for both hypnotists and their clients. If you’ve ever thought hypnosis had to be done a certain way, this is for you.

To learn more about the Elite Hypno Pro™ training program, visit https://pennychiasson.com/certifyme

To book a call visit: https://pennychiasson.com/private-transformation

What if your AI isn’t channeling your higher self—but just echoing your own bias? In this mini-masterclass, Penny Chiasson peels back the seductive illusion of artificial intelligence as a spiritual advisor and reveals what’s really going on under the hood.

From misusing AI as a substitute for inner work to the subtle ways language models reinforce confirmation bias, Penny unpacks how discernment—not dependency—is your true spiritual superpower.

You’ll hear why AI can never replace intuition, why well-meaning humans still plant dangerous suggestions, and how even consciousness-coded tools require your awareness to be used with integrity. She also shares her evolving opinion after encountering a voice clone infused with frequency and what that could mean for the future of AI in conscious creation.

Whether you’re a curious tech user, a spiritual seeker, or a practitioner in the transformation space, this episode will challenge your assumptions and call you back to your inner knowing.

• Why AI is not—and cannot be—your soul’s voice

• How even spiritual-sounding AI outputs are reflections of human content, not divine downloads

• The false sense of growth AI can create when used without discernment

• What to ask AI instead to reconnect with your truth

• How one conscious tech innovator flipped Penny’s perspective on AI-generated frequency

• And why silence—not scrolling—is the portal to your deepest wisdom

Resources Mentioned:

• Quantum Identity Matrix Masterclass — Craft a future version of you that collapses time and removes the blind spots between you and your next level. https://pennychiasson.com/resources

Want to work with Penny? Book a call with Tina to find the best path forward: https://pennychiasson.com/private-transformation