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That critical voice in your head telling you that you're not good enough? It wasn't born to torment you—it developed to protect you. But now it's time for a new relationship with that inner critic.

Julie Van Elswyk joins Mary to share her powerful journey from blaming herself for her son's cancer diagnosis to becoming a worthiness and law of attraction coach. After experiencing the transformative effects of EMDR therapy and hypnosis in her own healing, Julie now guides women to rewire self-criticism into deep inner support.

This episode unveils how our most limiting beliefs often develop early in life as protection mechanisms that we eventually outgrow. Julie explains that rather than fighting against your inner critic, befriending it with compassion opens the door to transformation. She walks us through the process of identifying critical thoughts, understanding their protective intent, and gradually reframing them into supportive messages that align with who you truly are.

The conversation takes a fascinating turn when Julie demystifies hypnosis and the law of attraction, grounding these concepts in science rather than woo-woo thinking. She describes hypnosis as simply accessing the more receptive alpha brain waves that allow us to integrate new patterns of thinking more efficiently. Similarly, she explains the law of attraction through the lens of resonance and frequency—when you embody the energy of what you desire, you naturally attract similar energies. Julie shares a compelling personal story of manifesting her dream home by first addressing her unconscious resistance to deserving it.

Perhaps most encouraging is the ripple effect that happens when women reclaim their worth and take up their space unapologetically. As Julie notes, "When a woman heals and finds her freedom, it creates a ripple effect that uplifts the world around her." 

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