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What if the story shaping your choices isn’t the truth, just the loudest memory? We sit down with clinical hypnotherapist Michelle Walters to unpack what hypnosis actually is—a measurable brain state where suggestibility increases, attention narrows, and imagination opens—and how that mix can help rewrite unhelpful beliefs, calm persistent anxiety, and dismantle sticky habits.

Michelle traces her path from digital marketing to clinical practice after profound personal loss, and then takes us inside the work. She explains why memory behaves more like a draft than a photograph, how careful regression and ethical guardrails protect clients, and what it looks like to personalize sessions around real strengths, values, and faith. We hear vivid case stories: a lifelong terror of bumblebees linked to a childhood moment of fear, an outgoing professional whose sudden anxiety eased with tailored imagery, and clients who replace hair pulling or sugar binges by rehearsing new sensory rituals until they feel natural.

We also explore the practical side of change. Hypnosis isn’t mind control; it’s a reliable way to quiet the analytical voice so the nervous system can try a better pattern. Repetition cements it. That’s where Michelle’s Make My Hypno app comes in—custom recordings built from your goals, environments, and affirmations, so the script sounds like your life. Whether you’re skeptical or curious, this conversation blends science, lived wisdom, and creative tools you can start using tonight.

You can find Michelle at https://michellewalters.net/

Access the discount for MakeMyHypno app here: https://makemyhypno.com/podcast_discount

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