What if your inability to stick to goals isn't about willpower, discipline, or motivation, but about something much deeper?

In the first episode of Grace's transformative four-part mini-series based on her book Close Your Eyes, Get Free, we explore the real root cause of why change feels so impossible: subconscious programming. Drawing from over a decade of hypnotherapy experience, Grace reveals why your conscious mind's best intentions keep losing to hidden beliefs you didn't even know you had.

You'll hear a compelling story from a client who desperately needed to lose 100 pounds for life-saving surgery, her insurance depended on it, her health depended on it, yet her subconscious mind kept sabotaging every attempt. The discovery of what was really happening beneath the surface will change how you understand your own "failures" forever.

Whether you've been stuck in cycles of promising yourself change or this is your first step toward understanding your subconscious mind, this episode will help you shift the conversation from willpower to reprogramming, from fighting yourself to finally working with the 90% of your mind that's been running the show.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Close Your Eyes, Get Free (Grace's book)

• Grace Hypnotherapy App: getgrace.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to the Mini-Series

00:29 Understanding Hypnosis

00:47 Freedom Begins in the Mind

02:05 The Power of the Subconscious Mind

03:09 Overcoming Subconscious Barriers

04:52 Reprogramming for Success

06:01 Series Overview and Homework

08:59 Reflect and Prepare for Change

If you've made it to Part Four of the Close Your Eyes, Sleep Series, we're so proud of you.In this final episode, we're bringing everything together and talking about the real-life, deeply human experiences that can still get in the way of sleep, even when you're doing everything "right." From pregnancy to parenthood, menopause to chronic illness, and even the subconscious identity of being an "insomniac," these hurdles are rarely talked about with the nuance they deserve.We're not bypassing the hard stuff, we're meeting it with compassion, subconscious tools, and a plan you can keep returning to.

You'll also hear how small shifts, just 10% improvements, can create lasting transformation over time. Hypnotherapy doesn't require perfection. It meets you where you are, and helps you move forward bit by bit, belief by belief.00:00 Series Overview and Welcome01:00 Addressing Final Sleep Hurdles02:00 Pregnancy and Sleep Challenges06:42 Parenthood and Sleep Deprivation09:09 Menopause and Sleep Disruptions12:43 Chronic Pain and Illness Impact on Sleep18:55 The Identity of Being an "Insomniac"26:18 Final Thoughts and Homework AssignmentYour homework for this week:Reflect on what has helped you most during this seriesChoose one sleep recording from the Grace Hypnotherapy app and commit to using it daily for 30 daysShare your story or favorite takeaway on social media and tag me @gracesmithtv so I can celebrate your progressMentioned in this episode:Close Your Eyes, Sleep (my best-selling book)“Overcome the Final Sleep Hurdles” (Free inside the Grace Hypnotherapy App: getgrace.com)Connect with Grace: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracesmithtv/?hl=enWebsite: https://www.gracesmith.com/Links: https://linktr.ee/getgrace

We all know what we should be doing to sleep better, cut the screen time, skip the wine, try yoga, get a better pillow. But what if it's not just about your routine… it's about how your subconscious relates to it?

In this third episode of the Close Your Eyes, Sleep Series, Grace shares how to create your own dream bedtime routine, first in your subconscious, and then in your physical environment. You'll learn why even the most beautifully designed routines fall short if your subconscious hasn't caught up, and how we can use visualization to bridge that gap.

Grace also talks about habits that support real sleep (like stopping liquids earlier, incorporating sleep-friendly foods, and progressive muscle relaxation), while always returning to the most important part: how you feel when you get into bed.

Your homework this week is simple and powerful: listen to the "Visualize Your Perfect Night's Sleep" recording on the Grace Hypnotherapy app each night, and start designing your own dream space, on the inside and out.

00:00 Welcome to the Grace Smith Podcast

00:42 Visualizing a Sleep-Friendly Bedtime Routine

02:02 Designing Your Perfect Sleep Environment

07:18 Practical Tips for Better Sleep

11:50 Scientific Insights on Sleep and ADHD

13:54 Homework and Conclusion

Mentioned in this episode:

• Close Your Eyes, Sleep (my best-selling book)

• “Visualize Your Perfect Night’s Sleep” (Free inside the Grace Hypnotherapy App: getgrace.com)

Connect with Grace: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracesmithtv/?hl=en

Website: https://www.gracesmith.com/

Links: https://linktr.ee/getgrace

What if you could train your brain to set your worries down every single night?

In Part Two of the Close Your Eyes, Sleep Series, Grace shares one of the most effective subconscious sleep tools she’s ever created: “Put Your Worries in a Box.” This visualization technique, combined with hypno-affirmations and self-hypnosis, can help you release anxiety at bedtime, quiet your inner dialogue, and reclaim the peace you’ve been missing at night.

We’ll talk about why your subconscious might be flooding you with to-do lists and stress right before sleep and how you can rewire that pattern gently and powerfully.

You’ll also learn how prioritizing your “one thing” each day can ease decision fatigue, reduce overwhelm, and allow your subconscious to let go because it knows you’ve got it covered.

00:00 Welcome to the Grace Smith Podcast

00:33 Reprogramming Your Mind for Restful Sleep

00:48 Put Your Worries in a Box Technique

02:36 Practical Exercises for Reducing Worries

06:28 The Importance of Visualization

07:34 Supporting Studies on Visualization

11:31 Combining Hypnotherapy Elements

13:09 Hypno Affirmations for Better Sleep

14:20 Homework and Next Steps

14:59 Conclusion and Upcoming Topics

Mentioned in this episode:

• Close Your Eyes, Sleep (Grace’s best-selling book)

• Grace Hypnotherapy App: getgrace.com

Connect with Grace: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracesmithtv/?hl=en

Website: https://www.gracesmith.com/

Links: https://linktr.ee/getgrace

What if your insomnia isn’t about your screen time, your caffeine intake, or your bedtime routine but about something much deeper?

In the first episode of the Better Sleep Series, we explore the real root cause of sleep challenges: subconscious programming. Drawing from the insights in Grace’s best-selling book Close Your Eyes, Sleep, she’ll share discoveries from over a decade of hypnotherapy experience, including why feeling safe is often a prerequisite to restful sleep…something rarely discussed in mainstream wellness.

You’ll hear a powerful story from a client whose childhood memory of a kitchen fire shaped decades of insomnia, and you’ll learn why your subconscious may be keeping you in a state of hypervigilance every night without your conscious awareness.

Whether you’ve tried everything to improve your sleep or this is your first step, this episode will help you shift the conversation from symptoms to root cause.

00:00 Welcome to the Grace Smith Podcast

00:43 The Importance of Good Sleep

02:32 The Science Behind Sleep Deprivation

05:51 Exploring Hypnosis for Better Sleep

08:11 Client Stories: Uncovering the Root of Insomnia

13:56 Turning Off the Alarms: Practical Steps

15:36 Conclusion and Next Steps

Mentioned in this episode:

• Close Your Eyes, Sleep (Grace’s best-selling book)

• Grace Hypnotherapy App: getgrace.com

  
  

Connect with Grace: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracesmithtv/?hl=en

Website: https://www.gracesmith.com/

Links: https://linktr.ee/getgrace

In this episode of The Grace Smith Podcast, Grace sits down with beloved wellness visionary Jovanka Ciares.

From the boardrooms of the music industry to a debilitating health crisis, Jovanka’s story is one of radical reinvention. In this “Think Like” episode, you’ll journey with her through the real-time hypnosis session that uncovers the true origin of her illness, a healing message from her grandfather, and the next chapter of her calling: The Herbal Mama.

Timestamps & Key Topics:

00:00 – Welcome to the Subconscious: Meet Jovanka

06:00 – Hypnosis That Changed Her Life: Fear of Flying, Pain-Free Healing

09:00 – From Music Industry VP to Wellness Visionary

13:00 – Entering Hypnosis: The Safe Place in Puerto Rico

20:16 – Childhood Imprint: Messages from Pappy Jaime

29:00 – The Voice She Lost (and Why It’s Time to Be Loud Again)

33:00 – Birth of The Herbal Mama: Community, Tea, Ancestral Magic

36:00 – Revisiting Her Illness: The Pain Behind the Corporate Glamour

40:00 – The Truth About Suppression and Stagnation

44:00 – The Healing Plan: What Actually Worked

47:00 – The Math Equation of Healing

51:00 – Final Message from the Subconscious: Miracles Aren’t Rare

54:00 – Lists, Not Miracles: Making the Magical Practical

57:00 – Integration: Her Grandfather’s Scent, Her Voice, Her Next Chapter

• Visit Jovanka’s Website – jovankaciares.com

• Read Jovanka’s Book – Reclaiming Wellness – available wherever books are sold

• Follow Jovanka on Social – @jovankaciares

• Grace Hypnotherapy App – www.getgrace.com/app

• Follow Grace Smith on Instagram – @gracesmithtv

• Grace’s Website  - www.gracesmith.com

If you want to learn more about the “Think Like” Hypnosis Process, watch this episode:    https://youtu.be/MZvUktVQgtA

In this episode of The Grace Smith Podcast, we explore a groundbreaking truth: that the biggest edge in sports performance isn’t in the body, it’s in the subconscious mind.

Drawing from her one-on-one work with elite athletes across golf, tennis, free diving, distance running, and Olympic-level disciplines, Grace Smith pulls back the curtain on the invisible factors that determine who rises under pressure, and who crumbles. Because when an athlete is stuck in fear, doubt, or perfectionism, no amount of training can override what the subconscious believes to be true.

This is where real transformation begins.

We explore the inner blocks most sports psychologists overlook, like the fear of letting people down, the trauma of past injuries, and the identity crisis that can come with success. Grace unpacks how these hidden fears quietly sabotage even the most seasoned athletes… and how hypnotherapy allows us to rewire the mind so that excellence becomes second nature.

Resources Mentioned:

• Link to research: https://getgrace.com/hypnosis-research/

• Hypnotherapy sessions with Grace: gracesmith.com
  

00:00 – What Really Sets the Greatest Apart  

01:15 – Hypnosis: The Secret Weapon for Peak Performance  

02:30 – Let’s Clear Up the Biggest Myths About Hypnotherapy  

04:00 – Why I Fell in Love with Working with Athletes  

06:00 – The Flow State Is Real, and You Can Train for It  

08:45 – Who Thrives the Fastest with Hypnotherapy?  

10:35 – One Session, One World Record  

13:20 – Why Teams Trust Me to Work with Their Athletes  

15:45 – The Mental Blocks That Sabotage Success  

17:55 – Stress Isn’t the Enemy, It’s How You Frame It  

20:05 – You Are Not Just Your Sport: Reclaiming Your Identity  

25:05 – What’s Coming Next on the Grace Smith Podcast  

Connect with Grace: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracesmithtv/

Website: https://www.gracesmith.com/

In Part Four of the Close Your Eyes, Lose Weight series, Grace Smith takes us into the final four weeks of her revolutionary 12-week protocol, where the real transformation begins. This isn’t about calories or cardio. It’s about subconscious safety, emotional healing, and learning to love yourself into lifelong success.

We explore the invisible blocks that most weight loss plans completely ignore, like the fear of unwanted attention, unresolved trauma, and even the fear of success itself. Grace unpacks how these buried beliefs can quietly sabotage your progress, and how hypnotherapy can gently rewire them so your subconscious starts working with your goals, not against them.

Whether you’ve struggled with your weight for decades or are just beginning to explore a new way forward, this episode will give you the insight, compassion, and subconscious tools to make your results stick, for life.

Because you don’t need to shrink to be worthy.

But when you truly believe you are worthy, your body naturally becomes a reflection of that belief.

00:00 Welcome and Overview of the Final Episode

00:54 Week 9: Using the Law of Attraction for Weight Loss

02:47 Week 10: Addressing Unwanted Attention and Trauma

07:20 Week 11: Overcoming the Fear of Success09:00 Week 12: Sustaining Weight Loss with Self-Love11:37 Conclusion and Additional Resources

Mentioned in this episode:

• Close Your Eyes, Lose Weight

• Grace Hypnotherapy App: getgrace.com

• 90-Day Weight Loss Challenge

• Healthy for Life

Connect with Grace: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracesmithtv/?hl=en

Website: https://www.gracesmith.com/

Links: https://linktr.ee/getgrace

What if the biggest obstacles to lasting weight loss aren’t physical at all... but emotional patterns hidden deep in the subconscious mind?

In Part Three of the Close Your Eyes, Lose Weight series, we move even deeper, into the emotional and unconscious habits that often quietly sabotage our best intentions. Grace walks you through Weeks 5 to 8 of the proven 12-week protocol, helping you recognize and release the emotional blocks that can keep you stuck.

We’ll explore why emotional eating is never really about the food, how to heal the cycle of using food to cope with emotions like boredom, sadness, and stress, and why true resilience comes from feeling your feelings rather than numbing them.

You’ll also learn how boredom eating develops, why it’s so tempting, and three powerful antidotes to replace it with nourishing, joy-filled habits. Plus, Grace reveals how using food as a reward is a subconscious pattern learned early in life, and how to create healthier, more empowering ways to celebrate your wins.

This episode isn’t about willpower or restriction. It’s about compassionately understanding yourself at the root level, healing emotional triggers, and building a life where food supports your freedom, not your frustration.

Whether you're at the beginning of your transformation or peeling back new layers, this conversation will help you reconnect with your emotional wisdom, build healthier coping mechanisms, and retrain your subconscious to work for you, not against you.

00:00 Welcome and Setting the Intention

00:35 The Deeper Work: Emotional Eating and Subconscious Blocks

02:05 Healing Emotional Eating at the Root

04:15 Learning to Feel Without Numbing: Emotional Resilience

06:20 Breaking the Cycle: Eating When Bored

08:55 Three Antidotes to Mindless Eating

11:30 Reclaiming Your Time and Energy

14:10 Food as a Reward: Childhood Patterns and Adult Habits

16:45 How to Celebrate Yourself Without Sabotage

19:50 Hypnosis Tools to Heal Emotional and Reward-Based Eating

22:30 Wrapping Up and Your Next Steps

Mentioned in this episode:

• Close Your Eyes, Lose Weight

• Grace Hypnotherapy App: getgrace.com

• 90-Day Weight Loss Challenge

• Healthy for Life

Connect with Grace: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracesmithtv/?hl=en

Website: https://www.gracesmith.com/

Links: https://linktr.ee/getgrace

What if lasting weight loss isn’t about adding more to your to-do list... but about building a few simple, powerful habits at the subconscious level?

In Part Two of the Close Your Eyes, Lose Weight series, we move beyond conscious effort and into the foundations that truly create change. Grace will walk you through the first steps of the proven 12-week protocol, starting with habits so simple they’re often overlooked: chewing thoroughly, staying hydrated, and stopping when satisfied.

But as you’ll hear, it’s not about “trying harder” to remember these habits. It’s about rewiring them into your subconscious mind, so they become effortless and natural over time.

We’ll also explore why slowing down with food changes everything, why hydration can be a secret weapon for energy and fat metabolism, and why learning to stop when you’re satisfied (instead of stuffed) frees you from decades of old conditioning.

And if you’ve ever struggled with feelings of guilt around leaving food on your plate, or pressure from cultural expectations around eating, Grace will share how to navigate those situations with grace, compassion, and confidence.

This episode isn’t about restriction or punishment,  it’s about honoring your body’s wisdom, gently retraining your mind, and taking the first joyful steps toward real transformation.

Whether you’re just starting out or deepening your practice, this conversation will help you create new habits from a place of mindfulness, self-trust, and ease.

00:00 Welcome and Setting the Intention

00:58 The First Foundation: Why Chewing Thoroughly Changes Everything

03:30 The Power of Hydration

04:50 Learning to Stop When Satisfied

09:06 Clearing the Path: Releasing Limiting Beliefs

12:19 Trusting Your Body: Intuitive Eating and Mindful Presence

16:38 Reframing Movement: Learning to Crave Exercise

21:15 Wrapping Up and Your Next Steps

Mentioned in this episode:

• Close Your Eyes, Lose Weight

• Grace Hypnotherapy App: getgrace.com

• 90-Day Weight Loss Challenge

• Healthy for Life

Connect with Grace: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracesmithtv/?hl=en

Website: https://www.gracesmith.com/

Links: https://linktr.ee/getgrace