Our guest today was born into the circus and became the youngest paid clown at the age of 3, survived a near death experience being mauled by a puma, was bullied throughout his life, attempted suicide and overcame series of addictions.

Holy shit...Jonathan Royle has lived like 10 lifetimes in just the short span of 47 years...yes, ladies. He's right here with us all smack in the middle of life! Through the lens of levity and experience, Jonathan shares with us some profound insights as we talk about his personal trauma and what he did to overcome his own challenges.

Jonathan brings both humor and a wealth of knowledge to the show as a celebrity hypnotherapist, Master NLP hypnosis trainer and author of the book "Shitnosis" which helps readers "get over the shit in their life and get their shit together".

Today, Jonathan joins "our circus" and teaches us:

1. Hypnosis is when a pattern interrupt disorients the pre-frontal cortex or logical mind so that suggestion can slip past into the subconscious
2. Hypnosis is the correct use of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques to emotionally and psychologically manipulate people into stopping doing the things they DON'T want to do or to START doing the things they do.
3. To heed how your brain processes the information you give it. The law of reversed effort which says that what resists, persists. You get more of what you focus on in life. Also, mind the "order principle" which says do or do not...there is no "try".
4. You don't have your "critical thinking faculty" until about teenage years...so all traumas get beyond that rational mind before it is fully formed and are embedded in the subconscious
5. You cannot delete the negative memories, but CAN delete the negative charge associated with these negative memories and traumas

You can find more ofJonathan at:

Website | https://www.magicalguru.co.uk

(seriously...check out Jonathan's website and some of his old stage videos)

Twitter | @roylehypnotist

Girl...if you have your own shit to get over, this episode is for you. And now we will use Jonathan's persuasive techniques to "will" you to leave a review for this show and let us know what shit you want to get through and how this podcast inspires you!

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