A recent report shows that 5% of 10th graders smoked versus 18% at one point in the 1990s. And no, these sophomores didn’t use hypnosis to quit smoking. Fewer teens started smoking because of higher tobacco taxes. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0712-kids-wellbeing-20130712,0,7542363.story On a related note, I’ve read about factors that influence teens to behave in unhealthy ways. Some … Read more

Plenty of people drink diet soda to reduce calories, because they believe it helps with weight loss. Purdue University researchers looked at recent studies on diet sodas, and they published an opinion piece that won’t sit well with (1) diet soda makers; (2) firms that produce artificial sweeteners; (3) firms that make the natural sweetener, … Read more

A man in Turkey has built a cage around his head to stop smoking. If he was in San Francisco, he could use hypnosis instead. But perhaps hypnosis is less popular in Turkey versus San Francisco. At first his story seems silly, but if you think about it more deeply, it’s a sad story. He … Read more

After many months of learning video production, my hypnosis show is finally here! If you’re curious about what happens in a hypnosis session, here’s your chance to find out. https://habitproject.com/videos The show’s name is Project Hypnosis. And as of last night, there are five episodes that range from 8 minutes to 18 minutes. My goal … Read more

Here’s a quick technique that helps reduce stress. If anything here is confusing, please post a comment to the blog or contact me directly. Meet Carol, a manager at Jaberwocky Widgets, who is stressed about having to deliver some bad news to her boss, Lewis. Carol thinks, “Lewis will be soooooo incredibly upset. I don’t … Read more

I mentioned prices would change in February, but I delayed that until today, March 4th. The new pricing is in the free hypnosis reports. If you’re already on my email list, you’ll receive an email with the updated pricing info. If you’re not on the list, please visit the home page to get your free … Read more

After many months of preparation, the first hypnosis session for the Web episode finally got filmed last week! I do realize that it’ll take work to get TV executives interested in a hypnosis show concept, but I’m excited to be seeing progress. If you know someone in the San Francisco Bay Area that’s open to … Read more

When it comes to paperwork, or any tedious task, how can we go from dread to “let’s get it done”? And what does hypnosis have to do with it? Meet Peter. He’s a programmer, and he really doesn’t like his boss, Lumbergh. But Lumbergh comes around Peter’s cubicle pretty often to ask about the TPS … Read more

Most of us have heard that diet soda hurts our health. But I just learned that French researchers found that drinking one 12-ounce diet soda per week (one can of soda) can increase a woman’s risk of Type 2 diabetes risk by 33%. (Later I’ll share a hypnosis idea about diet soda.) Obviously there need … Read more

Last month (December 2012) I sent an email to my subscribers mentioning that my hypnotherapy rates would be increasing starting February 1st. But what if you want to pay the old rate but just can’t start hypnotherapy in January? There’s a solution. You can prepay at the current lower rate in January and then do … Read more