E390 - How Hypnosis Could Change Your LIFE | Mike Mandel & Chris Thompson

Mike Mandel and Chris Thompson are the Founders of Mike Mandel Hypnosis—known worldwide as the leading edge in hypnosis training—where they teach smart, motivated people to become amazing hypnotists. Mike Mandel is a 6-time award winning hypnotist, immensely popular keynote speaker, stage performer, psychotherapist and NLP trainer. He has been doing hypnosis since he was 12 years old.

In this episode, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, Mike, and Chris talk about…

• (00:00) Intro

• (02:10) How Chris first became interested in hypnosis and why he and Mike started Mike Mandel Hypnosis

• (05:31) Understanding the power of the mind to heal  the body

• (10:46) How Mike first became interested in hypnosis/NLP and why he pivoted from doing hypnosis as entertainment to teaching hypnosis

• (14:44) Resources for those who are skeptical of hypnosis

• (16:33) Why a hypnotist can’t make you do something that violates your core beliefs and moral foundations

• (18:15) NLP—it’s creation and history

• (19:02) Hypnosis and weight loss

• (22:50) Why stress management and family support are essential for good health

• (23:44) Aligning the conscious and subconscious minds to produce powerful lifestyle change

• (28:34) Accessing the ability to heal the body by releasing negative emotions

• (35:23) How hypnosis can address stress

• (37:45) How hypnosis can address the self-defeating mindset and lead people to empowered action and self-improvement

• (44:34) Why people who want a ‘magic pill’ solution will not be able to make the changes they need to make in their life; they need to hit the threshold first

• (49:08) Motivational interviewing

• (50:53) One quick mental trick for helping overcome food cravings

• (57:18) Outro and plugs

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• 101 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started Using Hypnosis (book): https://www.amazon.com/Things-Known-Started-Using-Hypnosis/dp/1845902912

• The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis (book): https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Handbook-Hypnosis-Handbooks/dp/0198570090

• The Collected Papers of Milton H. Erickson on Hypnosis (book): https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Papers-Milton-Erickson-Hypnosis/dp/0470267216

• Instant Influence (book): https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Influence-How-Anyone-Anything-Fast/dp/0316083348

Mike Mandel and Chris Thompson:

• Mike Mandel Hypnosis: https://mikemandelhypnosis.com

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeMandelHypnosis

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikemandelhypnosis/

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

• X: https://x.com/mandelhypnosis

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