Trauma isn’t just in your head — it’s in your body. In this episode of Automatic Mouth, Alison explores Peter Levine’s groundbreaking book Waking the Tiger and the somatic tools it inspired for healing and nervous system regulation.You’ll learn how to:

• Tune into your body instead of overriding it
• Track subtle sensations like tension, heat, or fluttery feelings
• Slow down and give your system space to recalibrate
• Use grounding and safe memories to build resilience
• Trust your body’s natural release (yes, shaking, sighing, or tears are part of healing)

Alison also guides you through short, practical exercises for each tool so you can experience Somatic Experiencing in real time. Please pause the episode if you’re driving or doing anything that requires your full attention — these practices work best when you can sit safely and focus.

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In this final chapter of the Hermetic Principles series, Alison explores the Principle of Gender — the universal dance between masculine and feminine energy. This isn’t about biology or stereotypes; it’s about the energetic forces that drive creation, balance, and growth.

From Jung’s anima/animus to Taoist yin-yang, from burnout culture to the art of creativity, Alison breaks down how these two energies show up in psychology, philosophy, NLP, and your everyday life.

💡 Expect a mix of insights, metaphors, and practical takeaways you can apply immediately. Because the truth is — logic without intuition is cold, and intuition without logic is chaos. The magic is in the balance.

Behind every result is a cause — seen or unseen. Your thoughts, your words, your habits — they’re not harmless background noise. They’re setting off chains of events that shape your reality.

In this episode, I break down the Principle of Cause and Effect through philosophy, psychology, and a little cheeky truth-telling:

• Aristotle’s take on why nothing is truly random.

• Karma as planting seeds — drama seeds vs generosity seeds.

• Psychology’s “locus of control” and why blaming fate keeps you stuck.

• NLP mindset hacks: how the meaning you give things becomes the cause of your emotional effects.

• Real-world examples of how small causes lead to big consequences in relationships, career, and mental health.

🎯 Stop waiting for life to happen. Be the cause.

👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode if it hits home — and follow Automatic Mouth for the full Hermetic Principles series.

Episode 5 of the Hermetic Principles Series dives into The Principle of Rhythm:

“Everything flows, in and out. Nothing stays still.”

We explore how this ancient principle shows up in psychology, philosophy, and NLP, from circadian rhythms and mood cycles to Taoist wisdom and cognitive reframing. I’ll also challenge the cliché of “just go with the flow” — because too often, that means bending to someone else’s flow, not your own.

You’ll learn:

• Why forcing constant “up” is exhausting (and what real balance looks like)

• How to honour your own seasons without guilt

• Tools to reframe emotional slumps as part of life’s natural swing

• How to negotiate between your flow and the flows of others without losing yourself

🌊 Don’t just go with the flow. Go with your flow. That’s real emotional mastery.

🎧 Stick around for the end — there’s a free Personal Rhythm Tracker to help you map and master your own cycles.

Everything has its opposite 🤷🏻‍♀️ but they’re not enemies.

Hot and cold, love and hate, joy and sorrow… they’re just different points on the same scale.

In this episode of Automatic Mouth, we explore the Principle of Polarity from the Hermetic Philosophy and break it down through the lenses of psychology and philosophy.

You’ll learn how to spot the emotional spectrums in your life, stop swinging between extremes, and start moving yourself deliberately toward balance.

We’ll cover:

• Why love and hate are closer than you think

• How black-and-white thinking hijacks your emotional control

• The Stoic and Taoist take on opposites

• Practical ways to shift along any emotional scale

• Why neutrality is an underrated superpower

📌 Part 4 of the Hermetic Principles series on Automatic Mouth.

The Principle of Vibration says: “Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates.”

But what does that actually mean in a world full of emotional burnout, doomscrolling, and therapy speak?

In this episode of Automatic Mouth, we break it down from both a psychological and philosophical lens:

• How your emotional “frequency” literally changes your experience

• Why your nervous system is your personal vibration dial

• What science and Stoicism say about energy, identity, and influence

• How to regulate your inner resonance and stop picking up static

💥 Whether you’re feeling drained, disconnected, or just curious about the “vibe” of your life — this episode will help you tune in, turn up, and take charge.

👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and download the free Vibe Check-In guide linked in the description.

https://bit.ly/TalkTrainVibeCheckIn

Welcome back to Automatic Mouth with Alison Burnett — where ancient wisdom meets modern psychology, and we translate “woo” into what you can actually do.

In this episode, we unpack the second Hermetic Principle: The Principle of Correspondence.

Translation?

If your external life is on fire, your inner world might be holding the match.

This principle reveals how the patterns we repeat, the drama we attract, and the chaos we tolerate all start inside.

We explore:

🔁 Why patterns keep repeating in your life

🪞 How your outer world mirrors your beliefs, wounds & programming

🧠 What psychology, NLP & philosophy say about the power of internal alignment

🧰 How to spot what life is trying to reflect back at you — and how to shift it

🎧 Whether you’re into self-awareness, shadow work, or just sick of your own bullsh*t — this one hits deep.

👉 This episode comes with a FREE downloadable Self-Mirror Audit Checklist to help you identify what your outer world is trying to tell you about your inner one.

It’s packed with reflection prompts, mindset shifts, and powerful questions to help you stop reacting and start recalibrating.

https://bit.ly/Self-MirrorAudit

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In this episode, we crack open the first Hermetic Principle: Mentalism — “The All is Mind.”

Translation? Your entire reality starts and ends in that busy brain of yours.

If you’ve ever wondered why two people can live through the same thing and walk away with two totally different realities...this is why.

We’ll unpack how your inner map (hello NLP!) shapes your outer life, why self-awareness is the ultimate life upgrade, and how you can start editing your thoughts today to build the reality you actually want to live in.

Stick around till the end for a sneak peek at the next principle: Correspondence (As above, so below).

✨ If you want a better reality, you’ve got to upgrade the thinker (that's you btw 😉).