Are you giving up control when you’re hypnotized?

Movies and television often portray hypnosis as sleep, mind control, or someone taking over your thoughts. In this episode, we explore where those fears come from—including the powerful hypnotic abilities portrayed in Doctor Sleep—and how entertainment shapes what many of us believe about hypnosis.

We talk about what hypnosis actually is, how it differs from brainwashing and cult influence, and why you remain aware and in control throughout the experience. In our work, hypnosis is a collaborative process centered on positive suggestions that support the changes you want to make—not anything like what you see in the movies.

So, if hypnosis isn’t sleep or mind control, what is it? Join us as we go beyond the Hollywood version and take some of the mystery—and fear—out of hypnosis.

Welcome to the first episode of Beyond Suggestion. We’re introducing ourselves, sharing how we each found hypnosis, and talking about the experience and training we bring to the conversation.

We also begin exploring what trance really is—and what it isn’t—along with a glimpse of how NLP fits into our work. We’re only scratching the surface in this introductory episode, with much more to come.

Have a question about hypnosis, trance, NLP, or what happens during a session? Send it our way. Your questions may inspire a future episode.