by Brian Balke | Jun 7, 2020 | Basics
Did you know that a pool life guard gets better results from “Walk, thank-you!” than from “Stop running!” The first says “Let’s be joyful together,” the second says “Don’t do what you want.” Most people come...
by Brian Balke | Jun 5, 2020 | Book Reviews, Mind Management
When it was discovered that syphilis progressed to mental illness, psychiatry was grandfathered into medicine. Surgery and drugs became the preferred interventions. These were applied when the psychosis was fully evolved, as desperate measures for those that could no...
by Brian Balke | Jun 4, 2020 | Basics
Seeking any type of support for mental wellness carries a stigma. My experience of hypnosis, however, is for liberation of hidden resources that improve life. Sharing that experience is the focus of my work as a hypnotherapist. While I may start with a client in...
by Brian Balke | May 20, 2020 | Mind Management
In creating a successful life, a football offense is a good way of thinking about our minds. The quarterback has about as much strength, relatively speaking, as the chatty part of your mind that is “you.” The rest of your mind implements the plays that the...
by Brian Balke | Mar 31, 2020 | Mind Management
Change is difficult in the best of times. Sometimes that change is joyfully awaited, such as the birth of a child. Even then, though, every parent will speak of moments of confusion, exhaustion, and perhaps grief over the changes that swept through their lives. Those...
