by Brian Balke | Jan 6, 2023 | Case History
On the Hypnosis Rising home page, I assert that the division of the mind is a choice. Developmentally, the formation of the conscious identity is a necessary step toward independence. The child caught in the throes of that decision, however, is not conscious of that...
by Brian Balke | Aug 29, 2022 | Basics
Does the thought of taking time off drain your energy? Believe it or not, it can. Our body has two energy production modes, corresponding to anxiety or calm. They require different diets and schedules. The mode of anxiety is opportunistic and reactive; the mode of...
by Brian Balke | May 10, 2022 | Basics
We are tempted to pretend that the wound inside of us doesn’t exist. The natural thing to do when we cut our finger, though, is to put a bandage on it, knowing that the pain will be soothed because we have taken positive action to promote healing. At Hypnosis...
by Brian Balke | Jan 6, 2022 | Relationships
Particularly for women, the threatening consequences of moral imperfection are instilled early in childhood. Those messages lurk deep in the subconscious as an obsession with perfection. Hypnotherapy will allow you to release yourself into a practical comfort that...
by Brian Balke | Dec 7, 2021 | Basics
If you want to strengthen your character, where do you start? Your brain is complicated – more complicated than anything else known to science. A modern computer chip does not come close, and once it is made a chip does not change. The human brain changes every...