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  • Two Hypnotherapists Talking to Sheila Granger

    Two Hypnotherapists Talking to Sheila Granger
    Oct 11 2026
    Send us Fan MailDenise Billen-Mejia MD, CH office@aahypnosis.com www.healandberadiant.comLes Roberts Dip.Hyp GHR ADPR GQHP contact@lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk www.lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.ukSheila Granger an internationally renowned professional clinical hypnotherapist and trainer. think@sheilagranger.com www.sheilagranger.com Welcome to Two Hypnotherapists Talking with me, Denise Billen-Mejia, in Delaware, USA. (0:06) And me, Les Roberts, in St Helens, United Kingdom. (0:10) This weekly podcast is for anyone and everyone who would like to know more about the fascinating (0:14) world of hypnosis and the benefits that it offers.I'm a clinical hypnotherapist and (0:22) specialist in working with children. And I'm a retired medical doctor (0:26) and consultant hypnotist. We are Two Hypnotherapists Talking.(0:33) So let's get on with the episode. Anyway, there we go. (0:40) Hello and welcome back.So we're on day four today and we've got a lovely special guest. (0:47) So I'm just going to introduce our guest and then we can have a chat, can't we? (0:53) We have the amazing Sheila Granger. So anybody who is anything hypnosis will know of Sheila (1:02) Granger.Sheila is a UK clinical hypnotherapist and Sheila's mission is to educate, motivate, (1:10) help and inspire other practitioners to achieve more than they thought possible. (1:15) Most known for the virtual gastric band weight loss protocol that's helped thousands of hypnosis (1:23) practitioners across the globe launch and grow their own practices. Sheila has taken hypnosis (1:30) into almost all walks of life from working with the homeless through to hospitals, schools (1:36) and businesses.She was IMDHA hypnotist. You'll have to explain what that is in a minute, Sheila. (1:44) Hypnotist of the Year in 2019 and her own business won the National UK Business of the Year in 2021.(1:54) A multi bestselling author on Amazon, Sheila constantly test the boundaries of what is (2:01) possible with hypnosis and a hypnosis business and has enabled others to help over 140,000 (2:12) clients with hypnosis. She's ego free with a big dollop of can-do attitude. Welcome Sheila.(2:20) And we know you, we know you personally anyway, don't we? We know how hard you work and how (2:25) you've helped me, you've helped Denise and you've helped quite a lot of our guests that (2:31) I've been on over the past few seasons as well. So welcome. Oh, well, that's nice to hear.And (2:38) IMDHA is the International Medical and Dental Hypnosis Association that is based in the USA (2:47) based. And I should update my bio really because that was 2019, but I'll lose track of the years, (2:56) 2024 or 2025 it might have been. They awarded me the Hypnosis Educator of the Year.(3:05) Oh, amazing. Very nice. And well-deserved, well-deserved as well, because you do, (3:14) you are such an inspiration to us all.So I've just had the pleasure of spending the weekend (3:19) with you as part of the hypnosis group. And it was, again, an amazing weekend where you find (3:28) the energy and the time to put all of this together that you do is beyond me, absolutely (3:34) beyond me. Well, life has been made a little bit easy with AI on putting things together.(3:44) Yeah. But yeah, there's still a lot of human side that we need to put into things, you know. (3:50) Yeah.But yeah, we've discussed this before, though, haven't we, on here? And I know I've (3:58) had a chat with you, Sheila, about it. But AI is only as good as the information that you're giving (4:03) it. So if you don't give it enough information, then it probably will come back with half a truth, (4:09) really.Yeah, completely. Yeah, completely. And yeah, I think, you know, I mean, it's the biggest (4:16) pivot in marketing in the last 25 years to the way things are going.But, you know, the human (4:24) element is more important than ever. And, you know, people want human connection, which is why, (4:32) you know, our industry and hypnosis is only going to grow because of the human element that AI (4:40) cannot do. And so, yeah, it can help us.And, you know, so many people are now, you know, it's (4:48) being used as a search facility. It's not just somebody asking it to produce things. You know, (4:54) a lot of people now are using it as a search facility.You know, who would you recommend for? (5:00) And so as hypnotherapists, we have got to keep on top of that kind of thing, because (5:05) although none of us really want to be marketers, you know, we just want to help people. (5:10) But our businesses have to be marketed. So, yeah.(5:14) Yeah. But we have to be findable for people. They have to know what it is that we can do, (5:21) how it is that we can help.And sometimes I always say, you know, if you take the word hypnosis, (5:28) which is I think probably, looking back, it's how I've managed to get into so many places, (5:33) you know, be ...
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    44 Min.
  • Two Hypnotherapists Talking about Dentists, the jobs we had before and much more S10 E3

    Two Hypnotherapists Talking about Dentists, the jobs we had before and much more S10 E3
    Oct 4 2026
    Send us Fan MailDenise Billen-Mejia MD, CH office@aahypnosis.com www.healandberadiant.comLes Roberts Dip.Hyp GHR ADPR GQHP contact@lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk www.lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.ukWelcome to Two Hypnotherapists Talking with me, Denise Billen Mejia, in Delaware, USA. (0:06) And me, Les Roberts, in St Helens, United Kingdom. (0:10) This weekly podcast is for anyone and everyone who would like to know more about the fascinating (0:14) world of hypnosis and the benefits that it offers.I'm a clinical hypnotherapist and (0:22) specialist in working with children. And I'm a retired medical doctor (0:26) and consultant hypnotist. We are Two Hypnotherapists Talking.(0:33) So let's get on with the episode. (0:36) So season 10, episode 3 already. We're storming through this, aren't we, Denise? (0:43) We are indeed, my dear.Even taking vacations while we do it. (0:47) I was away last week. It was wonderful.(0:50) I'm away next weekend. I'm going up to Hull to see Sheila, Sheila Granger. (0:56) Yeah, very nice.We were hoping, we went last weekend just for a long weekend. (1:01) This weekend is our bank holiday, Monday. So Ben and Emily have moved to outside Cleveland, (1:09) and we expected to go see them.But I had a conversation with him at the end of his (1:14) first day at work, and he said it's going to take more while before he's really (1:18) organised. So that's fine. We will see him before the end of the month.(1:21) Because by October, the weather could be bad. They get a lot of snow. (1:25) Yeah, yeah.So what have you been up to? What have you been up to? (1:28) Well, just that. Just relaxing around, you know, watching horses and other wildlife, (1:34) a lot of deer around there. It was very nice.And, you know, just trying to get my business (1:40) moving along. I've been writing this month about medical and dental issues. (1:47) I think people tend to forget, and actually a lot of dentists (1:51) have been trained in hypnosis to some degree.And they're very open to it. So I'm going to start (1:57) reaching out to the dentists around here. Yeah, my dentist is quite open to it.I've (2:02) been for an emergency appointment this morning. So he's been very, very open to it. And he just (2:10) says, don't look into my eyes, you know, as a joke.But yeah, he's asked me to put some stuff (2:15) together. So I'm going to put some stuff together. It's more for the children.So yeah, that's very (2:21) helpful. We get children to not be afraid of the dentist. Yeah.You know, we had a lot of dental (2:26) problems later on. Well, yes. Yeah.I mean, I'm not very keen. I don't get excited thinking I'm (2:32) going to the dentist, but it doesn't bother me because he's a very, very good dentist and very (2:38) empathetic over, you know, needles and things like that. Yeah.And once they say, do you need (2:44) to take a beat? And that's usually all it is. You just kind of screw your courage to the sticking (2:50) post. Yeah.I think he's very good because he treats adults like he does the children. So he (2:58) actually, he actually puts like the numbing stuff on your gums before he gives you the (3:04) needle. And why not? He's so good.He is. He is. Yeah.But yeah, you're right. I think, I think (3:11) dentists and we've discussed it before, haven't we? About medical doctors and everything. They (3:16) should all have some kind of training in hypnosis.If not actually do it themselves, at least to know (3:23) enough about it to be able to use it. It is so frustrating that it's still all these hundreds (3:29) and thousands of years it's been around. So what do you plan on targeting like dentists in your (3:38) area too? Yeah, I will probably reach out to them because I can see I'm right next door.I don't (3:45) know how many we've got, but I think I can throw my stone at five different offices just in this (3:49) round here. So there's a lot. And we've certainly got lots of dentists and I'm very close to the (3:55) hospital.So I might put together a talk. Yeah, no, that'd be good that wouldn't it? That'd be (4:00) very, very good. Yeah.It's all about education, isn't it? And whilst I'm thinking, having this (4:06) brainstorm while we're talking, I think actually I could probably reach out because they do (4:11) adult education, if you will, you know, talk to the importance of the pap smear, (4:16) the importance of the, you know, that stuff. I'm just going to put in my leaflet together, (4:20) go in and have a chat with him and just see where that gets me. So we'll have to see, (4:26) even if it's just to come in and do a talk with the staff or I'm quite open to quite a lot of (4:33) things with him.So that's good. Yeah. Talking to the staff is nice also because you can also (4:38) remind them they themselves are patients at multiple countries and it can be really useful.(4:46) I have seen quite a few children who have had their parents pin them down where they've been (4:55) having inoculations or vaccinations or ...
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    37 Min.
  • Talking with Melanie Davies Season 10 Epi 2

    Talking with Melanie Davies Season 10 Epi 2
    Sep 27 2026
    Send us Fan MailDenise Billen-Mejia MD, CH office@aahypnosis.com www.healandberadiant.comLes Roberts Dip.Hyp GHR ADPR GQHP contact@lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk www.lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk Melanie Davies Clinical Hypnotherapist & Stress Management Consultant ask@melaniedaviesmindsolutions.com www.melaniedaviesmindsolutions.comWelcome to Two Hypnotherapists Talking with me, Denise Billen-Mejia, in Delaware, USA. (0:06) And me, Les Roberts in St Helens, United Kingdom. (0:10) This weekly podcast is for anyone and everyone who'd like to know more about the fascinating (0:14) world of hypnosis and the benefits that it offers.I'm a clinical hypnotherapist (0:21) and specialist in working with children. And I'm a retired medical doctor and consultant (0:28) hypnotist. We are Two Hypnotherapists Talking.So let's get on with the episode. (0:38) Okay, so episode two of our 10th season, well my third, but your 10th season of Two (0:49) Hypnotherapists Talking. Wow, that's just amazing, isn't it? We have a lovely, lovely guest on today (0:57) and her name is Melanie Davis.And Melanie is an advanced skills practitioner in clinical (1:04) hypnotherapy, a trained blast trauma therapist and a sleep and stress consultant. (1:12) Melanie specializes in supporting people to better manage anxiety, sleep and stress. (1:19) Before becoming a therapist, Melanie spent more than three decades working in a high pressure, (1:28) high accountability, educational environments as a lead practitioner, a teacher, trainer, coach, (1:36) and mentor.And using this extensive experience helps Melanie to help other people to manage (1:47) pressure, rebuild confidence and develop sustainable strategies for their well-being. (1:53) So Melanie also is a seasoned presenter, having appeared on podcasts, on Cambridge radio, (2:01) and writes a regular column for the acclaimed Velvet magazine, where she shares practical (2:08) evidence-based well-being insights. So welcome.Wow, Melanie. (2:14) There's a lot of stuff there. When you get some downtime.(2:20) Well, yeah, it's a bit like that, isn't it? But I don't realize it until I hear it all put (2:26) together like that really. But I'm sure with both of you as well, that the path that leads you (2:32) to hypnotherapy goes along many other avenues and you gather many skills along the way and (2:38) that's just how mine have come, actually. Yeah.Well, before we get too far into it, (2:43) most people that listen to this are probably hypnotists. I'm trained in EMDR and I know (2:49) that Les is. In what way does the BLAST program differ from EMDR? Excuse me, I'll be perfectly (2:54) honest.I haven't used it that much. I used it for, I saw a couple of police men and ladies. (3:02) So I think the primarily the primary difference is that EMDR is much more focused on working with (3:08) the conscious mind and BLAST is more focused on working with the unconscious mind.And the person (3:15) who developed BLAST, Nick Davies, who I have to say is not a relation of mine, although we share (3:20) the same surname, and he was working with clients. He's a hypnotherapist and a psychotherapist. So (3:28) obviously EMDR often comes through the psychotherapy field.And he found that when he (3:34) was working with some of his clients, the process was quite slow and difficult for them. And although (3:40) it's evidence-based and it shows that it does help with PTSD and trauma, the actual process (3:46) itself for some people can be quite rigid and it can sort of sit them in that trauma space (3:55) for a longer time than is desirable. And I think from listening to Nick through the training that (4:03) I've done, he wanted to find a kinder, gentler, faster way.So he drew upon all of the evidence (4:11) space around EMDR, the work of Francine Shapiro and that block around evidence-based. But then (4:20) he also looked at hypnotherapy, suggestion work, NLP, work of Richard Bandler, and did a number (4:28) of studies and developed the BLAST technique. So it still uses bilateral eye movement.That's what (4:35) it stands for, bilateral analysis and stimulation treatment. But there's a bit more scope in it to (4:43) adapt it specifically to the person that is in front of you. And I find it works really nicely (4:48) in programs of hypnotherapy.And I have to say, I've been quite astonished at some of the results (4:55) that I've got with it. It's one of those, if you don't see it yourself, you don't believe it. (5:00) I didn't train in EMDR, I trained in IEMT, which is integral eye movement therapy.And I'll be (5:08) perfectly honest, for severe trauma, otherwise I haven't used it. And maybe I'll have to get (5:15) dust my folder down and start having a look at it as well, because it is really good, isn't it? (5:20) And it's just another approach that we can use. Right.So what is the bulk of the people that (5:29) you see are trauma-related cases? It's interesting because they often don't ...
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    37 Min.
  • From Imaginary Friends to Food Two Hypnotherapists Talking S10 E1

    From Imaginary Friends to Food Two Hypnotherapists Talking S10 E1
    Sep 20 2026
    Send us Fan MailDenise Billen-Mejia MD, CH office@aahypnosis.com www.healandberadiant.comLes Roberts Dip.Hyp GHR ADPR GQHP contact@lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk www.lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk (0:00) Welcome to Two Hypnotherapists Talking with me, Denise Billen-Mejia, in Delaware, USA. (0:06) And me, Les Roberts, in St Helens, United Kingdom. (0:10) This weekly podcast is for anyone and everyone who'd like to know more about the fascinating (0:14) world of hypnosis and the benefits that it offers.I'm a clinical hypnotherapist and (0:22) specialist in working with children. And I'm a retired medical doctor (0:26) and consultant hypnotist. We are Two Hypnotherapists Talking.(0:33) So let's get on with the episode. (0:36) Quite chilly. Oh, hello.(0:39) Bear's come to see us. I haven't seen Bear before. (0:43) Yeah, this is Bear.He's feeling quite lonely because my husband has been doing some work (0:48) outside in the garden, chopping some of the trees, you know, like down to a proper level. (0:53) And he doesn't like anything like that. So he's been mithering me all day.(0:59) So yeah, he's been following me around, hasn't he? He's a chicken. (1:03) I miss that word. Martin, he's just mithering.(1:08) Mithering, that's the northern word, isn't it? Mithering. (1:11) But we've got a nice big basket of grapes from our vine today. (1:19) Congratulations.(1:20) Very sweet. So I'm not a grape lover unless it's fermented, but (1:26) yeah, I shall be eating some later. (1:29) Do you do your own fermenting? (1:31) No, unfortunately not.I don't have the time. (1:35) I wish. I'd like to be able to do it one day.So maybe, maybe one day, but we'll see. (1:42) It's just more convenient to just run around. (1:45) Just go to the shop.(1:47) It's just pick one up from there, really, isn't it? (1:50) Yeah. (1:51) So we're on season 10 of Tumour Therapist Talking already. (1:57) And this, starting here in the middle of September, going to (2:02) just the first week of December, and then we'll be off until the new year.(2:05) Yeah, that'd be fantastic. But it's, yeah, we've got some nice, some really, really nice guests. (2:11) They're all nice, like you said, but we've got some really nice, interesting guests.(2:14) And hopefully our listeners will enjoy chatting and listening. (2:21) I think the most will be interested, when you think of a hypnotist, (2:24) you don't think of them in corporate life. (2:26) You don't.(2:27) We've got two people whose business are basically working with corporations. (2:32) But also, you don't think of the actual business behind it, do you? (2:37) When anybody's looking for a therapist or a hypnotherapist or anybody like that, (2:43) you're just going to Google or go with a recommendation. (2:47) And people don't realise the work that goes on behind the scenes.(2:51) There's more work behind the scenes than what there is, you know, when you're face to face. (2:55) As most of us finally realised when we graduated. (2:59) Yes, yeah.I was talking about this with Sheila Granger just a few days ago. (3:06) Who's a guest this season, correct? (3:08) Yeah. And you don't realise, do you? (3:12) When you're in that classroom, when you're studying to become a therapist, (3:17) you don't realise that it's afterwards, after you've qualified, (3:21) that you think, well, I'm a therapist.(3:23) I'm just supposed to sit in my therapy room and give my therapy out. (3:31) Yeah, but it's not like that, is it? (3:33) Because there's an awful lot that goes on behind the scenes. (3:38) That's the bit that if you don't get right, then... (3:41) First, you've got to figure out what it is, (3:43) and then you've got to figure out how to make it easier to do that stuff.(3:46) So all day today, and I know I'm a lot later than you are, (3:50) because you're lunchtime, aren't you? (3:51) We're almost like dinner time, late afternoon. (3:56) And all I've done all day is attend a few meetings online, (4:00) but also rejig my website, because I've had a rebrand a couple of weeks ago. (4:09) So everything needs rejigging, and more videos, (4:12) and it's those kind of things that people don't understand how much it takes.(4:19) Right. And how much it is when it's a single person running the show. (4:25) Because the big operations, obviously, they've got committees to do these things.(4:32) Exactly, but it's just me and you, yeah. (4:36) We have Sheila this time round? (4:38) Yes, yes. (4:40) Okay.So we've got Sheila, and we have two people who... (4:43) Who work in the corporate. (4:44) ...differently in corporations, yeah. (4:46) Yeah.So we're waiting, I'm waiting for whether I've been successful (4:52) to get into Hypnotic 2027 in Belgium. So yeah. (4:56) So you did, this is the one that's in Belgium, is the one you did this year? (5:00) Yeah, Hypnotic 2026 I did this year, so it'll be 2027 next year.Yeah, that was lovely. (5:06) And so while we're recording all of these, when we get towards the end of our episodes, ...
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    32 Min.
  • Two Hypnotherapists Talking with Mark Wilson

    Two Hypnotherapists Talking with Mark Wilson
    Aug 16 2026
    Send us Fan MailDenise Billen-Mejia MD, CH office@aahypnosis.com www.healandberadiant.comLes Roberts Dip.Hyp GHR ADPR GQHP contact@lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk www.lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk Mark Wilson www.evolvemindshypnosis.com www.solutions4therapists.com(0:00) Welcome to Two Hypnotherapists Talking with me, Denise Billen-Mejia, in Delaware, USA. (0:06) And me, Les Roberts, in St Helens, United Kingdom. (0:10) This weekly podcast is for anyone and everyone who'd like to know more about (0:14) the fascinating world of hypnosis and the benefits that it offers.(0:19) I'm a clinical hypnotherapist and specialist in working with children. (0:24) And I'm a retired medical doctor and consultant hypnotist. (0:30) We are Two Hypnotherapists Talking.(0:33) So let's get on with the episode. (0:36) Welcome, Mark. It's lovely to see you.(0:38) Thank you. (0:39) Creative mentor who's based in the Algarve in Portugal. (0:44) Through Mark Wilson's studio, Mark helps creatives silence that inner critic (0:50) and move past the imposter syndrome that keeps so many of them stuck.(0:56) Mark spent 20 years as a professional photographer before giving himself permission to paint. (1:03) And he is co-founder with his lovely wife, Sue, of Evolve Minds Hypnosis Academy (1:09) and Solutions for Therapists, where he trains hypnotherapists and therapists online (1:15) across the UK, Europe and beyond. (1:20) Thank you very much.(1:20) It's always, it's always stunning, isn't it? (1:23) You hear the back stories to all the hypnotists we know, (1:26) that everybody comes from a completely different angle. (1:28) It's really fascinating. (1:30) And we all fit in the same thing.(1:33) And when it's about you, it always sounds like it's about somebody else as well. (1:37) It's like, well, who's that? (1:40) Well, I have a confession to make, Denise. (1:42) Mark was actually my tutor when I trained.(1:45) And he's now a really good friend along with his wife, Sue. (1:48) And we cross paths quite a lot, don't we? (1:52) So Mark, you have an academy yourself, you and your wife? (1:55) Yeah, I do. (1:56) Yeah, we've been doing training since 2014 with Evolve Minds Hypnosis Academy.(2:03) And we do a 10-month, 10-module training course in hypnotherapy. (2:09) Excellent. (2:10) I really don't like to meet people that say you can do it in two weeks.(2:12) They make me nervous. (2:15) So are they in person or is this long distance? (2:19) Well, this is the thing. (2:20) There's this sort of little bit of fusion going on now.(2:24) We were face-to-face. (2:25) And then that little incident happened in 2020. (2:29) Oh, the COVID thingy? (2:30) Yeah, that one.(2:31) And we had classes running at that time. (2:34) And it was a case of we can't let these students down. (2:38) We can't let them wait.(2:40) We can't wait this thing out. (2:41) We've got to carry on. (2:43) And we'd been wanting a way to actually go online for a while.(2:47) But it had to be the right way. (2:48) And what it did was it actually gave us the impetus and the push (2:52) to take the whole course online. (2:55) So we had several student classes at different points through the course.(3:00) And we managed to get them all finished within that year. (3:02) I think we lost about six weeks whilst we transitioned everything online. (3:07) Did a heck of a lot of recording of information.(3:11) But all the classes, they're all live. (3:14) In my mind, it's just like you drive into a venue (3:18) and you're sitting down together in a classroom. (3:21) We sit together.(3:22) You know, everybody congregates to work for their terminalism. (3:25) We sit down together and we have live training. (3:30) And that was the important thing.(3:31) It had to be live. (3:32) I didn't want people just looking at it down. (3:34) Do you hold them mostly in the weekends to make it easier for people? (3:38) Most of us are transitioning from some other job.(3:41) But I think that's changing. (3:44) The whole thing, people's attention spans are shorter. (3:48) People have more time poor now.(3:52) And so they're wanting this information in a slightly different way. (3:56) And I think that's something that we've got to start addressing and looking at. (4:00) We don't do the free weekend anymore.(4:03) But we do deliver the free module one. (4:06) And we do it by way of a two hour webinar (4:09) to see what people's interest is rather than a two day free weekend. (4:14) That was, I trained at Hypnosis Motivation Institute, (4:18) which has been going for over 50 years in California.(4:21) And that was, I did a distance. (4:23) Their first month of classes, there were four. (4:27) You could take just to see if you liked it, see how you feel.(4:30) You have to pass the test and we'll take you if you want to come. (4:33) But you know, you've got to do all of that. (4:35) By the second week, it was, okay, this is what I'm doing.(4:39) So I had taken it to add to coaching, a health coach. (4:44)...
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    41 Min.
  • Two Hypnotherapists talking - Denise and Les Discuss Confidence S9 Ep 11

    Two Hypnotherapists talking - Denise and Les Discuss Confidence S9 Ep 11
    Aug 9 2026
    Send us Fan MailDenise Billen-Mejia MD, CH office@aahypnosis.com www.healandberadiant.comLes Roberts Dip.Hyp GHR ADPR GQHP contact@lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk www.lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk (0:00) Welcome to Two Hypnotherapists Talking with me, Denise Billen-Mejia here in Delaware, USA. (0:06) And me, Les Roberts in St Helens, United Kingdom. (0:10) This weekly podcast is for anyone and everyone who would like to know more about the fascinating (0:14) world of hypnosis and the benefits that it offers.I'm a clinical hypnotherapist (0:21) and specialist in working with children. And I'm a retired medical doctor and consultant (0:28) hypnotist. We are Two Hypnotherapists Talking.So let's get on with the episode. (0:36) I'm fine. I'm fine.Are you? (0:38) Get rid of that little we're recording button. It always drives me bonkers watching that. (0:45) All nice and refreshed after a weekend.(0:49) Yes. I didn't do anything work related except upload yesterday's podcast. (0:57) But we've had wonderful.The weather is now, I would say, broken. We had high 90s for a long time (1:05) and it was very exhausting and some major thunderstorms. But now it's mid 80s, if we're (1:12) lucky.And that's great. We went for a lovely long walk by the river. It's very nice.And it's (1:20) whether you can bear to go out and do some gardening in the 90s. No, nothing's happening. (1:24) No, it's actually my tomatoes are coming in.Yeah, we're going out there now. (1:29) Oh, oh, definitely. We've grown tomatoes out there, but we're a little bit late planting them.(1:35) They're not quite flowered yet. So we're just hoping fingers crossed that we're not too late. (1:40) It actually rained here yesterday for the first time in weeks and weeks.And considering I'm (1:48) north west England, it's always raining. Yeah. Not enough for it to stay wet, but it still (1:56) rained because it was, you know, there was rain on the cars and a few of the windows and everything.(2:01) So that was nice. That cooled it down a little tiny bit. So but it's overcast today, but that's (2:08) OK.It was an admin day for me today. So self-improvement and yeah, self-confidence, (2:15) which is another area where I hope most is going to be very helpful. (2:19) Massively, massively, can't it? Yeah.And it probably is very much in that you work with (2:25) small children or not even small, but, you know, don't forget to be eight or nine. They're very (2:30) self-conscious. Yes.Yeah. I see a lot of children for confidence, self-improvement. (2:39) I wouldn't I don't really use that word self-improvement for the children because (2:43) they wouldn't understand it.But confidence, self-esteem and self-belief, (2:49) I feel that they all fall hand in hand. They don't like self-improvement, (2:53) but they're OK with self-esteem. That's great.Exactly. Yeah. Educated crowd.Yeah. I don't (2:59) think the word self-improvement is used that often for the children. Confidence, definitely.(3:05) Mm hmm. I think children, from my point of view, I think children underestimate how confident they (3:13) actually are because when they come across something that's unfamiliar or something (3:20) they've never done before, something tells them that, you know, they can't do it. (3:26) And which is also self-improvement when thinking of adults.Yeah. It sounds like (3:33) massaging your ego. But for kids, it's self-confidence at school.Yes, I can do that. (3:40) I don't know what all those symbols are in between the numbers, but I know I can figure it out. Yeah.(3:47) Most definitely. Absolutely. And exams.If you don't have some confidence when you walk in the (3:52) exam room, it's awful. I think children, I think children underestimate themselves, how confident (3:59) they actually are. Because I see a lot of children, because we live in a rugby town, (4:05) a rugby league town, and there's a lot of boys and girls who both play rugby league.(4:13) And it is a very, very competitive sport to be in. And it's a very, it's a tough sport. It really is (4:22) a tough sport.But the children that come to see me for sports related issues, they've already (4:30) got that confidence. It's just sometimes it's hidden. So it's up to me to sort of draw it back (4:35) out again.You work with a lot of junior athletes. I wouldn't say a lot, but a fair few. Yeah.Usually (4:45) what happens is when I see somebody from, say, a football team or a rugby team, I usually get a (4:53) trickle of children afterwards because their parents or whoever will say, you know, I've been (5:00) to see theirs, you know, and this is what I can do. You advertise in their little programmes, (5:05) they give out the games. I don't.I don't actually. But maybe you should think about it. (5:10) I know that is something.My grandson plays football and he plays in his league. It's not (5:19) in my town. It's in the next town across and he plays in his league.And I am going to sponsor (5:28) the team. Not this season coming, ...
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    31 Min.
  • with Astrid Harms

    with Astrid Harms
    Aug 2 2026
    Send us Fan MailDenise Billen-Mejia MD CH www.healandberadiant.com office@aahypnosis.comLes Roberts Dip.Hyp GHR ADPR GQHP www. Lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk contact@lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.ukAstrid Harms www.astridharms.com https://www.youtube.com/@soulessensecoaching Welcome to Two Hypnotherapists Talking with me, Denise Billen-Mejia, in Delaware, USA. (0:06) And me, Les Roberts, in St Helens, United Kingdom. (0:10) This weekly podcast is for anyone and everyone who would like to know more (0:14) about the fascinating world of hypnosis and the benefits that it offers.(0:19) I'm a clinical hypnotherapist and specialist in working with children. (0:24) And I'm a retired medical doctor and consultant hypnotist. (0:30) We are Two Hypnotherapists Talking.(0:33) So let's get on with the episode. (0:36) Welcome, welcome to the next episode. (0:41) And we have a lovely guest on today.(0:43) And her name is Astrid Harms. (0:46) Astrid is a hypnotherapist and coach in Amsterdam. (0:50) And she works with clients from all over the world.(0:52) Her background is in TV media. (0:56) And she has a degree in technical communication. (0:59) Astrid has a passion for making complex ideas clear and accessible.(1:05) A skill she now brings to her work in hypnotherapy. (1:09) Astrid's deeply fascinated by the mind-body connections (1:12) and the frontiers of human consciousness. (1:15) So Astrid stays up to date on all the latest research in neuroscience, (1:20) cell biology, biochemistry, cognitive science.(1:24) Astrid specializes in challenging issues such as tinnitus and chronic conditions. (1:31) And what Astrid does is she combines hypnosis and coaching (1:34) with evidence-based insights from mind and body science. (1:40) So welcome, Astrid.(1:41) And it's lovely to have you here. (1:42) Thank you. Lovely to be here, Liz.(1:44) And thanks for the introduction. (1:46) Okay. Okay.(1:47) We've met a few times, haven't we, at the conventions. (1:50) And we managed to have some meaningful conversations in Antwerp, didn't we? (1:57) So the reason why I asked you to come on was if you could talk about tinnitus with us. (2:03) Because we have quite a few clients, don't we, Denise, with tinnitus.(2:09) I've got one at the moment as well. (2:11) So it would be very, very interesting for you to give us a talk on it. (2:15) Oh, yeah, sure.(2:16) Yeah, so tinnitus isn't just a noise in the head. (2:19) I mean, for the person it is, of course it is. (2:23) And nobody else can hear it, usually.(2:27) So clients are very much left alone. (2:29) And there's no official medication or device for it to cure it. (2:35) So doctors usually say, there is nothing you can do.(2:38) You have to live with it. (2:39) And that's what sends some people off on a downward spiral. (2:43) And others, they become either desperate or negative.(2:48) Because, you know, you have to live with it. (2:49) Most of the people I've met who suffer from that are also exhausted. (2:54) Yes.(2:55) It doesn't ever stop. (2:57) It never stops. (2:58) Well, for some people it does, actually.(3:00) When they focus on something else or when it's dependent on either stress or other input, (3:06) like food or pressure or whatever it is, then it can go away, too, or become quieter. (3:13) So it can change in volume, in how much annoyance it brings. (3:17) With the day, there's so many.(3:21) And some clients even have different noises. (3:23) Some have musical tinnitus. (3:25) So they hear really... (3:26) That sounds pleasant.(3:29) Yeah, well, it depends. (3:31) Yeah, it goes on too long. (3:32) Even if you listen to your favorite song all day long, at some point it gets on your nerves.(3:37) So, yeah. (3:39) But yeah, so tinnitus for the clients is, yeah, it eats up their patience. (3:44) It makes some of them anxious.(3:46) Others become used to it. (3:48) And they're like, oh, God, this is annoying. (3:50) And they usually come to us, hypnotherapists, as a last resort.(3:53) They've tried everything else. (3:55) They might have been told very often. (3:57) They're told by their doctors, well, try to reduce stress.(4:01) Try to change your diet. (4:02) Maybe exercise more. (4:04) You know, the usual lifestyle advice.(4:06) And that is all correct. (4:07) But most people don't know how to do that or can't get themselves to do that. (4:11) Reducing stress is what I do mainly.(4:14) And reducing that anxiety with the tinnitus. (4:18) But we also work on the underlying factors. (4:20) Because tinnitus very often is just a symptom and not a disease or a condition in itself.(4:26) It can become a condition when it is the cause of distress, anxiety and more. (4:31) So that's when it's called a disorder very often or just a condition. (4:36) So as a symptom...
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    44 Min.
  • Is hypnosis still a negative word?

    Is hypnosis still a negative word?
    Jul 26 2026
    Send us Fan MailDenise Billen-Mejia MD CH www.healandberadiant.com office@aahypnosis.comLes Roberts ACH www.lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk contact@lesrobertshypnotherapy.co.uk Welcome to Two Hypnotherapists Talking with me, Denise Billen-Mejia, in Delaware, USA. (0:06) And me, Les Roberts, in St Helens, United Kingdom. (0:10) This weekly podcast is for anyone and everyone who'd like to know more about the fascinating (0:14) world of hypnosis and the benefits that it offers.I'm a clinical hypnotherapist and (0:22) specialist in working with children. And I'm a retired medical doctor (0:26) and consultant hypnotist. (0:29) We are Two Hypnotherapists Talking.(0:33) So let's get on with the episode. (0:36) So hi, how are you? (0:39) I'm good and the weather has cooled off. It's only in the 80s now, so people can barely go out.(0:45) It was so bad. 95 is not comfortable. I don't care where you are.(0:49) No, I can imagine. It's just so nice here. It's just so nice.(0:56) And I know it's going to break eventually because we live northwest of England. (1:02) It's bound to be, you know, rainy, but it's just so nice at the moment. (1:07) Sitting out in the morning.(1:09) Plus the fact that now the smoke from the fires in Canada were across half of America. (1:17) Yeah. (1:18) So you couldn't even go, let's drive to the next town.Same problem. (1:21) And driving was going to make it worse. (1:22) Yeah.A couple of days ago I said to my husband, I said, I can smell smoke, you know, like wood (1:28) smoke, like smoke, smoke. And we thought, well, there's nothing around here. (1:33) And it wasn't until we looked at the maps where the fires are and you've got like the moors and (1:41) you've also got Conway, you know, around Conway and Snowdonia.So we were obviously getting it (1:47) from both ends, depending on, you know, which way the wind was blowing. (1:51) Yeah. (1:51) Yeah.But nothing for the last few days. (1:54) So what I thought of talking about today, if that's OK with you, is the myths and misconceptions (2:02) surrounding hypnosis or hypnotherapy, whatever you want to call it. (2:07) Can you, yes, I do think it's an interesting topic.(2:11) Can you remember the things you thought about hypnosis before you became a hypnotist? (2:16) Yeah. Yeah. Oh, definitely.To be perfectly honest, my husband, when I was training to be (2:24) a hypnotherapist, my husband used to say to me, is it this weekend that you're going away doing (2:30) your Voodoo Jedi stuff again? Oh, yeah. (2:33) So and he just said it as a joke. But when you when you think about what people, their perception on (2:41) hypnosis, it's all mind bending, mind control stuff, isn't it? (2:45) And it's based on movies and TV, actually.(2:49) Yeah. And we've said it quite a few times, haven't we, that, you know, the movie industry (2:54) has sort of taken the mick about what over what we do. You know, it's not.(3:00) I mean, honestly, they do that with every single profession. (3:03) Yeah. There's a lot of that.I don't watch anything medical because it drives me nuts. (3:08) Well, I can imagine. Yeah.You being a retired doctor, then you see (3:12) a medical program, you think, yeah, but I'm finally watching cop shows because (3:17) nobody is a cop in my house. So I don't care. (3:20) But it is so we've had this discussion that I know we've had this discussion privately.(3:26) And I know I've mentioned it a few times on our podcast that I've had to change my business name (3:35) to my masters because the schools would not recognize hypnosis. They don't like hypnosis. (3:43) They don't like the word hypnosis.We have a similar problem in this country. (3:47) There are certain states that don't allow you to use the term hypnotherapist. (3:51) I believe so.It doesn't appear on any of my written stuff. It's silly. I mean, (3:55) respiratory techs don't get flack from them.They're allowed to call themselves therapists. (4:00) You know, we're not competing for your business. It can get people in some serious problems.(4:07) And fortunately, it's also a reason for people to sort of rebrand. (4:12) So all these looks like hypnosis to me kind of things getting labeled. (4:17) So if I was to work over in the US, I mean, literally physically work over there, (4:24) I couldn't call myself a hypnotherapist, could I? (4:26) Depends.Do you have a psychology doctorate by any chance? (4:31) No. (4:33) Surprising. Very few people do.In the greatest scheme of things. But you would have to have a (4:40) license as a psychotherapist, not a hypnotherapist. (4:44) So what could I call myself? (4:46) If I were using my medical degree, if I was licensed still as a doctor, which I gave up (4:53) because it was an expensive thing to do and not be a doctor, I could probably use it because (4:58) they're not going to come after me.(5:01) So is that why you call yourself a hypnotist and not a hypnotherapist? (5:07) I don't have to worry about which state I'm talking to. ...
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    32 Min.