Using Hypnotherapy for Anxiety and Stress (88)
If the word “hypnosis” makes you think of people clucking like chickens on stage, this episode is going to reframe that. I sit down with hypnotherapist and mindset coach Craig Meriwether to unpack what therapeutic hypnosis really looks like in the context of modern mental health and wellness. We talk about the alpha brainwave state, how the subconscious mind drives so many of our “unhealthy” patterns, and why TV, advertising, and politics already use these same principles on us every day.
We all say we want to change—but then we keep reaching for the same snacks, the same stress, and the same excuses. In this conversation, Craig and I talk about why that happens under the hood of the subconscious mind, and how hypnotherapy can help you finally change the story.
Chapters
- 00:10 Welcome to Uncle Marv’s Unhealthy Podcast – Why We Repeat Unhealthy Habits
- 00:51 Meet Craig Meriwether, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Mindset Coach
- 02:09 What Hypnotherapy Really Is (and Isn’t)
- 06:17 Hypnotherapy, Meditation, Manifestation, and Positive Thinking
- 08:48 Craig’s Personal Journey with Depression, Anxiety, and Finding Hypnotherapy
- 12:18 Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Milton Erickson, and Everyday Influence
- 16:24 TV, Advertising, and How Language Puts Us in a Hypnotic State
- 19:24 Practical Uses of Hypnotherapy: Anxiety, Habits, Fear, and Self-Sabotage
- 26:53 Simple Self-Help Tools: Guided Visualizations and Imagination Exercises
- 29:43 How Many Sessions? Healing, Practice, and “What You Practice, You Get Better At”
- 34:20 The Big Idea: Your Subconscious, Unhealthy Patterns, and Practicing Peace
- 37:43 Closing Thoughts and How to Connect with Craig
=== Guest Craig Meriwether
- Website: https://www.arizonaintegrativehypnotherapy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-meriwether-44286718b/
=== Mentioned on the Show
- Tony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com
- Oprah (Oprah Winfrey): https://www.oprah.com
- University of California, Santa Cruz: https://www.ucsc.edu
- Richard Bandler: https://www.richardbandler.com
- John Grinder: https://www.johngrinder.com
- Milton Erickson (Milton H. Erickson Foundation): https://www.erickson-foundation.org
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) (Society of NLP): https://societyofnlp.com/
- The Body Keeps the Score (book) by Bessel van der Kolk: https://amzn.to/3Q7alNf
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Hypnotherapist
Craig Meriwether is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Hypnosis Specialist, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) specialist, and Founder of Arizona Integrative Hypnotherapy helping people eliminate the negative emotions and limiting beliefs that may be keeping them from reaching their full potential.
For over 12 years, Craig has been helping people heal from early childhood trauma, helping cancer patients with pain control, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, students with test anxiety, children with nightmares, entrepreneurs with confidence, athletes with peak performance, and anyone who may be dealing with overwhelm, fear and anxiety.
