Gwen Thomas Gwen Thomas

WHEN SELF-PROTECTION PLAYS OUT LIKE SELF-SABOTAGE

Gah! Ever feel like you can't stop sabotaging yourself? What's that all about?!

Psychologists now know that many behaviors that look like self-sabotage actually start as self-protection — subconscious defense mechanisms originally developed to manage perceived threats in early life.

The same happens in the body. Neurological research shows that, in your body's effort to keep you safe, physical symptoms (like pain or fatigue) can be active as the nervous system guards against potential danger.

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DAILY LUCK TO CHANGE YOUR BRAIN
Gwen Thomas Gwen Thomas

DAILY LUCK TO CHANGE YOUR BRAIN

If you haven’t already read my intro post about LUCK and the power of hypnosis, you can do so right here.

As discussed in that post, in 2021 I kept a "Lucky Thing of the Day" jar. Every day, I wrote down one lucky moment that happened to me. By the end of the year, I had gathered up a whole jar of experiences I felt I could honestly call "lucky things” (and again, you can read more about those moments at that original post).

Today let’s look at how that experiment positively impacted my life, and how it can impact yours.

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(AD)JUST YOUR LUCK
Gwen Thomas Gwen Thomas

(AD)JUST YOUR LUCK

I've been deep in preparations for my online event, (Ad)just Your Luck - A Guided Hypnosis To Cultivate A Life Of Opportunity. With so much uncertainty in the world, I'm thrilled to offer a hypnosis event that can help people see opportunities everywhere they go, by transforming themselves into their own lucky charm.

That said, let's talk about "luck."

A lot of people bristle at the word. Maybe you do, too?

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