“The instant you accept responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you acquire the power to change it.”
– Ed Mylett

On this Q&A episode, I answer: How do you change a mindset that is so determined to stay the same? How can something like hypnosis reprogram unconscious behaviours and beliefs? How can you heal from past traumas? I get into Dr. Joe Dispenza’s work on brain waves, the mindset that is necessary for happiness, and how you can perceive past negative moments as positive.  

Jamie: How do you change a mindset that is so determined to stay the same? 

• It is determined because it wants to stick with what’s already familiar. Like a cat being moved to a new apartment. They do not like that. After the move, they explore the new territory until it becomes known to them. Like the cat, our body wants to stay in familiar terrain even if all it knows is pain. New territory is just too much, but it is necessary.

   

• To change your already existing programs, first be aware of what program you want to sacrifice. Bring it up to the surface. Shine light onto it. What is not working for you? Instead of seeing that toxic friend, what other thing could you do that would benefit your higher self?

   

• There are two mindsets: static and developing. Stay in what’s familiar or constantly reach outside into the unknown and gather knew information. It is best to make friends with the unknown because there is an unlimited amount of things that you don’t know and only a finite amount of things that you do. I highly recommend you read Mindset by Carol Dweck.

 Jasper: How can something like hypnosis reprogram behaviours and beliefs?

• Dr. Joe Dispenza talks about how looking at brain waves show a correlation between the brain wave frequencies and how susceptible you become to installing new programs. So when we are aroused (that’s most of our day) we are in beta. Then when we are relaxed, calm, and intuitive, we slip into alpha. When we drift off into sleep we move into theta. This is associated with meditation. Thats when we let go of the analytical mind and relax into the present moment. The doors to your unconscious opens up and a flow state occurs. You then become more susceptible to any incoming information.

   

• This is important to know for trauma. Trauma is a part of you that is still stuck in the past. If a memory is still causing you strong negative emotion, then you have not resolved and understood it. The unconscious mind is holding onto it so that you don’t fall into the same scenario again.

   

• What’s curative is to bring the trauma up from the unconscious and confront the repressed emotions. The fact that the emotions are strong is a sign that they are being held captive. They need to be released from the body. You can do this by opening the doors to your unconscious, bringing up stored emotions, and allowing new information to flow through.

   

• In a meditation or on a piece of paper, ask yourself these important questions. How did I wind up in this situation? How can I avoid this in the future? What would I do differently? What would I say to the people around me? What would I say to my younger self?

For more on trauma release, listen to the full episode below!