EP 54: Raccoons, Foxes, and Litterboxes with Skylar - Part 1
Release Date: 09/07/2024
EP 61: "As One Was" to "As One Does", with Skylar - Part 2
The Hilarious Hypnotist
Traci begins working with Skylar on the issues she's experiencing with her parents, using a variety of techniques. The fog begins to lift and Skylar changes her focus to the people who love and support her unconditionally. Traci then helps Skylar with some strategic goals to help her make the most of her time before surgery (pre-recording content that she can drip over the time she's healing), and using her spare time to rest, recover, and learn how to write comedy. Skylar also talks about how she's continued with traditional therapy, but with hypnotherapy added to her self care, she's able...
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EP 60: "As One Was" to "As One Does", with Skylar - Part 1
The Hilarious Hypnotist
Skylar is back for her fourth session a little over one year from her first session, and WHAT A TRANSFORMATION! Skylar and Traci discuss how she just wanted to be okay around black beans and eat a burger, to earning more money in one month than she did previous year. She got herself a management company thanks to another friend in the business (Danni Daniels) and just returned from the AVN awards. The goal for this session is to help her cut ties with her parents who repeatedly cause her anxiety and stress. Her uncle was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer, and she was forgotten when she asked to be...
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EP 59: Santa-Nosis Session with Norma
The Hilarious Hypnotist
Norma signed up for a lunch with laughter series Traci offered, and ended up receiving a fun Santa-Nosis session just for her! Like many people, Norma had a more negative attitude towards the holidays. Traci began uncovering why and then created a hypnosis session on the fly to help Norma get through the holidays with Woo-Santa! Traci Norma discuss their recent activities and experiences. Norma shares her newfound interest in pet sitting, including alpacas, and Traci shares information on her "Hypnotize Yourself For Happiness" program. Norma mentions reconnecting with an old friend...
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EP 58: How News Networks Use The Dark Arts of Hypnosis, with Terri - Part 3
The Hilarious Hypnotist
After the session, Traci checks in with Terri who was surprised that she wasn't "hypnotized." Traci turns the camera back on and explains that the entire session was hypnosis, just varying levels of trance. Traci uses covert hypnosis as part of her hypnotherapy, vs traditional hypnosis techniques. Terri then asks again about The Dark Arts of Hypnosis, and Traci goes through the headlines of a few new agencies and explains how they use headlines to keep their viewers engaged and enraged. KEY POINTS: - Traci explains the difference between waking or covert hypnosis and traditional...
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EP 57: Staying Buoyant in the Red Wave, with Terri - Part 2
The Hilarious Hypnotist
As we dig deeper into Terri's despair concerning the election results, Traci focuses on the importance of practicing happiness. She shows Terri her happiness journal, and shares the 5 tabs: happy memories, affirmations, goals, gratitude, and inspirational quotes. At one point, Terri's inner voice tells her to give up and quit because she's never going to do it. At this point, Terri makes a huge, emotional breakthrough...and connects some of her behaviors to her mother. By the end of the session, Terri vows to not live life like her mother, and finds herself much less "triggered" by Donald...
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EP 56: Staying Buoyant in the Red Wave, with Terri - Part 1
The Hilarious Hypnotist
After the election results were posted and Donald Trump was declared the winner, Terri, like millions of people who supported Kamala Harris, became despondent, depressed, and disillusioned. She called up her friend Traci, The Hilarious Hypnotist, and requested a session in hopes of not only helping herself get through the disappointment, but to also help others find peace in very uncertain times. Traci has worked with several clients on both sides of the political spectrum and knows that when someone vehemently hates a political candidate, it's because that candidate emulates the same...
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EP 55: Raccoons, Foxes, and Litterboxes with Skylar - Part 2
The Hilarious Hypnotist
DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE WHILE DRIVING!!! The Hilarity and Hypnosis Approach uses humor to kill the triggers, but since this is Skylar's third session, enough triggers have been addressed that it's time to start using HYPNOSIS to build up the behaviors that Skylar wants for herself. Using characteristics from her role models, The Hilarious Hypnotist Traci begins creating a recording she can listen to every night. She also does a mini-regression, taking Skylar back to the pre-teen who had all of her things taken away, and letting her know she's going to get all those things back and more...
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EP 54: Raccoons, Foxes, and Litterboxes with Skylar - Part 1
The Hilarious Hypnotist
Skylar Calico returns to the Hilarious Hypnotist Podcast for her third session, discussing her ongoing struggles with her mother's critical voice and the impact of her upbringing. Skylar shares how her mother's constant negativity has led to burnout, anxiety, and a fear of being punished. She recounts her mother's controlling behavior, including taking away her possessions and punishing her for being depressed. Skylar expresses a desire to break free from her mother's influence and adopt a more balanced, nurturing approach to life, inspired by positive role models like her adoptive mother and...
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EP 53: "Mommy Python" with Sandy - Part 2
The Hilarious Hypnotist
The Hilarious Hypnotist begins going through Sandy's triggers and scrambling her memories with Monty Python quotes and dad jokes. Sandy reveals more details behind the trigger of being around emotional women. Each round she feels better and better. Using a combination of Robert Smith's Faster EFT and David Snyder's techniques, Traci can get Sandy feeling calmer about her upbringing. Sandy agrees to return for another episode, as she still has 5 more "triggers" to work through. KEY POINTS: - Sandy reveals her experience sleeping under a bridge while her mother was in jail. -Traci tells a...
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EP 52: Snuffing it with Sandy - Part 1
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Traci spoke at a Naturist Women's Rendezvous a few weeks ago and met Sandy. Traci's hypno senses lit up, and sensed there was a LOT more to Sandy than appeared and sure enough she was right. She invited Sandy to be on the podcast, and Sandy graciously accepted. Sandy, like many of Traci's clients, had a turbulent and unstable childhood. While they're "functioning" as adults, they have some triggers that just seem to keep getting in the way of their happiness. One of Sandy's triggers is being around emotional women, which she acquired from numerous incidents with her mother. While we start with...
info_outline- Traci Kanaan introduces Skylar Calico, a fan favorite, and mentions this is Skylar's third session.
- Skylar Calico jokes about her "time blindness" and mentions her social media and financial success.
- Skylar discusses her burnout and constant internal voice of her mother telling her she will fail.
- Skylar shares an example of her mother's negative influence when Skylar was excited about buying a car.
- Skylar describes her mother's criticism about her appearance, including her lips and boobs.
- Skylar talks about her mother's insecurity and anxiety, which she has inherited.
- Skylar mentions her mother's habit of projecting her own insecurities onto Skylar.
- Skylar shares a memory of her mother not being able to tell her she loves her, which still haunts her.
- Skylar explains her decision to go no contact with her mother in December and the reasons behind it.
- Skylar mentions her mother's realization that she needed to work on herself to avoid messing up her younger brother.
- Skylar talks about her mother's history of favoritism towards her adopted sisters and the fear of replacement.
- Skylar shares a traumatic memory of her mother giving away her dog on her 14th birthday.
- Skylar discusses the generational trauma from her grandmother and how it influenced her mother's parenting.
- Skylar recounts a traumatic experience of being hospitalized and her parents stripping her room of everything.
- Skylar talks about her mother's attempts to commit her and the legal action against her.
- Skylar mentions her brother's similar behaviors and diagnoses, and how her parents have learned from their mistakes.
- Skylar describes her mother's controlling behavior during movie outings and the anxiety it caused.
- Skylar shares how her mother's anxiety and reactions have shaped her social interactions and expectations.
- Skylar talks about her fear of being punished and the impact of her mother's reactions on her relationships.
- Skylar mentions her mother's tendency to weaponize everything and the silent treatment as a reaction to being asked to take a break from an argument.
- Skylar expresses her desire to not hear her mother's voice in her head during interactions with others.
- Skylar wants to be able to communicate without fear of her mother's reactions.
- Skylar talks about her tendency to jump to aggression and defensiveness and her desire to change that.
- Skylar mentions her admiration for people who are sweet and nurturing, like her adoptive mother and Bambi Wild.
- Skylar describes Bambi Wild as a sweet, humble, and down-to-earth person who has a capacity for violence but doesn't use it.
- Skylar talks about her admiration for Bambi's career and her nurturing nature.
- Skylar mentions Raven as another role model but notes that Raven has a quicker switch to aggression than Skylar.
- Skylar expresses her desire to be like Bambi, sweet and nurturing, but also capable of defending herself if necessary.
- Skylar explains the significance of raccoons and foxes as symbols of adaptability and resilience.
- Skylar shares her love for animals and how these creatures embody qualities she values in herself.
- Skylar talks about the adaptability of raccoons and foxes and how they can survive anywhere.
- Skylar mentions her raccoon tattoo as a reminder of her ability to adapt and make do with what she has.
- Traci Kanaan explains the goal of the session: breaking up patterns in Skylar's head and moving towards a desired life.
- Traci introduces the concept of the "two space" and how it can help Skylar stay centered and grounded.
- Skylar describes her admiration for people who are in the "two space" and how it helps them navigate interactions.
- Skylar talks about her desire to be in the "two space" and not be hyper-vigilant or defensive in her interactions.
- Traci and Skylar discuss the importance of creating a positive self-image and reinforcing desired traits.
- Skylar talks about her tendency to reinforce negative traits and the need to focus on positive ones.
- Skylar expresses her desire to be sweet, nurturing, and capable of diplomatic conversations.
- Skylar mentions her admiration for people who are kind and humble, and her goal to embody those traits.