The Mike Mandel Hypnosis Blog

Sometimes, words get in the way. Your client is telling you their story — again. You’re listening, nodding, asking the “right” questions. You follow the protocol. You offer the reframes. You run the script. And yet… something’s missing. There’s no

What if nothing in your life actually needs to change—except how you think about it? That’s the power of reframing. Reframing is a cornerstone of effective hypnosis and neurolinguistic programming (NLP). It's a deceptively simple technique that instantly changes emotional

It never fails to amaze me how many people think they are the exception to psychological laws. For years now, I have been reluctant to tell strangers I am a hypnotist. If I am stuck next to someone on a

You trust your unconscious mind with your life—literally.  Every breath you take, every step you walk, and every time you drift off to sleep, your unconscious mind is at the wheel. Yet when people begin learning self-hypnosis, they often ask,

Picture this: a client books a session. They don’t show up, but their boss does. Then their colleague shows up. Eventually, even their daughter gets involved. The one person who never actually attends the session? The client—the only one who