EP 41: "Skylar, Part 2: "Captain Save A Ho" To The Rescue

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01/22/24 • 48 min

The amazing resolution of Skylar's session. Traci starts with working on her feelings towards black beans, and ties in a way to resolve some of her issues with her friend Joe's death. Traci then moves on towards resolved some of her issues around her mother's views on being skinny and eating healthy. Skylar's tendency to get triggered by newbies attempting to guilt her into working with her is somehow magically reduced, as well as her feelings towards "non-descript, weaselly white boys." Skylar also goes back to her 18-year-old self, to offer her younger self advice, guidance, and encouragement for what she needs to know to get through the next several turbulent years of her life and find some peace in knowing how these past experiences made her stronger. KEY POINTS: - Skylar sees the connection between Captain Joe Save A Ho and herself as the new Captain Save A Ho. -Skylar is able to see herself going to a Mexican restaurant, and being able to be around friends who order black beans. -Skylar, previously dismissed by 4 or 5 therapists, is able to make peace on numerous issues, or at least finding those past issues much more manageable. -Traci wants to work with Skylar more especially on the human trafficking she experienced, but decides she's worked on enough issues and to save some for the next session. QUOTABLES: "What if I'm valued just as I was, it's time for me to start valuing myself" "I don't need to bite as hard like it always feels like you know a dog with a bone that can't let go of that bone to get locked on a camp. That's how it's always felt versus now it's just kind of a Yeah, that's annoying." "When people say they're sorry, it's a way to distance themselves. So they don't have to feel empathy" PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: To learn more about Wings Hypnosis and book a session with her, visit wingshypnosis.com OR follow Traci on: IG | @wingshypnosis - instagram.com/wingshypnosis/ YT | youtube.com/channel/UCXL-XQBxmgLL_NdYa_qN0zA IG | @tracikanaan - instagram.com/tracikanaan/ Get your own copy of "Hey" And Other Scintillating Mating Calls from the Online Dating World - audible.com/author/Traci-Kanaan/B0786F5GF4

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EP 40: "Skylar, Part 1: She's Lean, Clean, and Hates Black Beans"

At a Thanksgiving potluck in the Paradise Lakes community, Traci meets "Skylar, who is the girlfriend of their tenant. Skylar appears to be having a tough time with the holiday season, so Traci offers her a session as a guest on The Hilarious Hypnotist podcast. Skylar accepts, and begins sharing her varied background as an influencer, model, and content creator on Only Fans. Skylar initially wanted to tackle issues with her "almond mom," instilling in her a belief system around unhealthy foods and that no one would ever love her if she was fat. As Traci dug deeper, she found other issues more pressing, including her being a former coke addict, a victim of human trafficking, and a violent reaction towards anything black beans that she emotionally tied to the death of her friend and mentor. Be prepared for a wild ride into the life of Skylar!

KEY POINTS: - Skylar details her issues with food, having to watch what she eats, being paranoid about eating unhealthy foods, and her mother's words echoing back with every meal. Skylar talks about her relationship with her mentor and friend Joe, who gave her a place to stay and tried teaching her a skill so she could support herself. With Joe's death, Skylar found herself without a best friend, a job, a place to live, and a career all in one day. She was also accused of homicide, and had to prove she was not at fault. She admitted she still feels guilty about his death. She talks about her content creation, and how she's picky about who she works with. Skylar gets triggered by collaboration inquiries with newbies, who don't come with references and play "victim" or "poor me" to guilt her into trying to work with them. Skylar touches on a few details about her rapes, and that she would love to go back in time and bitchslap her 18-year-old self for posting on sex jobs.

QUOTABLES (2 quotes): "A dick is a dime a dozen. Guys in porn are low value, high supply, and little demand." "I'm a Mama Bear with new talent. I'm "Captain Save A Ho." "Human traffickers use the same tactics as cult leaders to program their victims.

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: To learn more about Wings Hypnosis and book a session with her, visit wingshypnosis.com OR follow Traci on: IG | @wingshypnosis - instagram.com/wingshypnosis/ YT | youtube.com/channel/UCXL-XQBxmgLL_NdYa_qN0zA IG | @tracikanaan - instagram.com/tracikanaan/ Get your own copy of "Hey" And Other Scintillating Mating Calls from the Online Dating World - audible.com/author/Traci-Kanaan/B0786F5GF4

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EP 42: Neighbors, Nudists, and Hypnosis, an interview with Dr. John M. Gullo

When Traci moved to Paradise Lakes Resort, she heard about a retired hypnotist living in her neighborhood. It took a few years, but their paths finally crossed. Dr. Gullo reached out and started giving Traci some articles he had written about hypnosis. Traci gave him a few recordings of her HAHA sessions. They realized within a few weeks that although their practices were different, they had a very similar approach to working with clients in hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Dr. Gullo began sharing his scripts with Traci, and in December made her a Board Certified Medical Hypnotist with Advanced Medical Hypnosis. Please enjoy this interview with Traci's mentor, neighbor, and friend, Dr John M Gullo.

KEY POINTS: -Dr. Gullo and Traci discuss how they met. -Dr. Gullo shares how he went from a Doctorate in Psychology into the field of hypnosis. -Dr. Gullo talks about REBT, and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. -Traci expresses her gratitude to be a Board Certified Medical medical hypnotist, and that she's honored to carry on his work. QUOTABLES: "I listened to one of your recordings and began analyzing it while I was listening to it. I noticed you used a lot of deepeners, and then I woke up 40 minutes later thinking "What the fuck just happened?" "And he sent me some information, some articles that Dr. Albert Ellis, who is the inventor of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy back in 1955, was the first paper that he wrote on that." "Because people who smoke and have weight issues, they got stress issues as well, which is really the basis for the smoking and the weight to come about in your life to begin with."

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: To learn more about Wings Hypnosis and book a session with her, visit wingshypnosis.com OR follow Traci on: IG | @wingshypnosis - instagram.com/wingshypnosis/ YT | youtube.com/channel/UCXL-XQBxmgLL_NdYa_qN0zA IG | @tracikanaan - instagram.com/tracikanaan/ Get your copy of "Hey" And Other Scintillating Mating Calls from the Online Dating World - audible.com/author/Traci-Kanaan/B0786F5GF4