Have you hit your "or else" Moment?
I ran towards change throughout my life, (reading self-help books, trying guided meditation, going to talk therapy), but I often shied away from truly changing. There was comfort where I was, even though there was lots of pain, because it is all I had known. I tried lots of different things and was always drawn towards new opportunities to heal.
But I remained mostly stuck where I was emotionally. My circumstances would change around me and for a while I’d feel hope, but inevitably I’d end up back in similar situations over and over again. Feeling miserable and depressed, believing there was something wrong with me.
Then I got sick and it felt like change and healing were forced upon me. It became an “or else” situation. Heal, or else you become the living dead.
I chose healing, and began it in earnest. I spent months searching for answers and then eventually found my way to Hypnotherapy and began making changes in my emotional state. Turns out healing your emotional state is a large part of healing your physical body. I had finally found permanent, positive change. But it took me hitting that “or else” wall.
In the work I do, I’ve discovered that my clients are in the same position I was. They find themselves up against an “or else” situation in their life and that is the motivation they need to seek out true change.
It makes perfect sense, because in Hypnotherapy school one of the first things I learned is that the client has to have a readiness for change or else they won’t get good results. No one can force you to change. You have to really want it for yourself.
If you’ve ever tried to get someone else in your life to change and heal, then you understand completely that they have to want it.
And luckily all you need is that desire for change. The rest starts to fall in place once you’ve found that. It’ll be a wild ride of a rollercoaster as you heal, but eventually it starts to become fun. Your spark of life grows stronger as you become loving and accepting of yourself.
I sit here writing this on a darker day for me. The new year has started off as a struggle emotionally. I definitely have a lot of curse words for the Universe right now and a “why me?!” But deep inside I know it’s all going to work out and that even this darkness holds healing and light for me because my self-love has grown so much since those early days of my healing six years ago.
Are you ready for change? Have you hit that “or else” in your life and you know you have to do something because your current path ends in a place that is intolerable to you?
Then I am here for you. Discover what healing truly looks like in Hypnotherapy and take a giant leap forward in your healing journey today. Schedule your complimentary discovery call here.
Some of the “or else’s” that sparked my clients to find me and create permanent, positive change in their life.
Living with daily chronic pain robbing her of her life and time with her child
Constant negativity and snapping at those she loved
Taking responsibility for things that were not her fault and putting her team in a bad position at work
Afraid to leave a miserable job because the money was good
And I am ecstatic to report these results they achieved:
Freedom from having any pain. Loving and trusting her body to carry her through all her life’s activities
Transformation to a positive, growth mindset. Gaining connection and closeness with her loved ones
Only taking responsibility for things that she did. Became a better communicator and manager. Managing her work load more efficiently and easily meeting deadlines.
Making the leap to a new job he loves. Rediscovering passion and motivation in all areas of his life.
Bonus:
I can’t help but think of the drug store scene from the movie Mr. Right when I say “or else”. For a fun watch check it out!
