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What if while your conscious mind is frantically looking for answers, your subconscious mind has been quietly holding the keys of truth just waiting to be unlocked?
Dive into a deeply raw and transformative conversation as we sit down with certified hypnotherapist, Phoenix Sheridan. This episode explores a profound journey through early childhood adversity, navigating sexual trauma, and the heavy weight of unhealthy coping mechanisms: from self-harm and substance abuse to enduring chronic physical pain and grappling with identity.
Phoenix opens up about the pivotal turning point of finding a lifeline through theater as a creative outlet to reconnect with self, ultimately leading down a path of intensive healing. Discover how a combination of mindfulness, meditation, nervous system regulation out of chronic fight-or-flight, and brainwave resetting changed everything. How those hard-earned lessons now fuel Phoenix's work as a hypnotherapist helping others reclaim their own minds.
In this episode, we unpack:
- Growing up navigating childhood adversity and the heavy impact of sexual trauma
- Grappling with sexual identity growing up in a religious community
- Struggling with chronic physical pain, an altered voice, and the feeling of living behind an artificial barrier
- Using the stage and creative expression to finally reconnect with a lost sense of self
- A winding journey of self-healing through mindfulness, meditation, and resetting brainwave patterns to step out of chronic fight-or-flight
- Phoenix's current work as a hypnotherapist helping others unlock their own subconscious minds
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