Coffee With Hilary and Les from State of Mind Hypnosis and Training Centre
An almost-daily podcast for the State of Mind Community.
Offering ideas and answering questions on how to use your mind for growth, happiness and ultimately peace.
Send us your questions: info@somhypnosis.com
Episodes
192 episodes
Becoming The Observer Of Your Self-Talk
We trace how a tiny jab like “what a knucklehead” spirals into stress, and how the body mirrors the words we use on ourselves. We map body, mind, and awareness, then practice small, repeatable ways to interrupt loops and build kinder self-talk....
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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33:06
Les Teaches Breath Work: Softening Within The Mind Using Breath
We show how bringing breath from the unconscious into conscious control steadies the nervous system and clears runaway thoughts. Simple techniques like longer exhales, belly breathing, box breathing, stacked breaths, and 4-7-8 are paired with s...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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41:44
All About Self-Love: And A Couple Meditations To Know That Self-Love Is Always
We explore self-love as a steady state instead of a prize, pairing gentle practices with clear boundaries that protect dignity. Guided affirmations, inner child work, and a “give it back” release help shift harsh self-talk into supportive stren...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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46:07
Letting Go Of The Small Things: Staying Peaceful & Confident
We trace how small triggers hijack the day and show how to use observation, language, and preloaded thoughts to keep your footing. Confidence becomes calm action as we practice the future self, reframe meaning, and let emotions flow without jud...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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31:40
Finding Peace Within: Choosing A Life You Actually Want
A snowy morning turns into a deep look at choice, intention, and peace, with Groundhog Day as a map for awakening. We explore how worthiness from within frees us from chasing happiness and how detailed intentions shift daily life toward calm.
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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32:30
When We Choose Intention, We Stop Reacting And Start Creating
Two hosts explore how intention transforms experience, moving from phone distractions and group pressure to a vivid, self-directed life. We unpack the courage to create for ourselves, set boundaries, and become beacons without forcing change.
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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39:54
What Has Not Been Working? Turn Old Patterns Into Creativity!
We trace how a simple shift—asking what has not been working—turns frustration into fuel and builds a practical bridge from intention to creative action. Emotions become messages, contrast becomes a compass, and a four-stage process carries ide...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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33:10
From Earthquake To Inner Calm: How Mindful Intention And Tiny Choices Create A Ripple Effect
We ride from a late-night earthquake to the deeper tremors of old beliefs, using hypnosis-informed tools to calm the body and set clear intentions. We challenge the vague “be good” script, rebuild boundaries, and show how small, present choices...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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34:37
Setting Intention, Acting With Purpose To Change How Your Life Feels
We trade autopilot for intention and explore how small mindset shifts change the feel and outcome of ordinary days. From haircuts to hard meetings, we show how four questions turn tasks into meaningful moments you can remember.• definin...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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27:40
How To Use Meditation Without Falling Asleep: The Importance Of Intention
We stare at a foot of fresh snow and dive into a clear question: how do you use meditation or hypnosis without falling asleep? We map the difference between attention and awareness, posture and comfort, and how intention decides whether you rel...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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27:17
You Can Reprogram Resistance By Meeting Your Inner Protector
We explore how resistance rises when you try to change and show how self-hypnosis can turn your inner protector into an ally. We share a simple regression protocol, parts work basics, and practical steps that make progress feel safer and more n...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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33:02
The 3 Parts Of Reprogramming The Mind With Self-Hypnosis
We lay out a simple, practical path to reprogram habits with self-hypnosis, pairing science-backed timelines with a three-part script you can start today. A candid gym story shows how identity changes when repetition, imagery, and permission lo...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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35:57
How Theta State Self-Hypnosis Quiets Racing Thoughts & Lowers Stress
We explore how self-hypnosis quiets racing thoughts, lowers stress, and helps us rewrite old stories by entering the theta state. We share simple mantras, a three-times-daily routine, and a clear way to write your own reprogramming.• me...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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38:35
How Binaural Beats Can Influence Your Meditation & Hypnosis Practice
We explore how intention, not labels, separates meditation from hypnosis and share practical ways to use binaural beats to reach and hold a theta state. We show how to pair “I am” statements with entrainment to reframe old beliefs and calm a bu...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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40:14
Meditation & Self‑Hypnosis: From Scattered Thoughts To Steady Focus
We explore realistic meditation, why emptying the mind is not the point, and how observation builds attention. We connect meditation to self‑hypnosis with practical tools like “thought bubbles,” phone-as-bell cues, loving kindness, and the rele...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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43:05
How To Use Gratitude To Calm A Racing Mind: Reimagining The Mind
We explore gratitude as a skill that calms a racing mind, softens the subconscious alarm, and rewires patterns through focused practice. Stories, research, and tools show how to hold the feeling longer so joy becomes a daily state, not a rare s...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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48:07
How Journaling Calms The Mind: From Scattered Thoughts To Focus
We explore how journaling shifts scattered awareness into steady attention, and why the first answer on the page often feels like true guidance. Along the way, we set up a simple gratitude experiment to prime the heart-mind connection for tomor...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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36:41
How Judgement of Yourself and Others Destroys Your Peace
We explore how judgment forms in the mind, why it mirrors self-criticism, and how to replace condemnation with preference and focus. A warm river morning and a playful otter help us see how appreciation differs from the heavy habit of compariso...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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32:37
Les Talks Fear To Clarity: Using Your Mind To Choose What You Want
We explore how fear hijacks imagination and how to redirect that same power toward clarity, safety and action. We move from “I am” to “there is,” test catastrophic thoughts, and use repetition, writing and daydreaming to build better habits.
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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35:55
How Do You Imagine and Build a Life You’ve Never Lived?
We explore how to keep momentum during big life changes by reframing fear as a signal, practicing active choosing, and trusting our natural adaptability. We share our own move, letting go of stuff, and the simple practices that turn imagination...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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44:41
Our Dog Tried To Derail The Podcast, But She Accidentally Proved Our Point
We explore how context shapes thoughts, emotions, and decisions, and why shifting from body-first to soul-led living expands what feels possible. A restless dog, a snowy morning, and a few interruptions become live demonstrations of how attenti...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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38:08
Choice, Control, And The Courage To Live
We unpack how fear and programming push us to comply, and why real freedom comes from honoring personal choice. We talk openly about selling our home, giving away our stuff, and learning to manifest together without controlling each other.<...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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35:32
Choosing A Year With Purpose: From Reflection To Intention
We reflect on a year that felt like waiting and reframe the new one around intention, trust, and aligned action. We share our words of the year, why hypnosis helps break old programs, and how we’re evolving our work into a school that scales he...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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46:55
New Year, New Mind: Align With Intention, Not Pressure
We reflect on the last hours of the year, turn sleep into a nightly practice for guidance, and lay out a kinder way to set intentions without pressure. We align goals with seasons and stages of life, swap guilt for patience, and choose small da...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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36:00
New Year, New Intentional You!
We trade noisy resolutions for quiet clarity, exploring how attention and intention reshape identity, soften ego, and turn vague wishes into specific, livable change. From the “perfect day” practice to money mindset and roles as costumes, we ma...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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41:50