Trauma Talks : With Russ Tellup

The Art of Self-Acceptance Through Hypnotic Healing

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The episode centers around the theme of self-love and acceptance through the practice of hypnotherapy. With a focus on letting go of negative beliefs and cultivating a positive sense of self-worth, listeners are guided through a relaxing hypnotherapy session that aims to nurture inner kindness and acceptance.

• Introduction to the importance of hypnotherapy for self-worth
• Guided hypnotherapy session focusing on relaxation techniques
• Visualization of inner sanctuary for self-acceptance
• Release of negative beliefs through metaphorical imagery
• Affirmations reinforcing inherent worth and deep self-love
• Returning to awareness with a renewed sense of empowerment and love

Russ:

Hi everybody. I know it's been a while since I've posted any podcast and I apologize. I've been very, very busy working on a certification for hypnotherapy, which is what our topic is for today that you guys can use to just relax and create some self-worth and some self-love within yourself, help with any negative thoughts or anything that you're going through. As we celebrate February 14th, I want to thank everybody for joining me today and, if you are a return listener, thank you so much for coming back and listening. If you are a brand new listener, thank you so much for checking us out. Please feel free to go back and listen to all the previous podcasts. There's been quite a bit of really good information that's been recorded. I'm going to try to get a little bit more. What's the word I'm looking for? Consistent, yep, a little bit more consistent with posting these. I know that the last month or so it's been very far and few between, and thanks so much for all of your your patience with me as I go through this journey and become more and more qualified to help you guys work with your trauma to heal. So in this episode I'll be doing a hypnotherapy script right after I get done, talking to you here. If you're driving, please don't listen to this. If you're operating any kind of equipment or doing anything of importance, please don't listen to this. You can simply pause it and when you have some time to yourself at home, or even at your desk or wherever you do listen to this podcast where you're safe and you don't have to worry about being present then play that. Then We'll go through an induction and then we will work on some deepening and then some suggestions to help you just develop some real love for yourself, some internal focus to really know that you are enough, and that will help you really solidify that belief. So, without further ado, please enjoy this recording. I will not be ending the recording with another chat, because I want anybody who is listening to this recording before sleep to be able to just drift off to sleep. So if at the I'm sorry at the end, please realize that I'll just cut it off so that people can do that. So, um, and we'll see you next time. Have a great day, thanks.

Russ:

So as you sit in your safe, comfortable spot, a spot free from interruption, a spot where you can relax deeply and just allow yourself to kind of drift, and I wonder if it might be comfortable to look up at a spot on the ceiling, high up on the ceiling, almost as if you're looking through your eyebrows at the spot. Just hold that gaze for a while, as you listen to my voice, allowing yourself to relax, deeply relax, knowing that you're safe. And as you take a deep breath in, just allow that air to fill your lungs and allow your chest to expand. And just imagine that with every in-breath you're expanding those lungs to create space, space for love, compassion, caring for yourself, space for healing. And then, with each in breath, just allow yourself to fill your lungs with the knowledge that you are enough, that you are okay, that you are safe. And with every exhale, just allow those negative feelings, tension in your body, just allow that to exhale with that breath as you follow it all the way down your body, keeping those eyes up in that fixed position, just allowing that breath to drift down your chest, across your stomach, across your knees, all the way down to your toes and beyond. And you soon may notice that it might be difficult to keep those eyes open. You might notice a fluttering in your eyelids, you might not, and that's okay. It's just your body slipping into trance and slowly going deeper as you hold that fixed gaze. I wonder if it might just be more comfortable to allow those eyelids to slowly close with each breath in, to allow those eyelids to slowly close With each breath in, filling those lungs with love and self-respect and each breath out, pulling those eyelids closer and closer to being shut. That's right, and if you've not done so already, just go ahead and close those eyes and allow them to relax, holding that fixed gaze, with your eyes closed, feeling the surge of self-love and self-respect in your body as you relax and go deeper, following your breath down your body as it drifts, following your breath down your body as it drifts, slowly dropping, slowly drifting Deeper and deeper.

Russ:

Take a deep breath in, slowly exhale that's right Again, breathing in calm and breathing out any tension. With each breath, allow yourself to relax deeper and deeper, feel your body sinking into comfort as your muscles loosen and your mind becomes quiet, and feel a sense of peace begin to flow through you. Any sounds or distractions around you just cause you to relax even deeper, even deeper. That's right now. Gently allow your chin to drop forward a bit, as if you're looking down a flight of stairs or out a window. Just drop your chin a little to give you that same feeling as if you're looking down a flight of stairs or out a window at a beautiful garden, and just imagine a soothing light surrounding you. This light is soft, comforting and filled with love. Let it gently wrap around you, cradling you in warmth and safety. As you breathe, this light begins to flow inward, filling you with calm, serenity and deep relaxation. That's right. Just allow yourself to drift, and with each word I say with every breath you take, you drift deeper into a peaceful, restful state.

Russ:

Imagine yourself walking down a beautiful, winding path. Every step you take, you feel lighter, freer, more at peace. That's right. As you move forward, you come across a safe, sacred space, your sanctuary, a place filled with warmth, comfort, able to go deeper and an overwhelming sense of love. This space belongs to you and you are completely at ease here and just allow yourself to settle. Now Allow yourself to continue to drift even deeper. That's right.

Russ:

Even further into deep, deep relaxation. That's right. Even deeper, just drift, just sink even deeper, that's right. Allow yourself to settle now, each breath, allowing your body to melt deeper into your chair or bed or wherever you're lying down or sitting. And in this place of deep relaxation you begin to notice a gentle presence. It is you, your truest self, standing before you. This version of you radiates love, acceptance and kindness. You look into your own eyes and hear these words as you repeat them back to you in your mind I am enough, I am worthy of love, I am whole, just as I am. Let these words sink into every part of you, feeling them as truth. Imagine wrapping yourself in your own embrace, holding yourself with kindness and love, just like you have always deserved.

Russ:

Now, as you stand here, you release any doubts, any past beliefs that told you otherwise. You let go of self-judgment that's right, letting it dissolve into warm light around you. That's right. And just allow yourself to settle even deeper now. And I wonder if you could imagine a tattered, worn brown leather bag. It doesn't matter how big the bag is, it can hold a lot. And then just imagine unbuckling the strap on that bag and opening it up, looking inside to find that it is empty. And I wonder if you could just take any beliefs about yourself maybe that you're not worthy, perhaps that you're not worthy, perhaps that you're not enough Any negative thoughts of yourself, any critical statements of yourself, any suffering or pain. Just take those things and put them in that bag. Imagine, as you're doing this, that you realize that you're sitting in an airport.

Russ:

You can hear the hustle and bustle of people moving to and fro going from their gates or to their gates.

Russ:

And, unlike you may have experienced in the past this place, this airport, it's very peaceful, because you know something is about to change. As you continue to put all of those items in your bag, each item you put in your bag takes a little weight off your shoulders. Each item you place in the bag just makes you go deeper become more and more relaxed.

Russ:

And I wonder if, as you stand, you might pick that bag up and you notice the weight that bag is heavy now, because that bag is containing the weight that you've been carrying all this time. It's a heavy bag. In fact. I wonder if you may notice that it's Easier just to set that bag down on the chair as you stand up, because it's just so heavy, and just let it rest there as you pick up a magazine or read a book, something relaxing as you wait for your flight, knowing that all of those things that have been holding you back is inside that bag, the bag strapped shut securely. And then I wonder if you might imagine your flight number being called. So you stand up and walk toward the gate. And you walk up to the gate, show them your boarding pass and you walk through the door, down the causeway towards your plane, hearing the echo of your steps as you walk down the hallway, knowing that you're going somewhere wonderful, somewhere peaceful, somewhere where you're free to love yourself, somewhere where you're enough, somewhere where you're worthy. And as you step through the door of the plane, just notice the flight attendant there welcoming you, smiling, directing you toward your seat, and as you sit down on your seat, you feel a gentle warmth of comfort wash over you, knowing that you're going to be taking off soon and going somewhere just wonderful, just so peaceful and so full of love for yourself. And as you sit in that very comfortable seat waiting for the plane to take off, the flight attendant comes by and hands you a pillow and a blanket so that you can rest on your way to this wonderful place. As you sit peacefully during your journey.

Russ:

And then I wonder if you might imagine that plane taxiing to the runway, feeling the weight shift as it moves and then, while sitting in your seat, sitting in your seat, resting, relaxing, heading toward a wonderful location. Maybe it's a beach, maybe it's home to see family, wherever it is. Just imagine that space, imagine your excitement as that plane begins to move and feel your weight shift back in your seat and your back pressed against, shift back in your seat and your back pressed against the back of the seat as the plane accelerates down the runway faster and faster. And as the plane lifts off the runway, feel yourself sinking into your seat deeper and deeper, your weight being pulled into the seat as the plane leaves the ground and climbs high into the sky and just imagine that feeling of weightlessness that you feel once the plane has reached its altitude and as it's cruising along at 30,000 feet toward that wonderful destination and as that plane arrives at your.

Russ:

The plane beginsis to your gate and you stand up to leave the plane. Just imagine yourself walking down the aisle of that plane toward the door and leaving that plane to walk up the causeway and through the gate all the way out of the airport and to your final destination, that place of peace, that place of safety, that place where you're free to feel love for yourself. And as you're relaxing in your space, just realize that you're no longer carrying that brown leather bag it's still left at the original airport, sitting on that seat, and then notice how this doesn't cause you any anxiety, it doesn't cause you any discomfort, but in fact you're no longer carrying that weight. You're free to move forward, you're free to love yourself, you're free to be worthy, you're free to be loved, you're free to care for yourself, you're free of anxiety, of negative self-talk. And in your mind you repeat these words to yourself. And in your mind you repeat these words to yourself I am enough, I always have been enough and I always will be enough.

Russ:

And now, if you are listening to this recording, before drifting off to sleep, just allow yourself to drift even deeper now and become even more relaxed as you sink deeper into a sleep that is so rejuvenating, so wonderful, so relaxing, so beautiful, so healing. It's so beautiful, so healing. And as you drift off to sleep, just ignore sleep. Then just simply breathe deeply and slowly and with each breath, begin to return to full awareness, bringing with you this sense of love, this deep acceptance of yourself. And, as I count from one to five, you'll gradually come back feeling refreshed, empowered and filled with love. One, beginning to feel more aware of your surroundings, knowing that you are enough. Two, feeling energy, slowly returning to your body, knowing that you are worthy. Three, becoming fully present, carrying this love with you. Four, feeling awake, refreshed and at peace. Five eyes open, fully present, ready to embrace yourself with love and kindness. Now take a moment and feel the warmth in your heart. You are loved, you are enough and you always have been.