In this episode of Creating Confidence, Todd and Gina Goodwin explore the role of the subconscious mind in shaping behaviors and emotions. They explain how many common issues, from health problems to relationship difficulties, stem from subconscious beliefs that can work against conscious intentions.
The Goodwins discuss their approach to addressing these subconscious blocks through hypnosis and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). They share techniques for accessing and influencing the subconscious mind, including visualization and anchoring methods, and present case studies of clients who experienced changes after addressing deep-seated beliefs. The episode covers their work with various challenges, from childhood trauma to PTSD, and explains how they deliver their services through both live sessions and customized recordings.
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Todd Goodwin presents a comprehensive framework for understanding how the subconscious mind influences our behaviors and emotions. He explains that many common issues, from health problems to relationship difficulties, often stem from deeper subconscious forces. According to Goodwin, while people may consciously understand their problems, their subconscious beliefs and perceptions frequently work against their conscious intentions.
Todd and Gina Goodwin utilize hypnosis and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) to help clients access and influence their subconscious mind. They explain that certain times, such as when falling asleep or waking up, are particularly receptive to subconscious work. The Goodwins offer their services via Zoom and provide customized hypnosis recordings for daily listening.
Their approach includes visualization and anchoring techniques. Todd Goodwin teaches clients to replace negative default visualizations with empowering ones, while Gina Goodwin shows them how to use simple cues, like touching two fingers, to trigger positive feelings on demand.
The Goodwins share several compelling case studies of their work. In one notable example, Gina Goodwin worked with a trafficking survivor who experienced significant transformation over several weeks by addressing deep-seated beliefs about self-worth. Todd's work includes successful cases involving PTSD from infidelity and death-related phobias. Their clients, including Heather Monahan who overcame childhood trauma through their techniques, demonstrate how addressing subconscious drivers can lead to lasting positive change.
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Todd Goodwin presents a view on how subconscious forces shape our behaviors and emotions, and how addressing these can lead to transformative change.
Todd Goodwin explains that issues like health problems, relationship strife, financial troubles, and career obstacles are often manifestations of deeper issues residing within the subconscious mind. He states that it's the subconscious mind that creates the emotional discomforts such as loneliness, sadness, anger, stress, guilt, regret, shame, and grief which drive people towards behaviors designed to alleviate such feelings.
Goodwin clarifies that what people consciously think about their issues is usually not aligned with what is happening in the subconscious. He describes behavior as a symptom of an emotion, with the source being a thought. These thoughts encompass beliefs, images, perceptions, and the meanings we assign to things. Additionally, Goodwin discusses how identifying with one’s problems can predict future behavior and stresses the importance of not letting such identifications define oneself.
Goodwin delves into the roots of disempowering beliefs that stem from past traumas—which may not always be recognized as such—and suggests that they are often the cause of one's emotional and behavioral troubles. He emphasizes the potential for habitual behaviors and addictions to develop as coping mechanisms for these traumas or discomforts. Goodwin implies that resolving these traumas can create significant shifts in a person's life.
Goodwin advises that approaching the problem on the symptom level is less effective than dealing directly with the root subconscious causes. He underscores that the subconscious mind, when in conflict with conscious intent, usually prevails, illustrating the futility of relying on willpower alone. Instead, establishing a cooperative relationship with the subconscious can foster enduring changes.
He insists that limiting beliefs are learned and thus can be unlearned, emphasizing the brai ...
Goodwins' Approach to Subconscious Causes of Issues
Todd and Gina Goodwin utilize hypnosis and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) to access and influence the subconscious mind, in an effort to help clients overcome negative patterns and embrace positive change.
Todd Goodwin discusses using NLP as a form of associative learning to access the subconscious. Meanwhile, Gina Goodwin emphasizes that times when individuals are waking up or falling asleep are especially receptive moments, akin to speed learning. They assert that hypnotists can give people control of their mind and change how they think by draining the emotional energy from traumatic memories and opening the possibility for new thoughts.
Todd and Gina offer their hypnosis services over Zoom, using a survey to help potential clients decide if hypnotherapy might suit them. They customize hypnosis recordings tailored to the individual needs and email them to clients for daily listening. The Goodwins blend neuroscience and behavioral science with the aim to affect the subconscious and create lasting change.
Heather Monahan's work with Todd involved hypnosis that helped her separate herself from the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. Goodwin states that hypnosis and NLP are effective in changing subconscious beliefs and perceptions. They suggest that the mind can unlearn quickly through associative learning, more effectively than through slow, analytical processes.
Todd Goodwin explains that individuals often visualize negative outcomes by default, but they can consciously create empowering visualizations that instruct their subconscious. He uses mental rehearsal to prepare individuals for real-life situations, making them feel as though they have experienced the scenario before. Visualization practices, such as "my movies," involve envisioning desired life outcomes in a hypnotic state, during times of high receptiveness, which Monahan claims has changed lives and made visions into reality.
Gina Goodwin teaches clients to use ...
Transforming Subconscious Thoughts and Beliefs With Hypnosis Techniques
Todd and Gina Goodwin share insights into their work with a variety of clients who have seen tangible improvements through their hypnosis techniques, highlighting the transformation of individuals dealing with traumas, addictions, phobias, and relationship issues.
One significant case involved a client trafficked by her mother during her teenage years, leading to rape and a multitude of issues, including anxiety, low self-worth, and unhealthy behaviors. Gina Goodwin worked with this client to address core beliefs stemming from the betrayal of her mother. By dealing with the subconscious beliefs about her worthiness and the real anxiety from the trauma, the client experienced a rapid transformation over several weeks. This process involved not only recalling traumatic memories but being able to laugh about them or feel nothing, despite still remembering what happened. The most significant trauma came not directly from the guru but from her mother, leading to a deep-seated sense of worthlessness.
Todd's work with other clients, such as one diagnosed with PTSD after catching her husband cheating and another dealing with a fear of death following her brother's death from cancer, underscores the effectiveness of addressing subconscious drivers for lasting change. He emphasizes that subconscious beliefs can be very resistant to change, which is why individuals struggle with addictions or unhealthy eating habits despite knowing what they should do.
No specific client examples are provided for addiction, phobias, and relationship issues, but the wide variety of problems listed by the Goodwins—ranging from imposter syndrome to procrastina ...
Real-World Examples Demonstrating the Effectiveness of Their Approach
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