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Caroline Cranshaw and Daryl Gove
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Caroline Cranshaw and Daryl Gove, are two expat hypnotherapists living in New Zealand. They love having chats with interesting people, telling crazy stories and giving hopefully good life advice. Listen if you are interested in psychology, tips for improving your mental health, sex life and relationships, WTF news, funny stories, the paranormal, book reviews, shocking listener stories, health tips and advice on how to improve your life... Warning: Adult language. If you are easily offended, this show is not for you.

  1. 1h ago

    Help, I can't stop buying things I don't need...

    A 43-year-old counsellor writes in with a confession: she grew up poor, earns good money now, doesn't have debt — and has just bought a second chest freezer, a year's supply of olive oil, and accidentally hoarded fourteen bottles of conditioner she didn't know she had. The fuel crisis news has flipped a switch she can't switch back. And the truly humiliating part? She knows exactly what she's doing. She explained the model to a client this week. It didn't help. Caroline and Daryl get into why knowing isn't enough, why scarcity wounds don't care about your bank balance, and what actually shifts this — including a salary structure that changes everything for self-employed people and a savings account trick that quietly does the heavy lifting. Plus: the builder who accidentally became a marriage counsellor, and the marriage counsellor whose own marriage is held together with string. To find more out about Caroline Cranshaw & Daryl Gove  https://nzhypnotherapy.co.nz/ https://www.darylgove.com/#/ https://www.youtube.com/@HypnosisTraining/ To find out about training in hypnotherapy with us, check out: https://www.integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com 
Write to us if you have a question or want us to tell your story at wtfstoriesandadvice@gmail.com Check out our Alcohol Reduction Course https://www.ohhellohypnosis.com/offers/LAiJuAJ9/checkout Timestamps: 00:00 — Therapists who need therapists (and a builder who became one) 06:31 — The letter 10:02 — Why knowing isn't enough 15:14 — The fixes: salary, savings, and the deeper work 22:19 — Practical anti-shopping moves 23:58 — Recommendations and outro   Intro Music By Soul (Vlog Music) by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/m0UBmJLv208

    29 min
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    2h ago ·  Bonus

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  3. Jun 8

    My Fiancé Cheated on Me With My Dad

    We start with swearing in Spanish and Paris trip plans, then dive into a Reddit story that genuinely floored us. A 27-year-old guy comes home and finds his fiancée in bed with his own father. He records it, punches his dad, and threatens to send the video round. From there it spirals: he tells his mum, who at first believes the lie that he was the abusive one, until he sends her the proof. He cuts off the whole family, moves out, starts therapy, gets his STD tests back clean, and rebuilds his life in a refurbished cabin. Then the updates keep coming. His mum leaves his dad, and his ex turns up pregnant, with nobody sure if the father is him or his father. Caroline and Daryl thrash out the big question: can you forgive a betrayal this deep, and should he? Plus a few of our own wild family scandal stories, modern prenatal DNA testing, and the TikTok baby-daddy drama doing the rounds. We wrap with our recommendations and the usual chaos. To find more out about Caroline Cranshaw & Daryl Gove  https://nzhypnotherapy.co.nz/ https://www.darylgove.com/#/ https://www.youtube.com/@HypnosisTraining/ To find out about training in hypnotherapy with us, check out: https://integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com Got a story that beats this one? We'd love to be proven wrong. wtfstoriesandadvice@gmail.com Check out our Alcohol Reduction Course https://www.integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com/offers/LAiJuAJ9/checkout 00:00 Swearing in Spanish 01:01 Paris Trip Plans 02:27 Podcast Intro 03:06 The Fiancé and Father Twist 05:47 Backstory and Red Flags 08:13 Caught on Camera 10:40 The Aftermath 12:56 Telling Mum the Truth 15:34 Cutting Ties 16:55 Therapy and the New Cabin 21:11 Reconnecting With Mum 24:08 Can You Forgive This? 25:50 Our Own Family Scandal Stories 41:31 Wrap Up Intro Music By Soul (Vlog Music) by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/m0UBmJLv208

    44 min

  4. Jun 1

    The Spirit Board and a Mystery Sex Tape

    Listener Amanda has carried this for twenty years. At nineteen she fainted at the feet of the new guy in town, Weston, who pulled a homemade spirit board out of his backpack, letters written in blood. The giggling stopped when it spelled out HELL, HELP, HELL, HELP on its own, and a tall shadow appeared in the chair beside her. Add a wrong videotape, an Exorcist that played itself, and two decades of cold, dark nightmares. Amanda wants to know if something followed her home, and whatever happened to Weston. Caroline explains why she begs people to leave Ouija boards alone, shares her park ranger dream, the priest who fixed it, the nine grapefruit story, and how to cut cords and call in your angels. Daryl shares his zombie dream breakthrough. Plus dick-pic dating disasters, the prison planet theory, and why hell might be cold, not fiery. They wrap with show picks (Widow's Bay, Vikings, Mrs. Maisel) and a Pizzagate tease. And Weston, if you're out there, Amanda has questions. To find more out about Caroline Cranshaw & Daryl Gove  https://nzhypnotherapy.co.nz/ https://www.darylgove.com/#/ https://www.youtube.com/@MindBodyHealthHypnotherapy https://www.youtube.com/@HypnosisTraining/ To find out about training in hypnotherapy with us, check out: https://integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com 
Write to us if you have a question or want us to tell your story at wtfstoriesandadvice@gmail.com Check out our Alcohol Reduction Course https://www.integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com/offers/LAiJuAJ9/checkout Intro Music By Soul (Vlog Music) by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/m0UBmJLv208

    49 min

  5. May 24

    He Can't Finish, She's Faking It, and Psychic Vampires

    Three short letters, three very intimate problems, two hypnotherapists who have heard worse. A 24-year-old worried her hookup stole her energy. A divorced 42-year-old who can't get there with his new partner. A 31-year-old who has been faking it for three years and can't take it anymore. Caroline and Daryl get into chakras, freezer spells, why your medication might be the actual problem, and why a vibrator in bed is not the criticism your boyfriend thinks it is. Plus: homemade mayo, the smoothie that will change your life, and a warning about creatine that nobody else is telling you. To find more out about Caroline Cranshaw & Daryl Gove  https://nzhypnotherapy.co.nz/ https://www.darylgove.com/#/ https://www.youtube.com/@HypnosisTraining/ https://www.youtube.com/@MindBodyHealthHypnotherapy To find out about training in hypnotherapy with us, check out: https://integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com 
Write to us if you have a question or want us to tell your story at wtfstoriesandadvice@gmail.com Check out our Alcohol Reduction Course https://www.integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com/offers/LAiJuAJ9/checkout 00:00 — Tinfoil hats and a dog in a cone 03:42 — Letter one: soul ties and the hookup that lingered 14:22 — Letter two: the divorcé who can't finish 22:35 — Letter three: fake it till you make it 30:26 — Recommendations: mayo, smoothies, and the creatine warning 38:31 — Outro Intro Music By Soul (Vlog Music) by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/m0UBmJLv208

    39 min

  6. May 17

    Danger Wanks and Other Terrible Ideas

    Filth warning: this one's a doozy. Not for the easily scandalised, but you knew that... A married dad writes in with a problem that started with one sneaky kitchen wank and escalated into something that's about to get him fired, arrested, or both. Caroline and Daryl read the letter, try to keep straight faces (mixed results), and then deliver some genuinely serious advice underneath the chaos, because this is an addiction, not just a punchline.  Then Daryl unveils his Danger Wank Hall of Fame: six famous men, six very public mistakes, six cautionary tales. Plus: Daryl prods a dead possum with a stick for noble reasons, and a brief history of hedgehog rehab. It's stupid. It's also weirdly useful. Classic WTF. To find more out about Caroline Cranshaw & Daryl Gove  https://nzhypnotherapy.co.nz/ https://www.darylgove.com/#/ https://www.youtube.com/@HypnosisTraining/ To find out about training in hypnotherapy with us, check out: https://integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com 
Write to us if you have a question or want us to tell your story at wtfstoriesandadvice@gmail.com Check out our Alcohol Reduction Course https://www.integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com/offers/LAiJuAJ9/checkout Timestamps: 00:00 — Cold open: possums, hedgehogs, and Daryl's big heart 03:16 — Welcome to WTF and the letter 16:58 — Advice time: why this is serious, actually 24:42 — The Danger Wank Hall of Fame 39:55 — Get help, you'll be fine, wrap up Intro Music By Soul (Vlog Music) by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/m0UBmJLv208

    42 min

  7. May 7

    WTF Did She Do to the Dog?

    ⚠️ Trigger warning: this episode discusses harm to an animal. If that's not for you, skip this one and we'll see you next time. A listener writes in about her brother's golden retriever, his new fiancée who never warmed to the dog, and the day everything went very, very wrong. Caroline and Daryl read the letter, try to work out if the family's suspicions are warranted (spoiler: they think so), and dig into the red flags everyone missed. Plus: dodgy neighbours, hypnosis for the chronically noise-tortured, and Caroline's daughter staging an intervention about her mum's screen time. Also some recommendations and a mild rant about American reality TV. Filth level: standard WTF. Sense of justice: unfulfilled. To find more out about Caroline Cranshaw & Daryl Gove  https://nzhypnotherapy.co.nz/ https://www.darylgove.com/#/ https://www.youtube.com/@HypnosisTraining/ To find out about training in hypnotherapy with us, check out: https://integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com 
Write to us if you have a question or want us to tell your story at wtfstoriesandadvice@gmail.com Check out our Alcohol Reduction Course https://www.integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com/offers/LAiJuAJ9/checkout   Timestamps: 00:00 — Cold open chaos and biceps as a love language 05:14 — Welcome to WTF and trigger warning 07:53 — The letter 15:31 — Did she do it? We discuss 18:08 — Caroline's neighbour from hell story 24:34 — Back to the letter 25:34 — What we're watching: Project Hail Mary, Your Friends and Neighbours, Last One Laughing 32:56 — Why American reality TV is somehow worse then Aussie and the UK 34:43 — Nervous system regulation (no, not with cocaine) 36:53 — Outro and one piece of practical advice   Intro Music By Soul (Vlog Music) by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/m0UBmJLv208

    38 min

  8. Apr 28

    The Murder the Police Tried to Bury... and the Students Who Wouldn't Let Them

    In 1990, 17-year-old María Soledad Morales left a spring festival in Argentina and never came home. What followed wasn't just a murder investigation — it was a masterclass in how power protects itself, and what happens when ordinary people decide they've had enough. A nun named Sister Martha helped lead weekly Silent Marches of students and townspeople that grew into a national movement, forced federal intervention, and eventually shook a political dynasty to its core. Caroline and Daryl break down the case, the cover-up, the extraordinary protests that changed Argentina, and what it actually takes to hold powerful people accountable. Plus: media recommendations, a few wild tangents, and the usual chaos. Learn more about the case in Netflix's Breaking the Silence To find more out about Caroline Cranshaw & Daryl Gove  https://nzhypnotherapy.co.nz/ https://www.darylgove.com/#/ To find out about training in hypnotherapy with us, check out: https://integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com 
Write to us if you have a question or want us to tell your story at wtfstoriesandadvice@gmail.com Check out our Alcohol Reduction Course  https://www.integrativehypnotherapyinstitute.com/offers/LAiJuAJ9/checkout Timestamps: 00:00 — Intro banter and meet the hosts 02:47 — The María Soledad case: who she was and what happened 07:05 — The cover-up and the powerful names behind it 08:22 — The Silent March movement begins 11:17 — Trials, witnesses, and the political fallout 14:46 — Legacy: femicide, justice, and what actually changed 16:48 — Cover-ups in pop culture: Netflix picks and recommendations 23:26 — The empathy question: how do people switch it off? 34:36 — Protests, boycotts, and how ordinary people fight back 38:15 — What we're watching and reading 43:21 — Outro Intro Music By Soul (Vlog Music) by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/m0UBmJLv208

    46 min
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Caroline Cranshaw and Daryl Gove, are two expat hypnotherapists living in New Zealand. They love having chats with interesting people, telling crazy stories and giving hopefully good life advice. Listen if you are interested in psychology, tips for improving your mental health, sex life and relationships, WTF news, funny stories, the paranormal, book reviews, shocking listener stories, health tips and advice on how to improve your life... Warning: Adult language. If you are easily offended, this show is not for you.

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  • Creator
    Caroline Cranshaw and Daryl Gove
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    112
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 WTF - Stories and Advice
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