Coffee With Hilary and Les from State of Mind Hypnosis and Training Centre

Hilary & Les
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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

  1. 1D AGO

    How and Why The Contrast Of Life Shapes Happiness & Gratitude

    Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We trace how contrast shapes happiness, why we keep chasing novelty, and how a baseline of safety and gratitude turns ordinary moments vivid. Peace becomes the aim, with mindfulness and breath helping us stay present while emotions flow without clinging. • seasonal shift as a metaphor for change • contrast as the brain’s default and driver • interpretation over perception for mood • gratitude as deliberate, accessible contrast • “I am safe” as a base program reset • peace as more durable than happiness • mindfulness and breath to anchor now • anticipation highs and the crash that follows • emotions as messages to be felt and released • being enough without external highs Support the show We hope this helps a little as you go through your day. We would love to hear your feedback or questions. We will respond to both in future episodes. Check us out at www.somhypnosis.com Join our online Community! https://www.skool.com/infinite-mind-school/about Email us at info@somhypnosis.com Start your own podcast with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1810507 Support Coffee With Hilary & Les https://www.buzzsprout.com/1829917/support

    35 min

  2. 2D AGO

    If The Mind Is A River, Why Are We Building Dams?

    Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore how a single reframe can turn chores, stress, and daily noise into a lighter way of moving through life. We share tools for catching negative thoughts, building better habits, and using quick resets like self‑hypnosis and music to recover joy. • choosing to carry tasks lightly and joyfully • the first reframe: I am not my thoughts • thoughts as habits and how to change them • meditation parallels and staying with the choice • workplace well‑being and why it matters • contrast as a motivator for change • negative thoughts weighing more than positive • preloaded phrases and self‑hypnosis as daily practice • fast state resets with music and breath • turning awareness into practical action Support the show We hope this helps a little as you go through your day. We would love to hear your feedback or questions. We will respond to both in future episodes. Check us out at www.somhypnosis.com Join our online Community! https://www.skool.com/infinite-mind-school/about Email us at info@somhypnosis.com Start your own podcast with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1810507 Support Coffee With Hilary & Les https://www.buzzsprout.com/1829917/support

    27 min

  3. 3D AGO

    Why Choosing Peace Is Better Than Chasing Happiness

    Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We pull apart the myth that happiness arrives from outside events and share how peace offers a steadier baseline for joy. Through stories, reframes, and a simple visualization, we explore language, control, and how to subtract what blocks our natural state. • shifting focus from external triggers to inner states • redefining goals from happiness to peace • recognizing cultural programming in career and status • realizing joy as a natural state beneath mental noise • using the whiteboard eraser visualization to lighten the past • building language precision beyond the word happy • moving from emotional roller coaster to steady baseline • micro-reflection and subtractive daily practices Support the show We hope this helps a little as you go through your day. We would love to hear your feedback or questions. We will respond to both in future episodes. Check us out at www.somhypnosis.com Join our online Community! https://www.skool.com/infinite-mind-school/about Email us at info@somhypnosis.com Start your own podcast with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1810507 Support Coffee With Hilary & Les https://www.buzzsprout.com/1829917/support

    35 min

  4. 4D AGO

    How Intention And Habit Shape The Future We Build

    Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We start in fog and end with fire, moving from playful chaos to a clear practice for turning fear into creative power. We explore how intention, imagination, and short meditations help us rewrite old programming and design a life and world we actually want. • Fire Horse year as a frame for change and energy • institutions shifting and the invitation to participate, not just watch • the core question “what do I want?” as guidance • imagining better leaders, communities, and friendships • moving from fear to creation through collective intention • a personal story of choosing trust over logistics panic • recognizing self-talk as the past, not the future • childhood programming, boundaries, and adopting new language • meditation as attention training to pause and choose response • replacing old habits with affirming inner dialogue • preview of “I’ll be happy when” trap and next steps • resource note: breath meditation available in the school Support the show We hope this helps a little as you go through your day. We would love to hear your feedback or questions. We will respond to both in future episodes. Check us out at www.somhypnosis.com Join our online Community! https://www.skool.com/infinite-mind-school/about Email us at info@somhypnosis.com Start your own podcast with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1810507 Support Coffee With Hilary & Les https://www.buzzsprout.com/1829917/support

    37 min

  5. 5D AGO

    What Part Of You Is Making The Choices In Your Life?

    Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We use a sudden tooth infection as a window into pain, awareness, and the elusive part of us that makes choices. We trace how fear, language, and early programming shape self-talk and show simple ways to reclaim agency in the moment. • noticing pain fluctuations and the role of attention • separating awareness from thoughts, sensations and programs • mapping self-talk back to origins and habits • fear as a base program and how training can shift it • language as the mind’s operating system and lever • pausing between stimulus and reaction to reclaim choice • intuition versus inner critic and how to tell the difference • practical inquiry: who is choosing and what helps now Support the show We hope this helps a little as you go through your day. We would love to hear your feedback or questions. We will respond to both in future episodes. Check us out at www.somhypnosis.com Join our online Community! https://www.skool.com/infinite-mind-school/about Email us at info@somhypnosis.com Start your own podcast with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1810507 Support Coffee With Hilary & Les https://www.buzzsprout.com/1829917/support

    44 min

  6. FEB 9

    Becoming The Observer Of Your Self-Talk

    Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! 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. • observing reflex self-talk and its spiral • the energy beneath words and mood • body signals as early warnings • the witness stance above thoughts • habits built for protection slipping by • problem-thinking and overload from global stress • interrupts that break loops kindly • using sleep-wake windows to retrain tone • rebuilding friendship with the body Try it out: say “I love me” tonight and again on waking Support the show We hope this helps a little as you go through your day. We would love to hear your feedback or questions. We will respond to both in future episodes. Check us out at www.somhypnosis.com Join our online Community! https://www.skool.com/infinite-mind-school/about Email us at info@somhypnosis.com Start your own podcast with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1810507 Support Coffee With Hilary & Les https://www.buzzsprout.com/1829917/support

    33 min

  7. FEB 7

    Les Teaches Breath Work: Softening Within The Mind Using Breath

    Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! 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 supportive I am statements to build focus and calm. • mapping conscious, subconscious and unconscious roles • how stress reshapes breath, pulse and digestion • posture cues that open the diaphragm • awareness practices to notice the urge to breathe • longer exhale to regulate CO2 and calm • belly breathing without self-consciousness • pairing breath with I am worthy and I am safe • box breathing for focus and composure • stacked breaths to release tension and emotion • 4-7-8 for rapid downshift during panic • building habits so regulation becomes automatic Support the show We hope this helps a little as you go through your day. We would love to hear your feedback or questions. We will respond to both in future episodes. Check us out at www.somhypnosis.com Join our online Community! https://www.skool.com/infinite-mind-school/about Email us at info@somhypnosis.com Start your own podcast with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1810507 Support Coffee With Hilary & Les https://www.buzzsprout.com/1829917/support

    42 min

  8. FEB 6

    All About Self-Love: And A Couple Meditations To Know That Self-Love Is Always

    Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! 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 strength. • self-love as a state, not a reward • guided I love and approve of myself affirmations • noticing body responses and resistance • tracing the origin of critical self-talk • inner child visualization across good and bad days • “giving it back” method to release dense thoughts • refilling with new codes like I am enough • love versus ego and the role of boundaries • responding to calls for love without self-abandonment • daily micro-practices to anchor kinder self-talk Support the show We hope this helps a little as you go through your day. We would love to hear your feedback or questions. We will respond to both in future episodes. Check us out at www.somhypnosis.com Join our online Community! https://www.skool.com/infinite-mind-school/about Email us at info@somhypnosis.com Start your own podcast with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1810507 Support Coffee With Hilary & Les https://www.buzzsprout.com/1829917/support

    46 min
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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

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