Traci's Blog

Long before you stepped into a hypnotherapist’s office, listened to a guided meditation, or even learned to read a single sentence, you were already under hypnosis.

You didn’t know it.

Your earliest and most influential hypnotist wasn’t a stranger with a swinging watch—it was the person who held y...

My cousin, Michael, and I were 9 years apart, but I adored him growing up.  We both loved watching Sha Na Na.  He was a big Bowser fan.  Life took us to different places, but when we caught up with each other as adults, I was surprised we had a lot of things in common, including parallel spiritual j...

After several disappointing events, Doug and I found ourselves in limbo.  Our condo wasn't large enough, and the 2nd floor became increasingly difficult for us both to navigate.  We bought some vacant land and hoped to build a home, but the price of materials made building the home nearly double the...

Trigger warning: This blog post mentions suicide

My husband and I faced one of the most stressful weeks we've ever had in our marriage. We got through Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton with easily repaired damages. We have three condos undergoing some renovation or repair. We moved 80% of our b...

Last year, I attended a workshop on The Laws of Attraction. I was thrilled to share my Rate-A-Date worksheet with the attendees. However, there was another gentleman there who was a professional pickup artist, or, as we like to say in the world of hypnosis, a member of the seduction community. He wa...

While I feel honored to have helped so many on their healing journey, first as a comedian and now as a hypnotist, I sometimes forget that I must pay attention to my healing journey. I started experiencing a series of health issues that I hadn't experienced in several months. Since being diagnosed wi...

I'll spare you the details...but my character was attacked this past week. It was a verbal assault, and it caught me entirely off guard. It cut me to the core. I know what this person said was out of anger and complete ignorance of the entire situation, but having your character and integrity questi...

Doug and I have sponsored the Paradise Lakes Golf Cart Parades for 2 years. We get the fun job of picking themes for the parades. For Halloween this year, I chose The Rocky Horror Picture Show…in honor of my parents, who grounded me for 2 months when I went to see this movie as a senior in high scho...

When I was a comedian, I worked at a club called The Funny Stop in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.  I don't remember how many years I performed there, but I'm sure it's more than 10.  I did at least 6 shows every time I was there, so I became friends with the owners, their staff, and many local comedians.  I ...

A few months ago, I attended a hypnosis workshop on Attraction.  One of the guest speakers was a pick-up artist who shared with the audience his technique.  He got so good at picking up women that he was juggling 38 girlfriends at one point.  This guy was different from the smooth-talking, gold chai...

A year ago, I was in bad shape.  To make it worse, I had symptoms that seemed to have no connection to each other.  I was having trouble walking up and down steps due to severe joint pain.  My arms hurt when I drank whiskey.  My nose got all stuffed up whenever I ate sweets.  I was experiencing seve...

We continue with our April blog theme of Fools and Forgiveness.  Last week I wrote about forgiving yourself…and this week will be on forgiving others.

One of the hardest parts of my job is encouraging my clients to “forgive” the other person for the horrible things they caused in the lives of my cl...