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Swansea woman using hypnosis to break clients bad habits – Fall River Herald News

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SWANSEA A medium iced coffee with pumpkin syrup, extra cream and extra sugar was a regular part of Shirley Bretts day.

Her sugar-laden coffee habit, inability to sleep and diet of unhealthy foods including frequent midnight cookies was all starting to wear on this busy mom and hairstylist.

I just felt unhealthy, she said. I was heavier than Id ever been.

Brett started to worry that if she kept on the same path, shed miss out on her childrens lives. Bretts mom got sick in her early 60s and passed away six years ago.

I needed to do something for myself, Brett said.

One of Bretts customers, Maureen Estes Flanagan, told her how hypnosis had helped her lose 30 pounds.

In fact, Flanagan not only became a believer after her own experience, but a certified hypnotist to complement her career as a social worker.

Hypnosis speaks to the subconscious where passion, obsession and drive are seeded, Flanagan said.

Flanagan, who went from a size 14 to a size 6 dress, said she also ate unhealthy before she underwent hypnosis suggested by her sister.

Ive had a confrontational relationship with food my whole life, Flanagan said. Ive released the battle.

She said hypnosis helped her undo the cravings that led to her weight gain. And she wants to help others do the same.

I believe everyone needs to create their own relationship with food, Flanagan said.

Over the summer, Flanagan completed the 100-hour course with the National Guild of Hypnosis and became a certified consulting hypnotist.

She now runs Joyful Living from her Swansea home and offers sessions to help people lose weight, quit smoking, live sober, enhance sports performance and improve their happiness and success in life with personal development and empowerment.

Brett went to three sessions to lose weight and get healthy.

It was amazing, Brett said. Its relaxing. I could hear her voice and stuff around me. It was very calming.

Flanagan said hypnosis for some is a standalone fix and for others it can supplement weight management classes, addiction counseling or support groups.

Its really about changing behaviors, Flanagan said.

For Brett, the mom of a 10-year old and 26-year old, and manager of Salon 812 on Pleasant Street in Fall River, hypnosis worked.

She lost 22 pounds in two months and joined a gym with her husband.

Brett said she now prepares her own on-the-go snacks, such as celery and boiled eggs, instead of relying on fast-food.

I feel so much better, she said.

Brett said her improvement began after the first session.

She swung by the drive-through for her usual coffee fix, but something happened that she didnt expect.

I got it the same way I always got it and I couldnt drink it, she said. It was too sweet.

And that night, Brett left the cookies in the cabinet.

I got a full nights sleep, she said. This is just a complete, total life change.

More information about Joyful Living is available at joyfullivinghypnosis.com. More information about hypnosis is available at psychologytoday.com/us/basics/hypnosis.

Email Deborah Allard at dallard@heraldnews.com.

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