It’s late afternoon, your feeling a slump in energy and decide a little snack will help pick you up.  That hummus and crackers you packed this morning be a big help about now. But those Oreo cookies in the vending machine are pulling you down the hall. Sometimes we know the better choice for ourselves but we just can’t seem to steer toward it. What is the magic of those cookies? What sub-conscious belief are they tied to? Well, if we new that answer, it would be a whole lot easier to resist the pull of the Oreos, wouldn’t it? Hypnotherapy can provide the back door into our deep sub-conscious memories that are driving our day to day choices Most of us think of hypnosis as some stage act where a hypnotist makes a fool of us. Or worse yet, mind control that makes us do things we ordinarily wouldn’t want to. The fact is that each of us goes into a state of hypnosis everyday. Ever find yourself looking out the window, just watching the clouds go by? This week we talk with Kevin Smullen, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. Kevin has help many people uncover subconscious blocks. Once uncovered, they are able to move past those blocks and release old habits that no longer serve them. Tune in as we learn about how hypnosis can be a valuable tool in helping us create the life we are ready to move into. As always, you’ll find lots of recipes, healthy eating, and cooking tips on Chef Tom’s blog, The Confidence Diet.