Wellness Institute Blog
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- March 23, 2026
Nicotine’s Potent Hook
If you’ve ever tried to eliminate a nicotine habit, you don’t need any reminders about how hard it is to do. Smoking, vaping, and nicotine pouches might look glamorous, trendy, or adventurous. These activities, really, are just delivery systems for this very powerfully
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- March 10, 2026
Medical Stress: Before, After, and In-Between
The Cleveland Clinic recognizes “White Coat Syndrome” as a source of anxiety in patients. It is a common affliction symptomized by high blood pressure readings in patients who are anxious about being around doctors and other health professionals.
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- February 23, 2026
Shock to the Psyche
Unless you’re already in bed with the covers pulled over your head, it’s impossible to ignore the stunning revelations, ominous predictions, and threatening situations that have entered our society over the last few years. And, as mental health and medical professionals,
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- February 10, 2026
Cutting the Cord
The intensity of the parent-child relationship certainly brings much joy, but in some circumstances, it can produce even more pain. Our society, according to Psychology Today, is in the midst of an epidemic of “parental cut-offs.” Due to a lack of proficiency in resolving
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- January 14, 2026
What Goes Down Can Go Up–Quickly!
Millions have used GLP-1 drugs as a magic bullet in their fight against obesity. This pharmaceutical solution to curbing cravings to overeat was originally intended for those whose need to shed weight was acute and urgent. Over time, individuals without chronic conditions
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- December 29, 2025
Anger’s Alarm Bells
Evidence of the deleterious effects of powerful emotions upon the body illustrates how powerful the mind-body effect can be. This correlation is vividly illustrated when it comes to anger and the way it affects the body’s operation.
Holding on to anger and expressing it inappropriately
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- December 16, 2025
I Do for You, and…
It’s clear that mental health and medical professionals have the deep desire to serve humanity. It takes heartfelt concern to work with people when they are suffering. While societal pressures push us to earn more, do more, and be more, is that really what motivates us?
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- November 26, 2025
In Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy®, clinical technique is mixed with elements of “non-traditional” forms of human healing. These include creative visualization, “soul parts retrieval,’ and subtle energy techniques. Many clinicians are taken aback then they see how these practices are integrated into the -
- November 06, 2025
Mental health professionals in search of hypnotherapy training often come to us with a very reasonable question: “What distinguishes The Wellness Institute and Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy® from other training programs?”
The answer is simple, at least on its face. There are two points that stand out:
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- October 23, 2025
What’s “One-Shot” Way to Lose Weight?
GLP-1 agents, injected drugs that encourage increased insulin secretion and appetite suppression, are among the latest and greatest remedies for diabetes and obesity. People and their doctors are always hoping for a one-shot solution to patient conditions. The
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