Rewiring Reactivity: How Hypnosis Can Heal Painful Generational Cycles with Penny Chiasson
Fresh Start Family ShowShow Notes
What if your reactivity isn’t a character flaw… but a program you can actually rewrite?
In this fascinating and deeply hopeful conversation, Wendy sits down with board-certified hypnotist Penny Chiasson to explore how hypnosis can help parents break painful generational cycles and finally respond the way they want to, not just react on autopilot.
Penny shares her powerful personal story, from a high-achieving medical career to a life-altering mental health crisis that ultimately led her to discover the profound healing potential of hypnosis. Together, she and Wendy unpack why so many parents feel “out of control” in triggering moments, and how those reactions are often rooted in subconscious patterns formed long ago.
This episode offers a grounded, approachable look at hypnosis (no, it’s not scary or mind control), along with practical tools parents can start using right away to calm their nervous systems and create real, lasting change.
If you’ve ever thought, “Why do I keep reacting this way when I know better?”… this conversation will feel like a lightbulb moment.
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