Lyme Disease and Hypnotherapy

By:  Traci Patterson, Founder and Director – Advanced Pathways   In August of 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that cases of Lyme disease are 10 times more prevalent than previously believed, with as many as 300,000 new cases reported each year in the United States.  While it remains difficult to diagnose,

How to Handle Cancer Pain: Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis Pain Relief for Cancer

Cancer pain help through both hypnosis and self-hypnosis may be one of the greatest gifts you give yourself while undergoing treatment for cancer. The pain of cancer can be tremendous but the drugs and other treatments have their own side effects and mind numbing issues that aren’t always desirable. Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis for Cancer? Hypnosis

HCT For The Relief and Control Of Chronic Pain

Author: Traci Patterson – Founder and Executive Director, Advanced Pathways You are not your pain. You can make that statement a reality by utilizing the powerful protocol of Hypnosis Combined Therapy (HCT).  HCT can harness your ability to retrain neural pathways and develop new patterns in the brain and body, to help you reclaim control.

Researchers Examine Self-Hypnosis to Manage Pain during Needle Biopsy

  Author: Beth W. Orenstein   Date Published: Jan 29, 2007 Publisher: Radiology Today   More than 60% of women in the United States aged 40 and older will undergo mammography screening for breast cancer this year. Between 5% and 10% of their mammograms will result in abnormal or inconclusive findings that will require further

CRPS – You Don’t Have To Give In To Your Pain…

I attended the RSDSA conference in LaJolla yesterday.  The theme of the conference was, “Treating the Whole Person: Optimizing Wellness.”  I love the philosophy behind treating the whole person and optimizing wellness, because that is how each person will regain their life.  That’s how I did it!     It was a great experience to meet

PTSD: Facts, Signs and Treatment Options

By:  Traci Patterson, CH, CI – Owner, Advanced Pathways Hypnosis Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), once called shell shock or battle fatigue syndrome, is a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened. PTSD is a lasting consequence

A Christian Understanding of Hypnosis

By: Traci Patterson – Owner, Advanced Pathways Hypnosis I am a Christian myself; I was a volunteer with Young Life for many years and served as Christ’s ambassador to youth from the foster care system too.  Then my journey took a turn and I was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).  This turning point

Achieve Your Goals in 2015

“…you deserve to have your life back, you have a right to live each and every day without the heavy burdens of living with chronic pain or a debilitating condition.”