FLAME with Brad Hook
The Hidden Power of Beliefs: A Hypnotist's Guide
Ryan Christensen spent 23 years in counter-terrorism and national security — then discovered hypnosis and turned his expertise in the human mind inward. A former spy's guide to the beliefs running your life.
Few career pivots are this dramatic: from the intelligence community — counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation — to the hypnotist's chair. But Ryan sees the through-line clearly: both jobs are about understanding what people believe, why they believe it, and how those beliefs drive behaviour below conscious awareness.
We explore what hypnosis actually is (less swinging watches, more focused attention), how limiting beliefs get installed and can be updated, and what national-security work taught him about influence and the unconscious. For anyone curious about the operating system underneath their decisions.
In this episode
- From counter-terrorism to hypnosis — the through-line
- What hypnosis actually is and isn't
- How limiting beliefs get installed — and updated
- Influence lessons from the intelligence world
- Accessing the unconscious deliberately
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