We were lucky to catch up with Mary Battaglia recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Mary , thanks for joining us today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

Hypnosis had called me when I sold natural sleep products like hypnosis recordings for my online business. I even found the school I wanted to go to but it was not the right time. The online business was not doing well so I went back to a corporate job. I was not happy in the corporate job, but stayed there because of financial reasons and benefits. I felt stuck. At the end of that 4th year my sister passed from breast cancer and at the same time my marriage failed and I became divorced. I realized my life was not working for me and I was the one that had to change and create something better but did not know how. I decided to go to the hypnosis school I found 4 years before that. I took vacation for 2 weeks to start the first module. Hypnosis felt so right but I was in the midst of buying my house and needed the job a little longer to get the mortgage. I brought the house and 3 months later I took a leap of faith (my biggest risk) and quit my job and went back out to Albuquerque NM to finish 8 more weeks of hypnosis training. I came back rented an office and started my practice. It took a little time to build the business but it was the best thing I did because I created the life I wanted. Hypnosis helped me see the world differently, heal, clear my blocks of being unsuccessful and create a supportive and loving mindset of unlimited possibilities.

Mary , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I am a certified clinical hypnosis & sound practitioner. I found hypnosis when I had an online business and sold natural sleep products including hypnosis cd’s to promote better sleep. Hypnosis peeked my curiosity and I found the school I wanted to go to but the business was not profitable so I had to go back to a corporate job. Four years later life changed with my sister passing of breast cancer and my marriage ending and I realized I needed to change but did not know how. I signed up for the first 2 weeks of hypnosis training and felt so aligned with it and felt it was my life calling. I came back from training and 3 months later I quit my job and went back to school for 8 more weeks. Besides the training I worked on myself in private sessions to heal, build confidence and create a positive and supportive mindset. I have been practicing hypnosis for over 10 years now and never looked back. I have 500 hours of hypnotherapy training which includes medical hypnosis and past life regression.

I found sound after I came back from hypnosis training and have taken classes in sound healing. I use Himalayan bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, chimes and my voice for sound work. I find hypnosis and sound create a beautiful synergy of calm and peace within people. Sound creates vibrations that can resonate and help clear blocks. I find the frequency of sound helps people to clear their minds, and help people let go of lower negativity states and be transported to higher vibrational energy and bring in positivity and support

In hypnosis I help people reduce anxiety and stress, remove fears, build confidence, heal from traumas, cancer and illnesses. There are so many life issues that hypnosis can help with. It typically takes 3-6 sessions to work on one goal and I work with people in person or on zoom. My job is to help you let go of thoughts to go into the subconscious state. Hypnosis is similar to a day dream state where you have an awareness around you but are focused on a specific issue. It is also similar to a mediative state. There is a lot of visualization in the sessions so you see that the change is possible and can actually happen. We have conversations in that state and look within to understand why emotions started, remove them and at times go back to heal the younger person. The more open people are the the deeper the healing can be. Everyone benefits from the relaxation component of hypnosis. I teach everyone the mindfulness techniques of self-hypnosis so they are empowered to keep a calm and peaceful life which creates greater happiness and joy.

In 2019 I published my first book Transformation Through Hypnosis Relax, Clear Your Mind And Step Into Your Power. The book creates a special connection to the reader since each chapter starts as a letter to the reader. Each chapter begins with hypnosis based on the chapter and ends with a teaching box. A free downloadable audio comes with the book.

From the book I have created an exclusive 12 week Transformation Through Hypnosis program. This is developed for wisdom seekers who want to invest in themselves, open up their intuition, work with crystal energy, sound and expand their minds. This is a spiritual program that allows you to connect to universal energy, guidance, healing and connecting to love and support so you never feel alone again. This was created because I found that people are feeling lost and looking for something more in their lives and don’t know how to access it or find it on their own.

Offering different types of healing for cancer has became a passion for me. I lost my sister to breast cancer and father to lung cancer. Even though they received excellent care I always felt something was missing from their treatment but could not put my finger on it. In 2021 I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and I feel so lucky that I had the tools of hypnosis to deal with the fears, shock, anxiety, acceptance, discomfort of a cancer diagnosis. Even before the lab results came back to confirm the type of leukemia I had I created a healing script to listen to every day. The script helped me feel empowered and know that I could do something to help myself which made me feel back in control. I even created a script for my bone marrow biopsy and the medical team let me listen to my recording during the procedure which was soothing and comforting.

I feel everything that happens to me is a learning lesson. I have learned so much about me, my mind and have confirmation that there is both physical and spiritual support. I continue to have a great life with a chronic illness.

I helped myself to release the fear and blocks of taking a chemo pill. I bless the pill daily and see it as the golden healing pill and ask it to heal and then release the toxins quickly. I am very spiritual and having that faith in the universe and bringing in healing of light as a visualization helps me have comfort, allows me to feel additional healing and know I will be ok no matter what happens on the road ahead. Through hypnosis I gain a source of comfort, healing that complements my medical treatment which was missing from my families care. I create healing and pre-surgery scripts for people who just want the positive reinforcement, healing circles for cancer patients to be guided together into a healing space, healing family and friend sessions to bring in so much love and healing to the client with the cancer diagnosis and individual hypnosis sessions to work on healing the whole person.

I find hypnosis and sound very satisfying work which continues to inspire me. When you see someone in front of you come in hopeless and leave hopeful no matter what the issue is It is rewarding. I have a desire to help people and this work allows me to do just that. My practice is unique and as a compassionate listener I hear the pain and the discord within the person so it helps me know how to support and help them through hypnosis. I love that we get to turn our phones off and leave the outside world so we create a cocoon of healing, love and peace in the sessions.

I work with individuals, groups, corporations and wellness centers. I travel as a speaker and to do mindfulness and healing sessions for different facilities. I offer free zoom Wed mediation for 15 minutes at 730am EST. The mind is a powerful tool to support you in life so feed it with positive and loving thoughts so you believe in yourself and create a beautiful life. You can find more about my book, programs on my 2 websites www.metrohypnosiscenter.com and www.transformationthroughhypnosis.com. I can be reached at 201-477-0265.

If you could go back, would you choose the same profession, specialty, etc.?

I would definitely choose hypnosis as a career again if I could bo back in time. I wish I started this work sooner but I think it all happened the way it was meant to. It is learning from my losses that gave me the compassion and love to hear the needs in others and help them heal. I do wish I learned the mindfulness techniques sooner. I did not realize how anxiety and stress had robbed me of enjoying my life before hypnosis. I now can be more present and enjoy life because I am not worrying about something I don’t have control over.

How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?

When I first started my business I attended local networking meetings to meet people and educate them on hypnosis. That helped me to schedule business meetings with them to get to know each other and develop trust so they would feel comfortable in referring people to me. It takes time to build a business from the ground up, but it can be done with patience, determination, positive thoughts and drive. I focused my mind and thoughts to create and grow my business. I used hypnosis to plant the seeds of positivity, success and to see that I could meet the right people that could help me in grow my business.

I find that people feel comfortable and safe with me right away which has also helped in growing a hypnosis practice. Then after seeing people and having positive results the word of mouth started spreading. In my work with people they would tell their therapists or doctors which created a solid reputation with a lot of the medical community.

The biggest complement is when a few members of a family come to me. To entrust your family to me for help with hypnosis is the biggest validation I can receive.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.metrohypnosiscenter.com and www.transformationthroughhypnosis.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroHypnosisCenterNJ/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybattaglia1/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJMjFOPFc-uHhnz92ezqCg
• Other: https://www.cyacyl.com/marybattaglia

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