Today we’d like to introduce you to Kelly Hobson

Hi Kelly, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?

As a young woman growing up in the dance world, I struggled with severe & debilitating anxiety, disordered eating & depression but I struggled through with dedication clinging to an identity I thought was my own. The problem was I had a voice inside me that I can remember from a young age that said ‘You are here to help people.’ Following that voice meant facing my own traumas so every time I heard that voice I pushed it way down deep in attempt to keep it at bay. I danced professionally, was an artist in residence at Dance Victoria creating and working with incredible artists & taught dance for 23 years, eventually owning a studio. The dream right? Then why was I so miserable & broken physically & emotionally? Then the world stopped. I was elated to take a break, to not dance for a while, to rest my aching body & spend time with my family. Then we found out we weren’t going back anytime soon and things suddenly became unbearably quiet. That’s when ‘the voice’ came shouting with a vengeance. I desperately tried to drown it out with wine but that wasn’t working anymore. Begrudgingly, dance classes started morphing to online classes & it was at that exact time that I started have stroke like symptoms. My face would droop, slurred speech, falling to the floor. The neurologist diagnosed me with vestibular migraines with screens being my trigger. How was I going to teach online if I couldn’t look at a screen? My world was falling apart when a friend asked me, ‘How are you doing Kelly?’ I replied, ‘I don’t want to teach anymore!’ I couldn’t believe the words came out of my mouth. Had i just said the thing I was feeling & holding in for a long time? She asked me what I was going to do & I replied with ‘I think I’ll just die then I won’t have to worry about it.’ I wasn’t kidding. I truly didn’t believe that I had anything else to offer the world and I felt like my insides were black and rotting. It felt as though all the depression, anxiety & negative internal voice were festering like an old unhealed wound. This friend gave me a guided meditation & asked me to just try to visualize what it asked. I did & what I saw was myself standing on stage speaking to hundreds of people. The feeling was one so similar to what happened in my dance classes. Energy is low at the beginning & by the end everyone is happy, light, inspired & motivated. It felt so right. I didn’t know what it meant exactly or how to get there but I had to take a leap of faith for myself. So in the brink of the pandemic, I shut down my dance studio, announced to the dance community that I am clearing the path for myself to follow that voice inside, wherever that leads. I jumped in the deep end with blind faith and zero guarantee that any of it was going to work out. But I felt it, I heard it, that voice & I let it guide me finally. I took the time to begin to heal & face my trauma head on. I had conversations that needed to be had for decades. I addressed parts of me that needed to be updated & heard. I became fascinated with hypnotherapy & had experienced such incredible shifts in my own life with this incredible modality. I was on the bullet train to healing & I embraced every moment. Studying several energy healing modalities & Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) led to hypnotherapy & this was the modality that felt to right. I combined my training with certification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming & learned so much about my own limiting beliefs. The shift in consciousness that I experienced with these modalities was so profound I had to share them with the world. The moment I graduated I started seeing clients & opened A Place in the Sun Healing & Hypnotherapy. The shocking bit to me was how smoothly it all went. No struggle, no forcing or trying to control, just ease & alignment. I can say with absolute truth that I love what I get to do now. Helping others not only overcome but be empowered by their journey is an immense joy for me. I continue to thrive in this work with an abundance of gratitude for my clients & anyone willing to give themselves the gift of healing as I dip my toes into the storytelling/ motivational speaking world.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?

The beginning of my journey was as rocky as the mountains due to reluctance in living my truth. Being open to clearing negative beliefs, old coping mechanisms & patterns began the process of smoothing the surface & creating a strong foundation of inner peace. As soon as I gave myself permission to be brave & trust the path was clear & everything came so naturally.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?

I work in my own unique way. From what my clients have expressed time and again they appreciate my candid down-to-earth nature & sense of humor. I moonlight as an actress & comedian so this comes naturally & I have found, in the right context & by no means always, laughter can be one of the greatest of healers. After four years of practicing & working with hundreds of clients I have addressed an expansive variety if issues from emotional issues such as anger, guilt & grief to addictions, physical issues & behaviors such as smoking cessation, eating disorders & IBS. Having struggled with them so viscerally myself, the areas I am most drawn to are anxiety & depression. Hypnotherapy is a very powerful tool for these & combined with Neuro-Linguistic Programming to shift perspective & empower has proven to be life changing for many clients. Having said that, I love working with any issue. Guiding people on their path to inner peace has been one of the greatest joys of my life. I aspire to speak to large audiences on these topics in hopes of creating a ripple affect of healing & empowerment.

Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?

This year I joyfully started guiding Group Hypnosis at Muse Mind & Body studio here in Victoria BC. Thus far we have covered areas such as New Year Resolution Booster, Deep Dive into Weight Release (building a powerful & loving relationship with your body) & Anxiety. We have repeated & will continue with the Anxiety Series as it has been very popular & effective. The next series of 3 sessions I will offer is The Nervous System Reset Series. Being back in the studio again with a group of people to create powerful & lasting change has been an absolute pleasure & I cannot help feeling how life has come around full circle. This time much less physically demanding!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://healingandhypnotherapy.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aplaceinthesunhealingandhypno
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aplaceinthesunhealingandhypnotherapy/
• Other: https://g.co/kgs/K3MF1Je

Image Credits
Trish Glab