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Smoked 30 Cigarettes a Day For 18 Years!
"I hated being who I had become, I smoked nearly 30 cigarettes a day for 18 years. I smoked doing everything and I thought that I would never quit. I was terrified of quitting and feeling sick from withdrawals and having to deal with all the horrible things associated with quitting smoking. My Aunt told me how she had quit using hypnosis and I was intrigued... I had never tried to quit before I went for my session with Jackie. The Session was relaxed and very nice, in fact I didn't even feel like I was under hypnosis it was just me laying back relaxing. But what was amazing was when I woke from my 'sleep-like' state I was a non smoker and I will never smoke again. It is quite incredible...I truly call it a miracle and I thank you again Jackie."
John Ferguson, May 2008
Smoker: 30 cigarettes a day for 18 years.
5 months since the day I last lit up. And about the same since I last had a migraine!
"Five months ago, on January 9, 2008, I would have scoffed at the idea of giving up smoking, especially through hypnotherapy. I've enjoyed this vice for 34 years despite being plagued with migraines, poor appetite, fatigue and weight loss that comes with smoking a pack a day. Not even the gruesome visuals sent by friends and family in the hope that I quit this addiction could make me attempt quitting. And sadly enough, not even the pleas of my children.
I really cannot fathom how I finally agreed to a session of hypnotherapy with Jackie. I have to say I did have great doubts about its lasting success. These have now been truly dispelled. It is close to five months since the day I last lit up. And about the same since I last had a migraine!! And for me that's the best reason never to go back.
My employer and his father who also are long time smokers have seen living proof of the success of your hypnotherapy session with me. Initially they just laughed when I told them I had quit smoking and were very sure I would get back to it in a few days. Ali, my boss, would even light up and offer me a cigarette to tempt me. Sheepishly, a few days ago both of them - my employer and his father - have enquired about your next visit to India. One of the company's senior Executives lives in Singapore and commutes to India occasionally. She is a chain smoker and has tried just about everything including 'patches'. She is willing to fly down from Singapore to Mumbai, India, for her session.
If this is Okay with you, and when you confirm your travel plans, I am happy to arrange presentations at two different Rotary Groups (service organizations) - I know that there are many others who will benefit from your 'Quit smoking in ONE session' hypnotherapy program.
God truly works in mysterious ways!!
Thanks a million times over my darling Jack for just making me believe in myself."
Merlin Peters, Mumbai, India. May 2008.
Smoker: 1 pack a day for 34 years.
25 Year Old Using Cocaine, Marijuana, Tobacco, Alcohol, Biting Nails, Cravings for Junk Food for Over 10 Years
The road to recovery is not direct, nor is it a single pathway. And because recovery is a phase of addiction, its journey spans a lifetime. These are things my son taught me.
My son began to work with Jackie, following multiple recovery programs; residential, counseling, groups, both here at home and in other provinces. I believe he worked hard in those programs and got the most out of them that he could for where he was in his journey with drugs and with life. My sense is that it was his inability to quit drugs that made him open to the possibilities that hypnotherapy offered. He committed to the process with all his might.
Within a couple of sessions, my son smoked his last cigarette. This was encouraging; he had been a smoker since his early teens. I was impressed and he was amazed.
Jackie also advocated a whole food program, and I took on the food preparation and ensured that it was followed completely. It quickly became a routine, and I was happy to have a way to contribute support. He and I took a short a walk together each day before work, and he began going to gym daily.
He had good success staying away from drugs while working with Jackie. And nearing the end of the second month, the changes in his confidence and outlook were pronounced.
He had conquered an annoying nail-biting habit, as well as cravings for fast food. It was obvious that he looked and felt better.
As the sessions drew to a close, he resumed 1:1 counseling and joined a weekly group session. And then a series of very frightening relapses occurred. It was the most intense and terrifying time of my life. It seemed as though the severity of the relapse was directly tied to the amount of progress he had achieved through hypnotherapy. And on the other side of a terrifying few months, he somehow landed on his feet, stronger than ever.
I wish I could say that hypnotherapy was a magic button that ended all his problems and his drug addiction. There is no such thing. But what I do know is that the building blocks that hypnotherapy assisted him in putting in place were holistic, enduring, and foundational to the recovery he has achieved.
If addiction was just about stopping using drugs or alcohol, etc. it might be easier to overcome. It takes amazing strength to admit powerlessness over an addictive substance; a process that AA has helped my son do. He attends AA regularly and no doubt will be a member for many years to come.
But what hypnotherapy did that no other treatment or therapy was able to do, was rebuild who he is ~ to help him regain the strength, the ability to focus, establish the core of who he is and what is important to him.
Facing my own fear and sorrow about having a son addicted to crack cocaine is the biggest challenge I have had to face in my life. Jackie's hypnotherapy program has been the biggest blessing. I believe with confidence that her work positively changed the trajectory of my son's life when nothing else could.
Jackie not only changed my son's beliefs about himself, she changed mine.
My son will be 26 years old next month. But more importantly, today marks 1 year of being drug free.
S.C.
Smoked 1 Pack a Day for 34 Years!
There was no anxiety, no overeating, it didn't change my routine at all!!
"Quitting smoking has always been a tough challenge for me. Many, or should I say all the options available to aid me in stopping have been tried, without success. A friend of mine told me about a seminar that Jackie was having about hypnotherapy so I went and found it very interesting. Something Jackie had said was that if you are ready to quit than hypnotherapy will be successful.
The next day I knew that I could always find a reason to put it off, it was time to just do it so I made an appointment. When the appointment was over so was my urge to smoke. Every time I thought of a smoke, I took your advice, drank water and it was gone. There was no anxiety, no overeating, it didn't change my routine at all. It was unbelievably easy. I just stopped and one of the best parts was after a week I had lost 2 pounds because I was drinking so much water. Thank you Jackie this has been a wonderful experience.
Thank you x 100!"
1 week later...
"Dear Jackie, I must tell you how much I have appreciated your warmth and kindness towards me. You have done much more then help me quit smoking. I feel terrific, centered and peaceful. Shortly after our session, I had the courage and made the decision to buy out my business partner's share of our café. It's pretty exiting and scary all wrapped up in one. You helped me find the strength in myself to go after what I wanted. You are a wonderful person and I'm grateful that you came into my life. I wish you and your family all the best life has to offer. Thank You from the bottom of my heart. Thanks a bunch. You are one amazing lady!!!!"
Jane Romp
Smoker: 1 pack a day for 34 years.
Haven't Smoked for 3 Years... After Only 1 Session!
"My name is Karen Martin and I can't thank Jackie enough for helping me to quit smoking. Hypnotherapy is so easy, relaxing, painless and totally successful.
I went to Jackie not really sure what to expect having never done hypnosis before. I was at the point where I would try anything, having been unsuccessful with other methods of quitting smoking. I smoked a pack or more a day for years.
During the session I was totally aware of everything that was happening around me while listening to Jackie and found it all extremely relaxing. I must admit I left still feeling a little doubtful even as Jackie was congratulating me for being a non smoker as I was walking out the door. Silently my husband kept waiting for me to light up in the car on the way home, to be honest I never even thought about it. I kept what was left of my pack in my purse "just in case" but never touched one.
I am truly amazed at how easy and painless this was for me, I had no mood swings or withdrawals of any kind. It is now six months for me and I still can't believe it. The part I like the best is that it's instant results (one session) without taking medication or drugs of any kind and I feel so good.
I took my girlfriend last week to see Jackie and she hasn't smoked since and can't believe how easy and painless it is for her.
If you are truly ready to quit smoking, I can't recommend hypnotherapy with Jackie enough, you will honestly be amazed at the results."
Karen Martin
My Financial Goals Have Been Met and I Use Your Anchor Often For Motivation!
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"When it comes to the power of the mind Jackie Maclean certainly knows! This non will power approach to therapy using Hypnosis is by far one of the best I have used. Having a background in the holistic field I had never tried a certified Hypnotherapist. Needless to say if I would have visited her years ago my life would be very different. I went to Jackie to raise my financial consciousness, motivation and to break some old thought patterns. To be honest I thought hypnosis was different to what I experienced. I was aware and she guided me on an adventure to reconstruct how I think and FEEL. Really these words will never replace the results I have received. Well Jackie Maclean, thank you so much for your therapy, in a small period of time my financial goals have been met and I use your anchor often for motivation.
I look forward to our next session."
Odin T. Zavier
I Have Been Able To Confront the Negative Influences of Abuse
"Hypnotherapy, or therapy of the mind, helps smooth out the wrinkles of stress and anxiety that the environment exerts on our body and psyche. With Jackie's help, I have been able to confront the negative influences of physical and sexual abuse and release the knots of anguish and pain that had been suppressing me from youth."
A.C.
I Passed My Exams With Honours After Just 1 Session!
Jackie Has Been Instrumental in the Success of My Career!!
"I was taking two of my most difficult courses leading towards a very important designation in my profession. In anticipation of the exams I became so stressed that I was losing my ability to study properly. I was moving toward panic mode. I had one session with Jackie and have to admit that I was a tad skeptical although I had achieved other successes with hypnotherapy previously. I was amazed at how the stress, pressure was gone and I was able to concentrate on the task at hand. The best part of my story was that not only did I pass my exams but did so with honours in one session. I highly recommend Jackie, she has been instrumental in the success of my career."
Brenda Erickson, CIP, CAIB
Lost 30 Pounds and Recovered From a Personal Crisis!
During a personal crisis in April, 2008, I had planned to contact Jackie to find out what her hypnosis was about and if it may help. I have tried conventional counselling in the past and didn't feel it helped in the way that was needed at this time. Coincidentally, I ended up sitting at Jackie's table during an Awards Night in Langley and felt her warm energy. I then made an appointment for some hypnotherapy.
Wow! It was amazing!! The sessions with Jackie were truly profound, comforting and enlightening experiences as well as life-changing. Jackie's calm, loving nature makes her very approachable and sensitive to people's needs.
Not only did the hypnotherapy sessions with Jackie help me overcome and find peace with anger and relationships, it also helped me to lose 30 pounds and to keep it off. Jackie also taught me self-hypnosis and breathing techniques so whenever I need to work through life's day-to-day challenges and issues, relax from any stress, or simply to have a good night's sleep, I can easily do this.
My life has been a metamorphosis ever since meeting Jackie and after the sessions, my spiritual energy was so vibrant and positive, that I met and married my soul mate! I couldn't believe it!!
Furthermore, I recently experienced another personal crisis with a job loss. The positive teachings Jackie provided, helped me to recover very quickly from the pain and anger, and to spring back with amazing positive energy and happiness. I feel revitalized, renewed and able to clearly see that I am now free from a toxic work environment that was keeping my soul suppressed and stifled. I had lost my authentic self there. I didn't realize this had happened to me for so many years at that job. It is an exciting transformation and I feel a spiritual rebirth has happened, thanks to Jackie.
She has the right balance of empathy and training to guide anyone through these wonderful sessions. As a result of her guidance, my life has been beautifully enhanced and I highly encourage anyone seeking to find inner peace, balance, or to overcome any personal challenge, to seek hypnotherapy. There is no comparison between this and conventional counselling, as they are different.
Thank you, Jackie! I am eternally grateful.
Suraya Jan
QUIT SMOKING IN ONE SESSION!
Hi Jackie,
I wanted to drop you a line to let you know that I am doing great & Tobacco free! The session was truly an amazing and enlightening experience -- thank you so much! I hope to venture and perhaps try another course or two in due course. Take care Jackie. All the best.
Jag
Completely Stopped Pulling My Hair!
Hello Jackie :)
I just wanted to email you and let you know how amazing you are. I have never felt so good about myself. It's amazing. I honestly never thought I would see the day where I would be free of my problem. You are a miracle. I am so happy that you took the time to hypnotize me. I never thought I could do this!
It has been well over a month, well its been a month and 16 days and I have not had a single urge to pull my hair. I put off writing the last journal entry because it didn't feel real to me ! It was just so hard for me to believe that this was happening to me. It's upsetting because this is all put behind me and I wont see you, or go back which is upsetting because those sessions with you were the most relaxing amazing times as far back as I can remember :) well I just want to thank you so much.
As of right now, I have a good inch and a half of new hair on my head :) and I also have lightened my hair to a light brown! Well, I would love to show you a couple pictures of me. I would really love to come and see you sometime just to show you what you and I have accomplished. I want to wait a bit thought because I would love to show you as soon as you can see a bigger difference. Thank you so much Jackie :) I'll talk to you later, and I would love to keep in touch with you. Thank you so much Jackie!
Best wishes,
Kristina R
Young mother of 2 hitting the bottle every night.
Here's what she says (unedited) after ONE session!
- I mentally feel better knowing that I have taken the right steps in helping myself. (signing up for your program).
- I have made an effort to participate in physical activities on my own instead of waiting to do things with the kids.
- My husband and I have been talking a lot more about both of our personal problems and supporting each other.
- I don't feel guilt or shame in the morning when I wake up.
- I have signed up for a writing workshop and am very excited about it.
- I realize that I have choices and that the power to make the correct choice is within me.
- I have drastically cut back in drinking alcohol.
Thank you Jackie!
Achieved New Goal After 1 Session!
GOAL: To drink more water
Hi Jackie,
Here is a little bit of feedback regarding the changes I experience following the hypnosis session I had with you.
- I do self hypnosis twice a day.
- I do the gratitude exercise - I am building it into my routine of daily affirmations
- I am not too sure when the 8 rounds of Pikko pikko are and 8 rounds of alternate nostril breathing are supposed to be done. I do them in preparation for my auto-hypnosis sessions. Is that ok? Should I do this 8 times a day? Is this what 8 rounds mean?
Changes:
I drink 5 glasses of water per day without an effort, maybe more. This is the first thing I do when I get up in the morning, and I enjoy it. I also take one before going to bed at night.
I also drink Rooibos tea (antioxidant). Not as powerful as Calli for elimination (gee this tea you gave me flushed me - I lost 3 pounds and then gained one back) but Rooibos is a very good tea. In restaurants, I ask for hot water and I have a lot: I am very satisfied with this.
Results:
- A lot of satisfaction about myself
- Lost a little bit of weight
- Better complexion
Interesting find: in the morning I check my sugar level as my husband is diabetic and has the device to do this. I am considered border line, since my sugar is consistently above 6.0 (6.0 to 6.4) but does not get to 7.0 (which is considered diabetic). Well my sugar has been 5.5, 5.7 after the hypnosis. Water dilutes my sugar!! I will see if this change maintains, but if it does, there would be a real longevity impact to this. Amazing!
I gave your name as a reference to 4 people since then: I hope you will get some new business from some of them. I will continue talking about you.
Thank you for making your skills available to me and for applying your knowledge with all your being in such a gentle manner. I am grateful for the gift of having found you on my way.
Janon Hamel
Life and Business Coach
Supporting Your Transitions
Smoked Cigarettes for 30+ Years... FREE IN ONE SESSION!
Hi Jackie,
I would love to attend your seminar on Self Hypnosis but am leaving for the winter in ten sleeps!
Have told everyone I know about you and through all the stress and heartache here (of moving and having to deal with difficult tenants!), still cannot believe I am NOT SMOKING!!!!
Please feel free to use me as a recommendation.
Still feel sorry for people who I see smoking and am greatly offended by the smell. (Thanks to your subconsious suggestion. That is so cool.)
I just feel so happy and proud that you helped me before the most difficult time and I have not faltered in any way.
I know that I will "never inhale a tobacco product again."
I found a winter fleece that I had not seen in a couple of years that I wore when the weather was really nasty here. In the pocket was a pack of cigarettes that had not been opened. It was not difficult to show my hubby and then promptly throw it in the garbage can!
Thank you, thank you, thank you Jackie.
Will keep in touch after our return from Costa Rica.
Would love to attend seminar.
All is good.
Fran Vandenberg
58 year old male in last stages of Cancer - was given weeks to live. Sister requested me to teach him Self Hypnosis for restful sleep and relief from pain. He passed on 9 days after his session with me.
Here's what his sister writes (unedited) two days after Randy passed on.
Hi Jackie,
Randy passed away at home on Tuesday at 1:15 pm. He suffered briefly for a day or 2, and then said "I'm out-of-here" He listened to your music (meditation CD) shortly before he crossed over, and when his room mate showed him the CD before it was put on, we got Randy's last smile.
Thank you again for bringing such peace to my brother the last few weeks of his life. I'm working on getting his friend/room mate to be open to the way he could change his life by seeing you for a session.
You'll be hearing from me some time soon too, after the worst of the dust has settled.
EB
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