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Take Control of Stress
Stop Letting Stress Run Your Life
Most people think stress is caused by their job, their schedule, other people, or “too much going on.” But stress is usually not just about what’s happening around you. It’s about the way your mind is reacting to what’s happening. Since 2007, we've helped clients reduce and manage all kinds of stress. It's always much more about the person feeling the stress than about what's happening to them.
And why does this matter? Because if stress is only an “outside problem,” then you’re stuck waiting for life to calm down before you can feel better. And for most people, life doesn’t slow down.
So you stay in a cycle of pressure, overwhelm, irritability, and mental noise, while trying to keep up. If that’s where you’ve been, you’re not weak, and you’re not just “bad at coping.” You may be dealing with a stress pattern that keeps getting triggered faster than your conscious mind can shut it off.
Is Stress Your Default Setting?
Stress can start to feel like your default setting.
You wake up already thinking ahead. You feel pressure before the day even starts. You stay mentally “on” even when you’re supposed to be resting. And over time, it spreads.
It can affect your sleep, your patience, your focus, your health, and your relationships. Chronic stress can also lead to anxiety, addictive habits, emotional eating, procrastination, conflict, and mental burnout and exhaustion.
At that point, the question usually stops being, “How do I relax tonight?”
It becomes: How do I stop living like this all the time?
Why Nothing Has Fixed It
Most people do try helpful things.
They work out or stop to take a few deep breaths. They meditate and talk to friends about it. They try to “manage stress better.”
And those things can absolutely help for a little while.
But so many of these stress tools mainly treat the effects, not the root cause. That's why you feel like you have to keep doing them constantly just to stay okay.
It can start to feel like trying to fill a leaking bucket.
You get temporary relief, and then the same stress response comes right back.
When You Change What’s Underneath
What creates stress is not simply the situation itself, but the way you think about it, especially subconscious thoughts like “I can’t handle this” or “something bad might happen.”
That’s why two people can face the same challenge and react completely differently.
And it’s why stress tends to feel worse when there’s low self-esteem, unresolved trauma, or internal conflict in the background.
The pattern can be changed. But it has to be changed at the level where it’s running…
The Lasting Solution
This is where it helps to use hypnosis, NLP, and other complementary methods to reduce stress.
There are two key ways this approach supports lasting stress relief:
First, it creates relaxation in the mind and body (the opposite of fight-or-flight). Second, it makes it easier to change the subconscious thoughts that are causing the stress response.
In other words, the goal isn’t just to “calm down.” It’s to update the mental patterns that keep generating stress in the first place, so life feels more manageable, and your system stops treating every challenge like a threat. You can think of it like updating the software on your mental computer.
Your Next Step
If you’re ready to reduce stress at the root (not just continue to manage symptoms), schedule an initial Consultation. We’ll map what’s driving your stress response, what’s been keeping it in place, and build a clear plan for changing the pattern so you can handle life with more calm, clarity, and control.
Take control of your stress today
This process begins with you.
We'll guide you the rest of the way.
“The issue I had was self-esteem, stress, and anxiety, as well as the loss of my dad. It was affecting me so much I was unrecognizable. I was in bed for days, crying all the time, and wouldn't eat or sleep. I would take out my anger on my mom and everyone around me and wouldn't even be able to communicate my feelings. I had tried traditional therapy before for a really long time. It didn't really help.
My experience with Gina Goodwin changed my life for the better… in ways that I would have never imagined. I don't handle problems or confrontation the same way I used to. When something bothers me now, I don't blow up anymore. I just take a breath and express how I'm feeling to the best of my ability.
I'm literally a different person. It's expensive, but it’s the best investment I have ever made in my entire life.
I will never go back to a "normal" therapist.”
Vanely Sanchez
"I met Todd in late 2009, when I was going through a stressful time with my business partner. I started working with Todd to help me "de-stress" and I was able to realize that my business partner and I weren't a compatible fit; therefore, Todd helped me show her the door with the proper mindset.
After that, Todd helped me "clear the cobwebs" in my mind about a myriad of other things from living a healthier lifestyle to toning down my workaholicism.
During August 2016, Todd was the second phone call I made after my divorce attorney. I needed to schedule a consultation with him ASAP, because my world had just crumbled in front of my eyes. Once a week, for 6 months straight, I worked with Todd to get my subconscious aligned with my conscious mind, because the realization that my 26 year relationship would end with a sudden divorce was devastating to me. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
Thanks to working with Todd over the last decade, I'm the woman, mother and entrepreneur that I've always wanted to be AND this is only the beginning 😉
I wish the entire world could experience working with Todd! Thank you so much, Todd ❤️
Elizabeth Manso
“I’ve found my sessions with Todd Goodwin to be extremely useful, enlightening and fun. I never expected to go into a hypnotherapy session and laugh, yet he has a way of blending humor, professionalism and years of experience to create his own unique form of hypnosis.
Todd makes this work less “painful” than most therapists I’ve seen, mostly because he knows when to go deep and when to make you smile and you can truly feel how much he loves what he does.
Thank you for everything you offer and the authenticity with which you do your work. It shows.”
Alison Lessard
“I had so much anxiety, and I was doing so much for everybody else that I wasn't taking care of myself, and it was affecting my life and marriage. I tried talk therapy for quite a bit of time and realized that I was going in circles, just talking about my problems and not fixing them.
I do fully believe that the work that Gina and I did really taught me how to reflect on my feelings and how to move on. I'm not dwelling on past issues, so I'm not hurting as bad during those moments.
Since then, my situation has improved in so many ways, from setting up boundaries in my personal life and at work to being able to change my mindset.
That's what Gina helped me do. It was totally worth it.”
Sharon McKneely
“Gina Goodwin is an amazing Hypnotist who helped me through a very hard time in my life. She is so friendly and down to earth and yet extremely knowledgeable in her skills and abilities.
I highly recommend her to anyone!”
Tiffany Christine
“When I first visited Goodwin Hypnosis, I didn’t like my job, I wanted to do something different, but I was scare of change and worried if I would run out of money someday. Also, my mother died that month, and I was overwhelmed with sadness and guilt for not seeing her enough when she was ill. It hurt my sleep and focus and I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
I did a consultation with Todd Goodwin, who told me he could help me feel better quickly. After only 3 sessions, I felt much better and am amazed at how quick it worked. I still miss my mother when I think about her but I don’t feel sad or guilt anymore.
My sleep is better, I’m more relaxed during the day, and I even stop worrying about my future. It was really worth it.”
Lionel Chicherie
“Gina Goodwin has truly helped change the ways I deal with stress. I came to Gina in October of this past year with major stress and anxiety which lead to 15 years of smoking, nail biting and some hair thinning (yes, I didn’t know stressed caused that!). Our session was a break through for me and not only have I not smoked for 8 months, I haven’t craved it which I think is the biggest success. I handle stressful situations in such a calmer manner my employers have even taken notice! Thank you so much Gina!”
Unicee Cruz
Hypnosis can be a powerful tool to help you:
- Release Tension from Your Body
- Regain a Sense of Personal Power
- Change How You Think About Your Challenges
Frequently Asked Questions
Stress is a mental or physical reaction to problems that are within you or from the outside world. Some stress is good and helpful (called “eustress”), but most of the stress people talk about is harmful (called “distress”). Stress can lead to physical tension, worry, trouble sleeping, a weakened immune system, health problems, and conflict with other people. Chronic stress can also cause people to eat emotionally, use drugs or alcohol, smoke, procrastinate, and find comfort in other ways.
We often blame our job, relationships, health, or money, but different people may react very differently to the same stressor. That means it’s not the outside situation that causes stress. The truth is that what causes worry or overwhelm is how you see and think about things. You’ll feel stressed if you think you won’t be able to handle a task. That fearful thought causes stress and comes from your beliefs about yourself and the world around you. The more you expect something bad to happen, the more likely you are to feel stressed. Low self-esteem and traumatic experiences can make you more sensitive to stress and feeling overwhelmed.
Some common ways to deal with stress are to work out, take deep breaths, meditate, talk to a friend, or do something you enjoy. These methods may briefly relieve stress by treating its effects, but they don’t fix anything. You have to keep doing them, like trying to fill a bucket that keeps leaking, just to keep your stress in check. This is why so many people who just deal with the effects of stress get stuck in long-term talk therapy or addictive habits. Dealing with the real cause of the problem, which is in your subconscious mind, is the best way to get rid of stress.
Hypnosis can help you mainly in two ways. First, hypnosis generally produces relaxation, which is the opposite of the “fight or flight” response. If you do it often, your body and mind will learn to relax more easily. Second, when you’re in a state of hypnosis, it’s much easier to change the subconscious thoughts that cause your stress. Your thoughts, even ones you aren’t aware of, are what make you feel the way you do. Stress is caused by thoughts like “I can’t handle this situation” or “Something bad might happen.” Your emotional reaction changes once you replace those thoughts with beliefs that help you feel like you can handle the situation. There are many ways to update the software on your “mental computer,” so you can better deal with life’s problems.
Take control of your stress today
This process begins with you.
We'll guide you the rest of the way.
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Serving Raleigh, Durham, and Cary, NC
and clients nationwide via Zoom
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and clients nationwide via Zoom
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Testimonials by former clients of Todd or Gina Goodwin are true and factual. Goodwin Hypnosis, its officers, and personnel, do not imply or claim that these comments represent typical results. Results vary depending on age, gender, lifestyle, motivation, and individual commitment to achieve a desired result. These clients voluntarily offered their feedback and were not compensated in any way. Each comment is the opinion of one person at a specific time and should be considered only in that context. Comments may reference conditions or medications in the client's own words; see our Scope of Practice.
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