Can you find love through hypnotherapy?
Words Emma Vidgen // @emma_vee
Photo by Almos Bechtold // Unsplash
Finding love. It’s one of life’s greatest joys, but often easier said than done. Finding it is tough, staying in love is maybe even tougher. It’s no wonder working on romantic relationship issues is one of the most common themes Rachel Crethar sees in her work as an RTT (rapid transformational therapy) hypnotherapist. “Calling in a love relationship is so deeply connected to our own issues of self-worth. ‘If you can’t love yourself, how can you expect someone else to love you,’ is a cliche for a reason,” she says. But working on self-worth isn’t as simple as sticking a few affirmations on your fridge. Here she reveals why RTT is such a powerful tool for calling in a healthy romantic relationship and what inspired her to create her latest offering, Higher Ground: Love.
First, for the uninitiated, what exactly is RTT and how does it work?
“Using hypnotherapy, RTT helps you revisit the stories, the language and the memories that are holding you back or where you first established beliefs that aren't serving you now,” Rachel explains. “From this place of understanding, RTT helps you update your programming so that you can rewrite the story in your own life now.”
What are the most common beliefs you see stopping clients from calling in a healthy relationship?
“Not feeling loveable or worthy of love, a belief that love doesn't come easily or a belief that love isn't available ‘to someone like me’ are all common issues that come up,” says Rachel. “Also things like, ‘There are no good men left’ and issues around trust can be a big block too.”
"When we are in those early years
we are like sponges, absorbing
everything even just observing how
the adults around us interact
with each other.”
Why is RTT so effective for helping call in a romantic relationship?
“Between the ages of 0-7 we are in the theta brain wave state (the same state that we access via meditation or hypnosis). And when we are in those early years we are like sponges, absorbing everything - whether its things that have happened directly to us or even just observing how the adults around us interact with each other.
“The issue with this – and why revisiting our beliefs are important – is because we are establishing beliefs with a child’s mind, we don't have the perspective yet to know for example, that our mother had post natal depression and that’s why she wasn't attentive to us that first year, or that our dad leaving had absolutely nothing to do with us but was more to do with the fact that he hadn't healed his own demons.
“Even though we might be aware of those stories as adults, it is incredibly healing to understand how those stories are effecting you today, and rewrite them for what is true for you now, not from when you were 3 or 4.”
we’re excited to be a part of your latest offering higher ground: love discussing how astrology can help unblock your relationship hang-ups. who else can we expect to make an appearance?
The course is jam packed with all the modalities I have used in my own life because I truly believe that we can all take what we need from each, whats right for us. I have my kinesiologist Andrea O'Shea on board to talk about the importance of self love and actions you can take to help heal from the past, as well as integrative healing arts practitioner Sabrina Rollo and clinical psychologist Gemma Cribb.