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🌿 Welcome to the Haven Library 🌿
Here you'll find a growing collection of articles, videos, and reflections designed to nurture healing of the mind, body, and spirit.
Whether you’re seeking support after a stroke, emotional wellness tips, or insights into the power of hypnosis, this is your space to explore, learn, and grow at your own pace.








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The Future of Longevity: How Body, Mind, and Hypnosis Shape Our Healthspan
The future of wellness is not about living to 120 for the sake of a number. It’s about living every decade with dignity, strength, clarity, and joy. Imagine meeting your great-grandchildren not from a hospital bed, but from the garden, sharing stories over a meal.
This is the promise of healthspan: not just more time, but better time.

Susana Padilla, CHt
Aug 164 min read


When Both Partners Are the Same Type: Emotional & Physical Couples Who Mirror Each Other
In the first part of this series, we explored what happens when opposites attract—when a Physical and an Emotional end up in a dance of...

Susana Padilla, CHt
Jul 312 min read


When Opposites Attract: Emotional & Physical Suggestibility in Real Relationships
Physical Sexuals need regular closeness and feel most secure when intimacy is consistent and emotionally expressive.
Emotional Sexuals often need distance to recharge emotionally and physically. Closeness can feel overwhelming if not on their own terms.

Susana Padilla, CHt
Jul 293 min read


Can Hypnotherapy Really Help Regulate Your Nervous System?
Can hypnotherapy really help regulate your nervous system? Discover how clinical hypnosis calms your stress response, activates your parasympathetic system, and rewires old patterns so your body can feel safe and balanced again.

Susana Padilla, CHt
Jul 44 min read


When the Devil Goes to Therapy: Refusing the Sympathy Script
When empathy becomes a trap, and therapy becomes a stage—what happens when the devil goes to therapy? This powerful piece explores spiritual gaslighting, emotional manipulation, and the sacred art of walking away. For anyone who’s ever made excuses for harm in the name of compassion, this is your call back to clarity.

Susana Padilla, CHt
Jun 253 min read


🧠 Rewiring from Within: How Hypnosis Helps You Override Habits and Reclaim Control
Studies show that hypnosis increases activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (involved in focus), the thalamus (which filters sensory input), and the default mode network (which governs self-talk and memory retrieval).

Susana Padilla, CHt
Jun 203 min read


Crestfallen, Sullen, and Sad: Naming the Layers of Grief
🌙 When Sadness Has Layers There are days when we just feel sad . The air feels heavy. The world loses color. We might not even know why....

Susana Padilla, CHt
Jun 172 min read


🌌 Coach, First Class, or Fieldwalker?
Hypnosis bypasses the chatter of the conscious mind and speaks directly to the subconscious—where all your beliefs, emotional associations, and stored patterns live. It is there—in that flexible, suggestible space—that real transformation can occur.
But even deeper?

Susana Padilla, CHt
Jun 134 min read


Anxious in Connecticut? Let’s Call It What It Is
But unlike the big-city panic or loud emotional outbursts, Nutmegger anxiety is subtle. It’s in the clench of the jaw while responding to polite emails. It’s the perfectly folded laundry hiding a completely overwhelmed mind.

Susana Padilla, CHt
Jun 92 min read


When Wellness Isn’t Working: The Hidden Anxiety Behind Your Routine
Wellness anxiety isn’t about skipping self-care. It’s about how we approach it:
With pressure
With perfectionism
With an invisible checklist in our head

Susana Padilla, CHt
Jun 82 min read


Where Anxiety Strikes Hardest: Top 5 U.S. States Searching for Relief
Anxiety doesn’t affect everyone equally—and it turns out where you live might play a role. According to search trend data, these five...

Susana Padilla, CHt
Jun 42 min read


Where Does IBS Hit Hardest? Top 5 U.S. States Searching for Gut Relief
Hypnotherapy isn’t just for stage tricks—it’s a clinically studied solution for IBS.
In fact, gut-directed hypnotherapy has shown success in:
Reducing abdominal pain
Calming overactive digestive muscles
Reprogramming the brain-gut feedback loop
Supporting stress regulation
In states where access to GI specialists is limited, virtual hypnosis is becoming a lifeline.

Susana Padilla, CHt
May 282 min read


More Than Mindfulness: How Hypnotherapy Goes Beyond DBT (Without Competing with It)
Hypnotherapy Works from the Inside Out
In hypnotherapy, we don’t start with structure. We start with safety.
We begin in a soft, grounded place where the nervous system feels held—not just informed. Instead of practicing scripts or repeating affirmations, we enter the subconscious and listen to what’s already there.

Susana Padilla, CHt
May 223 min read


From Potluck to Peptides: Why I’m Talking About This Now
Because not everyone just needs to “think better.”Some people need to sleep deeper. To heal faster. To get their brain online again before they can even begin the deep inner work.

Susana Padilla, CHt
May 193 min read


🌀 Calm from the Inside Out: How Hypnosis Helps IBS Naturally
Hypnosis gently guides the subconscious into a deeply relaxed state—one where the body isn’t just calm, but reprogrammable. In this state:
The brain signals the gut to stop overreacting.
Pain receptors become less reactive.
Digestive rhythms regulate themselves again.
And the best part? It’s not just in your head. Studies show lasting symptom relief after just 4–6 sessions of gut-directed hypnotherapy.

Susana Padilla, CHt
May 183 min read


“It’s Not You, It’s the Pixels”: What You Need to Know About PIED
At the heart of the issue, it isn't just about arousal, it's connection and releasing the shame, guilt or empty feelings associated with the problem.

Susana Padilla, CHt
May 93 min read


What’s the Difference Between EMDR and Hypnosis? A Trauma Therapist Explains
When it comes to healing trauma, two therapies often come up: EMDR and Hypnosis. They’re both powerful. They’re both evidence-based. But...

Susana Padilla, CHt
May 52 min read


🧠 How Hypnosis Supports Stroke Recovery
Stroke recovery support through hypnosis - mind and body healing after stroke. Calming the Brain and Rebuilding from Within Stroke...

Susana Padilla, CHt
Apr 252 min read


🌿 Anxiety and Hypnosis: Why Your Brain Is Ready to Feel Better
Anxiety doesn’t always show up as panic. Sometimes it arrives quietly—racing thoughts while brushing your teeth, a clenched stomach...

Susana Padilla, CHt
Apr 222 min read


What No One Tells You About Porn Addiction — And How Hypnosis Can Help
Porn addiction isn't just about how often you watch — it’s about how it's affecting your real life.

Susana Padilla, CHt
Apr 133 min read
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