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The Hilarious Hypnotist

The Hilarious Hypnotist

Traci Kanaan 67 Episodes Sep 12, 2025

The Hilarious Hypnotist is a podcast hosted by Traci Kanaan, a certified hypnotist and former stand-up comedian. She combines hypnosis techniques with comedy to help clients overcome traumas and become better versions of themselves. Each episode explores the deep-rooted issues that haunt her clients, using humor and hypnotic methods to reframe their perspectives. Through real client sessions, she demonstrates how laughter and hypnosis can drive meaningful personal change. The show aims to entertain while offering insights into the transformative power of hypnotherapy.

Episodes

EP 68: From Rage To Sage with Lou Ann - Part 2
EP 68: From Rage To Sage with Lou Ann - Part 2 Sep 12, 2025 55:42 Rather than do the covert hypnosis, like Traci does with most of her Hilarious Hypnotist sessions, she opted for traditional hypnosis due to the amount of baggage Lou Ann was carrying.  In this episode, we find out how Lou Ann did immediately after her hypnosis session, and tie up some of the loose ends. Episode Highlights: Lou Ann shares bits of her experience in the hypnosis session, including
EP 67: From Rage To Sage with Lou Ann - Part 1
EP 67: From Rage To Sage with Lou Ann - Part 1 Sep 7, 2025 34:31 Lou Ann, like many of my clients, had a crappy childhood.  And while she's done a lot of work on herself, she is still carrying the anger of those experiences over 60 years later!   You won't believe how Traci begins to clear 60 years of crap in 60 minutes or less. Episode Highlights: Lou Ann reveals personal details of her upbringing:  she was verbally and sexually abused and explains how she bec
EP 66: Standing Up For Yourself with Amy - Part 2
EP 66: Standing Up For Yourself with Amy - Part 2 Aug 16, 2025 47:33 WARNING: THIS EPISODE DEALS WITH ANIMAL ABUSE THAT MY CLIENT WITNESSED AS A CHILD AND MAY BE UNSUITABLE FOR SOME VIEWERS/LISTENERS.   As Traci and Amy complete Amy's checklist with her unfinished business with her father, Traci points out that Amy had to learn how to stand up for herself, and now she can guide her father in helping him stand up for himself. Amy begins to look forward to starting a
EP 65: I Am Enough with Amy - Part 1
EP 65: I Am Enough with Amy - Part 1 Aug 11, 2025 39:45 Amy is back for her fourth session (see EP 17, 18, 45, 62, and 63).  Faced with six deaths in seven months (including her beloved dog of 15 years, and her step-mother), unable to find a job for 2 months, and reeling from the break up of a 5 month relationship, Amy is now leaving her beloved community in Florida to help take care of her dad.  The problem is...she has unresolved issues with him stem
EP 64: Leveling Up with Lori Ann Video
EP 64: Leveling Up with Lori Ann Video Jul 6, 2025 57:29 In this episode, I catch up with Lori Ann, who worked with me to quit smoking and totally changed her life in the process. She shares how she finally let go of cigarettes (even the secret stash in her freezer), went on a bucket-list cruise, and started fully stepping into her gifts as an empath and spiritual healer. We talk about everything from swimming with dolphins to grounding, spirit teams, a
EP 63: Staying Strong and Sober Through Grief and Loss, With Amy - Part 2
EP 63: Staying Strong and Sober Through Grief and Loss, With Amy - Part 2 May 4, 2025 54:27 In this episode, Traci helps Amy recenter and ground herself, and shows her a couple of soothing techniques.  When she asks Amy if there's anything she can help with, Amy asks for help with an unhealthy relationship she had with Eli.  Using The Hilarity and Hypnosis Approach, Traci breaks the bad feelings for Eli using karaoke songs that Amy likes to sing.  At the end of the session, Amy thanks Tr
EP 62: Staying Strong and Sober Through Grief and Loss, With Amy - Part 1
EP 62: Staying Strong and Sober Through Grief and Loss, With Amy - Part 1 Apr 23, 2025 43:10 Amy is back for her 3rd session with The Hilarious Hypnotist (see previous episodes 17, 18, & 45).  In Episode 45 (April of 2024), she was newly sober and worried about slipping back into drugs and alcohol when it was time for her beloved dog, Sweet Pea, to transition.  In January, Sweet Pea passed, and then Amy lost 2 more family members the same week.  A few weeks later, she lost her friend Juli
EP 61: "As One Was" to "As One Does", with Skylar - Part 2
EP 61: "As One Was" to "As One Does", with Skylar - Part 2 Feb 15, 2025 31:16 Traci begins working with Skylar on the issues she's experiencing with her parents, using a variety of techniques. The fog begins to lift and Skylar changes her focus to the people who love and support her unconditionally. Traci then helps Skylar with some strategic goals to help her make the most of her time before surgery (pre-recording content that she can drip over the time she's healing), an
EP 59: Santa-Nosis Session with Norma
EP 59: Santa-Nosis Session with Norma Dec 9, 2024 57:21 Norma signed up for a lunch with laughter series Traci offered, and ended up receiving a fun Santa-Nosis session just for her!  Like many people, Norma had a more negative attitude towards the holidays.  Traci began uncovering why and then created a hypnosis session on the fly to help Norma get through the holidays with Woo-Santa! Traci Norma discuss their recent activities and experiences. Norma
EP 57: Staying Buoyant in the Red Wave, with Terri - Part 2
EP 57: Staying Buoyant in the Red Wave, with Terri - Part 2 Nov 16, 2024 56:51 As we dig deeper into Terri's despair concerning the election results, Traci focuses on the importance of practicing happiness. She shows Terri her happiness journal, and shares the 5 tabs: happy memories, affirmations, goals, gratitude, and inspirational quotes. At one point, Terri's inner voice tells her to give up and quit because she's never going to do it. At this point, Terri makes a huge, e
EP 56: Staying Buoyant in the Red Wave, with Terri - Part 1
EP 56: Staying Buoyant in the Red Wave, with Terri - Part 1 Nov 11, 2024 01:01:40 After the election results were posted and Donald Trump was declared the winner, Terri, like millions of people who supported Kamala Harris, became despondent, depressed, and disillusioned. She called up her friend Traci, The Hilarious Hypnotist, and requested a session in hopes of not only helping herself get through the disappointment, but to also help others find peace in very uncertain times.
EP 55: Raccoons, Foxes, and Litterboxes with Skylar - Part 2
EP 55: Raccoons, Foxes, and Litterboxes with Skylar - Part 2 Sep 15, 2024 51:46 DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE WHILE DRIVING!!! The Hilarity and Hypnosis Approach uses humor to kill the triggers, but since this is Skylar's third session, enough triggers have been addressed that it's time to start using HYPNOSIS to build up the behaviors that Skylar wants for herself. Using characteristics from her role models, The Hilarious Hypnotist Traci begins creating a recording she can

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