How does Mindful Hypnosis help sleep, stress, and menopause?

Dr. Liz Slonena was interviewed by Travis Richardson on the Wellness in Asheville Podcast to discuss how Mindful Hypnosis can become your brain's natural medicine cabinet. 

Dr. Liz Slonena is a clinical psychologist, award-winning hypnotherapist, and co-creator of Mindful Hypnosis located in Asheville, NC. Mindful Hypnotherapy is an evidence-based, science-backed approach that blends mindfulness and clinical hypnosis to help clients sleep better, manage stress, and ease perimenopause symptoms like hot flashes. Mindful Hypnosis is designed for busy adults – creative professionals, entrepreneurs, and therapists – who need quick, lasting relief. Dr. Liz's Mindful Hypnosis guided meditations have reached millions on Insight Timer, Aura, and YouTube.

Travis opens the conversation with something many of us have quietly wondered: is there a way to access the profound mental states that plant medicine and psychedelics offer, without any substances at all? Dr. Liz answers with a resounding yes. And the science backs her up.

 This podcast episode covers why trance is already a natural part of your daily life, how microdosing mindfulness is more practical than any retreat, and why perimenopause and ADHD are more connected than most women realize. Dr. Liz also reveals what a Mindful Hypnosis session looks and feels like, and why trust is the single most important ingredient for hypnotherapy to work.

Key Takeaways:

• Trance is a natural state of mind— and mindful hypnosis harnesses it intentionally for healing
• Microdosing mindfulness embeds calm into everyday tasks without a formal practice
• Clinical hypnosis significantly reduces hot flashes and perimenopause symptoms
• The estrogen-dopamine connection explains why ADHD symptoms often increase during perimenopause
• Emerging research from Baylor University shows clinical hypnosis can mimic mystical and psychedelic experiences
• Sleep improves when hypnotic suggestions bypass unconscious habits and rewire the brain for delta wave sleep

Timestamps:

00:00 | Altered states and your mind's built-in medicine cabinet01:26 | Meet Dr. Liz Slonena; her journey creating Mindful Hypnosis04:37 | Anxiety, panic attacks, and the breath paradox07:30 | Befriending your body and quieting the inner critic12:01 | What trance really is; debunking hypnosis myths15:30 | How to microdose mindfulness in everyday tasks18:48 | Mindful Hypnosis for sleep, insomnia, and menopause26:05 | Perimenopause, ADHD, and the estrogen-dopamine link28:39 | How hypnosis lowers cortisol and supports hormone balance33:05 | Tripping without drugs: Mindful Hypnosis as a psychedelic alternative35:48 | Inside a Mindful Hypnosis session start to finish40:53 | The Mindful Hypnosis Sangha: 8-week community group44:07 | Free gift bundle and how to connect with Dr. Liz

Episode Links:

• Mindful Hypnotherapy Sessions with Dr. Liz Slonena: https://www.drlizlistens.com/
• Free Gift Bundle — Sleep Meditation + 7-Day Joy Challenge: https://www.drlizlistens.com/free-mindful-hypnosis-download
• Mindful Hypnosis Sangha: https://www.drlizlistens.com/mindful-hypnosis-sangha-group
• Dr. Liz Slonena on YouTube: @drlizlistens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg25yBaG6xE&t=282s
• Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/dr.lizlistens
• Instagram: @dr.lizlistens https://www.instagram.com/dr.lizlistens 
• The Wellness in Asheville podcast is produced by Be Well Asheville, your local news source covering health + wellness news + events in Asheville. Get the latest at bewellasheville.com or follow @bewellasheville.