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How To Get Over A Breakup IMPORTANT Course Update

October 16, 2021 by Mark Shepard

I got an email from Caroline in Ireland who recently checked out my “How To Get Over A Breakup” course. Somehow in the midst of a busy life I’d managed to mess up one of the modules. And by “mess up” I mean a KEY component of Module 4 was missing.  THE key video that actually DELIVERED the technique that I was teaching. How to stop focusing on the loss, or the ex, or the belief that “I’ll never find anybody to love me” kind of emotional/cognitive “Loops” that we get stuck in… How to literally blast that pattern out of your neurology.

Pretty serious screwup. (Grateful to Caroline for letting me know! I’ve only been selling this course for FIVE years and NO ONE ever mentioned it MIGHT be missing a key video!)

Since it was a while ago… figuring out WHERE the heck the original files were on one of my many “backup” hard drives seemed like it would take more time than just redoing the darn thing…

So I re-did it. Got my white board and camera and went down to the river to do it live and in person.

That done, I added it to the course…. And of course (pun intended) the next day I had some more ideas as well as a question from ANOTHER course member which got me deep into “flow state” so I made 2 more videos.

So I want to share these 3 updates to one of my best selling courses so you can

a. experience what I do

b. get some help if you need it getting over any one, any thing, any time you find yourself stuck in an emotional loop or rut. This is one of the best tools for breaking out of the breakup emotional dumpster diving state that we all get stuck in from time to time.

c. get inspired by the idea that there IS hope! You CAN let go and move one in a healthy POSITIVE way after the end of a relationship.

Let me know if you have questions! Contact me

If you find these useful I highly encourage you to check out this course: How To Get Over A Breakup

Here’s the Missing Video (1 of 3):

Here’s the followup (2 of 3):

Here’s the followup to the followup video (3 of 3):

Here’s the link if you’re ready to check out this course: How To Get Over A Breakup

Filed Under: Articles, Breaking Up, Relationships, Self Hypnosis

The Provider Paradox – Nice Guy or Bad Boy?

December 30, 2018 by Mark Shepard

Hey Guys,

One of my endless quests  here at Honest Hypnosis is to understand what is REALLY going on between the ears of modern men and women. Look around. Most men AND women seem to be confused, frustrated and miserable.

LONELINESS IS RAMPANT PEOPLE!

Marriages don’t last. Relationships start out with lots of love and devolve into quiet desperation. I see so many guys who are in a lot of pain because they can’t seem to attract the kinds of women they actually want. And I see a lot of women who can’t seem to find ANY men.  All they see are whiny, desperate, porn addicted BOYS.

This short video presents a compelling argument against the extremes of masculine “roles” or archetypes. On the one hand are guys who have bought into the idea that they must sacrifice themselves to PROVIDE for the woman… and the classic “alpha, bad boy, jerk” who basically wants to spread his genes EVERYWHERE. These bad boys couldn’t care less about a woman as anything other than a convenient receptacle for their sperm…

What do YOU think?

As a man, when I “fancy” a woman. I DO want to take care of her and provide for her. I want to be her hero. AND I want to practice making babies ALLL the fucking time. But after years of “practicing” and “failure” a few things have become clear.

A true alpha male is able to bring both of these energies to the “romantic table.” He is powerful AND compassionate. He is a LEADER who is passionate about his LIFE. And high quality women want to be a part of his life… But he qualifies THEM.

A few keys to flipping the frame are simple (but not easy).

  1. Stop trying to buy a woman’s attraction. Stop “giving to get.”
  2. Stop being mad at women for accepting your resources but not giving you the sex you think she should give you back. It’s part of their genetic code for SURVIVAL.
  3. Be generous but not stupid.
  4. Stop with “one-itis.” Stop with putting women up on pedestal. Stop giving your power away to women. Be AWARE that there are many, many women who will respond to either Provider or Bad Boy archetypes. Being a wimp doesn’t work. And being an arrogant shithead is a surefire recipe for misery as well.
  5. BEGIN to practice being AUTHENTICALLY in charge of your own life…

As a man who adores women. I’ve struggled with this dichotomy for a long time. My mother “hypnotized” me into attempting to becoming “the good man.” She was an ardent feminist who convinced me that wanting to have sex with women without being in a monogamous relationship first was “bad.”

“Don’t look at women like their pieces of meat!” she would exhort…

So of course the more she told me not to… the more I wanted to… but that served to convince me that somehow I was a bad man for wanting to look at women’s bodies.

Huh? Yeah. Can you relate?

Sex was supposed to be the ultimate expression of love. Sex without love was misogynistic and evidence of the oppressive male dominant “Patriarchy” that was the cause of everything bad that ever happened to women (according to my mother and other feminists at the time).

Women say they want this wonderful guy who treats them like a princess. Who is sensitive to their needs. Who is there for them. Who shows up. Who they can count on.  Who they feel safe with. Who isn’t only interested in them for the sex etc.

But their unconscious minds discount this guy as a “sucker.” A woman’s unconscious genetic programming is looking for good genetics, protection, and provision. THIS is the female survival strategy.

And it worked like a charm for the first couple of million years.

The strongest men, the best hunters, the leaders, the bravest warriors, the survivors stimulated a female’s desire to mate… and those guys got the most desire-able women. Those women got the most desire-able men. It was a win/win.

BUT. Those guys didn’t always live a long time. They were risk takers. They were often in harm’s way.

So to SURVIVE and help her children to SURVIVE, she HAD to have a “back up plan” which usually works out to couple of “nice guy wanna be’s” (beta males) waiting in the wings for when the chief got bumped off…

Being physically weaker than warrior males, women had to use indirect forms of power to get what they needed to protect themselves and their children. They had to be flexible. They had to be able to switch sides at a moment’s notice. They had to be able to keep men interested and “on the hook” often without giving up their edge which was the possibility of mating…

For the survival of the species.

But now? WTF?

Things are confusing to most good men. Ethical, caring, compassionate men. Men who are fully in support of a woman’s equality and right to choose. Men who applaud women as they accomplish more and more in the formerly male arena of achievement.

And THOSE high achieving warrior women? Who are THEY attracted to? Are they attracted to this wonderful nice guy who is so encouraging and supportive?

Sorry guys.

Amazing women are attracted to MEN not BOYS.

Amazing women are attracted to men who are even more badass than THEY are.

So guys. If you want high quality, high status, hot, smart, amazing women, be prepared to change your approach to the entire field of dating, romance, and love.

And that starts with your MIND. It starts with questioning what you were taught by your parents, teachers, church, etc.

Great love is still possible.

In fact deep, satisfying, intimate, fun, sexy, romantic, heathy relating IS possible. But being a “nice guy” isn’t going to get it for you. And being an “Asshole Jerk” is just a false act of puffed up machismo bravado that may get you laid but not loved.

The key is to “Pledge allegiance to your self for the sake of your own health.” (from my song “Freedom” from my “Key To Your Cage” album)

Focus on what YOU want out of YOUR life. Seek out and pursue YOUR PURPOSE. And your purpose is not to provide everything for a women’s ease and benefit just because she happens to be pretty.

Your purpose is ultimately the thing you will not give up for ANYONE.

Not a woman, not your parents. No one and nothing. A woman can beautifully compliment your purpose. But if YOU don’t have a purpose for your life, someone else will attempt to hijack it for THEIR purposes.

My purpose is to create a life where I can make the kind of music I want to make, the way I want to make it, WHEN I want to make it. Everything I do for over 40 years now has been to serve that purpose. All the hypnosis stuff. All the research into human behavior, health, healing etc. everything has always been me attempting to clear the crap that stood in the way of this purpose. One day I realized that my patterns with women and relationships were part of the problem. My mother didn’t support me being a musician and everything I internalized from her said, “give up your dream. Provide for your family. Sacrifice for the feminine imperative.”

A man MUST challenge this shit. A Man MUST seek out his purpose FIRST.

YOUR PURPOSE is something that energizes and attracts you MORE than any woman ever could. Your PURPOSE is something bigger than you. Something endlessly fascinating and emotionally compelling. It’s something that your woman has to accept about you. Something that she knows comes FIRST. BEFORE HER.

If a woman tries to get you to put aside your purpose and take on hers instead, you have just lost her. It was a test.

If you tell her “no!” (and mean it) you have just made yourself even more attractive to her. Does that make any kind of sense?

What the best women truly want is a man who is complete, empowered, self directed, strong, healthy, and NOT CONTROLLABLE by a woman.

And women subconsciously test this all the time. YOUR job as a man is to work on YOURSELF, FOR YOURSELF. Enjoy women. Appreciate them. Delight in their company. But stop chasing them. Stop giving them everything. Stop “selling” them on what a good guy you are. Stop supplicating. Stop begging. AND stop bullying and berating.

Instead BECOME the kind of man YOU dream about becoming. You will discover that the authentic man you truly are is the man they DREAM about.

This is not an “instant fix.” There is no “pickup line” that will magically deliver all the hottest women to you and keep them cumming back for more.

The progress and development of “senior male energy” as one of my former girlfriends called it, takes experience. Experience takes TIME.

And we are all running out of time. So it just might be time to get to work.

It’s time to get to work on YOU. Not on attempting to impress her, or women in general. You mastering YOU is the hottest thing you can do for HER.

It’s a bit of a paradox. But it’s an AMAZING win/win as this path with heart unfolds. YOU get to live a great life with lots of freedom and choices. SHE gets BOTH a provider AND a powerful man who is not chained to the “matrix”. She also gets a man that she clearly knows has lots of choices when it comes to women. This causes her to never take you for granted (which is good for both of you).

If you are open minded about mastering your mind for a change in this extremely vital area of your life, check out my “Better Man Blueprint.” It’s an ongoing program for self motivated men who want it all. At the moment it is not even available. other than through this link. It’s new. And I constantly add to it. It’s like having me in your corner of YOUR championship life.

A Better Man. A Better Life. Better Women. Less Strife.

Thoughts? Questions? Examples? I want to hear from you. Contact me.

I WILL answer.

– Mark

The Better Man Project Invitation

Filed Under: Articles, Dating, Dating and Relating, Relationships, Seduction

Why We Pick Difficult Romantic Partners

December 24, 2018 by Mark Shepard

The holidays are often a time of painful reflection looking back on past relationships. There are multiple levels of “stuff” we bring to every intimate relationship. This video nails the problem and explains it quite well. Check it out. It’s short. Then keep reading.

While helpful in explaining why we keep repeating the same patterns with every new lover, it does NOT actually “solve” the issue because there is no quick, easy fix. Their solution is to be rational and logical. But how do you manage to GET to a rational and “grown up” response when your childhood wounds are oozing emotional pus?

The solution is to learn some tools to get yourself out of reactivity. And the biggest challenge is to remember to use them.

I’ve covered these tools in a number of my courses. They pretty much work in any situation. Probably the best general tool kit for us highly sensitives is my “How To CRUSH anxiety NOW” course. The major emotion that gets triggered by our intimate relating is usually ANXIETY followed by anger and other toxic emotional states. My anxiety “crushers” work for ANY pattern of emotion or behavior that we get “stuck” in.

Or, if you’ve just ended a relationship you might want to check out “How To Get Over A Break Up”

If you’re interested in getting off the emotional rollercoaster of painful, dysfunctional love, you might want to check ’em out. I’ve kept the prices excruciatingly affordable with a solid money back guarantee so you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by keeping an open mind…

Good luck and remember to breathe!

–  Mark

p.s. let me know what you think ok? Contact me!

p.p.s. I’m working on a course for helping us wounded and confused (and loving) people to interrupt the and heal the childhood patterns that are causing us to repeat the same unconscious relationship traps BEFORE we jump into the next one… I think I may have to write a full blog post on this…

Filed Under: Articles, Relationships

Love Ain’t LOGICAL

November 11, 2017 by Mark Shepard

The Better Man Project Episode 2

Love is NOT Logical

Romantic attraction is NOT Logical. Particularly for women.

Sometimes we guys get stuck in an old ineffective pattern of behavior around women. We try to convince them or “sell them” on us.

Big mistake. There is something else we need to be doing instead…

It STARTS when we dudes STOP attempting to convince a woman to date us by “Proving” our worth or value.

Check it out.

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Filed Under: 90 Day Challenge, Approach Anxiety, Articles, Becoming A Man, Daily Mind Mastery Tip, Dating Tips for Shy Guys, Overcome Shyness, Relationships, The Better Man, The Enlightened Man

The Better Man Project 001 Intro & Shy Guy Help

November 10, 2017 by Mark Shepard

In This Video: I Introduce my new 90 day challenge, “The Better Man Project” Which is essentially, “How To be the kind of man that the women you want Desire.”

Or to put it another way, This is about how to become authentically masculine around high quality women. Whether you’re in school or starting out from scratch after a divorce 18-100 there’s SERIOUS HOPE FOR YOU!
Also in this episode I coach a young man named Jon who is struggling to simply say “hi” to a girl at his school that he is interested in. CHECK IT OUT!

Stuck on one girl who doesn’t know you exist? Forget HER.
Take Away: Start practicing say “hi” to EVERYONE.

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Filed Under: 90 Day Challenge, Dating Tips for Shy Guys, Male Performance Anxiety, Rejection, Relationships, Seduction, The Better Man

Dealing with Change

November 25, 2016 by Mark Shepard

water earth 1Are You Ready For A Change?

Cuz things are DEFINITELY gonna change.

Today’s post is about using NLP & self hypnosis to deal with change. Start surfing change instead of being pounded by it…more about that in a moment… but first this last minute announcement:

This is for those of you who live in Connecticut or Northern Westchester County in NY.
I’ve been invited to join some pretty awesome Singer/Songwriters tomorrow night, Saturday, November 26 in Woodbury CT for  the “New Morning Songwriter’s Series” hosted by my old friend Mitch Katz.

I’ll be sharing the stage with another old chum, Sloan Wainwright (who is probably tired of being pegged as Rufus Wainwright’s aunt! In case you’re not up on this stuff, Rufus Wainwright is the guy who sang Leonard Bernstein’s “Hallelujah” in the movie “Shrek” and took it to a whole new level of intensity)…

Sloan Wainwright has a deep, powerful alto voice that just sends chills up and down my spine… in the most delicious way…

Here’s more info just in case you’re local enough to get there without too much wear and tear on your car :o)
The New Morning Songwriter’s Series

Und Now back to today’s Mind Mastery Message and Transformation Tune…

There are three main constants in ALL of our lives.

Death. Taxes. And CHANGE.

“Ewwwww! Do we HAVE to tawk about this today Mark?”

Yup. We gots tah my little Jedi Mind Masters in training…

We are now living at a time in human history where change is a constant and never ending challenge to our neurologies…

Some of us just got used to the fact that our smartphones can now do about 100 times more stuff than the mainframe computers that put men on the moon…

Some of us just figured out how to use Facebook.

And google…

and email…

and now our new cars don’t even have CD players in them… Sheesh!

Now instead of calling a taxi and waiting 20 minutes we can call an Uber on our smartphone and literally TWO MINUTES later our ride arrives…

Stuff is changing FAST.

And it looks like that’s the way it’s going to be. Each innovation and new level of technological sophistication leads to an exponential expansion in multiple areas of our lives…

My idea is that by embracing our own process of adaptation and transformation YOU AND I can drive our OWN change and take charge of our own change so that we are no longer victims of change.

We need to learn how to SURF change. To use it for our own well being and benefit.

And that starts with how you use your mind.

My world this Thanksgiving weekend is very, very, very different from the way it was LAST thanksgiving…

We are also coming up on the New Year and our next 90 day challenge… So Today, this weekend, the next 30 days or so is a good time to start reflecting and directing ourselves towards more of what we desire for ourselves, our lives, our health, our wealth, our relating, our well being and this thing we are calling “the path with heart”.

Your Mind Mastery Mission today, (should you choose to accept it) is to take a few moments to sit quietly with a pen and paper or a smart phone or laptop and jot down some of the differences in your life between last Thanksgiving weekend and THIS thanksgiving… And pay particular attention to what has IMPROVED.

Remember? We get what we focus on. So focus on what’s getting better in your life. That’s it.

And here’s your soundtrack for the day, Together We Can Change The World recorded Live with The Rogue Mystics and the first time Rilee O’Neill and I have actually performed this song together that she first recorded back when she was 11 years old or so…

Transformation Tune for Friday, Nov. 25, 2016:

That’s it. I’ve got to head out to change the oil in my car.
and while I’m at it I just might change my socks. and a few other things…

Let me know how you’re doing ok? I’d love to hear your thoughts and reactions to these RAW LIVE recordings which is a change from the studio recordings I’ve been doing…

Peace and Groovyness!

– Mark

p.s. Experiencing or expecting a change in your relationship status?

Depression ReliefMy new Course “How To Get Over A Break Up” is still free for the moment. Get it here today before we start charging for it.

A little over a week ago I was at Kim Seltzer’s, Makeover Blueprint Relationship Retreat in Las Vegas and one theme running through the 3 day event was definitely the dramatic change in the way we “do” relationships. And everywhere we look when it comes to relating, dating, and romance, change is pretty damn evident.

In one of the exercises, I counted the number of committed monogamous relationships I’d been in over my lifetime… it came out to something like 23! Holy Guacamole.

Can you say, “Serial Monogamy”? That was not me being a “player” or  promiscuous sex addict engaging in countless “random hook ups” it was me attempting to experience authentic, connection and intimacy and having it “fail” time after time…

Learning how to master relationship change with Hypnosis and NLP mind mastery tools not only helped me to USE those “failures” to grow and improve myself and to learn how to end  relationships positively and amicably, but it oftentimes KEPT ME ALIVE.

This course is basically the distillation of all of my own hard lessons along with powerful rapid change tools to literally surf the emotions and realities of modern relating… designed to help YOU navigate these shark infested relationship waters and help YOU to learn how to SURF that stuff… instead of being pounded by it.

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So git it now. Like Today. Give it a test drive. Give me some feedback. Share a testimonial so I can help more people like YOU with this stuff.

You’ve got nothing to lose by taking some ACTION NOW… Of course if you get here too late it will cost moolah. But it will be totally worth it and covered by my ironclad money back guarantee so you NEVER have anything to lose with ANY of my courses. Check it out now… “How To Get Over A Break Up”

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Filed Under: Articles, Change, Changing The World, Daily Mind Mastery Tip, Path with Heart - Massive Throbbing Vision, Relationships, Transformation

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Linda

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Experienced a total transformation…

“I went online and logged in to your course How To Get Over A Breakup and experienced a total transformation.”

Paula

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“Dear Mr. Shepard, I killed it with my speech yesterday, so thank you so much for all of your help! And thank you for adding me into the Bully Proof Teen group. I’ve been bullied myself as well so this is a good place for me to learn more. I will definitely take advantage of it. Don’t ever stop doing what you are doing!”

Hasen Khiar

Very helpful…

“The information you are providing in the “CRUSH anxiety NOW!” course is very helpful. Thanks, Mark! BTW, I love your music, too. :-)”

Beth P.

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Ian

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John B.

The program is so powerful and energetic…

“Mark provided a lot of information and tools to help me in weight loss and in all areas of my life. The program is so powerful and energetic. The camaraderie you encourage is extremely beneficial.”

Ann B.

Leaving my fears in the dust…

“It is a journey and Mark has shared a lot of great, drug free techniques that I intend to KEEP practicing as I leave my fears in the dust once and for all.”

Cheryl

I’ve been regularly using your breathing techniques…

“Hi Mark, I’ve been regularly using your breathing techniques and positive ‘why’ questions. I also bought your song ‘Arise Arise’ as it seems to really help when nervous.”

Jason

Excellent customer service

“Excellent customer service. Thanks a lot!!!!!!”

Luis C.

Honest and compassionate…

“I loved all the ‘transformation tools.’ I use them every day. I feel positive – self love. Mark worked hard and really cares about us. …very giving – honest and compassionate – thank you!”

Susan C.

One day I just stopped wanting all the sweets…

“It wasn’t an ‘instant’ fix. It took a little while but one day I just stopped wanting all the sweets that I used to crave. Now I’m drinking more water and loving my body more.”

Kay F.

Already noticing huge progress!

“I have really enjoyed watching all of your videos, and I am already noticing huge progress! I go through all of your recommended self-hypnosis on a daily basis and notice improvement each day.”

Chris

Already feel better!

“Hey, finished watching the Mojo course last night, great stuff. I already feel better!”

Todd

A miracle!

“Mark’s intensive phobia-releasing session CURED me. The ‘trigger’ no longer causes me to shake and tremble. That’s a miracle! The healing affected more than just me.”

A. Hart

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“Thank you for your work, Mark! You are a ROCKSTAR! The best kind. Full of love and life!”

Leslie M. Thornton

I’ve been applying the techniques…

“Thank you Mark! I’ve been applying the techniques you taught us last week, and DAMN, it seems to be working already (but I’m not positive yet). I also wanted to tell you that I think you’ve got a real winner in your ‘Rain’ song. Ever since I heard it, I can’t get it out of my head! You’re the Best!”

Kate

Haven’t felt this good for a long time…

“I haven’t felt this good for a long time and it’s a great feeling. I just wanted to say thank you so much and I really appreciate all your help.”

Kent

Panic attacks gone for good…

“When I woke up this morning I was thinking about my panic attacks. I could not remember that last time I had one! I used the techniques in your CRUSH Anxiety Program. Thank you so much for all your help.”

Robin

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