A Hypnotherapist on... How To Set The Past Down

Sleep Magic: Sleep Hypnosis & Meditation for Sleep Podcast

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Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

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🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Enjoy these bitesize episodes where we highlight some of Jessica’s most transformative insights. Tonight, Jessica explores how much power the past can hold over us - and how learning to set it down can bring real peace. To hear more on this topic, and experience a soothing hypnosis designed to help you let go and rest deeply, just search “Sleep Magic - Set The Past Down For Deeper Sleep." Want more Sleep Magic? Join Sleep Magic Premium ✨ Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus all episodes ad-free, access to Jessica's complete back catalog of over 60 episodes, and show your support to Jessica. To Subscribe 🪄 Apple Podcast listeners, just join using the prompts on the show page. All other listeners, subscribe via Supercast using this link https://sleepmagic.supercast.com/. Spread the Magic: Love the Sleep Magic Podcast? Please subscribe & leave a review ⭐️ Feedback: How are we doing with Sleep Magic? Click here to let us know 🙌 Stay Social: Keep up with Jessica and share your thoughts by following us on Instagram: @sleepiestapp TikTok:@sleepmagicjess About Sleep Magic ✨ Sleep Magic ✨ is a podcast from the creators of Sleep Wave, and hosted by hypnotherapist Jessica Porter.Sleep magic harnesses the power of Hypnosis to help you fall into a deep, restorative sleep easily, just like magic. Beyond helping you drift off into a deep sleep, Jessica will also spend time talking about all the different things that go into being, well, human! From releasing worries to building self-love, she’ll dive deep into how we can improve our relationship with ourselves, as well as our sleep, one night at a time. Looking for the brands I mention on the show? You’ll find all the latest sponsor links and offers right here : https://lnk.to/sleepmagic ✨ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I know this is stating the obvious, but the past is over.
0:18.1	Okay, I'll backtrack.
0:20.3	I've done hypnotherapy with a lot of people, and I've been on the receiving end of good
0:24.7	hypnotherapy, and I'm amazed by how governed we all are by the past.
0:31.1	In fact, the past seems to be both our greatest gift and our biggest problem. Which makes sense.
0:38.3	I mean, the past is what makes us who we are,
0:41.2	the things we've learned, the love we've received,
0:44.5	the positive experiences we've had.
0:46.9	They're the major building blocks of ourselves,
0:50.5	and they help us to build our futures.
0:54.0	But the unpleasant experiences, the scary experiences,
0:58.6	instead of supporting us, they can hold us in their grip.
1:02.9	And they try to hold us back.
1:06.4	But the past is over.
1:10.6	And I know that sounds easy to say and totally logical to understand,
1:15.2	but our nervous systems don't quite get it.
1:20.7	The past is totally over.
1:26.2	Like the vast majority of it couldn't happen again even if we did everything in our power
1:32.3	to reproduce it. I couldn't shove you back into a 12-year-old body and put you back in middle school
1:39.3	with every resource on the planet.
1:48.4	A billionaire couldn't do it, your grandmother couldn't do it,
1:54.5	even whatever we call God or source or the universe, couldn't do it.
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