Can Hypnosis Really Rewire Your Brain?

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

4.9 • 21.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Hypnosis is not just swinging watches, stage magic, or Scooby Doo fodder - it's a tool we can all use to help rewire our brains. This week, JVN talks with Melissa Tiers, founder of The Center for Integrative Hypnosis in New York City. Melissa is a hypnotist whose work spans decades and has helped people effectively rewire their brains for the better. We're talking about self-hypnosis techniques, debunking misconceptions, and the mass hypnosis plaguing us all. BIO: Melissa Tiers is the founder of The Center for Integrative Hypnosis in New York City and co-founder of the Ethical Coaching Collective. She’s an award-winning author, coach, and hypnosis trainer known for blending neuroscience and mind-body techniques to help people create lasting change. Melissa has received the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association’s Pen & Quill Award three times and the National Guild of Hypnotists President’s Award for excellence in her field. Her work has been featured in Marie Claire and More Magazine, and she has spoken at international hypnosis conferences across the U.S., U.K., and Europe. Melissa is also the author of several books, including Integrative Hypnosis and Keeping the Brain in Mind. Melissa’s free class - Emotional First Aid: Free Training for the Resistance Full Getting Better Video Episodes now available on YouTube. Follow Melissa Tiers on Instagram @melissatiers Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn Follow Jonathan on Instagram @jvn Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive BTS content, extra interviews, and much much more - check it out here: www.patreon.com/jvn Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support: Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Better Babes, I'm Jonathan Van Ness and welcome to getting better.
0:03.0	Do you have any habits that you just cannot seem to break or areas in your life where you feel really stuck and you keep bumping your head up against it, but it's just not getting any better?
0:12.0	Honey, hypnotherapy could be the thing for you.
0:15.0	Is it the thing for you?
0:17.0	We're going to find out today.
0:18.0	We've all been told, just have more willpower. But neuroscience
0:21.8	shows our brains are wired for shortcuts, which is why quitting smoking, facing a phobia, or
0:27.5	breaking free from late night TikTok doom scrolling can feel impossible. That's where today's guest
0:32.8	comes in. Melissa Tears is the founder of the Center for Integrative Hypnosis in New York City and co-founder
0:38.8	of the Ethical Coaching Collective. She's an award-winning hypnotherapist, author, and trainer,
0:44.2	who blends neuroscience with mind-body techniques to help people create lasting change.
0:49.5	Come on, change! She's won multiple international awards, written books like integrative hypnosis and
0:56.4	keeping the brain in mind, and is taught across the U.S., UK, and Europe. In 2025, with the
1:02.2	World Health Organization reporting record high anxiety rates, new studies linking tech addiction
1:07.5	to rising insomnia, and the Surgeon General calling out stress as a
1:11.5	national epidemic. This conversation could not have come at a better time. Hypnosis has helped
1:16.8	millions of people heal, and it's a legitimate tool that we should all know more about. So today,
1:21.7	we're asking how hypnosis can literally help us rewire our brains and help you break free from fear and build
1:28.5	better habits with the fabulous Melissa Tears. And if you love our conversation with Melissa,
1:34.5	there's more of that came from over on our Patreon. So be sure to check us out there.
1:40.0	Melissa, thanks for coming on getting better. My pleasure. Queen, I think in this world, we need more tools and more resources to heal.
1:47.3	We need them more at our disposal.
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