Tom is a successful businessman who enjoys his work and his relationships. He has never felt the need for psychotherapy — he has never experienced psychiatric symptoms. But when he heard about the Inner Guide, he was intrigued. He sensed it might help him.
He began practicing self-hypnosis — the method through which the Inner Guide does its work — and several weeks in, something began to shift.
A Father Who Was Pushing Too Hard
Tom had pushed his children to excel at school to increase their chances of getting into top colleges. His Inner Guide showed him that this had been counterproductive — it was simply making them anxious. He began to see them differently: intelligent, creative, loving, funny. Wonderful, just as they were.
One of his sons had a learning disability. Despite years of tutoring, his progress had been slow. Tom had been impatient, willing his son to catch up. Then one day during self-hypnosis, as he was thinking about his son, he felt an intense sadness. He realized that his son might never be able to read and do math as competently as others. And then, following that sadness, something even more powerful: a fierce love and compassion for his son, and a determination to support him in finding his own way in the world. His son might need to take an unconventional path — but he could still have a deeply rewarding life.
Tom had not arrived at this through advice or reflection. Others had commented on his parenting, but their words hadn't landed. His Inner Guide worked differently — not through words, but through feelings powerful enough to shift and be transformative, something that advice never could.
What This Story Tells Us
Many parents push their children without realizing the pressure they are creating. There are many motivations— competition with their friends and acquaintances, fear about whether their children will be able to succeed in life, or the projection of their own ambitions onto their children. What feels like encouragement to the parent can feel like pressure to the child.
Your Inner Guide understands these motivations — even when you don't. It can gently surface the truth about what your child actually needs from you. And it can do this not through words, but through feelings powerful enough to change you in ways that advice never could.
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