This is Marlene Shiple, Ph.D., the Life Coach Dr., and I am glad that you came by today to visit!  I’m pleased that you found your way to this page!

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a) Arthritis Pain … FREE!:  Heal Arthritis Naturally!
b) Hypnosis Essentials:  Power Up YOUR Life!

Learn about the special healing aspects in each of these special books today — just follow the link (click on the title, above)!

This new video is designed to help you better understand the amazing phenomenon of Hypnosis!

Hypnosis is a state of mind.  In the state of Hypnosis, your body is relaxed and your mind is alert and aware.  In this mode, your subconscious mind — the deep part of your mind — is more accessible.  Your subconscious mind accepts the affirmative statements that it is given …  it, then, carries these out when you are back in your fully-awake state.

So, what can Hypnosis be used for?  You can undergo hypnosis for weight loss, hypnosis to stop smoking, confidence hypnosis, public speaking hypnosis, anxiety hypnosis … and much, much more.  Hypnosis is GREAT for facilitating  habit change.  Would you like your life to be better?  Hypnosis is the tool to help you create this outcome!

To learn more, watch our short video:

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Life Coaching has been gaining increased popularity.  The reasons for this lie in its many benefits.  Here are a few key benefits of Life Coaching::

• Relationship interaction between you (the client) and your coach impel action.
• You set more effective goals — desirable goals that move you along, rather than goals you have to push yourself to accomplish.
• You develop additional skills … use of these lead you to even greater success.
• You take more effective, focused action immediately.
• You stop settling for what has been dragging you down.
• You create energy to carry you through getting successful results.
• You set goals that are specifically what YOU want.
• You take yourself more seriously:  You become a force to be reckoned with … by YOU!

To see if Life Coaching might be for you, can you imagine yourself enjoying these benefits?:

• Are you tired of doing what you think you “should” do, rather than something that is special and meaningful for the rest of your life?  Many people are in the same situation.  When you can’t see what this is and/or can’t find a way to reorient your life around it, a life coach can help you to do so.
• Do you recognize how simple it can be to accomplish something that several years ago seemed out of your reach?  Do you have the time and resources to invest in your growth?  More and more people feel the same.  They are using the large tool kit of their life coaches — and the process of professional life coaching — to make their dreams into reality.
• Are you beginning to recognize that greater non-tangible potentials — spiritual realities — require a place in your life?  An effective life coach can help you to better tune-in to yourself and to others.

If you answered, “yes” to any of these, Life Coaching just might be for you!  To find out for yourself, contact Dr. Shiple at (602) 266 -6662 or with a brief email to mshiple@thelifecoachdr dot com (that domain is “thelifecoachdr.com”).

Once you have decided that life coaching would benefit you, it is time to research a coach. You are looking for a “fit” a connection between you and the Life Coach whom you select.

If you know someone who is seeing, or has seen, a Life Coach and was pleased with the results and the assistance provided, you can ask him/her for a referral. If this is not available to you — or if it is not a direction you wish to pursue — other avenues exist.

1. In the Yellow Pages (physical phone book or online), find the heading that addresses the type of treatment you desire e.g., “stress management” to learn to coping skills to deal with stress; “hypnotherapy” to change destructive habits; “pain management” for handling pain-complex distress.

2. Look at the credentials of the Life Coach

• Where did s/he receive her/his schooling?
• What degree(s) has s/he earned?
• In what organizations does s/he hold membership?
• What certifications and/or licenses does s/he hold?
• How many years has s/he been in practice?

If necessary, call to get this information.

3. Consider random factors, variable among different coaches; e.g., location, convenience of appointments scheduling, cost.

4.  Taking into account #1 through #3 (above), make a list of 3-5 possible treatment professionals.

5. Talk with each Life Coach on your list. Ask about his/her treatment style. For example, does he/she mostly listen while you talk? Does he/she offer practical suggestions for change? Is homework given?

Now, for THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of your selection process, consider the following:

a. How do these responses match what you think would work best for you?

b. Pay attention to your intuition while talking with the Life Coach

• How does this Life Coach sound and feel to you?
• Do you sense that s/he would understand you and your circumstances?
• Do you sense that s/he would be able to help you?
• Do you feel that you would listen to and follow the guidance s/he gives?

Listen to your “gut feeling” and make an appointment with the Life Coach whom you feel most strongly could assist you.

Emotional eating is the act of eating not for energy or in response to feelings of hunger, but as a response to emotional feelings. The foods of choice for emotional eating tend to be junk foods or traditional “comfort foods”.

Feelings that are often responded to with emotional eating include the following:

1) Depression: Often, anger that is held inside is experienced as feeling down and depressed. Often, this goes along with the thought, “What’s the use? Who cares?” In an attempt to feel better, the person does NOT address and release the anger, rather s/he uses food as a temporary way to feel better.

2) Anger: Often, when angry at oneself or at someone else, one tends to “stuff” the anger. Rather than assertively addressing the situation and getting it handled, one uses food instead.

3) Boredom: One thinks that there is nothing worthwhile to do and nowhere interesting to go. To fill in the void, the person fills his/her time and consciousness with acts of eating.

4) Lack of Appreciation: Food can be the outlet to the disappointed feelings that result from the experience that no one notices when one excels. The tendency is to “treat” oneself with food in an effort at congratulations, even when one is not hungry.

5) Lack of Control: This feeling is the result of thinking, “Everything in my life is out of control. I feel overwhelmed! The only thing I CAN control is what and when I eat!”

If you are looking for ongoing support to get your weight under control, we can help!  We have e-classes going on RIGHT NOW to help you.  Check out our healthy weight loss program today!

Or, if you prefer a self-guided approach, we can help!  Hypnosis is a technique to get your subconscious mind working WITH YOU to successfully accomplish your goals.  We provide audio-hypnosis plus a complete workbook designed to support your weight-loss success.  Hypnosis for weight loss can end your weight struggles FOR GOOD!!

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1. MOTIVATION: To augment your success, it is essential that you really WANT to change!  The importance of this cannot be overstressed:  You are choosing to make a change in your life — this will require work and energy on your part — it is important that you end up with something that truly holds value to you.
2. OLD HABIT: Be willing to let go of what you have considered benefits of the old habit.  Write down all of the benefits you have imagined the old habit bring to you.  NOW … for each of these imagined benefits, write down at least one other — healthy, constructive, positive — manner to create each benefit.  Be creative on this:  whatever you have been telling yourself you’ve needed that old habit  for is a need that is legitimate for you. Find a beneficial way to create this benefit.  Also write this down.
3. BENEFITS OF NEW HABIT: Now, write down all the BENEFITS you can think of that you will derive from the New Habit.  Be specific … be detailed in this.  The purpose of writing down ideas is that it strengths and cements the concepts more firmly in your mind.  Read and re-read these whenever you feel your motivation (#1) starting to lag … for a speedy pick-me-up!
4. USE YOUR IMAGINATION: Imagine yourself 3 months (90 days) in the future … imagine that, at this time, you have successfully made a HABIT of your New Behavior (the behavior you have targeted to change).  Notice any/all blocks that you have had to overcome to reach this level of success.
5. RELEASE and LET GO: Let go of each of the blocks you identified in #4 (above).  To do this, bring to mind each obstacle, individually, and imagine each one — like a vapor or a mist — being blown away by the wind.  Watch, in your mind, as it disappears totally … before doing the same with the next block.
6. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE: Diligence and consistency are the keynotes for this step.  For the next 90 days, repeatedly practice the New Behavior.  Performing the New Behavior will probably seem strange to you at first; this is normal … after all, you are doing something new and doing something new usually feels very strange, at first.  Then it will begin to become easier.  Finally, it will seem totally natural to you.
7. IF YOU “SLIP“: You might find that you get distracted throughout the day and don’t remember to behave according to the New Habit (in other words, without thinking, you “forget” and fall back on the old habit).  If this happens, the very moment you realize it — and stay alert to the possibility of such forgetting — stop the old behavior, even mid-act, and immediately begin the New Behavior.  It is not a problem that you forget; the important thing is that you notice these “slips” sooner and sooner … and change to the New Behavior immediately thereafter.
8. POSITIVE THINKING: Be diligent about keeping your mind on a successful outcome.  Compliment your endeavor frequently; remind yourself, “I’m proud of you, (your name), you’re doing a GOOD JOB!  Also, frequently — many times each day during your 90 day habit-change period — repeat to yourself, with conviction and certainty:
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   I  CAN  DO  IT!!

   … and YOU CAN …  and YOU ARE!



There is an exciting, new way to look at your senior years! At the core of this outlook is the concept of you continuing to lead a meaningful life. For many years, I’ve had people come to me wanting to know their life’s purpose. These people were seeking to understand why they were alive. They desired to better comprehend the meaning of their lives — why they were here, how they could leave the world a better place, etc.

Each of these folks were in their 60′s. To a person, they expressed that they were looking at the waning years of their lives. Each was concerned about having his/her life matter, to have it mean something.

In the past, the idea was common that one’s senior years — those years after one left behind their first professional career — was a time of “retirement”. The concept Read the rest of this entry »

The following are Eight Keys to Manage Stress in your life.  Using these keys in your life will unlock your inner doors to more peace, relaxation, and longevity for you–

1.  LEARN TO RELAX:   While this may sound almost too simple for  belief, go ahead and give it careful practice.  Relaxation benefits not only your physical condition, but your mental and emotional states as well.  Experiment to discover the ways of relaxation that work best for you.

2.  BREATHE DEEPLY & RHYTHMICALLY:  Breathing … now how tough is that?  You may find it surprising that many people do not breathe in a relaxing, stress-reducing way.  Stress-reduction breathing is deep and regular, with the inhale and exhale approximately the same length.  Often people breathe shallowly, or unevenly, or they hold their breath.  If you start to pay attention to others’ breathing patterns, you can easily see this.  If you start to pay attention to YOUR OWN breathing patterns, you can easily become aware of this, too.  Breath draws in vital oxygen, which is required by each cell to stay strong and healthy.  It strengthens your physical, mental and emotion energy.  It allows you to “let go” of tension and pressure.  Your breathing is a physiological function that is with you each and every moment … and breathing deeply, in an unstressed fashion, costs you nothing — it is free!

3.  FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE:  When a situation occurs, concentrate on all of the positive interpretations Read the rest of this entry »

Fear is an amazing feeling! It has significant power over our thoughts, feelings and actions. It takes on a “life of its own” and makes it appear as though we have lost the discerning power of choice in a situation. Fear can completely rule a person’s life.

So … why is it so amazing, you might be asking?

It has been said that, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” This is quite true, for fear is of our own making. Then, it spreads like wildfire!

How does fear really work? First of all, each of us creates a thought. At this juncture, it is a neutral thought. After creating this thought, we then determine that we are afraid about this thought. So, now the emotion of fear is linked to the idea/thought that we created. Read the rest of this entry »