Elephant and Kiwi - from functioning to feeling - Nervous System, Awareness, Emotional Patterns

What happens when a deeply driven, successful woman finally stops managing her story – and lets her subconscious show her what's really underneath it?In this episode, I talk with Kristina Wischnowsky, founder of Yoga to Transform and a personal trainer and Ayurveda wellness coach who works with women over 35 ready to reconnect with their bodies. Kristina and I have known each other for years – she was my yoga teacher long before we became something more unusual: collaboration partners in a hypnosis-for-personal-training swap.We talk about her own path from burnout and chronic fatigue into yoga, and later into personal training and Ayurveda. But the heart of this conversation is what she discovered after a year and a half of regular hypnosis sessions – including a lifelong belief she didn't even know she was carrying: "There's something wrong with me."This episode covers:– What Kristina expected hypnosis to be – stage shows, "going under" – versus what it actually felt like: lucid, conscious, and deeply surprising– How subconscious patterns and inner child beliefs can quietly run a person's business, relationships, and self-worth without them realizing it– The moment a single session dissolved a core belief about not fitting in – and what self-abandonment looked like underneath her high-functioning, driven exterior– Why ancestral healing and inherited family patterns came up in her sessions, and how Ayurveda also speaks to digesting the stories of the generations before us– What it means to surrender control and let the subconscious lead, instead of staying stuck "rehashing" the same conscious storyKristina's own words: "I think it's a really deep form of therapy – incredibly transformational. I'm surprised at where we go."I'm Eva, hypnosis coach, and I support women in moving from functioning to feeling – back to themselves, with more ease and less inner resistance.🧘‍♀️ Yoga to Transform → www.yogatotransform.com🌿 Yin & Pin Live ( where we first met) → yogatotransform.com/yin-and-pin-live📱 Follow Kristina → https://www.instagram.com/yogatotransformhttps://www.facebook.com/yogatotransform🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@yogatotransform5843🎙️ Her podcast → Spotify Link#SubconsciousHealing #InnerChild #AncestralHealing #TraumaPatterns #EmotionalResilience #SelfAbandonment #NervousSystem #HighFunctioningAnxiety #HypnosisCoach #YogaToTransform #WomenSupportingWomen #MentalHealth #PersonalTransformation

You function. You care. You manage.And somewhere along the way, you stopped making the list yourself.In this episode I talk about self-love – not the bubble bath version, but the real one. The kind that's missing when your inner critic is louder than anything else. The kind that's missing when you knew you wanted to say no – and said yes anyway.Self-love is often confused with selfishness. It isn't. It's also not self-sacrifice. It sits right in between – and for many women, it's the missing foundation underneath everything else.This episode covers:– What self-love actually is – and what it definitely is not– How a lack of self-love shows up in daily life: the inner critic, self-abandonment, people pleasing, high-functioning exhaustion– Why our nervous system often experiences self-love as unsafe– The Best Friend Test – a simple tool you can use right now– How emotional patterns and early experiences shape our inner relationship with ourselves– The role of the subconscious, stress response and nervous system in lasting self-worth– And why the treasure isn't gone – just buriedSelf-love isn't a destination you arrive at once. It's a path – and sometimes it helps to have someone walk it with you.I'm Eva, hypnosis coach, and I support women in moving from functioning to feeling – back to themselves, with more ease and less inner resistance.📺 Follow me on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@elephantandkiwi📖 Read the full article on Substack → https://elephantandkiwi.substack.com/p/you-take-care-of-everyone-except?r=7p3jgq📩 Book a free discovery call → https://zcal.co/elephantandkiwi/20min#SelfLove #SelfAbandonment #EmotionalResilience #NervousSystem #EmotionalPatterns #Overwhelm #Exhaustion #InnerCritic #PeoplePleasing #HighFunctioningAnxiety #Subconscious #InnerChild #SomaticHealing #HypnosisCoach #MentalHealth

Your brain is not working against you. It's working with outdated information.Every emotional pattern that keeps coming back. Every reaction that arrives faster than your conscious mind. The exhaustion that has settled in so deeply it feels normal. The self-abandonment so familiar you barely notice it anymore.It all makes sense – once you understand how the subconscious actually works.In this episode I talk about neuroplasticity and what it really means for you. Namely this: change is always possible. Not through willpower, not through more discipline – but by working where emotional patterns are actually stored.I hear this again and again from women who come to me: "I know I have the pattern – I just can't get out of it." That's exactly what this episode is about.We talk about:– Neuroplasticity and why "that's just how I am" is not the truth– How your brain stores solutions – and why it can be so stubborn about them– The role of beliefs, nervous system responses and the subconscious– Why feelings are the real key to lasting change– And how hypnosis works directly with automatic patternsWhether it's perfectionism, people-pleasing, self-abandonment or the feeling of running permanently on autopilot – the underlying structure is often the same. And it can change.I'm Eva, hypnosis coach, and I support women in moving from functioning to feeling – back to themselves, with more ease and less inner resistance.📺 This episode is also available on YouTube → https://youtu.be/GMgTkCy2ekw📖 Read the full article on Substack → https://elephantandkiwi.substack.com/📩 Book a discovery call → https://zcal.co/elephantandkiwi/20min

In this episode, I talk about how I process grief, not in a theoretical way, but through a self‑hypnosis session that took me back almost 30 years. I explain how grief is stored in the subconscious mind, why we often function instead of feel, and how emotional patterns, the nervous system, and memory interact. If you’re trying to process your own grief or sense that something inside you is stuck, this episode offers an honest look into the inner processes that make healing possible.If you do need support, contact [email protected]

We repeat old patterns even when they hurt, not because we’re weak, but because our nervous system is wired for familiarity. In this episode, we explore why emotional triggers, stress and past experiences keep pulling you back into the same loops, and what actually helps you break them.Topics: patterns, nervous system, trauma responses, emotional triggers, change, healingGet yourself a free mp3 self-hypnosis www.elephantandkiwi.com/landing

You’re doing everything right — taking time for yourself, getting things done — and still something feels off.In this episode, we talk about stress, overwhelm, low energy, brain fog, and the subtle signs that you’re slipping back into functioning mode instead of feeling connected to yourself.I share a recent personal experience of emotional exhaustion and nervous system dysregulation — and the 3 signs that showed me something wasn’t right:low energybrain foglosing motivationIf you’ve been feeling tired, disconnected, or stuck in stress and overwhelm, this episode will help you recognise these patterns earlier and reconnect with yourself in a way that actually works.→ Free self-hypnosis (nervous system reset):www.elephantandkiwi.com/landing

You don’t become a different person when you walk into the office.The patterns you struggle with at home — stress, low self‑worth, overwhelm, emotional tension — show up at work in more socially acceptable ways.If you avoid conflict in relationships, you’ll avoid difficult conversations with colleagues.If you struggle with self‑worth privately, it affects visibility, confidence and performance professionally.In this episode, we explore how subconscious beliefs, stress patterns, and nervous system dysregulation shape your behaviour at work — often without you realising it.You’ll learn:• How subconscious beliefs affect performance• Why burnout is often emotional, not organisational• How childhood patterns show up as workplace stress• How hypnosis and nervous system regulation create lasting changeIf you’ve ever wondered, “Why do I react like this at work?”, this episode will help you understand the deeper patterns behind stress, overwhelm and emotional exhaustion — and how to shift them.→ More info:www.elephantandkiwi.com/workplace-hypnosis→ Free self‑hypnosis (nervous system reset):www.elephantandkiwi.com/landingKeywords: workplace stress, subconscious beliefs, self‑worth at work, burnout, hypnosis, professional growth, nervous system regulation

Change becomes exhausting when we try to force it.In this episode, we explore why change often feels like a constant struggle and how it becomes possible when we include the whole system: the body, the subconscious mind, and the nervous system.Using the example of dieting and lifestyle change, we look at:• why working with the body alone isn’t enough• how the subconscious mind and nervous system regulation influence behaviour• why ignoring inner safety leads to self‑sabotage • how a holistic approach creates sustainable, long‑term changeThis episode invites a gentler, more integrated view of change, one that doesn’t rely on discipline, but on understanding your internal patterns and emotional safety.Perfect for you if:• you’ve tried to change habits again and again• you feel stuck despite “doing everything right”• you’re tired of fighting yourself• you’re curious about subconscious, trauma‑informed, or nervous‑system‑based changeA grounded perspective on sustainable change, personal growth, and the deeper patterns that shape your behaviour.→ Free self‑hypnosis (nervous system reset):www.elephantandkiwi.com/landingKeywords: holistic change, subconscious mind, nervous system regulation, sustainable change, self‑sabotage, hypnosis, trauma‑informed coaching, personal growth, body and mindCheck out my website for more details or follow me on social mediaWebsiteInstagramFacebook

Where do emotions actually live, and how do we recognise them in the body?In this episode, we explore the idea of an emotion map: how feelings show up physically, how the nervous system shapes emotional perception, and why so many of us struggle to sense emotions clearly.We talk about:• where emotions are felt and sensed in the body• how somatic awareness helps us understand feelings• why emotional awareness often gets blocked• how we can help children (and ourselves) build a healthier relationship with emotionsThis episode is an invitation to move away from analysing emotions, and toward gently sensing them through the body, the nervous system, and subtle internal cues.Perfect for you if you:• feel disconnected from your emotions• understand feelings intellectually but don’t feel them• want a body‑based, nervous‑system‑informed approach• are curious how emotional awareness can be taught early and safelyA calm, grounding episode about emotional awareness, somatic sensing, and understanding emotions beyond labels.→ Free self‑hypnosis (nervous system reset):www.elephantandkiwi.com/landingKeywords: emotion map, emotions in the body, emotional awareness, nervous system, somatic awareness, body‑based healing, feelings and sensations, trauma‑informed work, emotional regulation, intuitionww.w.elephantandkiwi.comInstagram

What if one single word could help you reflect on the past year — and gently guide the next one?In this short, final episode of the year, I introduce the Word of the Year practice: a simple yet powerful way to look back, gain clarity, and set an intention for what’s ahead — without pressure, resolutions, or rigid goals.This method is especially helpful if you:feel tired of goal-settingwant a softer, more intuitive way to reflectcrave clarity without overthinkingwant direction that feels aligned, not forcedYour word becomes a quiet anchor — something you return to throughout the year when decisions feel unclear.🎧 A short, grounded episode to close the year with intention and open the next with clarity.Find more about me here