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In this episode, we bring back Dr Paulina Trevena to further discuss her work and experiences within the worlds of aphantasia, hypnosis, and mental health. Paulina has aphantasia, SDAM, and ADHD. She tells us about how she discovered aphantasia and how she got into hypnotherapy. We talk about how other internal senses can play a role in hypnosis, how she tried to develop the perfect hypnosis protocol for people with aphantasia, the links between aphantasia and mental health, FOMO, spreading awareness, and more.

Dr Paulina Trevena is a hypnotherapist, wellbeing consultant and researcher. After years of working in academia, Paulina discovered the world of hypnosis and was hooked! This led her to train as a hypnotherapist – which due to her aphantasia was not without its challenges! Paulina now does research into an supports people with aphantasia. She is on a mission to find the best workarounds for aphantasic clients and raise awareness of aphantasia in the therapy & wellbeing world. Paulina loves exploring imagination differences and connecting with fellow aphantasics so you’re welcome to join her free community group on FB: ‘Aphantasia World with Dr Paulina Trevena’.

To connect with her or book a hypnotherapy consultation, go to her website: www.paulinatrevena.com

To check out her work and resources on aphantasia: https://linktr.ee/paulinatrevena

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In this episode, we bring back several guests to participate in some hypnosis processes and protocols to explore how aphantasia and visualization interplay with different hypnosis techniques. 3 people with aphantasia and 3 visualizers are guided through two different hypnosis protocols by hypnotherapist, Dr Paulina Trevena, and we discuss our experiences.

Dr Paulina Trevena is a hypnotherapist, wellbeing consultant and researcher. After years of working in academia, Paulina discovered the world of hypnosis and was hooked! This led her to train as a hypnotherapist – which due to her aphantasia was not without its challenges! Paulina now does research into an supports people with aphantasia. She is on a mission to find the best workarounds for aphantasic clients and raise awareness of aphantasia in the therapy & wellbeing world. Paulina loves exploring imagination differences and connecting with fellow aphantasics so you’re welcome to join her free community group on FB: ‘Aphantasia World with Dr Paulina Trevena’.

To connect with her or book a hypnotherapy consultation, go to her website: www.paulinatrevena.com

To check out her work and resources on aphantasia: https://linktr.ee/paulinatrevena

Interested in aphantasia? Join Paulina’s FB group! @Aphantasia World with Dr Paulina Trevena https://www.facebook.com/groups/aphantasiaworld/

Support the show

Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia

You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia

Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/

We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially:
• Go to https://podcast.discoveringyourmind.com/ and become a monthly donor.
• Make a donation with https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shanesbrain
• Purchase t-shirts and books on https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/

Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here:
https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia

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In this episode we discover how Lindsay Rice's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Lindsay is a 3rd grade teacher / presenter with ADHD, autism, and aphantasia. We agree that this is kind of a weird subject to try and talk about and it's difficult to get anywhere concrete with trying to understand someone else's internal mind experience. She has a mind's ear but only hears her own voice in her head. She experiences what she calls "webbed thinking", reads out loud to retain the information better, and, other than one specific nightmare, her dreams are like audio books.

Find out more about Lindsay and her work...

https://dear-neurotypical-adult.blogspot.com/

Lindsay.rowley27@gmail.com

https://www.sparklaunch.org/

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Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/

We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially:
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In this episode we discover how Isaac Mathew's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Isaac is a musician who can visualize and hear in his mind. It's interesting to hear how much of his song writing is coming from his mind and how much is coming from his physical hands on a physical guitar. Effort plays a big role in how well he can visualize and hold the images, when he reads, he hears the narration in a soft, clear woman's voice, and his answer to the question about what he would do if he woke up with aphantasia is pretty powerful.

Check out Isaac's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@worldviewconnections4255/playlists

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Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia

You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia

Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/

We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially:
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Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here:
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In this episode I talk with Dawn Rossbach who is a very talented artist who has aphantasia and SDAM. We note that some folks assume that people with aphantasia cannot be artists. We discuss why this is not the case, and what Dawn's personal experiences with art are like. We talk about Dawn's recent grant project that revolves around art and aphantasia and how she is hoping that it brings more awareness about the condition. We also discover that she would make a terrible court witness, audio books help her retain the story better, and she's terrible at reciting the alphabet backwards.

To learn and see more about Dawn's art and projects, see below:

Personal Web Site https://dawnrossbach.com/
Artist Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100047851342919

Artist Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawnrossbach/

Gallery Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/studio176.gallery

Gallery Business Website - https://sites.google.com/studio-176.com/studio-176/home

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In part 2 with Kristen Erickson she continues to boggle my mind because the way she describes her experiences really does sound like she can visualize to me. For example, her "imagination" or whatever it is, is in 3D. How can something that isn't there have dimension? And when we get into the other senses, it's just as confusing. However, when she talks about her dreams, it becomes more clear to me that although her aphantasia experience is wildly different than mine, she does have it and I think that discovering and exploring some of the vast differences among people with aphantasia is pretty damn cool.

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In this episode I talk with Kristen Erickson who has aphantasia but her experiences with it seem very different than mine. In fact, based on the way she describes her experiences, I would never guess she had aphantasia. We talk about how words are a tricky obstacle when trying to describe our experience, how important it is to try and understand others experiences, how visualizing or not visualizing can affect education, counseling, playing chess, and more.

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Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia

You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia

Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/

We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially:
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In this episode, we have several guests from many different backgrounds and experience to explore how aphantasia and visualization interplay with the education system. Join Sarah, Dawn, Chantelle, Stacey, Marika, Lindsay, Kristin, and myself as we discuss the challenges associated with spreading awareness, implementing change, and other interesting issues surrounding aphantasia, visualization, and education.

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Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature picture, and the carnival picture. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/aphantasia

You could be on the podcast with YouPhantasia! Record and submit your input. https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/youphantasia

Join our Discovering Your Mind Facebook group and participate in discussions, questions, and more. https://www.facebook.com/groups/316476481204107/

We appreciate your support! Here are 3 easy ways you can support the show financially:
• Go to https://podcast.discoveringyourmind.com/ and become a monthly donor.
• Make a donation with https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shanesbrain
• Purchase t-shirts and books on https://www.shanesbraindomain.com/

Purchase the book, Aphantasia and Beyond, here:
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