101 Ashlea Dillard: Hypnotherapy, Regressions, & Ketamine Therapy Explained

Ashlea Dillard is a firefighter/paramedic turned hypnotherapist, ketamine-assisted therapist, neurosomatics practitioner, and Licensed Professional Counselor(LPC). The wear-and-tear of being a firefighter was taking it’s toll on Ashlea, at a time when she was already pursuing her graduate education in the mental health space, and it took her down an entirely different path. We delved into hypnotism and hypnotherapy, what percentage of the population can be hypnotized, how hypnosis sessions work, regression therapy, epigenetics, and generational trauma, neurosomatics, the limbic system, fight or flight, why reprogramming the nervous system is critical when addressing mental health challenges, psychedelic therapies and plant medicines, ketamine-assisted therapy, and so much more. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction & Meet Ashley Dillard 01:24 Leaving Firefighting After 10 Years 03:48 Burnout, Compassion Fatigue & Quality of Life 06:02 “You’re Not Gonna Make It” 06:46 Transitioning Into Mental Health 08:51 Disconnecting From Your Humanity to Survive 11:27 Ketamine & Psychedelic Assisted Therapies 14:00 First Responder Culture & Coping 18:22 Getting Into Hypnotherapy 29:25 Understanding Regression 32:07 Ashley’s Personal Regression Experience 35:49 Regression, Early Memories & Grief 40:24 The Nervous System & Survival 53:06 Understanding the Nervous System 1:03:51 Psychedelic Assisted Work 1:25:14 Working With Veterans 1:28:00 Final Thoughts & Closing You can find Ashley in the following places: Website: https://ashleadillard.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCb_NKej6NBIiZm_xZLTjhng Website: zachtidwell.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556533676388 Instagram: @ZachCTidwell LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-tidwell-9076852ab/ X: @ZachCTidwell Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-in-blind-with-zach-tidwell/id1787306128 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/51IxT43v95otwaXDkyr6FW #firefighter #firstresponders #mentalhealth #trauma #hypnotherapy #GIB #GoingInBlind