Ep 179: The Metaphoric Two Step

What if you could transform a hard, spinning, overwhelming emotion into something useful — in as little as thirty seconds? This episode teaches exactly that.The Metaphoric Two-Step is a tool rooted in Marie's training as a hypnotist, and it's applicable to anyone at any age. It's how she helped her son navigate panic attacks around bullying in kindergarten. It's what left her mom — a retired therapist who literally wrote her thesis on the use of metaphor in psychology — completely astounded. And it's a practice Marie returns to again and again to clear her emotional space so her mind can follow.What you'll learn in this episode:Why dropping into your body first thing in the morning — before trying to "fix" your mindset — is the move that actually worksHow emotions carry data, and what you miss when you shove them down or act them out instead of feeling themThe 90-second practice for sensing where an emotion lives in your body and using metaphor to understand it more deeplyHow metaphor allows the brain to access both hemispheres, decreasing anxiety and lowering resistance to the emotional state Why allowing emotions should be followed by alchemizing them into something that serves you How to use visualization to transform that metaphor into something more helpful — a keystone image you can return to anytime, anywhereHow to anchor that image to invoke it and change your emotional state at any time you need to Why this tool works for kids, adults, seasoned therapists, and everyone in between. (And yes — it's a little bit like the Boggart in Harry Potter. If you know, you know.)Mentioned in this episode:The Metaphoric Two-Step tool (from Marie's hypnosis training)Harry Potter — the Boggart sceneReady to go deeper?The Moxie Mastermind is enrolling for the September cohort now. Find the application at dothebloom.com.How to connect with Marie:On the Web | The Local BloomInstagram: @the.bloom.coachAll Things Marie on LinkTreeJOIN THE BLOOM ROOM!We'll take all these ideas and apply them to our lives. Follow me on Instagram at @the.bloom.coach to learn more and snag a spot in my group coaching program!