Why your fear is a lie (and how to fix it) - Hardwired to Rise!
Rapid Change Hypnosis
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Why do we hold back when we know we’re capable of more?
Hypnotherapist and author Amy Koford joins Graeme Wood on Beyond the Couch to explore fear, limiting beliefs, self-sabotage and confidence ahead of her Hardwired to Rise presentation at the UK Hypnosis Convention.
Amy explains her distinction between fear that helps keep us safe and fear that limits our choices. We discuss the fear of failure, worrying about what others think, the belief that “I’m not good enough,” and why success itself can sometimes feel daunting.
Amy also shares how she approaches these patterns in hypnotherapy, what changed her own relationship with self-criticism, and practical ideas from her book Hardwired to Rise, including questions she uses to put stress into perspective.
In this conversation:
Why someone can feel stuck without recognising fear
How experiences can shape beliefs about ourselves
Hypnotherapy, emotional responses and reframing
Self-love, confidence and fear of success
Everyday ways to respond to stress
What fear or limiting belief would you most like to leave behind? Share your thoughts in the comments.
*UK Hypnosis Convention*
📅 13–15 November 2026 📍 Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel
Tickets: https://ukhypnosisconvention.co.uk/bu...
🎙️ *Beyond the Couch with Graeme Wood*
If you're a hypnotherapist, therapist, coach or simply curious about hypnosis and lasting behavioural change, subscribe to Beyond the Couch for more conversations with leading practitioners from the world of hypnosis and therapy.
@rapidchangehypnosis
https://www.rapidchangehypnosis.co.uk
Connect with Amy:
https://www.amykoford.com/
Facebook: amythehappyhypnotist
#BeyondTheCouch #AmyKoford #HardwiredToRise #Hypnotherapy #OvercomingFear #LimitingBeliefs #SelfSabotage #Confidence #UKHypnosisConvention
Ten questions this episode answers
1. Why do people feel stuck even when they want to change?
2. What is the difference between useful fear and fear that holds us back?
3. Can fear of failure cause self-sabotage?
4. Where do limiting beliefs come from?
5. How might hypnotherapy help someone respond differently to an old fear?
6. Why are some people afraid of success?
7. How does fear of what others think affect confidence?
8. Can self-criticism become a habit?
9. What can you do when stress begins to build?
10. What is the first step towards feeling more capable than your fear?
00:00 Can hypnosis help change your relationship with fear?
00:23 Meet Amy Koford, the Happy Hypnotist
01:04 Why Amy is presenting at the UK Hypnosis Convention
04:03 Are we hardwired to rise or to fear?
04:59 Necessary fear and unnecessary fear
07:29 Are fears learned or instinctive?
08:15 Why Amy sees fear behind many common struggles
09:28 Feeling stuck without knowing why
10:09 How experiences can shape limiting beliefs
12:19 Why do we self-sabotage?
14:39 Amy’s hypnotherapy approach to fear
15:48 Can hypnosis “rewire” the mind?
17:31 Self-criticism, self-love and confidence
21:57 Why might someone fear success?
23:26 Exercises from Hardwired to Rise
25:06 Amy’s everyday approach to stress
27:34 Choosing possibility when fear holds you back
29:41 Where to begin if fear is holding you back
34:14 Quick-fire questions: fear, belief and “not good enough”
38:21 Where to find Amy and her book
39:22 Amy’s UK Hypnosis Convention presentation
40:18 Closing thoughts
Why your fear is a lie (and how to fix it) - Hardwired to Rise!
Rapid Change Hypnosis
9 views
Why do we hold back when we know we’re capable of more?
Hypnotherapist and author Amy Koford joins Graeme Wood on Beyond the Couch to explore fear, limiting beliefs, self-sabotage and confidence ahead of her Hardwired to Rise presentation at the UK Hypnosis Convention.
Amy explains her distinction between fear that helps keep us safe and fear that limits our choices. We discuss the fear of failure, worrying about what others think, the belief that “I’m not good enough,” and why success itself can sometimes feel daunting.
Amy also shares how she approaches these patterns in hypnotherapy, what changed her own relationship with self-criticism, and practical ideas from her book Hardwired to Rise, including questions she uses to put stress into perspective.
In this conversation:
Why someone can feel stuck without recognising fear
How experiences can shape beliefs about ourselves
Hypnotherapy, emotional responses and reframing
Self-love, confidence and fear of success
Everyday ways to respond to stress
What fear or limiting belief would you most like to leave behind? Share your thoughts in the comments.
*UK Hypnosis Convention*
📅 13–15 November 2026 📍 Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel
Tickets: https://ukhypnosisconvention.co.uk/bu...
🎙️ *Beyond the Couch with Graeme Wood*
If you're a hypnotherapist, therapist, coach or simply curious about hypnosis and lasting behavioural change, subscribe to Beyond the Couch for more conversations with leading practitioners from the world of hypnosis and therapy.
@rapidchangehypnosis
https://www.rapidchangehypnosis.co.uk
Connect with Amy:
https://www.amykoford.com/
Facebook: amythehappyhypnotist
#BeyondTheCouch #AmyKoford #HardwiredToRise #Hypnotherapy #OvercomingFear #LimitingBeliefs #SelfSabotage #Confidence #UKHypnosisConvention
Ten questions this episode answers
1. Why do people feel stuck even when they want to change?
2. What is the difference between useful fear and fear that holds us back?
3. Can fear of failure cause self-sabotage?
4. Where do limiting beliefs come from?
5. How might hypnotherapy help someone respond differently to an old fear?
6. Why are some people afraid of success?
7. How does fear of what others think affect confidence?
8. Can self-criticism become a habit?
9. What can you do when stress begins to build?
10. What is the first step towards feeling more capable than your fear?
00:00 Can hypnosis help change your relationship with fear?
00:23 Meet Amy Koford, the Happy Hypnotist
01:04 Why Amy is presenting at the UK Hypnosis Convention
04:03 Are we hardwired to rise or to fear?
04:59 Necessary fear and unnecessary fear
07:29 Are fears learned or instinctive?
08:15 Why Amy sees fear behind many common struggles
09:28 Feeling stuck without knowing why
10:09 How experiences can shape limiting beliefs
12:19 Why do we self-sabotage?
14:39 Amy’s hypnotherapy approach to fear
15:48 Can hypnosis “rewire” the mind?
17:31 Self-criticism, self-love and confidence
21:57 Why might someone fear success?
23:26 Exercises from Hardwired to Rise
25:06 Amy’s everyday approach to stress
27:34 Choosing possibility when fear holds you back
29:41 Where to begin if fear is holding you back
34:14 Quick-fire questions: fear, belief and “not good enough”
38:21 Where to find Amy and her book
39:22 Amy’s UK Hypnosis Convention presentation
40:18 Closing thoughts