Clint Matheny

Sigmund’s Psychoanalytic Couch Sigmund Freud got two things right: almost all adult psychological problems are rooted in childhood and he allowed his clients to avoid making eye to eye contact during the therapy session by placing himself behind the client. When you require the client to maintain the western social norm …

In 2017, psychotherapist and EMDR trainer Philip Manfield developed a new trauma procedure that he calls, “The Flash Technique” (FT). This technique is easy to learn and doesn’t require consciously reliving traumatic memories, unlike EMDR or Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy. The Flash Technique enables trauma processing without triggering distress. This …

“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” — Confucius Have you given personal advice by starting your sentence with, “If I were you?” “If I were you”, I would have your emotions, the same body, and the same personal history. In other …

This is a 6-minute video on why you voted as you did in the 2024 election: “Sorting for Self” vs. “Sorting for Others” has offered me valuable insights into how individuals process information, make decisions, or and relate to the world around them. After reading this post, you will become …

For over forty years I have worked with hundreds of people to eliminate their fear of flying. More than likely if you are reading this post, you can not imagine being relaxed in a seat on an airliner. You are not alone and you are putting yourself under unnecessary stress. …

  Over the course of my 80-year lifetime, I’ve recovered two deeply repressed traumatic memories. The first emerged from an event when I was just four years old: https://clintmatheny.com/my-childhood-repressed-trauma-how-clean-language-therapy-helped-me/ This story describes how the second repressed traumatic memory was triggered and resurfaced three decades after the event. I was an …

This is a 5-minute video overview of the negative placebo effect:   Doctors, in their unique role, possess the ability to cast spells—not with wands, but with words. Their dialogue, delivered in the clinical sanctity of examination rooms, wields immense power. Patients, in their most vulnerable state, hang on every …

This is a 4-minute video introduction to the power of your mind to heal your mindbody:   For over 40-years I have been facilitating what some would call as, “ miracles”. I have always taken exception to that word, because it infers that these healings are unusual or magical. Most …

Hypnosis has been used in a few hospitals for over sixty years to help patients heal burns. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8712163/ This is 4-minute video introduction : Doctors still give sugar pills (placebos) to their patients. What is new is we know how to make the structure of a placebo (belief). In 1992, …

“In a healing journey, pain and emotions are like transient whispers of the heart; once mended, they often fade into the silent archives of our being.” Clint Matheny Since launching my “Fear of Flying” practice in 1985, primarily using what was then called the NLP Trauma/Phobia Cure, now recognized as …

Three and a half decades ago, a client approached me with a question: could she retrieve memories of her mother from before she was four years old? She had lost her mother to pneumonia at that tender age and retained no conscious recollection of her, save for the funeral. She …

I am going to teach you a few techniques to interrupt a panic attack. First you should get a diagnosis that you were actually experiencing an emotional panic attack. First see your primary care provider to determine if you are having panic attacks, panic disorder or another condition, such as …

This recording should only be played only in a safe place where you can use your complete focus of attention. After listening to the recording the first time you can use progressive relaxation from memory to go to sleep, or just relax, and I’m sure you will find other uses. Make sure …

Over 13 % of women in the United States will get breast cancer in their lifetimes. In May 2021, my wife Laurie, found she had a cancerous tumor in her left breast. While radiation therapy does play a crucial role in treating breast cancer, it can cause incidental damage to …

“People like people like themselves or people they would like to be like.” Author unknown  This is a 5- minute video on rapport: In 1985, I attended a twenty day communications and therapy workshop in Houston . The course was spread over ten weekends and on the first day we …

Whitney Houston’s song, “The Greatest Love of All” was a big hit during the 1980s. The song basically said that to love yourself was the greatest love of all. Unfortunately Whitney was never able to feel this love for herself and died from an overdose of drugs trying to escape …

Catherine Pearson of The NY Times, asked nearly a dozen experts in sex and intimacy for the advice they repeat again and again. For starters, they said, don’t get so hung up on how often you have, or want, sex. More: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/well/sex-therapy-questions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb  

This is a 9-minute “Deep Dive Podcast”: Have you ever asked yourself that question? Most people have not and the answer to that question has a great impact upon relationships. My wife, Laurie, introduced me to a best selling book called “The 5 Languages of Love” by Gary Chapman. This …

Tom Stone started using this very effective therapy modality that he calls,  “ The In Technique ” over twenty years ago on painful emotions (PTSD, grief, anxiety, etc). I have used it for over ten years. Tom and I both believe that when we were infants we learned to avoid …

This is a 5-minute video overview:   This procedure when used can desensitized almost any emotional feeling. EMDR was discovered by Francine Shapiro over thirty years ago. Read all of the post before continuing with the procedure! I believe EMDR can  be self administered on mild traumatic events and problems. …

I started using the Eye Movement Integration procedure (EMI) around 1991. It is a brief therapy technique that is effective in treating acute and post-traumatic stress, also phobias, the symptoms associated with addictions and negative or self-limiting thoughts. EMI is a neuro-therapeutic method for accessing and integrating traumatic memories and …

By using the Dynamic Spin technique, you can free yourself from negative thinking or self-criticism. You can also reduce or eliminate any physical discomfort, self-doubt, or emotional barrier that prevents you from achieving your goals in a short time. Sounds unbelievable? Test it ! This is a 5- minute Google …

Transforming Your Inner Dialogue – Practice Compassion Towards Yourself And Be Your Own Best Friend: This is a 5-minute video on how to be your best friend: Many of us experience a constant stream of inner dialogue, while others may have very little. Let me guide you on how to …

Perceptual positions are the ways we perceive ourselves and others in any situation. There are three main perceptual positions: self, other, and observer. Each position has its own advantages and disadvantages, but they can also be misaligned or distorted, leading to confusion, conflict, or dissatisfaction. This is a 14-minute “Deep …

Who are we really? WARNING: There is a story about sexual abuse in this post This 6 – minute video explores the concept of the “Second Perceptual Position” or “The Other Perceptual Position “:   Are people at any given moment in time doing their best? Maybe they are ! …

This is a 5-minute video over view:   First I have to explain the two (2) most important perceptual positions in which we experience the world. 1st Position: being in our body, seeing what we see now/or what we saw then through our own eyes, hearing what we hear through …

Do you have a strong sense of self? If so, you’re less likely to join a cult. Read on to learn more. This is a 5-minute video overview of your identity parts (You, I, Me, Myself , your Name, your Nickname, your Spirit).   My language patterns in this post …

  This is a 5-minute video on a very powerful technique that is easy to learn:   If you have a bad memory that has become a habitual distraction in your thinking this (2) two minute audio will make a difference. The difference will be you will be able to …

This is a 6 minute Video on “The Free Will Illusion & What Would Jesus Do?”:   Many of us like to believe we’re entirely in control of our actions—rational agents, freely choosing right from wrong. But what if much of what we do is governed by unseen forces—our biology, …