Sally Garozzo | Clinical Hypnotherapist Brighton & Online

Why “Regression” Isn’t Dangerous When Done Right

Every so often, a debate flares up in the hypnosis or therapy world that claims age regression to be dangerous.  

You’ll hear people say it with conviction, as if ALL regression techniques belong to one big reckless bucket, as if anyone who guides a client back into childhood memories is automatically playing with fire.

But here’s the thing: when someone says “regression is dangerous,” it’s worth asking, which kind of regression are they talking about?

Because what most critics describe, and what most trauma informed practitioners actually do, are two entirely different things.

1️⃣ Memory Recovery Regression...The One That Is Risky

Let’s start with the one that gave regression a bad name: memory recovery regression.

This approach, popularised in the 1980s and 90s, often tried to “find out what really happened.” The idea was to dig into the subconscious and retrieve literal, factual memories of past events, sometimes even “recovere...

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are changing the game for many people, including me.

They can help regulate appetite, reduce cravings, and bring real results where other methods have failed. And yes, they work...I’ve seen the numbers on the scales drop and I’ve felt my clothes loosen.

But what I didn’t expect was this:
After the weight started shifting, I hit a wall.
A wall of burnout.  At first it felt like exhaustion but then I realised it was grief. 

It was confusing at first. Why grief? I was finally getting what I’d wanted right?  A lighter body.
But the truth is, even though the physical weight was leaving me, the emotional weight was still clinging to my system.

The Weight Beneath the Weight

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy can change your body,  but they don’t change your emotional patterns.
They don’t help your nervous system feel safe in a new identity.
They don’t address the decades of meaning you’ve attached to food, weight, body image, or hunger.

What...