The Denise Billen-Mejia Commentaries

Explore a collection of insightful commentaries by Denise Billen-Mejia, covering topics related to health, hypnosis, emotional well-being, stress management, trauma recovery, sleep, anxiety. Drawing from years of professional experience, these articles provide practical guidance, expert perspectives, and evidence-informed insights to help readers better understand the connection between mind, body, and lasting wellness.

The Night Shift Nobody Applied For

The house is quiet. The world is asleep. And your mind, apparently unaware of the hour, has decided this is the ideal moment to review every worry you own — tomorrow’s meeting, last month’s conversation, a health niggle, the state of the world in general.

The Busiest Department in the Hospital Was Never on the Map

If you had asked me, during my years in medicine, which department saw the most patients, I might have said mine, the emergency room. I would have been completely wrong.

Anxiety, Stress and Sleep: The Path To Calm Days and Quiet Nights

If you’re tired all day and wide awake at three in the morning, this episode is for you. In seven and a half minutes, Dr. Denise Billen-Mejia — emergency physician turned consulting hypnotist.

Your Brain Has Been Working Overtime

If you live with chronic pain, you have probably been told — or at least made to feel — that something is wrong with you. That your body has broken down. That your brain is misfiring. That the pain is somehow your fault, or in your head, or something you simply have to manage.

What I Wish I’d Known in the ER

I spent twenty years as an emergency medicine physician. Pain was part of every shift — broken bones, burns, appendicitis at two in the morning. Acute pain, the kind that arrives loudly with a clear cause, I was trained for. Chronic pain was different. Chronic pain stays long.

H2 — Talking Health and Hypnosis

In this instalment of H2 — Talking Health and Hypnosis, Dr. Denise Billen-Mejia draws on two decades as an emergency medicine physician to talk honestly about one of medicine’s most difficult challenges: the pain that doesn’t go away. The broken bone heals. The surgery is done.

Transforming Lives: Early Intervention Through Hypnosis

In this episode of H2, I speak with UK-based hypnotherapist Les Roberts about the therapeutic applications of hypnosis, particularly with children. Les shares insights on working with children as young as three, often using innovative approaches.

What’s New in Hypno-Therapy?

Denise Billen-Mejia MD, Consulting Hypnotist and Coach worked for two decades as a clinician in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine and now, retired from medicine, she actively seeks opportunities to educate physicians and the public about hypnosis. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.

A Transformative Approach to Disordered Eating

In this episode, I chat with Satomi Shoji-Grun, my fellow student at HMI, who has added a certification as an Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and uses both to help her clients with weight issues and disordered eating. Satomi helping individuals with eating disorders.

Get Help for Anxiety at Any Age

In this episode, I get to talk with fellow hypnotist Jason Langley, based near Brighton in the UK.

From the youngest, who is only eight years old, to the oldest, who is 93 years old, the majority of the clients Jason sees have anxiety as their primary problem.

Simple Steps To Clear Clutter and Improve Mental Wellness

If you’ve been keeping up with H2’s insights and articles, you’ve probably noticed how I stress clearing out those “no longer useful beliefs” from the mind while putting more positive thoughts thoughts and responses in.

Navigating Hypnosis: A Professional Discourse With Dr. Ann Scolofsky

In a friendly and professional exchange, physicians Dr. Ann Scolofsky and Denise delve into the realm of hypnosis, blending personal narratives with medical insights. At the age of eight, Anne’s introduction to hypnosis.

From Policeman to Hypnotherapist: Healing Trauma and Stress

In this episode I chat with Andy Workman, a career police officer first in the RAF then local constabulary, who shares his post-retirement journey to becoming a hypnotherapist, helping others heal naturally and confidently.

Break Free: Overcome Limiting Beliefs Through Hypnosis

If you’ve been keeping up with H2’s insights and articles, you’ve probably noticed how I stress clearing out those “no longer useful beliefs” from the mind while putting more positive thoughts thoughts and responses in.

Hypnotic Healing: Optimizing Medical and Surgical Outcomes

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Sharon Waxkirsh, a highly experienced with hypnotherapist over 20 years of practice. Our conversation aimed to shed light on the application of hypnosis in medical.

Quit Smoking – NOW!

My guest, Denise Oakley Hall, is a seasoned hypnotist who was always motivated to work with smokers after losing five family members to smoking but recently found a truly effective method to help people quit smoking – almost instantly, so now it is the primary focus of her work successfully today.

Teen Anxiety

In this episode Denise talks with Brenda Rhodes, a hypnotherapist near Allentown PA, who specializes in anxiety &, in particular teen anxiety. Anxiety has been increasing the last decade & was severely exacerbated by the pandemic & its restrictions, both social & in access to healthcare.

DST Is Coming – How To Sleep Better Tonight

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re one of the millions of Americans who struggle with getting a good night’s sleep. In fact, at any given time, over a third of the US population is sleep deprived every single day.

Addressing Menopause Symptoms With Hypnosis

In this episode, Denise talks with Helen Breward, a hypnotherapist who specializes in helping women deal with menopause symptoms. The most common symptoms she deals with are hot flashes and night sweats, which can lead to poor sleep, anxiety, & mood swings.

How Hypnosis Can Help for Successful Weight Management

Hypnosis has become an effective tool for weight loss, as well as a host of other issues such as self-confidence, smoking, insomnia, and stress. As a board-certified hypnotherapist and psychologist, Dr. Andrews has found that hypnosis is a great path.

The Elman Induction: Still Helping Doctors Help Their Patients After Almost a Century

In this episode ” H2 with Denise Billen-Mejia, Health and Hypnosis” Denise chats with Cheryl Elman. Cheryl, and her husband Larry Elman, founded the “Dave Elman Hypnosis Institute”, a Hypnosis Training Resource Center.

Hypnotherapist Talks About Helping With Phobias and Tourettes

Denise Billen-Mejia MD, Consulting Hypnotist and Coach worked for two decades as a clinician in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine and now, retired from medicine, she actively seeks opportunities to educate physicians and the public about hypnosis.

Hypnosis and Psychosexual Disorders

In this episode of “H2 with Denise Billen-Mejia, Health and Hypnosis,” Denise chats with a hypnotherapy colleague who specializes in Psychosexual Disorders. Denise Billen-Mejia, MD, Consulting Hypnotist and Coach, worked for two decades as a clinician in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine and now helps clients achieve lasting transformation.

Recovery From PTSD and Years of Disordered Eating Through Hypnosis

In this episode ” H2 with Denise Billen-Mejia, Health and Hypnosis” Denise chats with a fellow hypnotherapist about his own experiences with hypnosis which then led him to change his career spoke on the Price of Business.

H2 With Denise Billen-Mejia, Health and Hypnosis

In this first episode ” H2 with Denise Billen-Mejia, Health and Hypnosis” Denise introduces herself and talks about the difference between stage, screen and real-life hypnosis and her plans for the series.

Why Do People WANT To Be Hypnotized?

On a recent Price of Business, Host Kevin Price and guest Denise Billen-Mejia explored why people want to get hypnotized.

Denise Billen-Mejia MD, Consulting Hypnotist and Coach has always had a passion for helping others achieve good health.

The Brain Can’t Tell

Neuroplasticity: how new skills can be acquired and old ones improved. The brain is a physical organ and necessary for us to connect to the physical world. It receives information from the physical (real life) and the mind (imagination) and responds to both. With every experience, continuously.