Comments on: Steve Miller Suggests Fat Hypnotherapists Should Not Work With Fat Clients. Is He Right?

By: Adam Eason

Adam Eason — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:36:15 +0000

In reply to Chris.

Thanks for taking the time to write that Chris, I take on board all you have said.

Interestingly, the news today is reporting that the government here plan to tell doctors to get fitter and not be overweight.

Best wishes to you, A.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:22:28 +0000

I can see why Miller would make such a statement,as it seems,at least on the surface,to make sense.His perspective is based on his belief that if a good hypnotherapist can’t get himself to get in shape,how can he help anybody else to lose weight? As we know,this thinking is flawed.perhaps the therapist is healthy at the weight,feels good,has good levels of cholesterol,bp etc,and maybe becoming slimmer isn’t high on his agenda.maybe he/she is SO focused on delivering results for their clients,that improving their personal appearance/level of fitness is WAY down the list.It’s like,if someone goes to a hypnotherapist to work on a drink problem,does that therapist need to be a teetotaller in order to help that client? Of course not.If however the therapist had an alcohol PROBLEM,that’s different.Miller’s perspective appears to be that he views anyone who is “overweight” to have a problem.being overweight is only a problem if it is decreasing your quality of life,or quality of health.

By: Adam Eason

Adam Eason — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:26:01 +0000

In reply to Tony Murray.

Hello Tony, thank you for your contribution. You are not alone in offering up this perspective, on my Facebook page there has been some debate and discussion of the ilk that you offer up.

My main point remains – the weight of the therapist is not correlated to the skill or ability of the therapist. If I suddenly lost the plot, and put on 10 stone, I’d still be the same hypnotherapist with the same skills. I understand that the public perception is key and some people will think as you have described, I get that. I just don’t want to see quality therapists damned purely because they are perceived as being ‘fat.’

Steve has been in touch with me and we have very politely exchanged views. He asserts his perspective, and did so graciously with me… and I assert mine. We are grown-ups. Some of my closest friends and I have major professional disagreements.

Good to hear from you Tony, I hope you are well, A.

By: Tony Murray

Tony Murray — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:17:30 +0000

Hi Adam,
I agree with most of what you have written. The ability of the Hypnotherapist is far more important than their looks, what we say, how we say it.

I do have a true story to tell which may give Steve some credibility with this article. About three weeks ago I was at my local gym sitting in the steam room having just nailed a fantastic hour long Cardio session and a 20 minute swim.

Three of us were talking about the power of the mind when I informed the others that I help people using Hypnosis and NLP. If you remember I am about a stone and a half over weight and due to this one of the others replied to me “well that does n’t work then looking at you”

I obviously pointed out I have lost weight and I am on my journey to full fitness (even challenging him to a rowing contest which he declined) and put my point of view across that the hypnotherapist uses skills that do not relate to how he/she looks rather their ability to deliver their skills.

The conversation ended and we all agreed that hypnotherapy was a great tool in the fight to improve all our lives.
The above is an isolated case for me and does offer an insight maybe to where Steve is coming from, not so much that Steve is correct more so the public’s perception of what is right or wrong.

Wishing you well.
Tony