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Praise for
101 things I wish I’d known
when I started using hypnosis
I have often described the remarkable Dr. Dabney Ewin as “a treasure”. Now in 101 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Using Hypnosis, he has given the hypnosis world a treasure chest full of the gems and pearls he has polished in his 40 years of practicing medical hypnosis. Dr. Ewin describes hypnosis as “an empathetic involvement with another and as we interact with our patients/clients we evolve in our tone of voice, choice of words, what we emphasize, and our timing”. This cogent, concise resource is a gift of shared wisdom from an evolved master to assist the next generations of clinicians in mastering the art of hypnosis. “101 Things” helps the novice as well as the accomplished clinician learn what to say, when to say it and how to say it. Dr. Ewin often remarks that “we are all created precious” and this little gem certainly is precious.
Linda Thomson, PhD, APRN, ABMH
In general conversation, Dabney M. Ewin, M.D., is a congenial, meticulously courteous Southern gentleman, a pleasant and unfailingly interesting companion. However, when conversation turns to the clinical use of hypnosis, without Dabney’s manifesting any apparent change in his appearance, behavior or demeanor, one’s experience of Dabney undergoes a metamorphosis. One rapidly appreciates that he or she is in the presence of an unusual and gifted clinician, for whom the term “therapeutic genius” is a pallid understatement. In fact, the more knowledgeable one is about hypnosis, the more easy it is to appreciate that Dabney Ewin is so skilled that he stands as an almost mythical figure in the world of hypnosis, conjuring up associations to Merlin, Gandalf, Yoda, and, more recently, Albus Dumbledore. As my experience grows in depth and in breadth, I continue to find in Dabney an inexhaustible fund of skill and wisdom. A few years ago my son was burned in an accident. I was given an upsetting estimate of his injuries. As I drove to the hospital I utilized some of Dabney’s techniques over the telephone. When I arrived, the physician attending to my son apologized for having overestimating the severity of the burn wounds! My son healed without either scars or disfigurement, thanks to a skill I had learned from Dabney Ewin. In 101 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Using Hypnosis, the reader encounters Dabney Ewin reflecting on many topics and offering insights into what he has learned along the way in his distinguished career. 101 Things… is a pathway into the experience of learning from Dabney Ewin. This is a book to read slowly and reflect upon, observation after observation. It will not serve as a textbook or a “good read.” For those readers who have had the pleasure of knowing and/or learning from Dabney, it offers a chance to review and reflect, with many a smile, on the many (and still-evolving) facets of his approach to helping the hurt, the ill, and the suffering. For those readers who have not yet had the good fortune to know and learn from Dabney, I am confident that this introduction to him and his approaches will incline many of them to make their way to his workshops.
Richard P. Kluft, MD, PhD, President, Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis,
Past President, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
The first thing that struck me about this book was the title–101 things I wish I’d known when I started using hypnosis. As a seasoned practitioner and teacher of hypnotherapy I asked myself ‘how needed is a snapshot of an experienced and respected practitioner’s innermost thoughts and feelings into his work with clients?’. The answer was ‘desperately’!
On further reading, his initial explanation of the idiosyncrasies of our definitions of what our clients need to be ‘doing’ both excited me and called into mind the term ‘Thank you!’. What a relief to see an author make what may be a commonsense differential statement between words such as ‘stop’ and ‘quit’, which at first sight may not mean much when working with clients, until you realise that they may understand the power of language, but on many occasions do not resonate with its importance for them.
This insightful exploration into the complexities of language continues into much sought after areas of knowledge that both practitioners and clients desire, including working with pain and many other common complaints.
This is a short book, but do not let that mislead you as to its importance. I am reminded of Yalom’s Gift of Therapy, when I say that some ‘short’ books are career definers. This is up there with the best of them in terms of succinct, wise, inspired insight, and I recommend it for any therapist who either needs to know more, or who needs some fire in their belly to reignite their love of therapy.
Tom Barber MA, Course Director,
Contemporary College of Therapeutic Studies
For a small book it carries a big punch!
This is definitely a ‘must have’ for anyone who uses hypnosis in their work or in their practice. For therapists, doctors, social workers, teachers and nurses - it has something for everyone, no matter how experienced you may be.
Dr Ewin has written a very practical, no-nonsense, down to earth book based on his own experiences and is passing on some real pearls of wisdom within its pages. He isn’t sharing with you a new theory on hypnosis, but instead allows you to find your own way to use these ‘pearls’ within the framework that you already use. To him, patient/client power is key to the healing process and this is obvious throughout the book.
Whether you are an ‘old hand’ or just learning, this book really should be part of your library.
Terri Bodell FNACHP, Deputy Chair,
National Association of Counsellors, Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists
In a world where attention to words, the use of metaphors, and assisting people to be relieved of pain and suffering all intersect, we are in the land of hypnosis. Beyond the research labs and clinician’s office, the inhabitants of this world teach each other through their shared experiences, their anecdotes and stories, modeling the wise nuggets as they teach. Dr. Ewin, affectionately known as Dabney, has compiled 101 nuggets of hypnosis wisdom from decades of practicing medicine. He would call them pearls of wisdom, but pure gold better captures both their value and the effort it takes to gather them. The result of our courage, our ignorance, sometimes our hubris, and almost always our mistakes, wisdom is hard won, especially when our goal is to help others. How do we know what psychological ingredients are right for patient X? Dabney reminds us, we often do not know, but if we trust our clients’ subconscious, it knows and with hypnosis we can help our clients access what they need to heal.
The preface of the book sets the tone with Dabney’s down home style and his ever-present modeling of the use of hypnotic language and metaphors. He tells us “Read the little book” a suggestion you will feel compelled to follow. He has utilized the KISS principle (Keep it simple, stupid) with expertise and tongue-in-cheek humor. With unusual candor and warmth, again modeling, the trust he shows the reader builds rapport quickly. We feel safe reading his 101 pieces of advice- To the hypnotically initiated these are familiar pitfalls. Dabney observes them without judgment, only encouragement for us to learn. We can identify with each anecdote with which he illustrates his accumulated knowledge. How many of us, indeed, in those early days of learning, read the scripts while the patient’s eyes were closed? Dabney dares to share his learning process and thus invites us into the hypnosis community where suggestions are both explicit and implicit. He has us watch as he does “rounds”. By item number 54, I could hear him saying, ‘this patient taught me…’ and I realized that more than enthusiasm, the essence of his contribution is the reverence and respect for his patients. He wants them to get better and has shared a lifetime of reflections on what has helped him to help others hypnotically. We can all benefit from these reflections.
Dabney is an outstanding educator and a lifetime learner. Reading 101 things I wish I had known when I started hypnosis, one realizes there are always more things to be learned. The book’s design is a simple prescription: meditate on one item a day. And pay special attention to item number 38 which reminds us that a patient’s name carries emotion. Acknowledging that item and all the linguistic spandex I have nurtured in my hypnosis training, I heartily recommend this book and know that “a little Dabney’ll do you”.
Julie H. Linden, PhD, Past President, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
and President-Elect of The International Society of Hypnosis
This little book is going to be an invaluable resource for practitioners of both hypnotherapy and psychotherapy, drawing, as it does, on the long experience of the author and his acute observations which have obviously stood him in good stead during his career.
The book is full of common sense advice on avoiding the pitfalls many therapists (and medical practitioners) are apt to fall into. Simply by avoiding the use of words which may have negative connotations for clients or patients and substituting words which will be less likely to be viewed pessimistically, therapy can be even more successful and a speedier outcome can be reached. Even pronunciation can have its unforeseen problems. The author cites a case where he lost rapport in an instant with an English client simply by using the Irish pronunciation of her name (Kathleen) at a time when the IRA bombings were rife in the UK.
Dr. Ewin believes absolutely in the power of the mind/body connection and recommends that therapists undergo many of the hypnotic techniques themselves, since it is so much easier to be confident about a procedure if it has already been successful for oneself. He also advocates the use of humour in healing–something that many newly qualified therapists tend to steer clear of, believing that helping people to resolve their problems should be a ‘serious’ undertaking.
I have to say that I agreed wholeheartedly with Dr. Ewin’s approach, finding nothing in the book about which I could say “Oh, I wouldn’t do that!”. In fact, his methodology put me very much in mind of the late, great, Duncan McColl, from whom many therapists in this country learned so much during the last twenty or so years.
In short, I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn in a very short space of time what most therapists only learn from years of experience.
Pat Doohan, Fellow of the National Council of Psychotherapists and
also of the International Council of Psychotherapists. (FNCP & FICP),
Editor of Fidelity, the in house publication of the NCP/ICP.