https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksOf8Zb4vWU&rel=0 Summary: Third in Andy's marketing for coaches series, on knowing your customer. He explains that he no longer gets clients for issues such as nerves, nail biting or smoking because he does not market himself as a hypnotherapist, and that people now come to him specifically as Andrew T. Austin. He asks whether customers..
Read moreBlog
Marketing for Coaches (2) – How much to charge? (AKA “fleecing the poor and needy.”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-9vylNJrKY&rel=0 Summary: Second in Andy's marketing for coaches series, on how much to charge. He says people tend to find the money for things that matter to them, that those who cannot afford help are limited by opportunity rather than limiting beliefs, and that customers reasonably shop around. He also discusses guarantees and value for..
Read moreMarketing for Coaches (1) – Status Branding and Honest Self-Promotion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hpCT1lBGiU&rel=0 Summary: First in a series on marketing for coaches. Andy says many coaches, therapists and practitioners market themselves poorly, and that grand claims tend to gain the most attention. He advises against long strings of letters, accreditations and lists of courses attended, argues that exaggerated self-promotion is dishonest towards customers and oneself, and suggests..
Read moreMunchausen’s Syndrome (Factitious Disorder) – Q&A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5YohVXsAaM&rel=0 Summary: In this follow-up to his two earlier Munchausen's videos, Andy answers questions and comments prompted by their unexpectedly large response. He discusses the view that it is something people do rather than have, why normal scans do not rule out a neurological problem, and how clinicians build up a picture from patients' behaviour.
Read more“Do I have Munchausen’s Syndrome?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfvNAF9Aqmg&rel=0 Summary: Andy takes up the question 'Do I have Munchausen's?' in this video on Munchausen's syndrome, also known as factitious disorder. It forms part of his wider group of videos on the condition, alongside the overview, the by proxy video and a question-and-answer session.
Read moreMunchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy. Why do they do it?
Reader update: I no longer recommend Sam Vaknin or his work. Read my retraction and explanation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z9me0XsboU&rel=0 "Munchausen's by proxy" (MBP) is also known as "factitious disorder imposed on another" (FDIA) and "medical child abuse" (MCA). Dr. Marc Feldman's site: https://www.munchausens.com Summary: Andy opens with an everyday illustration of how some people never update their..
Read moreMunchausen’s Syndrome. Why do they do it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkMC_pz0eaM&rel=0 Summary: Drawing on his time working in an accident and emergency department, Andy explains what Munchausen's syndrome, also called factitious disorder, is and how many frequent attenders he saw there. He discusses why people may present with complaints that staff doubt, touching on the roles of attention and relationships, and says he will make..
Read moreLife after Facebook…books, books, books!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVMHT7wlS2w&rel=0 Summary: Andy answers viewers who asked what he has been doing since leaving Facebook. He describes having more spare time, adding in-depth material to his YouTube members section, including videos on understanding psychotic communication and Ericksonian hypnotherapy, and reading books again. He shows several books, and mentions upcoming trainings with early-bird deadlines.
Read more38. Painting The Dog – (Tales from the Rainbow Machine by Andrew T. Austin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSMn3mkHLxg&rel=0 Summary: Andy reviews the painting the dog chapter, which was originally going to be the book's title. He explains that the phrase came from a hypnotic regression in which a client recalled painting the family dog aged six. The chapter covers his early work gathering direct feedback from clients, and he argues that people..
Read more37. Phobia – (Tales from the Rainbow Machine by Andrew T. Austin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKJWI7_E4Uk&rel=0 Summary: Andy reviews the phobia chapter and confesses that parts of it are not accurate, although he believed them at the time of writing. He separates a phobia from simply disliking something, explains why curing a phobia can feel like having to face the feared thing itself, using an injection example, and notes that..
Read more