The Hidden Abuse and Trauma of Growing Up Gay with Ray Aubel

About this episode

Ray Aubel discusses the impact of early experiences and social conditioning on the LGBTQ+ community with Dr. Joe Kort.

Ray Aubel is a hypnotherapist, positivity coach, and founder of Intuitive Mind Hypnosis whose work focuses on helping people break free from anxiety, self-doubt, and deeply ingrained subconscious patterns. Through hypnosis and coaching, Ray helps clients understand how early experiences, shame, and social conditioning can shape the way they see themselves, relate to others, and move through the world. In this conversation, Ray and Dr. Joe Kort explore how hypnosis can be used to quiet the co...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Joe Kort

Guest: Ray Aubel

Topics covered

• hypnosis
• mental health
• gay identity
• trauma
• self-doubt
• anxiety

Keywords

• hypnotherapy
• positivity coaching
• anxiety
• self-image
• shame

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Intuitive Mind Hypnosis

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