
When in doubt, tell a story. As a therapist, I know that the right story, told just the right way, is powerful.
Milton H. Erickson, a 20th-century psychiatrist, was a master of powerful storytelling. His potent, hypnotic techniques are collected in the book My Voice Will Go With You: The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson, edited by Sidney Rosen. In his stories, Dr. Erickson uses irresistible metaphors that resonate with the unconscious mind. He embeds messages in layers of stories, using tone and tempo like surgical tools.
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