For musicians, speakers and leaders who are prepared, capable, and at their best when no one's watching...

Create a Subconscious Anchor That Lets You Perform Under Pressure the Way You Do in Practice

So you can play the audition the way you play in the practice room, give the speech the way you rehearsed it, and walk into the board meeting like you own the room.

Dr. Lisa Hartwell laughing beside a hammock by the ocean in Hawaii, wearing her gold apple pendant

Lisa Hartwell, PsyD, RN

  • 10+ years a trauma, emergency and flight nurse.
  • 26+ years a clinical psychologist.
  • Author of 2 books.
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15 minutes a day for 7 days. $27. Not for you? Email me within 14 days for a full refund.

It Still Hits Me at an Eight

Aloha, I'm Dr. Lisa Hartwell.

I'm very much an extrovert.

And still, when I start talking on a stage, it hits me at about an eight out of 10.

My heart races.

I feel a little short of breath.

I get a little shaky.

So I hold my anchor.

It's a gold apple pendant. A friend found it in DC when my first book, Bad Apples, came out. I couldn't find apple jewelry anywhere. She mailed it to my hotel, right before my first book launch.

I also wear a Hawaiian pendant with my son's name on it.

I hold it. I remind myself why I'm there for the people in the room.

About 20 seconds later, I'm settled.

It's never gone away. I've never stopped it.

I just know how to come back.

Everyone wants tips. What they need is the framework.

Because the feeling isn't the enemy. It's misguided energy and effort.

The Brain Flow™ Anchor

A pre-recorded 7-day practice. 15 minutes a day.

The Brain Flow Anchor: the Orchard Sanctuary Hypnosis audio on a phone, the 7-Day Capture Sheet and the pendant guide
  • The Orchard Sanctuary Hypnosis. A 15-minute guided audio, once a day for 7 days.
  • The Anchor Lesson. Choose your anchor, and build it into the hypnosis.
  • Rapid Mind Data Capture. Catch the thought that hits first, in three words.
  • Your 7-Day Capture Sheet. One printable page.
  • The Day 7 Pattern Review. See what your mind and body do first.

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Your Preparation Is Already There

You've prepared. You know your material.

You're good at what you do, until the moment it matters most.

  • The audition.
  • The keynote.
  • The pitch.
  • The board meeting.

Then people are listening.

The stomach tightens. The mind goes blank. You rush. You push.

Afterward, you wait it out. Sleep it off. Promise yourself you'll breathe through it next time.

Here's the good news.

It isn't a practice problem.

Your preparation is already there. Let your performance reflect it.

Two Ways to Get Ready for the Moment That Counts

The old way

  • Another breathing app. Rehearse it 40 more times.
  • Something to take the edge off, or years of talking about something that only shows up when the room is watching.
  • Walk on, feel your stomach tighten, try to calm down, rush, and replay it all night.

The new way

  • Days 1 to 3: 15 minutes of hypnosis, then write down three things.
  • Days 4 to 7: choose your anchor and practise it inside the hypnosis.
  • The day it counts: feel it hit, hold your anchor, come back, then play the first phrase or say the first line.

Why “Just Breathe” Doesn't Work When It Counts

Here's something I tell every workshop.

It's not natural for us to be watched by an audience.

To your brain, a room full of eyes looks like a threat. So it goes into fight, flight or freeze, just as if you're being watched by something dangerous.

Your brain is doing exactly what it was designed to do. It's protecting you.

One woman in my workshop said she'd never heard it described like that before.

That protection pours energy into your body before you can think. That's Misguided Energy.

By the time you remember to breathe, your body is already ahead of you.

Another attendee put it perfectly: “that was surprising to hear cortisol is already in my system before i even have a chance to remind myself to breathe.”

So every tip arrives late.

And worse, every tip tells you to fight the feeling. Calm down. Push it away. That only adds more effort.

You don't have a nerves problem.

You have misguided energy, and nothing to point it back.

The Anchor

An anchor is a cue you choose.

Something you can touch, wear or say. Mine is my gold apple pendant.

On its own, it's just a necklace.

But every day for 7 days, you practise your anchor inside my Orchard Sanctuary hypnosis. Your brain starts to link the two, below the level of thinking.

So on the day it counts, the anchor is already there.

It doesn't fight the energy. It gives it somewhere to go.

  1. You feel it hit.
  2. You hold your anchor.
  3. You come back.

Then you play the first phrase, or say the first line, the way you practised it.

Hypnosis here is one evidence-informed tool, not a magic switch. You're awake and in charge the whole time. It feels a lot like being lost in a piece of music.

We work with your nervous system, not against it.

It Works the Same Way on Stage and in the Orchard

My own reading.

It still hits me at about an eight when I start talking on a stage. With my anchor, I'm back in about 20 seconds. That's me, after many years of practice. Yours will be your own.

Michelle, a retired principal oboist.

Michelle did my coaching program, not this audio. She came to me wondering how oboe would fit into her retired life. She ended up going back to school for her bachelor's in music. In her orchard, there was no separation between her and her instrument.

My workshop attendees.

That was surprising to hear cortisol is already in my system before i even have a chance to remind myself to breathe. And one who said she'd never heard it described like that before.

Michelle's story is from my private coaching. Your results depend on your own practice.

Here's Your Week

The Brain Flow Anchor: the hypnosis audio, the capture sheet and the pendant guide
  1. 1catch it
  2. 2catch it
  3. 3catch it
  4. 4anchor
  5. 5anchor
  6. 6anchor
  7. 7anchor

Days 1 to 3: catch it.Listen to the Orchard Sanctuary Hypnosis, 15 minutes. Right after, write down three things: the Friction (what sets it off), the Script (what your mind says) and the Core Location (where you feel it).

Days 4 to 7: build your anchor.The Anchor Lesson walks you through choosing yours. Then you practise it inside the hypnosis, every day.

Day 7: see your pattern.The Day 7 Pattern Review. What showed up more than once. Which Script repeated. Where your body goes first. By then it's in front of you, in your own handwriting.

You also get a one-page guide with the story of my pendant, and how I use it.

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This Is for You If...

  • You perform, present or lead, and you're at your best when no one's watching.
  • “Just breathe” hasn't touched it.
  • You have something coming up that matters, an audition, a talk, a launch, a hard conversation, and you want to show up as yourself.
  • You're already working with a therapist, and this is the piece that hasn't moved.

This Isn't for You If...

  • You're looking for therapy or a diagnosis. This is a self-guided coaching tool, not mental health care.
  • You want a guarantee that you'll never feel nervous again. The goal is getting back to flow, not feeling nothing.

Think About the Next Time It Counts

One of two things happens.

You feel it hit, and you do what you've always done. Try to calm down. Rush. Replay it all night.

Or you feel it hit, and you hold your anchor. And you come back to the music, or the message.

You don't need to become less ambitious to become calmer.

You just need somewhere for that energy to go.

Questions

Is this therapy?

No. It's performance coaching, as a self-guided audio. It isn't therapy, treatment or a diagnosis.

Will I lose control under hypnosis?

No. You're awake and in charge the whole time. It's a focused, relaxed state, a lot like being absorbed in music.

I've tried breathing, apps and more practice. Why is this different?

Those try to calm the feeling down after it hits. The anchor gives that energy somewhere to go, and you build it in advance, every day for 7 days. This isn't medical advice, and it doesn't replace anything your doctor has given you.

Is this only for musicians?

No. I work with musicians and performers, and with business owners, founders and executives. Anyone who gets watched when it counts.

How much time does it take?

15 minutes a day, for 7 days.

What if I miss a day?

Pick it up the next day. Go at your own pace.

What's my anchor?

That's yours to choose. Mine is a pendant. The Anchor Lesson walks you through it.

What if it's not for me?

Email me within 14 days for a full refund.

What happens after the 7 days?

You keep your anchor and keep using it. If you'd like hypnosis built from your own words, that's Orchard Time, my private session. I'll tell you about it after you join.

Create Your Anchor This Week

Dr. Lisa Hartwell on the beach in an apple-print wrap, holding a red Bad Apples stress ball

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Warmest Aloha,
Dr. Lisa Hartwell

P.S. It still hits me at an eight. I've never stopped it. I just know how to come back. For $27 and 15 minutes a day, I'll show you how to build your own anchor.

P.P.S. If it's not for you, email me within 14 days for a full refund.

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