Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind and Watch Your Life Change with Barbara Jean Carey, CHTReprogram Your Subconscious Mind and Watch Your Life Change with Barbara Jean Carey, CHT
Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery Podcast
Jeannine talks with hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner Barbara Jean Carey about how childhood programming shapes addiction and recovery. The conversation focuses on practical subconscious tools, symbolic imagery, and kinder self-understanding to support a healthier, substance-free life.
48:47•29 Jun 2026
Rewriting Your Inner Story: Hypnosis, NLP and Recovery with Barbara Jean Carey
Episode Overview
- Addiction is driven largely by subconscious programming formed in early childhood, not by a lack of willpower.
- The subconscious mind operates through emotion, not logic, and often uses substances as a way to calm fear and pain.
- Guided imagery and theta-state work can reveal what the subconscious is holding onto and what it needs before change can happen.
- NLP parts integration helps unite the part that wants to use and the part that wants to stay healthy into a new, stronger identity.
- Connecting with earlier memories of a familiar feeling and speaking lovingly to your younger self can begin to shift long-held beliefs.
“Watch every thought you think. They are writing your story in permanent ink.”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This conversation with certified clinical hypnotherapist and master NLP practitioner Barbara Jean Carey, CHT, breaks down why so many self-sabotaging patterns feel impossible to shift – and why it's actually not your fault. Hosted by Jeannine Coulter Lindgren on the more educational Monday edition of Chasing Heroine, the episode looks at how the subconscious mind, largely formed between ages zero and eight, quietly runs 95% of day-to-day behaviour.
Barbara explains that as children, "we get programmed" by whatever we're told – you're stupid, you're brilliant, you're ugly, you're beautiful – and those messages become "knowns" that drive adult choices, including addiction. Barbara’s core message is captured in her favourite line: "Watch every thought you think. They are writing your story in permanent ink." She walks through how the subconscious tries to protect you with substances like heroin, food or overwork, even though it has no logic, only emotion.
For anyone in addiction recovery, her repeated reminder is: please don’t blame yourself – this is subconscious programming, not a moral failure. You’ll hear Barbara outline practical tools she uses with clients at Seasons Recovery Center: guided imagery in theta state, symbolic "backpack" exercises, and NLP "parts integration" where the side that wants to use and the side that wants to stay healthy are merged into a new image, like an eagle, that carries both strength and clarity.
She also talks about using 528 hertz music to support a feeling of love and safety. The chat is warm, funny and down-to-earth, touching on parenting, childhood memories, recovery identity language (sober, clean, healthy), and the importance of choosing friendships that support your higher self. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep repeating the same patterns despite your best intentions, this episode may give you a whole new way of looking at your mind – and your recovery.
What old story might your subconscious still be clinging to?
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