Christie Morden

About Me

I am Canadian, born and bred in Montreal, but I have called Calgary home for over twenty-five years. I fought my own battle with anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation my entire life, at least since before I was ten. It came to a head in 2012, and I knew it was my last chance to live through it. I'm not being dramatic. So, I did everything I could. I went to counselling, I went to church, I read all of the books, and I did quite well, but I never got below the threshold for depression. After about a year and a half, my counsellor fired me, told me that there was nothing more she could do...

What inspired me to become a wellness professional?

I worked for over twenty years as a massage therapist, ten out of a chiropractic clinic and ten plus out of retirement residences. I love effecting a positive change in people's lives. I came to realize that massage was taking too great a toll on me physically - it's a young woman's game - so I decided to come at people's stresses from a different angle. Interestingly, that was exactly how I ended up in massage to begin with. When I was a young fresh-faced thing with a degree in psychology, I realized that I didn't have the emotional maturity or strength - something - to be able to pursue i...

How my clients describe their first visit?

Comfortable.
Safe.
Powerful.

What I say to someone who has never tried hypnotherapy?

It is NOT what you've seen on stage! :D
Hypnosis is a natural brain state, that feeling when your mind wanders like when you can't remember your commute or when your spouse is reliving an entire golf round shot by shot. In those moments your critical mind is distracted and you are wholly in your subconscious mind, a place where your imagination creates your reality.