NO SUCH THING Presenting Mind Games | The Guru’s Guru
Jan 21, 2026
Nancy Salzman, a former nurse and NLP practitioner, offers a compelling look into her journey from the medical field to mastering neuro-linguistic programming. She shares her innovative use of NLP in hypnobirthing and its impact on emotional control. Nancy also candidly discusses her past with NXIVM, balancing the technique's benefits against its controversial legacy. Listeners will discover how NLP can reshape behavior and even help manage emotions in extreme circumstances, unveiling both the promise and the pitfalls of this powerful method.
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Phobia Fix Led To A Career Pivot
- Nancy Salzman describes curing her public speaking phobia with an NLP phobia fix she learned and then built a new career around it.
- That technique later became central to her work at NXIVM and launching a self-help business.
NLP’s Core Promise: Rapid Mind Reprogramming
- NLP combines hypnosis, linguistics, and psychology and claims to make reprogramming the mind fast and repeatable.
- Its promise to 'install' new patterns made it popular in self-help, sales, and corporate training despite scientific skepticism.
Hypnobirthing Tape From An NLP Session
- Alice visits Nancy for hypnobirthing and receives a personalized hypnobirthing tape made from their conversation.
- Alice says the tape relaxed her and she used it while preparing for childbirth.