Seacoast Stories
Episode · Aug 14, 2025 · 59 min

Why Your Fear of Success Is Holding You Back! Hypnotherapist Julie Costa on Battling the Subconscious + a Controversial Subject (BONUS!)

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Are you holding yourself back without even realizing it?

Julie Costa used to.

But then, she found hypnotherapy. And ever since she started getting out of her own way, she's now committed to helping others dig underneath the subconscious so they can unlock their true potential as well.

Formerly a high-level employee at Lululemon and a bodybuilding competitor, Julie is now a certified hypnotherapist and business coach who uses hypnotherapy to help business owners navigate the troublesome waters of entrepreneurship. She also certifies other hypnotherapy practicioners. Based in Newburyport, M.A., Julie was selected as Boston's best hypnotherapist in 2024.

In this bonus episode of "Seacoast Stories," Julie joins host Troy Farkas to discuss how hypnotherapy changed her life, how she uses it to change others' lives, working at Lululemon in its heyday, getting laid off from Lulu and the identity crisis she suffered as a result, losing her mother in a tragic accident early in life, and more. Plus, what even is the Seacoast, anyway?

To learn more about Julie's services, you can visit her website juliecosta.com or follow her on Instagram @julie.m.costa.

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