sleepingirl (they/she) is the primary author of this guide and the creator of the site.

She is a hypnokink educator, author, and jack-of-all-trades with 13 years of IRL hypnosis experience as both a hypnotist and subject. She’s published two books on erotic hypnosis (The Brainwashing Book and Kinky NLP), hosts a hypnokink podcast (Two Hyp Chicks), makes hypnotic games, teaches classes, and more! Voraciously interested in the eroticism of mind control and hypnosis from a young age, she’s developed a conversational, Ericksonian style and adores everything in the cognitive power exchange space.

GleefulAbandon (she/her) helped co-author parts of this guide and edited.

She is a queer, submissive hypnofetishist. She joined the BDSM/Hypnokink Scene in 2012, and teaches and writes; she is currently working on a history of the eroticization of hypnosis.