Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss

Ep 151 Love what you eat

Frustrated at not being consistent with your diet plan? Are you still in that hamster wheel cycle of losing now and gaining weight later? Does it seem like an endless struggle for you? That's probably because the more you're attached to something, the more you get disappointed every time you fail. In this episode, Tina, an HPWL graduate, shares her experience of being so obsessed with her body weight issues that things magnify her struggles. She ends up frustrated, even with how hard she...

Ep 150 The History of Hypnosis

History has proven that Hypnosis existed long before we know it today. Records show that many people and scientists even demonstrated the power of the mind in alleviating pain and stopping blood flow in ancient times. And how successfully they made things happen by letting the mind and intention work.  If it works in the past, all the more reason it is working now. With all the studies and research that have been done, claims have been strengthened and proven. The problem we are facing wit...

Ep 149 Cold Water Immersion: Mind Over Matter

Diet mentality gets us in a state of being a control freak. What happens is that the very same things that we restrict ourselves from doing and eating, when we fall off track that's the very first thing we grab and hold on to.  Most often than not, we fail and keep repeating the cycle because there's this fear in us that we've never learned to let go of. If only, we learn to dig deep and heal it at the source, that's when we find the freedom and happiness that we'll see us through down the...

Ep 148 What Happens When You Stop Dieting

It's a common thing for people to make decisions based on their emotions. No wonder the diet mentality and how we're so focused on it now, and the next thing we know, we fall off track and get on it again. And the cycle never ends. And the desperation starts.  Whatever those emotional triggers that send you dipping into those cookie chips or that burger or ice cream, they can be stopped. There's a way to heal those fears and noise within that you just put aside for so long. Yes, right at t...

Ep 147 Upgrade Your Love Life

The thing with us, women, in particular, is that whatever we find lacking inside our own family, we look for it somewhere outside. In our search for love and acceptance inside our household, we mistook the attention we get outside of the home as love and genuine care.  Or we know it is not; we choose to ignore it. That's for fear of being rejected and left behind again. In doing so, we tend to control everything; we want to control the situation, and we build a life of codependency for sel...

Ep 146 How to Not Binge on Halloween Candy Permanently

The things we do to lose weight. Stay away from eating sugar. Don't have candies with you, don't have your favorites around, and all those endless prohibitions. When you're still on a diet mentality the scenario looks familiar. This time I'm telling you, have all the food you want around you. If you deny yourself and suddenly you have them, then you will have way more than what you should be taking. After all, whatever you say to yourself, you will still crave and want them anyway. Besid...

Ep 145 12 Steps for Food-Aholics

We tend to be more understanding, caring, and loving towards others we are in the same boat with. Yet we don't allow ourselves to experience that, putting a lot of pressure on ourselves. And being the perfectionist that we are, when we fall off track, we hate ourselves for that. That's not what sustainable weight loss looks like. Because it's about healing at the source, clearing out misaligned beliefs, quieting down the noises in your head, and making empowered food choices. And Hypnosis ...

Ep 144 Power of Thought Beat Breast Cancer: A Story of Resiliency & Healing

Are you going through anything difficult right now? Does it seem like nothing good could come of it? Does it mean the end of the road for you? One can never underestimate the pain of finding out one day that one has cancer. You may wonder, 'What happened all along when you were living a healthy lifestyle?' No one has any answer, or so we thought. It is either you crumble, or you accept and decide to have a strong mindset overpowering any negative influence cancer may have on you. In th...

Ep 143 The Power of Positivity

What story do you want to wake up to? First, look within you; what is it you're seeing? Does it seem like a little kid crying and wailing, asking for help? How often have you looked for solutions in the wrong places to numb them to no avail? It's still the same, and those hurts, wounds, and trauma are still gaping that a slight trigger would send you falling off and blaming yourself again. Isn't it about time to step away from that mess and dive into all the possibilities? Our mind can c...

Ep 142 The Mind, Body, & Soul Connection

Do you get triggered at the slightest provocation from anything? Do you snap at every little thing that upsets you? Are you always out to prove to people that you're the best at what you do and feel invincible? You get all the success in your career, but it seems like all this is wanting. That's how things look like when your personal being within is not in tune with what you appear outside. There's a constant clash reflected in how you relate to people and yourself; your joy and happiness...

Ep 141 The Diet Voice Is Not Yours

Are you in pain whenever you fall off track with your diet plan? What about the bad stuff you tell yourself? You may or may not be aware of it, but you indeed say things hurting your own self. What about you, not living up to your routine or maybe rules? That's because you're following somebody else's plan for you. That's what diet mentality is all about. And that's not sustainable. The problem is not about consistency, willpower, and discipline. It's about trashing that negative, critic...

Ep 140 You Can Change Your Story If You Change Your Mind

What would it be like to live knowing your days are numbered? Would you take action doing something that would make the most out of your remaining days? Or will you let the days slip by and get resigned to your fate? It's easy to get carried away with the thought that you're the unluckiest among all others. And that of all people, you were the one chosen. Not to mention, you've been taking care of yourself the best way you can, yet, it happened to you. That's not an easy thought to live, t...

Ep 139 Real Talk With Leslie

Time for a reality check. A growing number of people are listening to this Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss podcast. That means a lot of you are listening out there, both repeat listeners and new listeners. This is apparent in the increasing number of podcast downloads.  All this time, she knows you've been with her and listening, but she's just wondering why she hasn't seen your faces, and why you haven't moved forward. It's as if she's being abandoned, that's how she feels. There's a...

Ep 138 Staying Positive Through The Pain - You Can Have It All

Life has its ups and downs. We all experience that, and sometimes it comes to the point that we cannot just let it sit on the side. We make decisions to find ourselves again, and when we do those significant steps in our lives, that's when disintegration in some parts of our life happens.  And that is so much to bear. And that when we don't have that support system and emotional mastery to combat that, everything fails, and the cycle of feeling like a failure always haunts us. There ha...

Ep 137 Boost Energy With The Power of Your Mind

There is so much to think about more than just perfection. If you think rules, structure, or discipline are the only way to hit your goal of losing weight, think again.  For a lot of us, we all have been introduced to the idea of a diet mentality. It's everywhere, and that's what social media is telling us. And we buy it. Think about control and restriction. Those words alone suffocate us.   How about accepting the idea that you can have food, anything you can think of, eating them whene...

Ep 136 The Myth of BMI

Science gives us the reason why we should weigh this much and reach our ideal BMI. We can always consider that basis but not forget to factor in other important facets of one's life. We all have to experience different phases in our life. No one should tell us how much exactly we need to weigh.  Sometimes, we need to see things in a way where our body and what it looks like at some point needs to be like that to carry us through the stress and hardships of facing the situation we have....

Ep 135 Re-Wire Your Mind To Increase Health & Wholeness

With a diet mentality, control is the name of the game. But why it often fails is because we're so focused on the goal of losing weight that when we fall off track, it's harder to get back on again. We end up hating ourselves for that. And that makes us unkind to ourselves. That's where perfectionism ends up in desperation. And only worsens things. Besides, a lot in your past likely has to do with your eating behaviors: overeating, stress eating, anxious eating, and comfort eating. Unles...

Ep 134 Failing Forward With Weight Loss Programs

Are you tired of trying to lose weight and getting on every diet plan and trend available but to no avail? Do you find yourself overly obsessed with food? And it seems like that’s all you have to think about all the time. There must be some source of all this paranoia about your body-weight issues. Have you ever wondered and looked closely where these are coming from and why you keep putting back on pounds after you lose them momentarily? In this episode, Stacey Shotko shared her journ...

Ep 133 Knowing Yourself Is Key To Balancing Your Weight

Perfecting our eating habits is never easy. It is even more difficult when you are on a diet mentality. A mindset of control leads to us falling off track, losing weight, and then gaining weight again. As a result, we hate ourselves for how things turn out. We'll never be able to rest easy knowing that. Our bodies are capable of determining how much food they need. We can make a mess of our eating behaviors when we don't know our energy type.  It might be worth focusing on one thing. Thi...

Ep 132 From Mental Obsession To Your Personal Greatness

Worried about being a failure again? That you would never stop binging, that you'd overeat, that you wouldn't fit into that dress? You'll always hate the body you have? That won't get you anywhere. It will only make things worse and encourage you to gain weight.  It looks the same in relationships when you keep begging and keep chasing. Regardless of your efforts, you will always be on the losing end. It's important not to be obsessed with perfecting the process of getting what you wan...

Ep 131 Neurolinguistic Programming Hypnosis With The Mind Guy

Life can sometimes be chaotic. With so many voices running in our minds, we don't know what to believe, and often we think of that which abuses our relationship with ourselves, making us feel unworthy of ourselves. That also means protecting ourselves from getting hurt by doing things that keep us safe but erode our confidence and self-worth in the process. And this process goes on for years without us knowing and understanding why we do what we do and what makes us the way we are And th...

Ep 130 Female Empowerment In The Menopause Movement

Diet mentality has significantly affected how we look at things, especially concerning food and body weight. We believe so much about those that aren't necessarily true for us and everyone. Society and social media are not helping either. They paint something that isn't everybody's reality, as we all are different.  Menopause for women is no different. We're made to believe our weight gain is because of imbalanced hormones during this stage. But the truth is, many factors contributed to ...

Ep 129 Losing Weight, Just to Lose Weight, Sucks!

We are all about getting results... and getting results fast. That would be an unhealthy way to do it. It's a good idea to lose weight and look after your well-being, but if the process makes you unhappy and you're doing something just to lose weight, you would lose appeal to what you are doing. And most likely, relationships and social interactions suffer. That would never get you far down in your journey to reach your goals. Because the stress of sticking to what you think is the only ...

Ep 128 Dating With Authenticity - How To Say Yes To The Relationship You Want

This is often where we get it all wrong, finding someone to complete us. And this is where the problem lies because we often rely on another person to constantly fill that emotional void we should have worked on ourselves first. When that brokenness in us is not healed yet, it manifests in our relationships. Most often, that leads to us being unhappy, unfulfilled, wanting more, and ending up in unhappy relationships. We need to feel whole and complete in ourselves first. And having said ...

Ep 127 Becoming A Happy Woman

What are all these alcoholism, food, and body weight issues doing to your peace of mind and freedom? After all these years of trying to lose weight, you're again back at it, gaining more than what you've lost. And the cycle goes on, and here you are, feeling you're never getting away from it for the rest of your life. Maybe a case of you are doomed to be that way forever or simply because you've never looked within and let your authentic self shine.  Without realizing it, for most of y...

Ep 126 The Link Between Life & Money

Somehow, even when we act and decide to do specific actions based on an empowered choice, we still have that scarcity mindset at the back of it.  We want to make things happen all at once, and our mind keeps wandering off to doing and thinking things that sabotage a slow but sure transformation we want for ourselves. Perhaps, that's human nature. And each of us has our own money story that speaks of where we are in our life right now and how we approach that as we make decisions and acti...

Ep 125 Sugar Cravings Part 2: The Emotional Aspect

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Ep 124 Sugar Cravings Part 1: Your Inner Demon

Talking about sugar cravings is complicated. There's science behind it that promotes taking sugar out of your life either for a short period of time as a detox or for the rest of your life. So many people swear by it, and I used to be one of them. And there's also the emotional aspect, that we're using sugar to soothe our emotions.    What is your inner truth about sugar and what kind of lifestyle resonates with you?    There have been times when I have been 100% resonant with sugar ...

Ep 123 Increase Your Shelf Life With Permanent Weight Loss

When you think about it, food is not the enemy. It’s our perception about it that makes it so. In order to avoid getting involved in something that requires our attention, we distract ourselves with food. How long will you wait for something tragic to happen to your loved ones or even to yourself before you look inside and take action? We need to stop looking at food as the root of some deeper problems, because the answer lies somewhere down inside. It's not just about weight issues;...

Ep 122 Becoming A Confident Woman

There is shame in admitting you've messed up, and it is indeed scary to be opening your wounded self to the rest of the world.  It is never easy to bare yourself in front of everyone. People have so many opinions about you, solicited or not. Judgment, ridicule, and what have you. Those are inevitable but still hurtful. But who doesn't have bad days? Even the best and the most successful of us are dealing with our stuff. Yes, showing one's vulnerability takes courage. But how much har...

Ep 121 People Pleasing & Stress Eating

Do you have tendencies to look after others' needs before your own? Do you behave a certain way so people don't get upset and always get what they want from you? You attend to everyone's troubles, but you have a hard time making sense of your own. That could be a sign you are a people pleaser, and chances are, you are stress-eating because that's how they relate with each other. That when it happens, your only way out and source of consolation is food. That often happens when you are not...

Ep 120 Shame Feeds Food Addiction

Do you count yourself as someone who can't get past the fast food chains you pass by every day without ever getting yourself a burger or fries to munch on to give in to all those cravings? What about indulging in all the cookies you can get your sight on? Have you tried every fad and trend for years to lose the weight you've gained, and nothing's happening? Most times, you eat what you would label as junk food, and while at it, you find yourself in a negative dialogue with yourself for...

Ep 119 On A Mission To End Obesity

Are you struggling with bodyweight issues, especially obesity? You might not have minded it, but many opportunities are blocked because your health constrains you. Perhaps, some of your relationships are strained. And if you might not know, the chemicals in the food you are feeding yourself are the same ones that give you the anxiety and depression you are feeling now. And that's not making you show up to your highest potential in every area of your life. Hence, the misalignment that's hap...

Ep 118 How To Not Take Things Personally

Problems often arise because we get triggered by something that's holding us from the past. Often we don't recognize them, and that's when we take things personally. When there is still that gaping wound inside that we always put aside, the slightest provocation will send us reacting strongly. And food and body image issues come spiraling down. You take it out on yourself when the problem is never really about you. And when the only thing you can do to put things in perspective is just to ...

Ep 117 Out of Control and Addicted to Food

Do you know how things work when your thoughts are controlling you? You always default to where you feel most safe. The mental chaos is there. You can't think well. Without noticing it, you always hide for the shame of something you are just creating inside your head. Fear is always there, stopping you from enjoying the moment. You develop mistrust in yourself, the reason why you avoid social circles. And that's not helping you at all. Because what's inside is always the diet mentality, ...

Ep 116 You Have An Eating Disorder

What's beating yourself up looks like for you? Are you purging or binging? Or are negative thoughts of doubting yourself and feeling guilty about your food plan not always going accordingly in the background?   Know that that is not helping at all. All the more, you're stress eating and creating anxiety in your mind and body. What if there is a loving way of caring for your body and yourself? Learn self-mastery, master self-love, choose what's best for you and what feels good for you at ...

Ep 115 Letting Go of Rules: How to Heal Your Body & Manifest Your Man

Sometimes, balancing our feminine and masculine energies can be very challenging for women. That is particularly true when considering that a man must pursue you if he really likes you.  Unknowingly, men sometimes convey signals that women have difficulty understanding. You will hear them say they like you, but they won't show up consistently. However, we should know better now what that behavior means. We can subtly turn the masculine knob on and use our feminine zest to ride it in for love...

Ep 114 Menopause: Belief Is Everything

Nothing is more powerful than our thoughts. Besides, society tells us that is what is happening. And we believe it. The same thing happens with menopause. Though Science points out facts around weight gain and not losing weight, ultimately, it's what we believe that matters.  If you continue reinforcing the belief of what everybody says about it with the bad habits and thinking, that would only add up to making you not drop off those excess pounds even more. Statistics have proven that m...

Ep 113 The Food Police: A Story Of Breaking Free

How much of an internal conflict do your insatiable food cravings bring you? But more than food obsession, other aspects of your life lack joy and fulfillment. You may not be aware, but your constant longing for food indicates filling that void you've unsuccessfully satisfied. Take a closer look at yourself and what's troubling you at the present moment. There is even a part of your past that haunts you. You may not admit it because you keep ignoring that. Have you taken the time to se...

Ep 112 How Narcissistic Relationships Affect Permanent Weight Loss

You might not notice it, or maybe you do; you just don't want to face the reality that you are in a relationship with a narcissist. And what's so disheartening is that they could be your family member, a friend, a boyfriend, a husband, or a partner. They're making you feel worse about yourself, questioning your being, and self-worth.  However successful you are, or whatever you have achieved in other aspects of life, they don't matter. Because once you get stressed and bombarded with all t...

Ep 111 Achieve Your Goals by Facing Your Subconscious Negative Emotions

Let's face it; we all want success. Who doesn't? But the question is, do we put in every bit of effort to reach our goal? Reality says we often don't. We get pulled back when the going gets tough. Our spirits are easily dampened, and we quit the race. One more thing, fear hinders us from moving further, and we make decisions from that place. And when we do, we sit on our dreams rather than pursue them. That happens because that's our subconscious programming largely influencing us to confo...

Ep 110 Nighttime Cravings & Snacking: Knowing Makes No Difference

How much of a struggle must it be going through the maddening cycle of trying to get perfect during the day but falling off the wagon come nighttime? It's an awful feeling to be entirely resolved at the start of the day to make it to the finish line at night time. And somewhere in the middle, you give in to cravings.   And you tell yourself, take just a few bites, and you're good to go. But here you are eating way more than what was planned. And you fail all over again, and you hate your...

Ep 109 Using Breathwork To Bypass Addiction

It's human nature to run away from pain. Who would want that? That's so crushing and depressing and even devastating. But the more we resist it, the more it complicates things. How do we truly feel the pain and embrace it, so we expand and find freedom? Samantha Skelly is a self-made entrepreneur and CEO of two multimillion-dollar wellness companies. She is a highly sought-after international speaker, best-selling author, and wellness coaching expert with a heart-centered approach to bus...

Ep 108 Keto Intermittent Fasting

Have you ever tried any of those weight loss programs and diet plans, say, Keto or Intermittent Fasting?    Did it work? If it did, then that's good.  But what if it did for some time? But, after a while of reaching your goal or getting close to it you came tumbling down and getting all the weight back again? Maybe, there's something that's not right here. Because when you decide on your choice of weight loss journey to take on, listening to your truth is a serious thing. When you li...

Ep 107 Why Am I Always Hungry final

Do you feel like you're in a bottomless pit where you're constantly stuffing your mouth with food?   Are you still into the diet mentality, starving yourself to lose weight?   Do you feel sluggish, confused, tired, unenergetic, putting important issues aside and not dealing with them? You've got to check on yourself, what's all this mess around and the unhealthy habits you keep on doing.  There's always a way to get rid of all these concerns. Let's listen to this episode and find out L...

Ep 106 A Dancers Body Image Disordered Eating

Have you noticed seeing yourself as a failure when others see you as this great person?   That's where the problem starts, pushing us to subscribe to a diet mentality. Either we restrict ourselves or soothe our insecurities with food in excess.   It helps when we develop self-awareness and tap into the tools that will help us redirect our thoughts and energies into something valuable and intentional for our wellbeing. Layne Bruner, the founder of Wellthy Soul, uses her positive energy an...

Ep 105 Breakups Suck

Nursing a breakup is never easy. It's the last thing you would want to have. Some are lucky, though, they don't have to go through it, but many of us, at one time or another, experienced it. The pain, the hurt, and crazy emotions you feel, including those maddening thoughts you create about you and the ex; those are insane, mind you. But you don't have to suffer like that anymore. Would you believe that getting over your ex happens in just a moment? Dorothy Johnson is a breakup coach. ...

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Ep 104 Dietitian and Athlete Lets Go of Diets Disordered Eating

Are you an athlete, a pro athlete, or somebody who just goes to the gym? Do you find yourself obsessing with sports and counting calories most of the time? Regardless of what you are and whatever situation you are in, there is much more of you than just sports. And your body deserves the care, the food, and the nutrition it needs. And exercise and sports must be something that gives you joy, not a chore that drags you down. Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes MS RD CSSD is a Sports Dietitian, entre...

Ep 103 I'm Full And I Can't Stop Eating

What happens when you are on a diet mentality? You see, when you eat more than you should, your mind gets panicky. You become defensive, and your brain harbors dark thoughts about you crossing the line. That's how it operates. When you are always about control and restrictions, your mind tells you you cannot trust yourself; the reason why you label food as good or bad, when in fact it's not. And it's all just in the mind.  Therefore, your defense mechanism is to act out of fear so that you s...