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Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss

by Leslie M. Thornton

As a Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss Coach, I know how hard constantly dieting and exercising can be. That's why I'm giving you my top tips and tactics for getting free from the traditional diet mentality. Whether you've just started your journey to self-awareness, or you're already established and looking for new ways to let go of your anxieties and stress around food, you've come to the right place!

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Episodes

  1. Ep 367 Food Noise: Why You Can't Stop Thinking About Food (And How to Quiet It)

    📲 Text HYPNOSIS to 855-232-5483 to book your free Food Freedom Call Stop blaming yourself. Rewire your subconscious. Find food freedom. Food Noise: Why You Can't Stop Thinking About Food (And How to Quiet It) Are you constantly asking yourself, "Should I eat this?" "Can I have that?" or "How do…

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  2. Ep 366 Why we called off the engagement?

    What if the reason your weight loss results never last isn't that you lack discipline, but that you're following someone else's blueprint? In this episode of Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss, Leslie M. Thornton shares a deeply personal lesson from her decision to call off her engagement and...

  3. Ep 364 Does hypnosis work podcast?

    Does hypnosis really work? In this episode, Leslie M. Thornton answers one of the most common questions she receives about hypnosis and explains how it can help transform your relationship with food, your body, and yourself. Drawing from her own experience with dieting, food obsession, and years…

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  4. Ep 363 Knee pain podcast

    Fear can be a powerful motivator, but it can also create an exhausting cycle of urgency, restriction, burnout, guilt, and self-judgment. In this episode of Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss, Leslie M. Thornton explores what happens when the motivation to lose weight comes from fear, such as fear...

  5. Ep 362 Perfectionism: Why Trying to Eat Perfectly Keeps You Stuck

    The pursuit of perfection can make food and weight feel like a never-ending battle. In this episode of Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss, Leslie-Ann Thornton explores how perfectionism, black-and-white thinking, and strict dieting can create an exhausting cycle of control, guilt, shame, and...

  6. Ep 361 Why You Don't Have to Quit Drinking to Stop Feeling Guilty Every Monday

    Food and weight obsession can make Mondays feel overwhelming. After a weekend, vacation, holiday, or social event where you allowed yourself to enjoy food and life, the mental noise can quickly return, bringing guilt, anxiety, self-judgment, and the urge to "get back on track." In this episode,...

  7. Ep 360 Dolly Parton on Body Image: What 'I'm a Hog at Heart' Really Teaches Us About Weight Loss

    What if the reason you keep struggling with food, weight, and consistency isn't because you lack discipline but because you're trying to live according to someone else's definition of what you should look like, eat, or care about? In this episode of Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss, Leslie M....

  8. Ep 359 $9 Million for Child Sex Trafficking: Inside Marici's Freedom Mission

    What if the struggle you keep minimizing is actually preventing you from living the life you were meant to live? In this deeply personal episode of Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss, Leslie M. Thornton reflects on a powerful experience at a Tony Robbins event, where nearly $9.2 million was…

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  9. EP 358 Why Emotional Eating Happens During Major Life Changes

    Uncertainty can make us feel like we need to regain control sometimes through food, dieting, tracking, or trying to "get back on track." In this episode of Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss, Leslie M. Thornton shares a vulnerable update about navigating a major season of uncertainty in her own...

  10. Ep 357 Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: How to Build Confidence Through Action with Morgan Barkus

    What if confidence isn't something you need to feel before you take action, but something you build by doing the thing you're afraid to do? In this episode of Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss, Leslie M. Thornton sits down with confidence coach Morgan Barkus to explore how body image,...

  11. Ep 356 Addicted to food - or control? With Wedding Proposal Planner Ash Fox

    What happens when the pursuit of perfection becomes a way to escape pain? In this deeply personal conversation, marriage proposal planner and photographer Ash Fox shares her journey through anorexia, bulimia, body image struggles, and the emotional wounds that fueled them. She opens up about...

  12. Ep 355 Why Shame — Not Food — Is the Real Addiction: Dani Sumner on Sobriety, Emotional Eating, and Finding Purpose After Rock Bottom

    What if the behaviors you're trying to change overeating, emotional eating, alcohol, or constant scrolling aren't the real problem, but symptoms of something much deeper? In this heartfelt conversation, Leslie welcomes recovery coach and entrepreneur Danny Sumner to explore how shame, trauma, and...

  13. Ep 353 Now That Medicare Covers Ozempic: Why GLP-1s Quiet the Food Noise But Can't Keep the Weight Off (And What Actually Does)

    Millions of people are gaining access to GLP-1 medications, and while these drugs can dramatically reduce food noise, Leslie explains why quieting cravings isn't the same as healing the root cause. In this episode, she shares her own painful journey through extreme dieting, binge eating, and…

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  14. Ep 352 Why You're Still Eating at Night (It's Not What You Think)

    Food noise isn't a lack of discipline; it's a signal from your nervous system. In this episode, Leslie explains why constant thoughts about food, nighttime eating, and emotional overeating aren't problems of willpower, but subconscious survival patterns. She shares why diets, restriction, and…

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  15. Ep 351 Why Health Coaches Can't Help You Lose Weight Permanently (And What Actually Works) | Seamus Sullivan

    In this episode of the Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss Podcast, Leslie sits down with performance health specialist Seamus Sullivan to explore the deeper connection between identity, body image, and lasting health. Seamus shares his personal journey from competitive wrestling and body image...

  16. Ep 350 Why You're Still Obsessing Over Food — And What It's Really About With Nicole Cramer

    In this inspiring episode, Leslie welcomes Nicole Cramer, a former high school math teacher who transformed her life by stepping outside her comfort zone and following unexpected opportunities. Nicole shares how feeling stuck, unhappy, and disconnected from her purpose led her to question the…

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  17. Ep 349 Why the Weight Wouldn't Budge: One Woman's Journey Through Perimenopause, Food Noise, and Finding Peace Without GLP-1s

    After 16 years of teaching internationally and raising a family abroad, Mary McCallion found herself burned out, overwhelmed, and increasingly disconnected from her body. What began as concerns about weight gain and health symptoms eventually led her to discover that the real struggle wasn't food...

  18. Ep 348 Hormones, Weight Gain & Chronic Symptoms: How Food Healed What Doctors Dismissed with Dana Dinnawi

    In this episode, Leslie sits down with hormone health coach Dana Dinnawi to discuss the powerful connection between food, hormones, inflammation, and overall well-being. Dana shares her personal journey from years of unexplained symptoms, including weight gain, cystic acne, frozen shoulder,...

  19. Ep 347 Why Your Weight Keeps Coming Back When You're Stressed with Raquel Furman

    In this episode, Leslie sits down with brand coach, creative director, and podcast host Raquel Furman to explore the connection between authenticity, alignment, personal storytelling, and lasting transformation. Raquel shares her 20-year journey from photography and creative work to helping...

  20. Ep 346 His wife died last year...

    In this deeply emotional and inspiring conversation, Leslie sits down with entrepreneur and coach Xander Fryar to explore how pain, purpose, faith, and emotional healing can completely transform a person's life. Xander shares the devastating experience of losing his best friend, AJ, to suicide…

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  21. Ep 345 what's really eating you?

    In this deeply personal solo episode, Leslie opens up about one of the hardest seasons she's experienced in years. Over the last 60 days, she found herself struggling with anxiety, seasonal depression, emotional overwhelm, business stress, and feeling disconnected from joy, her body, and her...

  22. Ep 344 The Meditation That Ended My Nursing Career with Cytel Schultz

    In this episode, Leslie sits down with Cytel Schultz for a deep conversation about authenticity, intuition, astrology, business alignment, and the connection between body, purpose, and success. Together, they explore how understanding yourself more deeply can transform not only your business and...

  23. Ep 343 For those who desire more intimacy…

    In this episode, Leslie shares a deeper look into her private coaching experience and why some transformations go far beyond food and weight loss. She opens up about her personal journey, how her work has evolved, and why many clients discover that the real breakthroughs come from healing...

  24. Ep 342 How to stop food addiction, obsession, and stress eating without dieting?

    If you've ever felt out of control around food, this episode will completely shift how you see it. Instead of blaming willpower, discipline, or yourself, you'll learn what's actually happening beneath those moments and why nothing has worked long-term. This conversation breaks down the hidden...

  25. Ep 341 67 Years of Dieting… and THIS Is What Finally Worked

    Anne Cunningham shares her inspiring journey of breaking free from decades of dieting and food obsession. After years of feeling consumed by food, weight, and constant mental chatter, she discovered a completely different approach, one that focuses on emotional awareness, self-connection, and...

  26. Ep 340 I used to panic about my weight on vacation

    Have you ever noticed how a vacation, something meant to be relaxing, can turn into stress, anxiety, and constant overthinking about food, weight, and how you look? In this episode, Leslie shares a powerful before-and-after transformation of her relationship with food, body, and weight,...

  27. Ep 339 what triggers you to eat?

    Have you ever felt like your struggle with food is something you just need to "fix" with more control, more discipline, or more willpower? In this episode, Leslie shares a powerful truth that challenges everything diet culture has taught us: it's not about the food. If you've been stuck in cycles...

  28. Ep 338 Healthcare compliance professional struggles with obesity?! Meet Donna!

    Have you ever felt like you've tried everything to lose weight, diets, programs, rules, only to end up back in the same cycle? In this episode, Leslie sits down with Donna, a program graduate, who shares her deeply personal journey from years of dieting, emotional eating, and control patterns… to...

  29. Ep 337 Why can't I lose weight?

    Have you ever felt like your mind is constantly attacking you about food, what you ate, what you shouldn't have eaten, what you'll eat next, and why you can't just "get it together"? In this episode, Leslie takes you inside that nonstop mental loop the exhausting cycle of being "perfect" on a…

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  30. Ep 336 I asked my bf to lock the cabinet so I wouldn't eat..

    Many people feel like they are addicted to sugar or certain foods. In this episode, Leslie shares her personal journey of believing she was a food and sugar addict and how that belief shaped her eating habits, behaviors, and identity for years. Because of her science background, the research…

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  31. Ep 335 How family challenges affect your weight

    What if your struggles with food and weight have less to do with discipline and more to do with unresolved family dynamics? In this deeply personal episode, Leslie opens up about a time when she nearly estranged herself from her own family and the painful realization that trying to change them…

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  32. Ep 334 The Real Reason You Can't Stop Thinking About Food (And How to Finally Feel Free)

    What if your obsession with food isn't about food at all? In this powerful episode, Leslie dismantles one of the biggest myths in weight loss that you simply lack discipline. She explains why constantly thinking about food, battling late-night cravings, and feeling out of control around your body...

  33. Ep 333 What the F* is Food Noise and Why You Need to Fix It ASAP

    Have you ever felt like food is always on your mind like a constant background tab running no matter what you're doing? In this episode, Leslie opens up about her own decades-long experience with "food noise" and what it really felt like inside. From packing excessive snacks out of fear of being...

  34. Ep 332 How to Feel Confident In Your Clothes Without Having to Lose 30 Pounds

    Are you putting your life on hold until you lose weight? Avoiding photos, canceling plans, dreading dressing rooms, and telling yourself you'll finally feel confident "when the weight comes off"? In this episode, Leslie dives into the quiet pain so many women carry the shame, the closet spirals,...

  35. Ep 331 Why Can't I Stay Consistent (The real reason)

    Feeling drained by constant dieting, food rules, and starting over only to wonder why consistency feels impossible? In this episode, Leslie reveals the real reason people struggle to stay consistent with food, weight, and habits, and it has nothing to do with discipline or willpower. She explains...

  36. Ep 330 The 3 Food Drivers that Keep You Stuck

    Feeling trapped in a painful cycle of restriction, control, and weight regain only to wonder why nothing ever truly sticks? In this episode, Leslie reveals why even the most disciplined approaches to food often backfire, leading to shame, food noise, and dramatic rebound weight gain. She shares…

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  37. Ep 329 Why tracking your food doesn't work

    Feeling exhausted from constantly tracking your food, starting over every Monday, and still wondering why nothing sticks long-term? In this episode, Leslie breaks down why food tracking often becomes a false sense of control rather than a path to freedom. She explains how tracking can temporarily...

  38. Ep 328 BOLD TRUTH: The diet you're on isn't why you can't lose weight

    Feeling frustrated that no matter how strictly you follow your diet, the weight just isn't coming off? You eat the right foods, follow the rules, and even stick to strategies that worked in the past, but still, the scale doesn't budge. It's not your diet, your body, or your willpower that's…

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  39. Ep 327 Menopause: Healing, Hypnosis, and the Call of the Camino

    In this deeply reflective episode, Leslie sits down with Amy DiGrosa, transpersonal life coach, clinical hypnotherapist, and university professor, to explore menopause as a spiritual initiation, identity shifts in midlife, subconscious healing, and the powerful call of the Camino pilgrimage. This...

  40. Ep 326 How to PERMANENTLY get back on track?

    Getting "back on track" with food and weight can feel exhausting especially when you know what to do, but can't seem to stay consistent. The food noise is loud, self-criticism creeps in, and the harder you try, the worse you feel. For many women, this cycle repeats again and again, leaving them...

  41. Ep 324 How to Stop Comparing Yourself With Others!

    Why does comparison sneak in the moment you scroll, look around, or notice someone else's success? Why does jealousy feel uncomfortable, shameful, or like proof that you're behind? And why does it seem to hit hardest around food, body, confidence, and the life you wish you were living? Most…

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  42. Ep 323 End the Food Noise Naturally: A Loving Wake-Up Call

    Food and weight quietly become the place where everything gets blamed—stress, loneliness, exhaustion, and disappointment. During the holidays especially, it can feel like if your body would just change, your life would finally feel lighter. The problem is, weight becomes the focus while happiness...

  43. Ep 322 Why confidence feels so hard (and what the Universe has to do with it)

    Confidence can feel incredibly hard, even when you're successful, disciplined, and doing "all the right things." Food still feels charged, your body feels unsafe, and self-trust remains just out of reach. Trying harder only seems to make everything feel worse instead of better. High-achieving…

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  44. Ep 321 How to Stop the Food Noise Masterclass

    Food can feel unbearably loud in your head, even when you're not physically hungry. Cravings, binge urges, and constant thoughts about weight keep showing up no matter how many plans you follow. It can feel like you're stuck in a battle you should be able to win by now. Food noise keeps you…

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  45. Ep 320 How to Date the Right Way (Without Losing Yourself)

    Are you tired of dating that only leaves you feeling drained and unfulfilled? Why does modern dating so often feel like a game where you're forced to choose between independence and intimacy? Are you unknowingly repeating the patterns that ruin relationships before they even start? How can you…

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  46. Ep 319 How to Lose the Weight Forever

    Are you stuck in the endless cycle of weight loss and gain? Why does it feel like no matter how many diets, workouts, or trends you try, the results don't last? Is food controlling your life, leaving you feeling powerless and trapped in shame? What if the problem isn't what you eat, but the...

  47. Ep 318 How to Know It's Time to Permanent Weight Loss

    Have you ever wondered why traditional weight loss methods, like restrictive diets, so often fail to bring long-term results? Why do so many of us struggle with emotional eating, self-sabotage, and reconnecting with our bodies despite trying every diet under the sun? And most importantly—how do…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

As a Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss Coach, I know how hard constantly dieting and exercising can be. That's why I'm giving you my top tips and tactics for getting free from the traditional diet mentality. Whether you've just started your journey to self-awareness, or you're already established and looking for new ways to let go of your anxieties and stress around food, you've come to the right place!

HOSTED BY

Leslie M. Thornton

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As a Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss Coach, I know how hard constantly dieting and exercising can be. That's why I'm giving you my top tips and tactics for getting free from the traditional diet mentality. Whether you've just started your journey to self-awareness, or you're already established...

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