Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss

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 conversation goes far beyond hormones and symptoms. Together, Leslie and Amy unpack how menopause, e...

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 frustrated and disconnected from themselves. In this episode, Leslie explains why lasting change doesn't...

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 people try to shut the comparison down, telling themselves they should just be more grateful or confident al...

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 slowly disappears. Obsession creates a loop of stress, shame, and control that keeps food noise alive...

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 women are taught that confidence comes from control, discipline, and perfection, so they keep fighting cra...

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 trapped on a merry-go-round of "good days" and "bad days," guilt and shame, control and collapse. Diets prom...

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 find a partnership that lets you be fully yourself while nurturing a loving bond? Dating can be challengi...

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 underlying issues you've never addressed? We all know the frustration: rigid diets, obsessive calorie counti...

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 you truly know when it's time to pivot toward a more permanent, transformative approach to weight loss?...

What if the eating issues we keep trying to "fix" on the surface are actually symptoms of something much deeper? What if the real problem isn't the food at all, but the unresolved emotions we've been carrying around for years? And what if ignoring those emotions is quietly harming our health in ways we don't even realize? When we suppress negative emotions, we don't just bury feelings—we bury sign...

Are you tired of repeating the same cycle of setting goals to improve your health, eating habits, and overall well-being, only to fall back into old patterns? Do you feel frustrated by the lack of lasting results after investing your time and energy into countless diets, programs, and self-help books? Why does progress feel so fleeting, and success so hard to sustain? The truth is, many of us stru...

Have you ever wondered why, even with all your knowledge and care for others, your own relationship with weight still feels heavy? Why it seems so easy to guide patients toward health, yet so hard to feel that same peace within yourself? Could it be that what you've learned about weight might actually be standing in your way? So many healthcare professionals carry quiet pressure—to look a certain...

✨ Episode Description In this deeply insightful episode, Leslie M. Thornton reveals what makes the Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss journey completely different from every other program. Using the powerful metaphor of "digging the Erie Canal of your mind," she explains how this process rewires deep-rooted patterns at the subconscious level — leading to lasting transformation far beyond food and...

✨ Episode Description In this eye-opening episode, Leslie M. Thornton breaks down the true meaning of "food noise" — and why traditional dieting or mindset hacks don't work long-term. She reveals how the mind's constant chatter around food, body image, and control is actually a mirror of deeper emotional unrest. Through compassionate insight and powerful self-awareness, Leslie guides you to look...

✨ Episode Description In this continuation of our "Food Noise" series, Leslie Thornton dives deeper into how unresolved emotions and hidden patterns fuel obsessive thoughts about food. You'll learn how relationship dynamics, emotional triggers, and unmet needs play a direct role in food behaviors—and what you can do to shift them. If you've ever felt like you know what to do around food but can't...

Do you ever feel like you're waiting for the "right moment" before making a change? You want to feel safe, certain, and fully confident before you take the leap. But that hesitation keeps you stuck in the same old cycle. The longer you wait, the heavier the doubt grows. Fear, resentment, and old beliefs whisper that you'll fail again, so you hold back. And while you wait, the peace and freedom you...

Have you ever wished you could silence the constant food noise in your head—the endless chatter about what you should or shouldn't eat? What if you could quiet that voice in less than two minutes, without relying on drugs or quick fixes? Imagine how much lighter and freer your life would feel if food was no longer controlling your thoughts. The truth is, diets, pills, and willpower don't solve the...

Have you ever wondered if your lifelong struggle with food and weight has quietly become your life's purpose? What if your energy, focus, and identity have been unconsciously tied to "fixing" your body, rather than actually living fully? And what if this pursuit has kept you from discovering your true purpose? The problem is, diets, quick fixes, and even knowledge about "what to do" don't solve th...

Have you ever wondered if your struggles with food have less to do with willpower and more to do with the very first relationship you ever had the one with your mother? In this episode of the Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss podcast, Leslie Thornton dives deep into the concept of the mother wound what it is, how it silently shapes your eating patterns, and why healing it might be the missing pie...

Have you ever felt the "high" of starting a new diet, with its meal plans, structure, and excitement that this time will be different? In today's episode, Leslie Thornton breaks down why that very rush is what keeps you trapped in the painful cycle of dieting. You'll learn how dieting acts as a distraction from the deeper emotional wounds driving your struggle with food and why true freedom comes...

Is Your Relationship Supporting You… or Holding You Back? Have you ever asked yourself if you're in the right relationship — one that truly supports your growth, or one that leaves you carrying all the weight? In this episode of the Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss podcast, Leslie Thornton explores the key signs of emotional safety, what healthy leadership looks like in a partner, and how to kno...

Have you ever wondered why, despite knowing everything about weight loss, you still can't stop obsessing over food and your body? Why do you feel stuck in a loop of control, restriction, and guilt—even when you "do everything right"? And you feel like something deeper is driving your patterns? The truth is, it's not about willpower, the number on the scale, or your latest diet. It's about the emot...