Unlocking Your Mind for Weight Loss: A Hypnotherapy Journey with Rita Black CHtUnlocking Your Mind for Weight Loss: A Hypnotherapy Journey with Rita Black CHt
Recovery Recharged with Ellen Stewart Pushy Broad from the Bronx
Join us for an enlightening episode with Rita Black, a leading hypnotherapist, as she unveils the secrets behind using hypnosis to break through subconscious weight barriers. Discover how hypnotherapy can safely transform your identity and...
54:58•11 Sept 2024
Shift Weight Mastery: Hypnotherapy, Identity Change and Food Addiction
Episode Overview
- Hypnosis is described as a relaxed mind technique working with the subconscious to support rapid change.
- Effective hypnotherapy requires genuine desire for change; no one can be forced into quitting or weight release.
- Shifting identity from "struggler" to learner and inner coach helps reduce shame and all-or-nothing thinking.
- Food and weight struggles can mirror addiction cycles, including guilt, rigid rules and "screw it" rebellion.
- Self-forgiveness and reframing past diets as learning experiences are presented as key starting points.
“The pain pushes until the vision pulls.”
What drives someone to seek a life where food and weight no longer call the shots? This episode of Recovery Recharged brings together Ellen Stewart, the "Pushy Broad from the Bronx", and certified hypnotherapist Rita Black for a candid, practical chat about using hypnotherapy to change your relationship with food.
You’ll hear Ellen openly share how stopping smoking during covid led to a 30‑pound gain she "could not take off if my life depended on it" and how working with Rita’s Shift Weight Mastery process helped her release 20 of those pounds. She’s clear: nothing gets recommended on her show unless she’s tried it herself.
Rita breaks down what hypnosis actually is – "a relaxed mind technique" that works with the 88% of the mind that’s subconscious – and tackles the classic fear of being made to "cluck like a chicken". She stresses that change only sticks when someone genuinely wants it, and that hypnotherapy focuses on shifting identity at a deep level, from "weight struggler" to learner and self-respecting coach.
The conversation links food struggles with addiction patterns, including shame, all‑or‑nothing thinking, and what Rita calls the "weight struggle cycle". They unpack the inner trio of critic, rebel, and coach, showing how most people live between harsh self‑judgement and "screw it" rebellion, and how cultivating an inner coach can change everything. You’ll also hear about Rita’s own journey from pack‑and‑a‑half‑a‑day smoker and 40 pounds overweight to long‑term weight release through hypnosis, and why she prefers the word "release" over "loss".
The tone stays warm, funny, and very down‑to‑earth, with plenty of real‑life examples and parallels to recovery work. If you’ve tried every diet, feel stuck in guilt and frustration, and are curious about a mind-first approach to weight and food, this chat might be the nudge you’ve been waiting for. Could shifting how you see yourself be the missing piece in your recovery puzzle?
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