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Plain-language guides to the habits and feelings behind eating, each with free hypnosis sessions from my podcast, The Hypnotist, to listen to.
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Keeping the weight off: thinking long term from day one
Most diets have a finish line, and that is the problem. Build habits you can live with for good, and the finish line stops mattering.
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Why fighting yourself makes weight loss harder
If losing weight feels like a war you are fighting with yourself, this guide looks at why pressure backfires and what a calmer approach looks like.
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Making weight loss a game you can actually win
If weight loss feels like a game you are set up to lose, change the rules. How I use game ideas in my sessions, and three to listen to.
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Meeting your future self: why imagining it helps
Future pacing makes ‘later’ feel real, so the small choices you make today feel more like your own.
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Why weight loss hypnosis uses stories and metaphors
Why a session might put you behind the wheel of a hybrid car or on a film set, and what metaphor does that advice alone cannot.
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Finding the motivation to move more, without punishing yourself
If exercise feels like punishment, it is no wonder you avoid it. A different way to think about movement, and three sessions that help.
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Overeating and the part of you that always wants more
Eating past full is rarely about hunger. Here is how I think about the part of you that always wants more, and four sessions that work with it.
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When part of you wants to change and part of you does not
If you have ever said ‘part of me wants to, but’, this guide is for you. A plain explanation of parts work, and three sessions to try.
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Patience: planting the tree rather than pulling at it
Dig up a young tree to check its roots and it never grows. Here is why impatience undoes good habits, and how to wait well.
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All or nothing eating: why perfect diets fall apart
One slip, a ruined day, a fresh start on Monday. Here is why all or nothing thinking backfires and what to aim for instead.
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Breaking the takeaway and processed food habit
Takeaways win because they are quick, tasty and always there. Here is how the habit loop works, and how to tip the balance towards real food without strict rules.
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Raising your standards instead of going on a diet
Diets are rules someone else wrote. Standards are yours. Here is why I prefer the second, with five sessions that help you raise the bar.

