Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss

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 and how that moment forced him to confront mortality, question society's definition of success, and ultimately leave his six-figure engineering career at Cisco to pursue a more heart-led mission. Together, Leslie and Xander discuss how so many people stay trapped in logic, overthinking, and emotional suppression while desperately searching for fulfillment through external success.
The conversation dives deeply into meditation, subconscious healing, and why emotional processing is essential for both personal growth and physical health. Xander explains how meditation helped him stop operating from fear and instead take courageous action aligned with his intuition and heart. Leslie and Xander also unpack the connection between emotional avoidance and behaviors like overeating, emotional eating, addiction, and burnout. They discuss the importance of fully feeling difficult emotions instead of trying to "positive think" them away, and how emotional release creates space for clarity, peace, and authentic healing.
Xander also opens up about one of the most traumatic experiences of his life — when his wife Maddie nearly died from internal bleeding after a miscarriage complication in Costa Rica. In a raw and vulnerable moment, he shares how he believed he was losing the love of his life, the profound spiritual experience he had while waiting outside the operating room, and how the experience deepened his understanding of faith, service, and the fragility of life. The story becomes a powerful reminder that pain and suffering can often reconnect us to what matters most.
Throughout the episode, Leslie and Xander emphasize that true success requires stepping beyond social conditioning, embracing discomfort, and believing in something greater than yourself. Whether listeners are struggling with emotional eating, fear, shame, lack of purpose, or simply feeling disconnected from themselves, this episode offers a powerful perspective on healing, conscious living, and finding fulfillment through purpose, connection, and courageous action.
Standout Quote:
"Success by definition is illogical. If you want more love, more impact, more freedom, and more fulfillment than average, you can't live by average logic." — Xander Fryar
Timestamp Highlights:
0:01 – Introduction to Xander Fryar and his mission-driven work

1:29 – Losing his best friend AJ to suicide changed everything

4:46 – Why Xander quit his six-figure Cisco engineering career

5:54 – "Everybody knows they're going to die, but nobody accepts it"

6:38 – Leslie shares her own experience with grief and awakening

9:40 – Xander's meditation practice and how it transformed his life

11:21 – Why people chase tangible success instead of emotional fulfillment

12:22 – The law of attraction vs. courageous action

13:48 – How meditation creates clearer, more aligned decisions

16:59 – Xander shares the terrifying story of his wife nearly dying

21:18 – A spiritual moment in the hospital parking lot changed him forever

23:36 – Why pain gave him deeper clarity around purpose and service

24:11 – Leslie and Xander discuss emotional suppression and overeating

27:05 – "The only way through an emotion is through an emotion"

29:35 – How suppressed emotions stay trapped in the subconscious mind

31:04 – Xander's "emotional dump" practice for emotional healing

33:24 – Why fully feeling pain creates freedom and wisdom

36:00 – Emotional eating, crying, and authentic self-soothing

38:49 – Shame, fear of judgment, and fear of being seen failing

41:08 – Why success requires faith in something bigger than yourself

43:07 – Self-preservation vs. self-realization

44:30 – How purpose and connection impact emotional health and fulfillment

47:10 – Final advice: take scary action and trust the process

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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 relationship with God. Instead of hiding it, she shares the experience honestly to show listeners how emotional pain and unprocessed stress directly impact our relationship with food, weight, and health.
Leslie explains how even after years of healing and freedom from food addiction, she could still feel the pull toward comfort eating, numbing, and wanting to escape her body during difficult times. She reflects on cravings for dairy and comfort foods, not from a place of shame, but from a deeper awareness that her body was signaling a need for safety, nurturing, and emotional support. Rather than panicking about the scale, she recognized that the real issue wasn't food. It was the emotional and subconscious pain underneath the surface.
This episode is a powerful reminder that weight struggles are rarely about willpower, discipline, or finding the perfect diet plan. Leslie explores how unresolved grief, relationship pain, stress, fear, trauma, and emotional disconnection can quietly manifest through the body. She also shares stories from clients who experienced breakthroughs in their relationships and emotional lives, only to see their bodies naturally begin to change as a result.
If you've been feeling exhausted, disconnected, emotionally overwhelmed, or stuck in cycles with food and body image, this episode offers compassion, honesty, and a reminder that healing begins when we stop trying to "fix" ourselves and start listening to what's actually hurting underneath the surface.
"The weight is never just about the weight."
Episode Highlights
0:02 – Leslie opens up about the hardest 60 days she's had in years 1:20 – Why emotional struggles often show up through the body and weight gain 2:18 – Feeling disconnected from joy, purpose, and everyday happiness 3:14 – Cravings for dairy and comfort foods during emotional distress 3:54 – Responding to weight gain without panic or self-hatred 4:30 – Feeling disoriented, overwhelmed, and emotionally exhausted 5:01 – The website glitch that impacted Leslie's business for two months 5:45 – The desire to numb, disconnect, and escape the body during stress 6:37 – Why weight loss struggles are not about discipline or willpower 7:18 – The deeper emotional causes underneath food and weight issues 8:28 – How unprocessed emotions stay stored in the body 9:22 – What happens when women ignore their emotional pain for too long 10:04 – Stories of illness, life changes, and finally listening to the body 11:07 – A client breakthrough: healing relationship struggles and body changes 11:36 – "The weight is never just about the weight." 12:14 – Feeling the emotional heaviness finally begin to lift 12:48 – The connection between mother wounds and not investing in yourself 13:11 – Leslie shares what she truly wants for women beyond weight loss 13:41 – Why healing and support should not be done alone 14:03 – Leslie invites listeners to explore "what's actually eating you" 14:33 – Using hypnosis and deep inner work to heal the root cause of emotional eating
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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 relationships but also your relationship with food, body image, and emotional well-being.
Cytel shares her unexpected journey into astrology and entrepreneurship, explaining how learning to trust her intuition and spiritual guidance completely changed the direction of her life and business. Leslie and Cytel discuss the power of honoring your authentic communication style, why some people thrive through speaking while others thrive through writing, and how self-awareness creates confidence, alignment, and healthier relationships.
The conversation also dives into emotional eating, body trust, spirituality, AI, feminine energy in business, and how caring for your body can dramatically expand your capacity for creativity and impact. Leslie reflects on how healing the deeper emotional patterns underneath food and weight struggles allows women to finally create lives that feel meaningful, aligned, and fulfilling.
Whether you're struggling with perfectionism, trying to find your purpose, or looking for a more aligned way to grow your business and life, this episode is a reminder that true transformation begins with understanding yourself.
"The more you know yourself, the better everything goes."
Episode Highlights
0:01 – Introduction to Cytel Schultz and her work combining astrology and marketing
1:24 – Leslie shares why purpose matters more than obsessing over weight
3:12 – Using astrology as a tool for emotional awareness and healing
4:50 – Cytel's journey from skepticism about astrology to fully embracing it
6:55 – Why Cytel never originally planned to become an entrepreneur
8:13 – Cytel explains how she experiences intuitive "downloads."
9:42 – Leslie shares how intuition transformed her coaching approach
11:47 – Meditation, trance states, and receiving guidance
13:37 – Faith, spirituality, and respecting different beliefs
18:46 – Marketing as authentic communication and connection
20:39 – Why some people are naturally better at speaking vs. writing
24:43 – Following your own communication style instead of trends
26:04 – Leslie shares the spiritual moment that led her to leave nursing
28:24 – Cytel explains Leslie's astrology chart and spiritual business alignment
30:24 – The connection between body health and business growth
31:50 – Leslie discusses choosing purpose over perfectionism with food
33:34 – Why eating more actually helped both women feel healthier
34:44 – Learning to trust your body instead of fighting it
36:18 – AI, alignment, and creating a life by design
38:58 – How Cytel uses AI alongside astrology and intuition
41:18 – Creating personalized routines based on astrology
43:33 – Why AI should support human wisdom, not replace it
46:00 – The importance of human connection, intuition, and heart-led work
47:11 – Where listeners can connect with Cytel Schultz
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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 relationships, emotions, and patterns beneath the surface.
If you've done "everything right" but still feel stuck, this episode shows why a more personalized, deeper approach might be what's missing.
"When you work on what's underneath the surface, everything else starts to shift, including your relationship with food."
Key Takeaways
Weight loss struggles are often rooted in deeper emotional and relationship patterns
Private coaching allows for deeper, personalized transformation beyond group work
Many clients uncover hidden challenges like codependency, people-pleasing, and relationship stress
Working on what's underneath the surface naturally reduces emotional eating
True change comes from shifting identity, behaviors, and inner patterns—not dieting
Consistent coaching + customized tools (like hypnosis) create faster breakthroughs
Personal growth in one area (relationships, confidence) often impacts weight and health
Timestamps
0:01 – Introduction to private coaching
1:15 – Leslie's personal journey with food and healing
3:20 – Why this work goes beyond weight loss
5:00 – Who private coaching is for
6:30 – Client story: relationship breakthroughs + weight loss
8:15 – Common theme: marriage and emotional patterns
9:50 – "Untangling" deeper life patterns explained
11:30 – Confidence, people-pleasing, and personal growth
13:30 – How to apply for private coaching
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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 "trigger → relief → repeat" loop that keeps you stuck, and introduces a new way to finally change the pattern at its root.
"You're not out of control. You're triggered, and that changes everything."
Key Takeaways
Feeling out of control with food doesn't mean something is wrong with you; you're triggered
The real issue isn't discipline, it's an automatic pattern happening beneath awareness
Dieting, restriction, and "trying harder" often make the cycle worse
The brain prioritizes relief and safety, not logic, in triggered moments
The temporary relief from eating is what reinforces the cycle
Understanding the pattern is not enough; you need tools to change it
True freedom means less mental noise, not perfect eating
Timestamps
0:01 – Why this approach is different from traditional weight loss
1:00 – "There's nothing wrong with you" explained
2:14 – Why discipline-based advice fails
4:26 – The feeling of being "out of control" with food
7:10 – What actually needs to change
11:27 – The real reason the pattern keeps repeating
12:35 – Trigger vs willpower explained
14:15 – The trigger → relief → repeat loop
18:03 – Why diets, therapy, and knowledge aren't enough
21:29 – Orthorexia and the "new rules, same cage" problem
23:39 – How NLP helps change the pattern
25:00 – What life looks like when you're untriggered
29:00 – Why understanding alone doesn't create change
31:52 – What a Food Freedom Call is
33:08 – Final mindset shift: you're not broken
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