On today's episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, I'm joined by Rita Black (@shiftweightmastery), a clinical hypnotherapist and weight management expert, to explore how self hypnosis can transform your habits, health, and overall mindset. Rita shares her personal journey of quitting smoking and breaking free from emotional eating through hypnosis and how she has helped thousands do the same. We dive into the science behind the subconscious mind, the difference between hypnosis and meditation, and how identity shapes your habits, beliefs, and even your physical health. Whether you are trying to change a behavior, reprogram limiting beliefs, or shift your mindset around fertility and well being, this episode will show you how to harness your mind's power to create lasting change.

Key Takeaways:

• How hypnosis works to bypass the conscious mind and rewire habits at the subconscious level.
• The difference between meditation and self hypnosis and why the latter is "meditation with a mission."
• Why identity is the foundation of transformation and how it shapes behavior and physiology.
• How subconscious beliefs can affect fertility, weight, and other health outcomes.
• Simple daily self hypnosis and gratitude techniques to prime your brain for positive change.
• Why quitting smoking or vaping is less about willpower and more about identity and subconscious programming.

Guest Bio: Rita Black, C.Ht. (@shiftweightmastery), is a clinical hypnotherapist and renowned expert in smoking cessation and weight loss. She is the author of the best-selling From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss and the host of the Thin Thinking podcast. Through her signature online programs, Shift Weight Mastery Process and Smokefree123, Rita has guided thousands to harness the power of their subconscious mind to create lasting, healthy transformations.

She also offers two free resources to help you begin your own transformation journey:

• Free Weight Loss Masterclass: How to Stop the "Start Over Tomorrow" Weight Struggle Cycle and Start Releasing Weight for Good - a 75-minute session that includes a light hypnosis experience to help you identify and remove subconscious barriers to weight loss. Join here - https://shiftmonthlymasterymembership.mykajabi.com/shiftevergreenwebinar

• Free Smoking Cessation Masterclass: How to Stop Smoking Without Withdrawal, Cravings, or Weight Gain — a practical, empowering approach to quitting for good. - Join Here - https://www.smokefree123.com/stop-smoking-masterclass-registration-page2

Links and resources:

Visit Rita's website hereYOU, the Non-Smoker? Yes, it's Possible - learn more hereFollow Rita on Instagram

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