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Beyond Surgery: Rewiring the Brain for Lasting Weight Loss

Susan Baumgaertel · April 15, 2026

A candid conversation on brain-driven change, food noise, and breaking free from temporary fixes

Dr. Franchell Hamilton was our third and final guest on Voices With Vigor’s January talk show series, “Weight, What?” 

Franchell’s evolution from believing surgery was the only answer to developing NeuroSwitch™ shows how personal frustration can spark innovation, and that lasting change happens in the brain, not just the body.

We discussed her groundbreaking neurobehavioral approach, the truth about weight regain, and how she’s helping both patients and medical professionals break free from the cycle of temporary fixes.

Our unscripted conversation wove together many compelling topics:

💎  Why she learned French to study in France

💎  Her early years as a bariatric surgeon, and how she changed her mindset

💎  The real drivers underlying weight regain

💎  Addiction medicine and obesity medicine’s overlapping foundations

💎  How to prevent food noise from coming back

💎  The concept of swapping habits

💎  Genetic testing that guides weight management approaches

💎  The long-game of GLP-1 use

💎  A multidisciplinary approach to brain rewiring

💎  Inclusion of family (kids!) in behavior change

Miss the live show? The on-demand video replay is now ready for prime time…

➡️ Access the free on-demand video replay of our live, unfiltered, and unscripted conversation now!

In the meantime, watch this clip and count how many times we laughed…!

➡️ Learn more about our next remarkable guest on the VWV Home Page.

➡️ Missed a live show? Watch the on-demand video replays in our free VWV Video Library.

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