Amy Burtt

Beyond Emotional Eating

Health EN ↓ 31 episodes

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of guilt, control, and constantly “starting over,” this podcast will change how you see yourself, and your relationship with food. Hosted by Amy Burtt, Certified Health & Life Coach, this show uncovers what’s really driving emotional eating,and why it was never a lack of willpower. Inside, you’ll learn how to:• Understand emotional eating as a response, not a failure• Work with your nervous system instead of against it• Build self-trust, so change actually lastsThis isn’t about rules, restriction, or fixing yourself. It’s about finally feeling calm,

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Amy Burtt

Episodes

The Chair You Always Sit In: How Emotional Eating Becomes Automatic 18.01.2026 4:14

Have you ever reached for food without thinking, almost as if you were pulled there? In this mini episode, we explore “the chair you always sit in” , a simple analogy for how emotional eating becomes automatic, familiar, and comforting over time. This isn’t about control or stopping yourself. It’s about noticing patterns with compassion and learning how awareness gently loosens their grip. (email...

The Power of the Pause: How to Stop Emotional Eating Without Willpower 14.01.2026 15:51

Emotional eating often feels urgent. Something you feel you have to act on right now . In this episode, we talk about a simple but powerful skill called the pause . The space between an urge and a response that allows change to happen without force or willpower. You’ll learn why emotional eating isn’t a lack of discipline, but a nervous-system response to stress, overwhelm, or unmet needs. We ex...

Emotional Eating Triggers: Why Waiting Is Hard (And What to Do Instead) 11.01.2026 3:29

Emotional eating often feels urgent, like something has to happen right now. In this mini episode, we explore what happens when you pause instead of reacting . By using the simple idea of waiting in line to explain why urges feel so strong. This isn’t about willpower or control. It’s about building trust, creating space, and learning how to respond to emotional eating with compassion rather tha...

Shame After Emotional Eating (And How to Break the Cycle) 07.01.2026 10:10

In this episode of Beyond Emotional Eating , we talk about why shame follows emotional eating so quickly, why it feels so intense, and why guilt in the moment only deepens the cycle. If you’ve ever eaten for comfort and then immediately felt regret, self-criticism, or the urge to “start over,” this conversation is for you. If you’d like more support around emotional eating, gentle habit change, o...

Emotional Eating Isn’t Hunger — It’s a Check Engine Light 05.01.2026 3:31

In this "Everyday Moment" mini episode of Beyond Emotional Eating , we explore a simple reframe: emotional eating is information, not failure. It is like a check engine light; it isn’t telling you to panic; it’s asking you to notice what’s happening beneath the surface. My email to send your stories, inspirewellness.info@yahoo.com My website https://www.inspirewellness.info My online Emotional E...

Beyond Emotional Eating 01.01.2026 16:41

If emotional eating has ever left you feeling confused, frustrated, or disappointed in yourself, this episode is for you. I explain why emotional eating is not due to a lack of willpower. You will learn how being unkind to yourself after you emotionally eat keeps the cycle going. You will begin to rebuild trust in yourself through awareness. Learning to pause and notice without judgment will creat...