Confessions of a Binge Eater

Type 2 Diabetes and pre-diabetes is a real threat for emotional eaters. But it can be reversed. Dr. Brian Mowll is the founder and medical director of SweetLife® Diabetes Health Centers. He coaches clients worldwide by showing them how optimize their health and metabolism, control blood sugar, and reverse type 2 diabetes using a natural, personalized lifestyle approach. This vital information coul...

While I’m a salad girl, salads can get boring pretty fast. Today I feature my favorite side dish from Trader Joe’s, which doubles as the perfect addition to my salads. The flavor is so delicious it turns my “same old”vegetables into a trip to Italy! Save time, money and toil in the kitchen with these yummy Italian grilled veggies.

Do you have a sexy brain? Are toxins, technology and personal relationships helping or hurting your hormone levels, your mood and your cognition? In Dr. Lindsay Berkson’s latest book, Your Sexy Brain, she digs into these questions and makes some amazing discoveries. We discuss the ways that you can have a sharper brain, fun in bed once again and a healthier outlook on life, just from making a few...

Have you tried cauliflower rice? It’s my new favorite food. There are so many great ways to prepare it you’ll think you’re eating rice! In this new series I discuss my top 5 Trader Joe’s quick, easy and cheap meals that make healthy eating on the run possible. Learn how easy it is to be grain-free with his healthy option, and the way my preferred way to prepare it.

My good friend Sherina creates money magic wherever she goes. She not only attracts money but she shows others how they can, as well. No matter what your circumstances, they can get even better. Sherina and I talk about the connection between food and money and Sherina reveals her secret to attracting wealth.

Stumped on what to cook for dinner? Stressed about how to feed your family healthy meals? Meal planning is one of the hardest parts of eating healthy, and often causes a breakdown in healthy habits. My guest on this show is Allison Schaaf, founder of prepdish.com, an amazing meal prep and recipe service that makes planning and prepping meals ahead of time easy. Her recipes are delicious and help y...

Emotional eaters don’t only have body issues, we have BUSY BODY issues! If you want to know where your cravings come from…you gotta tune into your inner busy body. Because we create stress when our issues aren’t in check. Temptations to rescue, “help” and gossip cause problems that stress us out and drive us to eat. Making this one change may be uncomfortable, but it will automat...

Have you been betrayed? Did someone pull the rug right out from under you, leaving you to pick up the pieces? Betrayal will break your spirit, whether it’s from a spouse, a family member or someone else you trusted. It can also cause a downward spiral in your health and trigger massive weight gain. My guest, Debi Silber, PhD candidate and founder of the Post-Betrayal Transformation Institute, talk...

Emotional eaters are orally fixated. We like to chew, suck, lick, slurp and consume. But when you’re trying to less and choose only healthy foods you might look for something to fill you besides food. Are substitute “fixes” like gum, mints, and flavored drinks OK? Or are they a GATEWAY DRUG to the ooey, gooey foods you really crave?

While attempting to heal our bodies we sometimes neglect our brain. But the brain is our body’s control center. Dr. Hyla Cass, leading expert on addiction, the brain and hormone health, talks about the brain food we need in order to have the emotional balance, clarity and sanity with food that we crave. You’ll love our discussion on depression, anxiety, pharmaceutical drugs, sugar and the specific...

There’s probably no one that can send you to the kitchen faster than your spouse or significant other. One look or comment can drive us from 0-60 in seconds! But it doesn’t have to stay that way. Yes, you can learn how to manage your emotions and respond, rather than react, to stressful and tense conversations with the one you love (the one who drives you crazy!). Ending emotional eating is about...

Have you been diagnosed as “pre-diabetic”? Are you struggling with other health issues like high cholesterol? In this episode I interview renowned ER doctor, Dr. Alan Hopkins, who shares from the front lines what you can do to prevent and reverse diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity. This guy is brilliant, but his suggestions are simple and easy to do. You’ll love this show!

Emotional eaters take the cake on self-criticism, don’t we? We don’t like how we look, we’re not the right weight, we should have a better job, more friends, a different nose…we are so mean! The only way to have success in changing the way we eat is to be kind and compassionate with ourselves. Because emotional eating is really a “thing”, and not your fault. There is one area, however, unrel...

Is it an eating disorder, or an emotional management disorder? Emotional eaters overeat to avoid uncomfortable feelings and my guest today, psychologist Dr. Joan Rosenberg, discusses the 8 primary feelings that cause most of our problems. These feelings (and our avoidance of these feelings) drive our actions and reactions to life and managing these feelings is the key to successful living. This wa...

Ever consider having a party but get stressed thinking about all the work involved? Do you crave connection with friends and family but instead of making plans to get together you burrow deeper into you TV and snacking routine? Parties don’t have to be a lot of work. The key is to have the right attitude and steer clear of the stress. In this episode I share about the Oscar party I hosted and the...

In this episode I share about my recent Airbnb experience which taught me some important lessons about that voice inside of me. It’s that “inspiration” that guides us, directs us and protects us…when we let it. You have this voice inside of you, and success in overcoming emotional eating depends on our listening to it, and following through. Here I share an example of when I didn’t listen&#8...

We celebrate our 100th show with some really cool guests and so much FUN! Guests Chef Allison Schaaf from PrepDish.com, leading holistic gastroenterologist Dr. Ken Brown, founder of Atrantil for bloating, and Stephen Ezell with MyGreenFills.com visit the show to take questions and give away prizes. Wanna feel great? Listen to this episode and learn all the ways you can improve your health and have...

Do you sometimes check your phone while in the middle of a conversation? Do you obsess about food instead of paying attention when someone is talking to you? Do your loved ones know what qualities you most admire about them? Little demonstrations of love are all you need to increase intimacy in your life. Whether it’s your neighbor, your spouse or your child, we all need more intimacy. And for emo...

One of the easiest ways for a relationship to head south is to take your partner for granted. I’ve been guilty of this more than once in my marriage, and lately, between travel and long hours working, I’ve been slipping into it again. When I told a friend that my spouse was feeling a little neglected and like chopped liver, she challenged me to do write and sing my husband a song. Well, that’s wha...

Do you struggle with belly fat, brain fog or fatigue? Well, it’s to change all that. Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is a blood sugar expert, providing solutions for hormone balancing and holistic endocrinology. Her solutions really work. Get off of the sugar roller coaster ride and start feeling good right now. Join us for this fun and very lively conversation.

Have you seen the movie Hostiles? (You will want to after hearing this!) This visually stunning movie touched me to the core. The treacherous journey from the plains of New Mexico to Montana in 1892 parallel the equally challenging journey from hate to love for the characters who experienced the most horrific of circumstances. This is a similar emotional journey that emotional eaters must also tak...

Dr. Mariza Snyder is on a mission to help women develop self-care rituals for their bodies and minds, using the help of essential oils. In this lively episode we discuss our favorite oils and Mariza shares about how various oil blends can heal us. Whether you’re experiencing stress, food cravings or anxiety, essential oils can turn things around within minutes. You’ll love Dr. Mariza, she’s a LOVE...

Uncle Harry who tells stupid jokes, the girl in the office who’s always complaining, your husband who talks incessantly about sports…we all have people in our lives who have annoying traits, even those we love dearly. So how do we keep from showing our irritation and making things worse? How can we overlook the habits of others that get under our skin, so we don’t end up acting mean, feeling...

Tami Meraglia, MD helps women take charge of their own hormone health and happiness before, during, and after menopause. Dr. Tami is the author of the bestselling book, The Hormone Secret. She is also on the cutting edge of stem cell regenerative medicine, and is one of the few doctors treating patients in the US today. This is such a fascinating topic (and you’ll love Dr. Tami)!

A big source of the pain, frustration, guilt and anger that we often bury with excess food or disordered eating comes from our relationships. So often we have made assumptions and judgments about other people and then operated within the context of our judgments. But there is always more going on in the relationship than we can see, or are willing to see. And much of what happens is inside of us....