Confessions of a Binge Eater

Do you cringe at the thought of donning a bathing suit? Do you avoid summer activities because you feel self-conscious about your weight? Do you dread seeing people you haven't seen in a while and worry about them judging you? I get it. In this episode, I address body image fears that plague emotional eaters (including me) and how you can stop letting inhibitions keep you in yoga pants and out of...

The journey of the emotional eater isn't an easy one, especially because it always involves suffering in silence with our problem. In this episode, I talk about what it takes to stop the suffering. If you're keeping the truth about your struggle locked inside of you, this might be the nudge you need to break the silence and start your healing journey.

Mushrooms! So yummy and so healthy, too! I had a very fun chat with mushroom extraordinaire, Jeff Chilton, manufacturer of some of the highest quality mushroom supplements on the market. In this episode, we talk all about the proper way to cook mushrooms, the nutritional benefits of mushrooms, and how you can strengthen your body using mushroom extracts. I learned so much from this conversation, a...

Have you spent years hating your body, and then years later looked back and wished you were the weight you used to hate? I get it...I've done that too. The only hope of not repeating this pattern...one year from now wishing you were the weight you are now...is to stop hating your weight right now. This isn't easy if you're mad about gaining weight, but it's possible. In this episode, I talk about...

Cindy Watson is the founder of Women On Purpose and creator of the Art of Feminine Negotiation programs. She's also founder and managing partner of Watson Labour Lawyers, as an attorney specializing in social justice law for the past 30 years. She is an international speaker, award-winning author and consultant, known for her passion, commitment and ability to inspire. Cindy has a proven track rec...

"I can't ever be thin." "I always put the weight back on." "No one will take me seriously at this size." "I'll never achieve real success in life." The negative thoughts that lurk in the back of our minds cause self-sabotage and keep us from living the lives we want. In this episode, I talk about my own journey of up-leveling my personal self-concept, so I could enjoy lasting weight loss and freed...

"Do I look fat? I feel fat. I ate too much. I need to lose weight. Do I look any thinner after being on this diet?" All these questions spell DANGER for our partners, who only want us to be happy. But when we struggle chronically with food and weight and are trapped in an emotional eating cycle, our guys get caught in the crosshairs. Should they be honest, or default to telling us we look great? H...

The fight with food...it's real. Constant food thoughts, obsession with weight, feelings of hopelessness. Then, when you finally get on track and feel excited, after only a few weeks or months that excitement wanes and the struggle returns. You feel so discouraged that you want to quit. You're exhausted and don't see the point of trying to be "good". I get it...because that was me. In this episode...

Anger is an emotion that emotional eaters often feel is too difficult to feel or express. So instead, we stuff this powerful emotion with food. In this episode, I explore our relationship with anger and how we can learn to negotiate the force of anger, without turning it on ourselves or raging on others who don't deserve it. When we can deal with anger in a healthy way we can truly live in freedom...

Do you struggle with sugar? Do you frequently quit sugar and go back to it? That was my experience until I clued into how rampant sugar is in everything I was eating...even the healthy foods! In this episode, I talk about what caused me to go back to sugar time and time again and how I personally turned the corner on my sugar addiction. Whether it's candy, cookies, bread or chips, breaking free fr...

There's nothing better than waking up in the morning and reflecting on the healthy choices you made the previous day. That's why I loved speaking with Michelle Norris and Keith Norris, co-founders of Paleo f(x)™️. They host the largest Paleo platform and event in the world, teaching the tenets of positive nourishment, of mind, body, and spirit. You'll love hearing how these beautiful souls channel...

I feel fat. My ass is too big. I want another cookie. Do thoughts about food and your weight plague you and rob you of being present for your family, your job, and your life? Obsession with food and how we look can serve to suppress emotions just as much as emotional eating itself. In this episode, I talk about the root cause of this preoccupation and what it takes to truly live in peace with food...

Wait! Before you take that medication, learn about how food, energy, and your breath can balance your body, and heal your stubborn symptoms. Acupuncturist and herbalist, Brodie Welch, shares how the tenets of Chinese medicine and the "energetics of digestion" can help you find more physical and emotional balance, and finally live while feeling in the flow of energy, wholeness, and love. (I even ha...

Ok, so before you wonder what planet I'm from, let me say that I certainly don't believe that women who can't stop eating are stupid. However, having been a woman that couldn't stop eating and having been told all kinds of crazy things by doctors who were well-meaning but clueless, I'm pretty sure this might have been their conclusion. But I wasn't stupid... I was an emotional eater.  So all that...

It's so great when you can use products that help the environment and people. I loved chatting with Stephen Ezell, a good friend with a huge heart for helping everyone he can. Learn how he has been able to employ out-of-work residents in his town during COVID-19, buy women's freedom from sex trafficking, and reduce the carbon footprint and chemical poisons in our own laundry. You'll fall in love w...

Stubborn weight? Sluggish energy and poor concentration? Mystery health symptoms? My guest, Eric Edmeades, healed his own allergies and other symptoms through an improved diet, which later became the WildFit sensation. Join me for this lively and interesting discussion with WildFit founder, Eric Edmeades. We cover topics that span changing the diet paradigm, evolutionary biology, seasonal transiti...

Some days we just wake up on the wrong side of the bed, and things go downhill from there. Being in a funk is one of the easiest reasons we reach for excess food to comfort us. It was my own recent funk that got me thinking about the fundamental things that work for me to prevent spiraling down the mental rabbit hole, or that help me climb out of my funk very quickly. I call these the "fundamental...

If you're frequently at a breaking point from being cooped up at home with the kids, tune in to this episode where the founder of the Conscious Parenting Revolution talks about solutions for when unruly behavior, resistance, and rebellion take over in your children. Look, parenting is a thankless job that no one is properly prepared for, but with these insightful tips and a deeper look into how to...

Do you try to eat healthy, but get derailed often when hubby or other family members start eating junk food? Do you envy them for being able to eat your favorite foods, without gaining a pound? Or, so you have a partner who needs to eat clean as much as you do, but has no interest? In this episode, I talk about 5 strategies that will help you stick to your clean eating plan, in spite of what foods...

Our guest today is Debra Atkinson, from flipping50.com. Debra is my "go-to" for how to move your body and get fit - without overdoing it. In this episode, we focus on how to strengthen and tone your muscles while stuck at home. Learn how to make your own dumbbells for simple arm exercises, go for walks that boost your heart rate, and easy ways to look and feel in a simple, sane, and safe way.

Dogs barking, kids whining, constant requests for your time...creating a sense of calm and sanity at home isn't easy, and it can really mess with your sanity. It can also drive you to the kitchen for some stress-eating. In this episode, I talk about favorite ways to create a sacred space (woman cave?) at home where you can restore. Yes, it's really possible!

Are you finding it hard to stay out of the kitchen right now? Are you opening the refrigerator 10 times a day, hoping to find something that will give you comfort? Coronavirus and emotional eating...they seem to go together like PB&J! Class #3 of my Don't Eat the House series is all about Food Fears, and what you can do to say no to the extra foods in the house and yes to self-care and a feeling o...

Are you opening the refrigerator door every hour wondering what might have magically appeared, or feeling frazzled from having the kiddos running around the house all day?  If so, it may be time for some new strategies for combating cabin fever. In this episode, which is a recording from a live online class I held, I talk about 30 ways you can calm your nerves, build your immune system and avoid s...

Do you find yourself opening the refrigerator several times a day? Do cravings hit you more when you feel bored? I often hear people complain of eating out of boredom. But is boredom a real emotion? In this episode from my new series Don't Eat the House: Success Strategies for Staying Sane When You're Stuck at Home , I will unpack what's really going on when you feel bored and how to stop eating w...

Even in the worst of circumstances, there's always a silver lining, and the more we focus on those hidden gifts, the more positive our outlook will be. So in what ways has Coronavirus changed our current lives for the better? In this episode, I cover 7 silver linings to focus on so you can feel happier and more emotionally balanced during these trying times.