Confessions of a Binge Eater

The recent Southern California fires have me feeling the feels. In this episode, I talk about where I'm putting those feelings, and how I'm dealing with the grief our whole city feels. As emotional eaters, we have two choices: face the feelings, or numb them with food. Here's how we do the former, and begin to change our lives, as a result.

Sugar, processed carbs, chemicals…as we eat them, they erode the strength of our bones. But we can rebuild! In this episode, bone health expert, Debi Robinson, and I discuss how to build the strength of your bones and your body with yoga, nutrition and functional health testing, so you can live a long and healthy life. I really enjoyed this conversation, which was nourishing, on every level!

If you're juggling work and caring for aging parents, meet Liz O'Donnell. She's the author of Working Daughter: A Guide to Caring for Aging Parents While Making a Living. In this episode, I ask Liz all the questions anyone who is experiencing the stress of aging parents might want to know. This talk is raw, candid and so comforting to anyone filled with the many conflicted feelings of loving and h...

Join us for the LIVE recording of episode 500, where we roll out our new Heal Your Hunger theme song, hear from clients about how the HYH tenets have worked in their lives, and celebrate the winner of our fabulous 500 contest. It's not just 500 episodes we are celebrating, but the amazing transformations that are happening daily for women that are experiencing weight loss - from the inside out.

Trying to figure yourself out? Are you reading, listening to and watching information so you can understand why you overeat? It's a thing for emotional eaters. We live in our heads, hoping to understand ourselves better, but often at the expense of tuning into our hearts, and what truly makes us tick. In this episode, I explore our need to take the vital journey from our head to our hearts, and ho...

Is SUPERWOMAN status losing its luster? Are you feeling tired of doing too much and ending up exhausted as a result? Do you feel a little resentful of those who expect you to host the holiday parties every year? If yes, it's time to change things up! In this episode, which was originally recorded at holiday time in 2021, I talk about how you can have a different experience of the holidays and your...

Do you go overboard drinking alcohol at times? Do you feel like drinking gets in the way of your living a healthy lifestyle? Does drinking lead to overeating because your defenses are down when you drink? If you want to explore how being alcohol-free can enhance your life, your health and your relationship with food, then take a listen to this episode. You'll love my guest, Amanda Kuda, who gets p...

Join me on this enlightening episode of The Heal Your Hunger Show as I chat with Jennifer about how to embrace movement as a form of healing and source for joy. Jennifer shares about her own journey of self-acceptance. Get ready to move your body as we share how dance can be a powerful tool for greater self-expression and freedom! Tune in for a heartfelt conversation that offers fresh perspectives...

Do you feel like you're working hard to keep several spinning plates in the air at all times? That if you don't work as hard as you're working to stay in control, that all the plates will stop spinning and come crashing down and break into a million pieces? Well, this is a common theme for emotional eaters. So, in this episode, I talk about a better way; wow to let God take over and support you, s...

Many emotional eaters struggle with sleep. But sometimes, it's not about sleep, as much as it's about going to sleep. We stay up late, eating in front of the TV, or scrolling Facebook and feeling bad about ourselves. We miss out on quality rest, which leaves us tired and more prone to snacking for quick energy the next day. Sound familiar? In this episode, I talk about why we struggle with putting...

When you're feeling under the weather, sticking to healthy habits can feel impossible—especially for emotional eaters. In this episode, I dive into the challenges of staying on track while sick and share some surprising strategies that helped me avoid the temptation to overeat during my recent 10-day cold. Whether it's battling cravings or dealing with isolation, you don't have to snack just becau...

In this fun episode of The Heal Your Hunger Show, we're taking a sweet trip down memory lane with naturopathic physician Dr. Gina Nick as we chat about pixie sticks! Dr. Gina shares how she blended her love for holistic health with her creativity to create a unique product packed with glutathione, vitamin D3, magnesium, and glycine. We dive into why detoxification is so important and how these del...

Weight loss podcasts, nutrition studies, bestselling books, online courses…if you're constantly studying nutrition, diet, metabolism, psychology of eating, etc., but you're still not reaching your health goals, it might be time for a shift in perspective. The most frustrating thing is knowing what to do, but not being able to follow through on what you know. In this episode, I dig into what inform...

Ever feel like at any moment others will realize you don't know what you're doing and you'll be rejected or fired? Emotional eaters often struggle with feeling worthy of praise, recognition or well-earned status. In this episode, I dig into what's at the core of this belief that you are imposter just waiting to be "found out".

As emotional eaters, we are typically stuck in our bodies. We are hurting ourselves with food, and we don't want to face it, so we live from the neck up, neglecting our bodies in numerous ways. One important thing we can do to begin healing our relationship with our bodies is to move freely through dance. In this episode, I interview one of my Heal Your Hunger Coaches, Tsilah Burman, who talks abo...

Do you sometimes feel like you do all the work around your home? Do you feel resentful that others don't pull their weight? Do those feelings make their way into conversations with friends, or your spouse? In this episode, I talk about my most recent descent into martyrdom (not my best moment), and what I did to recover from it.

So long as I focused on weight loss, I couldn't lose weight. Oh sure, I lost weight from time to time. But then I put it all back on. In this episode, I talk about the one shift I made that changed everything for me. And it's working wonders for my clients. I hope you'll tune in and consider stepping off the dieting roller coaster right, and change your focus instead.

How does one eat mindfully when they're an emotional eater? That's exactly what we explored during my interview with Naturopathic doctor, Dr. Sharon Stills. She offers great tools and suggestions for how you can slow down and come into the here and now, both when you're engaging with food, and elsewhere, because, afterall, how we do anything, is how we do everything, right? You'll love Dr. Sharon...

Is food addiction a thing? You'll think so, after hearing this. In this episode, I discuss the type of food that caused most of my binge-eating. And it wasn't until I realized that I couldn't eat this food in moderation. Surrendering to that fact changed everything for me. Perhaps it will for you, too.

Do you wish your head would sometimes just shut up and give you a few moments of peace? If you're tired of thinking things to death, and wringing the joy out of your life in the process, then this episode is for you. Let's face it, overeaters are over-thinkers! We stress ourselves out by our racing minds…and then we eat to escape our thoughts. Do you relate? If so, learn my best tips for calming y...

If you're tired of thinking things to death, and wringing the joy out of your life in the process? If so, then this episode is for you. Let's face it, overeaters are over-thinkers! We make ourselves miserable and stressed out by our racing minds…and then we eat to escape our thoughts. Do you relate? If so, learn my best tips for calming your mind and raising your thoughts from negative to positive...

Ever thought about being a health coach? If you have an interest in health, and helping others, you must listen to my conversation with the founder and CEO of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, a collaboration with The Institute for Functional Medicine. Sandra is a leader in the field of health coaching education, and she started her company at age 65! If you're ready for your "next act", h...

Ever tell your spouse that you're on a diet? Then, in the next breath, ask him to pick up your favorite binge food? Being married to an emotional eater isn't a walk in the park. We're moody, food-obsessed, and on a constant roller coaster ride of dieting and regaining the weight we've lost. And we take our partners and kids with us. In this episode, I recommend one thing. Do this and you can begin...

Good sleep should be simple: put your head on the pillow and sleep. But it's not that easy. In this episode, I talk to natural sleep expert, Dr. Catherine Darley, about the skill of getting good sleep. Learn how many ways you can uplevel the quality of your sleep, and how much sleep you actually get.

The desire to lose weight so you can fit into your cute clothes is perfectly legit. And while it may seem superficial, it's not. Wearing cute clothes can boost your self-esteem and even give you a sense of control in your life. But you don't have to wait until you've lost weight to break out the color and patterns. You can start today, and the science is indicating you should.