Eat the F*cking Food

Is soy bad for you in menopause? That myth has kept women away from one of the most protective foods available in midlife, and it is time to set the record straight. If you swapped your soy latte for almond milk because someone warned you it messes with your hormones, you are not alone, and you were misinformed. Kristin Collins, certified nutrition coach and menopause coaching specialist, sits dow...

Building healthy habits before perimenopause is one of the most powerful things you can do for your body, and most women don't start until things are already falling apart. If you're eating the same way you did in your 20s, doing the same workouts, and wondering why nothing is working, it's not a willpower problem. Your body is changing, and what used to work just doesn't anymore. In this episode...

Diet myths for women over 40 are keeping you tired, stuck, and frustrated, and most of them have been baked into your brain since childhood. If you've been cutting back when the scale creeps up, avoiding carbs because they're "bad," beating yourself up for cravings, or waiting for the scale to move before you trust the process, this episode is going to shift something for you. Kristin Collins, cer...

Nutrition coaching for women in midlife is not about another set of rules. It is about learning how to eat enough, build real energy, and stop starting over every time life gets messy. In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, certified nutrition coach and menopause coaching specialist Kristin Collins sits down with her actual client Laura Dumont, a teacher, runner, and self-described child of the...

If you have ever had a hard week, decided you failed, and quit everything you were doing to feel better, this episode is for you. In this solo episode, Kristin gets back to basics and breaks down exactly why midlife women keep abandoning their health goals, and why perfectionism is not a personality trait, it is a product of decades of diet culture telling you that anything less than 100 percent d...

What if the strongest version of you is on the other side of 50, and the only thing in the way is a lifetime of being told to take up less space? In this episode, Kristin sits down with Kim Munoz, founder of the strength-and-aging apparel brand Old Lady Gains, to talk about getting strong after 50 and reclaiming the words old lady on your own terms. They get into how to start strength training whe...

What happens when the system meant to protect your health is the one that plants the seed of shame in your body? In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin sits down with body-inclusive yoga instructor and studio owner Alia Khan. Alia was told she was obese at seven years old by doctors using BMI as gospel. That early message shaped decades of shame and comparison. As a curvy South Asian wom...

What does it actually take to build a life you love when the early chapters nearly broke you? In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with corporate confidence coach Julie Seidl for one of the most honest conversations this show has ever had. Julie opens up about developing an eating disorder at eight years old inside the competitive figure skating world, using alcohol a...

What if the number your doctor is using to define your health was never designed to measure your health in the first place? In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with anti-diet physician Dr. Mara Gordon to unpack one of the most misunderstood, overused, and emotionally charged metrics in modern healthcare: BMI. From its origins as a 19th-century statistical experiment...

What if the reason you can't stop eating has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with a belief system that was never built to protect you? In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Michelle Petties, author of Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict and founder of the Brand New transformation framework, for one of the most honest, grounded conversatio...

What if the reason you feel exhausted, inflamed, and out of control during menopause has nothing to do with eating too much, and everything to do with decades of being taught to eat too little? In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Dr. Jenn Salib Huber, registered dietitian, naturopathic doctor, intuitive eating coach, and author of Eat to Thrive During Menopause....

What if the real transformation isn’t about losing weight… but rebuilding who you are from the inside out? In this episode of Eat the F cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with author and health & wellness copywriter Carrie Williams to unpack the decades of conditioning that shaped how women think about food, movement, and their bodies… and what it actually takes to break free. Carrie shares...

What if the reason you’re stuck with food, your body, or your confidence… has nothing to do with discipline? In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food , Kristin Collins sits down with midlife transformation coach and 15x Ironman athlete Jen Rulon to unpack the decades of conditioning that taught women to shrink, restrict, and “earn” their food, and what it actually takes to break free. Jen shares how...

What does it actually take to lose over 100 pounds… and keep it off? In this episode of Eat the F cking Food*, Kristin Collins sits down with Allison O’Brien, content creator and founder of Living Simply Well, to unpack the real story behind her 140-pound weight loss journey. This is not another conversation about perfection, restriction, or chasing the next “fix.” Instead, Allison shares how she...

What happens when life completely derails your routine… and you’re trying to stay consistent with your health? In this solo episode of Eat the F cking Food*, host Kristin Collins hits record anyway. No guest, no perfect plan, just a real-life moment where things didn’t go as expected, and a powerful reminder that your health habits have to work in real life, not just ideal conditions. Kristin brea...

What if the reason you feel exhausted, unfocused, or stuck in your health journey has nothing to do with willpower… and everything to do with skipping meals? In this episode of Eat the F cking Food*, Kristin Collins sits down with certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, and running coach Kelly Chall to break down the simplest approach to nutrition that most women overlook. From her viral “lun...

Midlife weight gain rarely happens overnight. For Terry Tateossian, the turning point came at 37 after years of stress, entrepreneurship, raising children, and slowly gaining 80 pounds while trying every diet imaginable. After multiple ER visits that turned out to be panic attacks, Terry realized the problem wasn’t just food or exercise. It was a combination of nervous system dysregulation, emotio...

If you keep telling yourself you are too busy to eat lunch, go for a walk, or take care of your health, this episode might challenge everything you believe about time. In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with time and business coach Jennifer Sise, author of It’s Only a Matter of Time, to explore why so many women feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected from the...

If you keep telling yourself you’ll start on Monday, after vacation, or once life “calms down,” this episode is your interruption. In this solo episode of Eat the Fucking Food , Kristin Collins strips away the overwhelm around nutrition and answers the real question most women are silently asking: How do I actually start eating healthy without blowing up my whole life? This conversation is not abo...

If you are doing everything right and the scale still will not cooperate, this episode will feel like a deep exhale. For years, women have been taught that weight gain in midlife means one thing. Eat less. Try harder. Cut more calories. But during perimenopause and menopause, that advice often backfires. In this episode of Eat the Fucking Food, Kristin sits down with menopause and muscle specialis...

For decades, women have been told that if they just tried harder, they would finally “get it right.” Eat less. Work out more. Be more disciplined. Have more willpower. But what if willpower isn’t the problem at all? In this episode of Eat the Fucking Food, Kristin sits down with Dr. Kristine Gravino, licensed psychologist, integrative mental health specialist, and certified fitness and nutrition c...

For many women, tracking food feels like punishment. A reminder of diet culture, restriction, and years spent trying to eat less instead of live more. But what if tracking wasn’t about control at all, and was actually the key to food freedom? In this episode of Eat the Fucking Food , Kristin Collins sits down with Laura Savino, founder of Elevated Pursuit Nutrition, to reframe tracking as a neutra...

Midlife women were taught how to diet, not how to fuel themselves, and many are waking up to the cost. Chronic pain, fear around food, shrinking confidence, and bodies that feel fragile instead of capable are not personal failures, they are the result of decades of conditioning to be smaller. In this episode, Kristin Collins sits down with SJ Yeung, known as Jeannie, a 52-year-old strength athlete...

Midlife women have been taught how to diet, but not how to eat, and it’s costing them energy, strength, mood, sleep, and long-term health. In this episode of Eat the F cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with nutrition and fitness coach Le Bergen (20+ years in the space) to talk about what most women never hear out loud: you’re not failing, you’re under-fueled. Le breaks down why “eating the min...

Welcome to Eat the F*cking Food, a podcast for midlife women who are done living under diet culture rules and ready to eat enough to actually thrive. Host Kristin Collins, a certified nutrition coach and menopause coaching specialist, shares why this show exists: women have learned how to diet, but not how to eat, and it’s leaving them underfed, overwhelmed, and afraid of basic foods. In this firs...