Lose Your Cravings Podcast with Keysa Amaro

In this episode of the Lose Your Cravings Podcast, we explore how to move from automatic eating habits to mindful insight by observing what, when, and why we eat — without judgment.  Through a compassionate lens, we examine the power of pausing before, during, and after eating to uncover the emotional or physical needs behind our cravings and patterns. By letting go of labels like “good” or “...

In this episode of Lose Your Cravings , we explore the concept of emotional weight — the invisible burden so many women carry that impacts how we eat, how we feel in our bodies, and how we show up in life.  If you've ever felt stuck in a cycle of emotional eating or found yourself overwhelmed by guilt, perfectionism, or chronic stress, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and gentle tools...

In this episode, we dive into the impact of screen time on your cravings, sleep, and emotional well-being. You'll learn how the habit loop—cue, craving, response, reward—keeps us reaching for our phones and how this loop connects to emotional eating and restless nights. We explore gentle, mindful strategies to break free from screen overuse and reclaim your focus, energy, and inner calm. If you’ve...

In this episode, Keysa explores how our discomfort with boredom drives emotional eating and cravings. Instead of reaching for food or distractions, we can learn to embrace boredom as an opportunity for creativity, self-awareness, and personal growth.  By pausing before reacting, setting aside time for stillness, and channeling boredom into creative outlets, we can break the cycle of seeking c...

Food is not a moral issue, yet diet culture has conditioned us to believe that eating certain foods makes us “good” or “bad,” trapping us in cycles of guilt, shame, and restriction.  This moralization of food disconnects us from our bodies, fuels emotional eating and cravings, and keeps us stuck in an all-or-nothing mindset. But true food freedom comes when we stop labeling food as virtuous o...

In this episode, we dive into the journey of reconnecting with your hunger—both physical and emotional—so you can rebuild trust with your body and break free from diet culture’s external rules. You’ll learn how years of dieting have disconnected you from your natural hunger cues, why honoring your hunger is an act of self-care, and how to tune into your body’s wisdom with curiosity instead of judg...

In this episode, Keysa explains why cravings are not your enemy, and that they are in fact your body’s way of signaling an unmet need—whether physical, emotional, or both.  Instead of battling cravings or judging yourself for having them, Keysa shows you how to approach them with curiosity and compassion to understand what your body is truly asking for. By pausing, checking in with your needs...

In this episode, Keysa challenges the cultural obsession with weight loss and invites women to redefine success in 2025, focusing on self-trust, joy, and body neutrality rather than restrictive dieting and unattainable ideals.  Drawing from personal experience with the frustration and deprivation of weight-loss resolutions, Keysa highlights the importance of healing one’s relationship with fo...

In this episode, Keysa invites women to break free from the exhausting cycle of dieting, overeating, and self-criticism, offering hope and actionable steps to find food freedom.  Drawing from personal experiences with restrictive diets and their inevitable failures, Keysa highlights how deprivation and unrealistic rules set us up to fail, not a lack of willpower.  The episode shifts focu...

In this episode Keysa explores the power of planning and how it can transform your relationship with food, exercise, and self-care.  When we don’t plan, we leave our choices and outcomes to chance, often leading to frustration, missed goals, and feeling out of control.  By taking small, intentional steps to plan, we guide ourselves toward a life that aligns with our values and goals.&nbs...

In this episode Keysa explores the transformative power of shifting your language around food, body, and exercise to break free from negative patterns and embrace balance and self-compassion.  She highlights how phrases like "I can't," "I have to," or "I'll never" reinforce feelings of deprivation and failure, making it harder to achieve lasting change.  By replacing these with empowerin...

Being in a rut with food and movement is something many women experience, especially those struggling with cravings, emotional eating, and inconsistent habits. It’s not a sign of failure but a signal to pause and reflect. This episode shared Sarah’s story—how she felt stuck, frustrated, and disconnected from her body and her goals. Through self-compassion and curiosity, Sarah learned to acknowledg...

In this episode Keysa explores how to "Ditch the Wagon for Good" by embracing balance over perfection, specifically for women who have struggled with multiple diets and the frustration of falling off track.  She challenges the all-or-nothing mindset of dieting and explains how lasting success comes from balance, not perfection.  She also discusses the freedom that comes from letting go o...

In today’s episode, we’re tackling a common struggle—feeling desperate to lose weight quickly.  Have you ever found yourself wanting to drop 10 pounds in a week? You're not alone. Our society constantly pushes the idea that thinner is better, and diet culture convinces us that fast weight loss is the answer to happiness. But the truth is, rapid weight loss isn't healthy or sustainable. We exp...

In this episode, we're diving into a powerful topic: how to manage your emotions and how this ties directly into emotional eating. If you’ve ever found yourself reaching for food when you're stressed, anxious, or sad, this episode is for you. We explore what emotions truly are—simply physical sensations in the body—and how resisting or avoiding them often leads to emotional eating. You'll learn ab...

Welcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast...Taking a mindful approach to reducing your cravings once and for all with your host, Keysa Amaro Certified Integrative Health Coach. In this episode, I’m thrilled to welcome Claire Cetti, a PCI Certified® Parent Coach, Positive Parenting Educator, and Corporate/Paid Leave Coach. Known as the "Yell-less Mom Coach," Claire has been helping moms manage frus...

Welcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast...Taking a mindful approach to reducing your cravings once and for all with your host, Keysa Amaro Certified Integrative Health Coach. Today we’re diving deep into a topic that might hit close to home: *Food Drama.* But here’s the twist—I'm going to approach it from an angle you might not expect. What We Cover: - The emotional drama tied to food and weight...

Welcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast...Taking a mindful approach to reducing your cravings once and for all with your host, Keysa Amaro Certified Integrative Health Coach. In this episode of the "Lose Your Cravings" podcast, the Keysa delves into the often overlooked impact of diet and wellness culture on men.  While these topics are frequently associated with women, men also face signif...

Welcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast...Taking a mindful approach to reducing your cravings once and for all with your host, Keysa Amaro Certified Integrative Health Coach. In this episode, I explore the true meaning of wellness and discuss how to make it accessible to everyone, regardless of budget.  We often associate wellness with expensive activities like gym memberships, organic food...

Welcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast, taking a mindful approach to reducing your cravings and emotional eating for good. In this episode, we're diving into a concept that’s becoming increasingly relevant: Healthism. Whether you're familiar with the term or it's new to you, this episode will unpack what healthism is and how it might be impacting you in ways you haven’t considered. We’ll explor...

Welcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast...Taking a different approach to reducing your cravings once and for all with your host, Keysa Amaro Certified Integrative Health Coach. Join Keysa as she shares the best thing you can do to help you get rid of cravings and tame your emotional eating. And that is investing in yourself. Learn how investing in yourself can help you reduce your cravings and e...

Welcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast...Taking a mindful approach to reducing your cravings once and for all with your host, Keysa Amaro Certified Integrative Health Coach. Join Keysa as she breaks down what self-sabotage is, the three layers of self-sabotage, and why we engage in self-sabotaging behaviors. If you are looking for a supportive community that will help you lose your cravings and...

Welcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast...Taking a different approach to reducing your cravings once and for all with your host, Keysa Amaro Certified Integrative Health Coach. Join Keysa as she helps you declutter your mind so you can feel in control around your food choices and think more clearly.   Join the Nourished Mind + Body Community here! Get my FREE Guide: Break Free From Nig...

Welcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast...Taking a different approach to reducing your cravings once and for all with your host, Keysa Amaro Certified Integrative Health Coach. Join Keysa as she takes a deeper look at cravings to see if they are all created equal, or if there are different types of cravings that should be addressed in different ways.  Become a sponsor of the Lose Your Cravi...

Welcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast...Taking a mindful approach to reducing your cravings once and for all with your host, Keysa Amaro Certified Integrative Health Coach. Join Keysa as she talks about how we tie our morality to the food we eat, how it affects us and how we can let go of this idea to find food freedom so we can eat all foods without feeling guilt or shame around them. Become...