Rachael Walkingshaw-McGuinness

Mindset Moments: Freedom From Food Beyond the Diet

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Mindset Moments: Freedom From Food Beyond the Diet is for women who are done with the endless cycle of emotional eating, food guilt & yo-yo dieting. Hosted by me, Rachael a mindset coach, SEN mum & someone who’s lived through years of binge eating, shame, and starting over this podcast gives you short, relatable mindset moments that spark real transformation.

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Rachael Walkingshaw-McGuinness

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Latest episode

Apr 15, 2026

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Episodes

How Lack of Routine Sabotages Your Relationship with Food (And What to Do About It) 15.04.2026

In this episode of  Break the Cycle: Finding Freedom from Food , we dive deep into how a lack of routine can massively impact your relationship with food, weight loss, and overall wellbeing. We unpack the real-life challenges behind “off” routines like unpredictable work shifts, childcare changes, emotional stress, and more that make healthy eating feel impossible. Discover why decision fatigue sk...

Part 2 - GLP-1s Help… But They Don’t Heal This | What Women Need to Hear 12.04.2026

GLP-1s can help...but they don’t automatically fix your relationship with food. And this is the part hardly anyone is talking about properly. In part two of this conversation, we’re going deeper, beyond the hype, beyond the fear, and into the reality of what these medications do and don’t provide. Use code  PODCAST  for  £5 off your monthly app subscription for as long as you stay subscribed   And...

Part 1 - GLP-1s Didn’t Break the Diet Industry… They Exposed It 08.04.2026

GLP-1s haven’t “broken” the diet industry.... They’ve exposed what so many of us already knew was broken all along. Because if a medication can suddenly quiet the food noise, reduce appetite and help weight loss feel more manageable… Then maybe the issue was never just a lack of discipline, motivation or “trying hard enough.” But while GLP-1s can absolutely be helpful for some women, they also don...

It’s Not Willpower… It’s Your Nervous System | Why Stress Drives Emotional Eating 05.04.2026

This isn’t about discipline or motivation. It’s about your nervous system and how your body responds to stress. In this episode, we break down why emotional eating increases under pressure, how your brain prioritises survival over logic, and what you can actually do to start working with your body instead of against it. Use code  PODCAST  for  £5 off your monthly app subscription for as long as yo...

Why You’re “Good” All Day Then Overeat at Night | Emotional Eating Explained 01.04.2026

If you feel in control all day but lose it in the evening, this episode will help you finally understand why. This isn’t about willpower. It’s about restriction, emotional load, and how your brain and body respond when you’ve been “holding it together” all day. In this episode, we break down the psychology and physiology behind evening overeating, remove the shame, and give you practical tools to...

The All-or-Nothing Mindset Is Keeping You Stuck | How to Stop the Binge-Restrict Cycle 29.03.2026

“You don’t keep ‘falling off track’… you were never onone that allowed you to stay on.” If you’ve ever thought “I’ve ruined it now, I may as wellstart again Monday” this episode is for you. The all-or-nothing mindset is one of the biggest drivers ofemotional eating, bingeing, and yo-yo dieting. In this episode, we break down exactly why this pattern exists, how diet culture reinforces it, and most...

You’re Not Addicted to Food… You’re Avoiding Something | Emotional Eating Explained 25.03.2026

Welcome to our new series Break the Cycle: Healing your Relationship with Food! If you feel out of control around food, constantly thinking about it, or stuck in a cycle of emotional eating, bingeing, and guilt this episode will change how you see it forever. In this episode, we break down why emotional eating isn’t about willpower or food addiction, but about what’s happening underneath the surfa...

"I'll put all the weight back on" | Overcoming Limiting Beliefs to Achieve your Weight Loss Goals 01.10.2025

Want to explore this more and diet differently this time? Find out more about how we can work together HERE If you’ve ever said to yourself…❌ “I’ve lost weight before but I always put it back on”❌ “What’s the point in trying if I’ll just fail again?”❌ “I don’t trust myself around food” …then this session is for you 💕 In this episode, I break down why this belief feels so real (thanks diet cult...

Break the Cycle: How a Solution-Focused Approach Transforms Your Relationship with Food 17.09.2025

Stuck in the same food cycles? In this episode I share how a solution-focused approach can help you stop sitting in the “why” and start creating real change. You’ll learn simple tools to build resilience, shift your mindset, and finally feel in control around food. 👉 Grab the free eBook to put this into action today: Using a Solution-Focused Approach to Break Food Cycles Now you’ve just learnt ho...

Mindset Moments in Our Unique World: Time to Reconnect with Yourself 04.09.2025

I’ve never shared anything like this before… but it’s something I practise a lot in my own life to help me slow down, be more present, and regulate my nervous system when the stress of life piles on 🌱💭 This guided breathing and grounding exercise is designed to give you a few minutes of calm. A chance to pause, breathe, and remember that you are safe, you are strong, and you are enough even in t...

E27: When You Miss the “Old You”, Grieving Your Past Self Without Losing Your Progress 18.07.2025

Why longing for old habits, weight, or identities is normal and how to honour the past while moving forward. This one’s for the women who’ve worked so hard to change… But suddenly find themselves missing parts of who they used to be. Maybe you’ve lost weight, stopped bingeing, started showing up for yourself in ways you never thought possible and yet… you still find yourself thinking: 👉🏻 “I miss...

E26 - Binge Eating After Weight Loss | Why It Happens and How to Heal: What no one tells you about maintenance, triggers and the deeper work that starts after the before-and-after 14.07.2025

This episode is for the women who thought weight loss would fix their relationship with food… But now find themselves bingeing again and feeling more confused, scared, and ashamed than ever. If you’ve lost weight and then thought: 👉🏻 “Why am I still eating like this?” 👉🏻 “Am I really just going to put it all back on again?” 👉🏻 “I’ve done all that work, what’s wrong with me?” I want you to st...

E25 - How to Cope When Life Feels Too Heavy to Stay on Plan: Grief, stress, trauma and survival. Learning to hold your goals without shaming your humanness. 11.07.2025

This episode is for the woman who feels like she’s barely holding it together… The one who’s trying to stay “on plan” while juggling grief, burnout, chaos, parenting, SEN stress or just life feeling too loud. If you’ve ever found yourself saying: 👉🏻 “I’ve let it all slip again…”👉🏻 “I just can’t get my head back in the game.”👉🏻 “I want to do better, but I’m exhausted.” Then please stop what y...

E24 - Food Is Not a Reward, But You Still Deserve to Feel Good: How to rewire your brain to feel joy, celebration and comfort without food being the only source. 09.07.2025

This one’s for the women who’ve ever said… 👉🏻 “I’ve been good today — I deserve a treat.” 👉🏻 “I just need something to look forward to.” 👉🏻 “Food is the only thing that feels nice right now.” I see you. Because I’ve been you. In this episode, we’re unpacking why food becomes our go-to reward, especially when life feels hard, chaotic, or just… meh . And no, I’m not here to tell you “just find...

E23 - The Real Reason You Don’t Feel Proud of Yourself: Why weight loss doesn’t fix self-worth and how to start owning your progress before the scale catches up 07.07.2025

Let me ask you something — and be honest with yourself here… Have you ever lost weight… Hit a milestone… Got compliments from other people… And still felt like it wasn’t enough ? Like the moment to finally feel proud should’ve come… but didn’t? If you're nodding, this episode is 100% for you. Because today, we’re talking about that disconnect, the emotional gap between what you’re doing and ho...

E22 - The “Good Girl” Wound and Why You Keep Saying Yes (Then Eating Through It): Exploring people-pleasing, emotional repression, and the link between unmet needs and nighttime eating 04.07.2025

If you’ve ever said yes when you wanted to say no… Agreed to something that drained you… Held it all in all day — only to end the night in front of the fridge feeling like you needed something but couldn’t quite name what… This episode is for you . Because today, we’re talking about the “Good Girl” wound — that pattern so many of us carry where we’ve learnt to be nice, agreeable, helpful, and easy...

E21 – Parenting When You Struggle With Food: How to protect your child’s relationship with food even if yours is still healing. 02.07.2025

This episode is for the mums who are still healing their own food relationship while trying to raise kids who feel free around food. If you’ve ever hidden a snack from your child… Or found yourself saying, “I’ll be good tomorrow” out loud and immediately wondered what that taught them... If you’re scared they’ll pick up your habits, your guilt, your shame… Then this one’s for you. I know what it’s...

E20: The 90s Called — And They Want Their Diet Trauma Back 23.06.2025

Were you raised on Special K diets, low-fat yoghurts, and the belief that being thin was your ticket to happiness? 😩 This one’s for the women who inherited a broken food relationship from the media, our mothers, and an era that praised restriction and punished appetite . In this episode, we unpack: The toxic messages of 90s & 2000s diet culture How these beliefs still shape our behaviour arou...

E19: How to Stop “Starting Again” Every Monday 20.06.2025

How many times have you said: “I’ll be good tomorrow”? “Starting again Monday”? “Ruined it now, may as well keep going…” This episode is a deep dive into the all-or-nothing mindset that keeps you stuck — and how to finally break free. Inside: The psychology behind “fresh start” thinking Real-life client stories of breaking the reset cycle Tools for emotional regulation when life gets messy How to...

E18: Breaking the Binge-Restrict Cycle — Without Breaking Yourself 18.06.2025

Ever feel like you're either eating perfectly or eating everything? This episode is your permission slip to step off the all-or-nothing rollercoaster — for good. Inside: Why the binge-restrict pendulum swings so hard 5 tools I teach every client to break free from the cycle How shame and control are not the solution Why this work is about compassion, not punishment This episode isn’t about mor...

E17: You’re Not Lazy — You’re Exhausted 16.06.2025

If you’ve been beating yourself up for not having “motivation,” this one is for you. Because here’s the truth: You’re not lazy. You’re in survival mode . In this episode we explore: How burnout mimics laziness and kills drive Why willpower fails when your nervous system is running on empty How SEN parenting and emotional eating are deeply linked Gentle ways to rebuild your energy and momentum This...

E16: The Emotional Bite — Why Food Feels So Good (and What to Do Instead) 13.06.2025

Ever feel like food is your best friend, therapist, reward, and escape — all in one? 😩 This episode unpacks the emotional pull of food and why it feels so good in the moment … but never fills the real gap. Inside we dive into: The neuroscience of comfort eating Why emotional hunger is different to physical hunger Practical tools to self-soothe without a food binge What to do instead of saying “so...

E15. How to Rebuild Body Trust After Years of Control, Bingeing & Confusion 09.06.2025

You’re not broken. You’re just disconnected and it’s not your fault. In this tender episode of The Unique World Podcast , we explore how chronic dieting, bingeing, and trauma break our trust in hunger, fullness, and food. And more importantly — how to rebuild it . Inside this episode: Why hunger feels like a threat (and how I started listening again) Sarah’s story of fearing food freedom — and fin...

E14. Your Weight Isn’t the Problem — Your Story About It Is 06.06.2025

You’re not carrying weight. You’re carrying shame . In this emotional episode of The Unique World Podcast , we explore how your identity gets built around weight struggles — and how to finally rewrite the story that’s been keeping you stuck. Inside this episode: The earliest weight story you were handed — and how it shaped your self-worth My experience with identity collapse after weight loss Kati...

E13. It’s Not Self-Sabotage — It’s Your Nervous System 04.06.2025

You’re not eating because you’ve got no willpower. You’re eating because your body doesn’t feel safe. In this eye-opening episode of The Unique World Podcast , we explore how dysregulation — not discipline — is what drives bingeing, overwhelm, and “falling off track.” Inside this episode: The real reason you “lose control” at night What fight, flight, freeze and fawn have to do with food Client st...

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