Talking with Emma: Stop fighting food & weight

Sexual wellbeing often changes in midlife. Bodies change. Desire changes. But you don't have to settle for being dissatisfied.  Yet very few women are given tools to talk about it without shame, pressure, or self-blame. In this episode, I explore the often-overlooked link between body image and sexual wellbeing — and why your thoughts and emotions play a bigger role than your appearance ever...

These two shifts are based on what I’ve been seeing in clients I coached in 2025—the wins and the challenges the women faced going about their day-to-day lives. These are not wellness trends or research insights. They are what I've noticed women saying from their lived experience.  That’s where today's podcast comes from. The two shifts I’ve noticed:  Women don’t want more information. T...

In today’s short episode, Emma explains why most goal-setting methods fail women — not because we lack discipline, but because the systems we’ve been taught rely on overhauls, pressure, and all-or-nothing thinking. Links & Resources: Join: Plan to Enjoy 2026 Curious about working together? I’m currently taking private clients. Book a consultation where will discuss what you want to achieve, wh...

Most women think they’re inconsistent because they lack discipline. But the real problem is the way we’ve been taught to approach exercise — big, punishing, all-or-nothing plans that collapse the moment life gets busy. In this episode, you’ll learn a completely different way to think about how to make movement consistent. You’ll hear how to: Spot the cultural beliefs that keep you stuck in the sta...

Even when you’ve done a lot of work on body respect, off-hand comment can send your nervous system into a spin. In this episode, you’ll learn a simple in-the-moment process to help when someone says something thoughtless about your body or your food. You’ll hear how to: • Expect comments so you’re not blindsided • Understand why these moments trigger such a strong reaction • Calm your nervous syst...

If you’ve ever wondered why health feels like the one area of life you can’t get sorted, this episode gives you a fresh perspective. I walk you through a new way of seeing health — one where you’ll learn how to work with your body, not against it. In this episode, you’ll hear: • Why so many women get stuck between caring about their health and avoiding diet culture  • How cultural conditioning tea...

If you’ve ever thought: “Why can’t I stick to anything?” “I know what to do, I just don’t do it.” “I get a few weeks in… and then I fall over again,” this episode is for you. You’ll hear why your past attempts at behaviour change haven’t stuck — and it’s not because you lack discipline or motivation. It’s because you’ve been taught to start from fixing yourself, instead of respecting yourself. Ins...

Summer holidays are a time to rest, connect, and step out of the pace of the year. But they’re also when the pressure to lose weight hits it's peak.  This year the noise is even louder.  Weight-loss drugs are being marketed in every podcast ad.  Swimwear is shown on bodies that look pre-pubescent.  And family gatherings often come with comments you didn’t ask for. If you’re tired of it and wa...

Feeling apologetic about your body isn’t a personal flaw.  It’s cultural conditioning.  And once you see where these thoughts come from — and how they’re reinforced — you can start to unlearn them. In this episode, Emma walks you through the KNOW → GROW → GLOW method she uses with clients who want to feel unapologetic in their bodies: KNOW See where your body thoughts actually come from and how th...

In this episode, Emma looks at how you can finally step out of the binge restrict cycle using a method grounded in behavioural science and emotional safety. You’ll hear Emma weave together her own lived experience with the evidence-based tools she teaches her clients — so you can understand why this pattern has felt so impossible to break, and what you can start doing today to change it. You’ll le...

If you spend a lot of time in your head — replaying conversations, overthinking food choices, or worrying about how you look — this episode is for you. In today’s episode, I’ll take you on a guided walk . It’s not a mindset lesson or another thing to get right. It’s a simple, practical walk designed to help you reconnect with your body. You’ll be invited to: Notice what you see, hear, and feel aro...

If you’ve ever thought, “I know I should accept my body, but that feels like giving up,” this episode is for you. This week I share the best body image question you can ask yourself — one that changes the entire way you see your body. We’ll unpack where the pressure to “fix” our bodies comes from, why that instinct feels so normal, and what actually happens when you stop treating your body like a...

If you hate feeling anxious or other big emotions and have tried to find a way to handle them, but nothing really works, this episode is for you. Today I’m walking you through a simple, three-step process for bringing self-compassion into any big emotion. Whether it’s anxiety, shame, guilt, sadness, embarrassment, or grief — these three steps work in real time, wherever you are. You’ll learn: Why...

If you’ve ever found yourself saying, “I want to exercise more — but it always turns into another thing I’m failing at,” this episode is for you. In this week’s episode of Talking with Emma , we take a fresh look at movement — not as a project to perfect, but as a way to respect and enjoy your body . Emma unpacks why so many midlife women lose their motivation for exercise — not because they’re la...

In this special episode of Talking With Emma, I’m doing something different. Instead of teaching a tool or exploring a concept, I’m sharing my story — from childhood through midlife — and how my own experiences with food, weight, and the diet, restrict cycle shaped the work I do today. You’ll hear about: How culture and childhood that shaped my beliefs about health, beauty, and worth The years I s...

Women can find themselves struggling when it comes to food and exercise. Not because they don’t know enough. Not because they’re lazy or weak. But because of the cultural mindsets that sneak in and run the show. In this episode of Talking with Emma , I unpack three of the most common food mindsets that sabotage women’s health goals: All-or-nothing thinking — why perfectionism keeps you swinging be...

This week on Talking with Emma , I’m diving into one of the most emotionally charged topics in the health world: food addiction. But instead of recycling the same old narratives, I’m offering a different lens — one that cuts through the confusion, the shame, and the pseudoscience. We’re pulling apart what people really mean when they say they feel addicted to food — and why that feeling is often m...

Today, we’re flipping the script on emotional eating. I’m saying what most wellness advice won’t: Eating your feelings isn’t a personal failure. It’s actually your biology doing its job. In this episode, we look at why food is such an effective (and totally sane) way our bodies seek calm after stress, and how cultural conditioning has layered shame, fear, and perfectionism on top of that very huma...

What to Do When Getting Dressed Ruins Your Day We’ve all had those mornings. You get dressed, catch your reflection — or feel your clothes pinch — and suddenly the whole day feels hijacked. The shame hits hard, especially if you “know better” and still find yourself spiraling. Here’s the truth: you’re not failing. You’re not weak. You’re not broken. You’re learning a new skill — and like any new s...

You’ve been told that changing your mindset and loving your body will stop the food and body noise. But those messages, well-meaning as they are, may have  been keeping you stuck. In this episode, I’m diving into why I don’t coach mindset—and why I don’t teach body love either. Instead of piling on more affirmations or chasing a feeling of love about your body still centers women's worthiness...

If you’ve ever stood in a dressing room, staring at your reflection with that sinking feeling in your chest—this episode is for you. Today, we’re talking about why dressing rooms can feel like emotional landmines for midlife women—and more importantly, what to do about it. I’ll walk you through a practical, compassionate framework that helps you stop spiraling and start shopping with more self-res...

If you’ve ever wondered how to handle body comments or wished you had a graceful way to end unwanted diet talk , this episode is for you. Whether it’s a relative commenting on your weight, a friend raving about their latest wellness trend, or someone “helpfully” telling you what you should be doing with your body, these moments can knock you off balance and drain your energy. In this episode of Ta...

Avoiding Photos is a Safety Issue, Not a Vanity Issue Have you ever avoided being in a photo, untagged yourself on social media, or felt instant dread when someone pulled out a camera? You might think it’s about vanity — but in this episode of Talking with Emma , I explain why it’s actually about body image safety and nervous system survival responses . We unpack how decades of diet culture , midl...

In this episode I dive into one of the most pervasive and exhausting beliefs I see in my coaching practice: the idea that your body is a problem that needs to be fixed.  Even for those of us who reject diet culture or adopt intuitive eating, this belief often runs deep and unconsciously influences how we perceive ourselves.  I explore the systems of belief that reinforce the "fix-it" men...

If you’re tired of swinging between trying really hard and giving up entirely, if you’re worn out by the idea that more discipline is the answer — this episode will feel like a breath of fresh air. In this episode, I unpack one of the most common (and most damaging) myths midlife women carry: that they’re the problem. That if they could just get more willpower, they’d finally be able to eat better...