The Healthy Me Reset

Talking about weight with children can feel uncomfortable. What if the words we choose today shape how they see themselves for the rest of their lives? Dr. Emily shares why the conversation around children's weight deserves a completely different approach. Drawing from years of coaching families, personal experiences, and insights from  Your Child Is Not Their Weight by AAP, she explains how well-...

What if overeating isn't really about food? In this episode, Dr. Emily is sharing one of the biggest mindset shifts she has had in years—one that completely changed the way I understand emotional eating. It all started with a book about highly sensitive people, and what I discovered helped me connect the dots between sensitivity, self-soothing, and why so many of us turn to food when life feels ov...

Have you ever heard a statistic that completely stopped you in your tracks? In this week's episode, Dr. Emily shares a surprising study that sparked a deeper conversation about women, health, perfectionism, burnout, leadership, and the hidden pressure many of us carry every day. What started as a conversation about physician longevity quickly became a powerful reflection on how women often navigat...

How do we navigate health information when we are constantly flooded with opinions, studies, social media advice, expert voices, and "evidence-based" claims? As a family medicine and obesity medicine physician, Dr. Emily vulnerably shares the tension she personally feels between trusting evidence, honoring expert perspective, and learning how to listen to your own body. This episode is not about r...

Feeling the pressure? Physical pressure. Mental pressure. Emotional pressure. Spiritual pressure. After returning from a Route 66 road trip in their family camper, Dr. Emily shares how an unexpected chemical incident near Los Angeles became a powerful metaphor for the way many of us live our lives — constantly building pressure internally without realizing how close we are to overflowing. From anx...

In this deeply personal episode of The Healthy Me Reset , Dr. Emily opens up about the next 100 episodes and the bigger mission behind them. This conversation is about more than goals, productivity, or checking boxes. It's about becoming more of who you were created to be. Dr. Emily shares how comfort, routine, fear, anxiety, and even success can quietly pull us into "existence mode" — where we st...

Something is happening right now in our world. You can feel it in medicine. You can feel it in faith. You can feel it in mental health, relationships, motherhood, leadership, and honestly… in the hearts of women everywhere. It's the desire for change, for transprency, for better.  In this episode, Dr. Emily speaks directly to the women who feel that stirring deep inside of them — the women who kno...

Warning: this episode comes with a powerful tool, learned through decades of pain chasing perfection.  In this episode, Dr. Emily talks about one of the most important mindset shifts for real healing and growth: progress over perfection . So many of us delay change because we think we need the perfect plan, perfect motivation, or perfect execution before we begin. But real growth doesn't work that...

This episode feels different. Not because it's episode 100… But because of what it took to get here. In this conversation, Dr. Emily is not just reflecting on the journey of this podcast. She's reflecting on the journey of her life over the past few years. The lessons, the pivots, the unlearning, and the deep personal resets that shaped not just her work… but who she is. After hundreds of conversa...

As I'm approaching episode 100, I've been doing a lot of reflecting. Not just on this podcast… but on health, on medicine, and on what I've seen in my own life and in so many of yours. Because if I'm honest, a lot of us feel like we have 99 health problems . And when you're in that place, it's overwhelming. It's exhausting. And it's confusing. We live in a time where: There's more information than...

This week, I'm joined by someone very special to me—writer, educator, speaker, and my friend, Ashley Martin. You know I don't bring guests on often. It takes someone who has truly walked the walk —and Ashley is one of those people. In this episode, Ashley shares her powerful journey through over-drinking, marital infidelity, depression, and the moment that brought her to complete surrender. From t...

Holiday weight gain can be frustrating. Yet, for most of us, some regain at the holidays is inevitable. It's not the few pounds that matters most: it's what we do with that information.  In this episode, we're gently reframing that story. Dr. Emily explains why the weight you see after a holiday isn't what you think. Most of it isn't fat—it's fluid. Your body is simply responding to changes in sug...

What if the problem isn't Monday… but the pressure we attach to it? In this episode, Dr. Emily talks about the quiet weight many of us carry into Mondays—especially after a meaningful weekend, holiday, or season like Easter. We come in with good intentions: "This is the week I'll finally do it right." But when real life hits—work, home, responsibilities—that pressure quickly turns into overwhelm....

I don't know about you… but lately, I feel like I'm scared more often than I used to be. Not always in a big, obvious way. Sometimes it just shows up as worry… or feeling a little on edge… or that quiet fear sitting in the background. And when you look at the world right now, it makes sense. A lot is coming at us—social media, constant information, big global changes, questions about our kids, our...

Fasting is something many of us have practiced in different ways—whether for health, faith, or discipline. But the question we don't often stop to ask is… are we actually doing it in a way that's healthy? In this episode, Dr. Emily walks you through a more intentional way to look at fasting. Not just the act itself—but the heart, the purpose, and the impact it has on your body and mind. Because fa...

In this episode, Dr. Emily breaks down surprising NEW trends in women's health and why the future of women's health may depend more on lifestyle than medication. She walks through the biggest drivers behind rising heart disease risk—high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity—and explains how modern diet and daily habits are fueling these trends. Dr. Emily also talks about the role of medications,...

Did you know that there's a specific day of the year when the risk of heart attack and stroke suddenly increases? In this episode, Dr. Emily dives into the science behind this phenomenon and explains why even a slight disruption in our sleep can affect our heart, hormones, and overall health. Our bodies operate on something called a circadian rhythm —our natural internal clock that tells us when t...

Are you too busy to be healthy? Trule healthy in your body — mentally, emotionally, and spiritually healthy? In this episode, Dr. Emily invites you to take an honest look at your level of busyness. Not the kind that feels productive and energized… but the kind that leaves you wired at night, exhausted in the morning, and constantly rushing from one thing to the next. Dr. Emily walks through three...

Get get healthy, avoiding the mirror isn't the solution. Neither is attacking yourself in it.  In this personal and honest episode, Dr. Emily invites you into a different kind of "mirror moment." Not the critical, shame-filled glance. Not the spiral of "I'm failing," "I lack willpower," or "I'll never change." But a truly healthy look at the woman staring back at you. Dr. Emily shares two powerful...

What if one simple word could change the way you show up in every relationship? In this episode, Dr. Emily unpacks a powerful yet often overlooked key to healthier relationships — and it stems from one (or two!) words. Whether you're navigating marriage, family dynamics, friendships, or your relationship with yourself, this conversation offers practical, compassionate guidance to healthy relations...

Heard about Granny Hobbies? Looking for one that fits you? Can they actually be healthy for you? Yes they can.  In this episode, we explore how choosing a healthy hobby can reduce stress, help you minimize mindless snacking or scrolling, and create something amazing in the process.  Healthy hobbies aren't about productivity or perfection. They're about presence, comfort, and learning to soothe wit...

In this episode, we pause the rush and pressure of "doing it all" and focus on something far more powerful: the value of one day . So often, change feels overwhelming because we're looking too far ahead. But real transformation—physically, mentally, and spiritually—happens when we ask a simpler, gentler question: What can I do today? In This Episode, We Explore: 1. "I can do this today." Think of...

Tired of the endless confusion around what you should and shouldn't eat?  I've got you covered: common sense will always get you further than insane rhetoric you have no intention of following.  It's hard on a good day - but now, with the new American food guidelines, we have a brewing culinary debate.  In this episode, we step into The New Diet Debate , including the growing conversation around m...

What's really being served in the new American food guidelines—and how does it affect your health, weight, and peace of mind? In today's episode, we break down the latest American food guidelines and translate the headlines into real-life wisdom. We'll talk about what's helpful, what's missing, and how to approach these guidelines without losing your own common sense.   This is The Dish : what's o...

As we step into 2026, weight loss conversations are changing - there are new tools, new knowledge, and that means LOTS of misconceptions and fad sales.  I'm here to help you navigate the Wild West of weight loss in 2026 and make the best decisions for YOU.  In this episode, we're cutting through the noise of trends, hacks, and quick fixes to talk about what actually works for weight loss in real l...