“Empowered” Emotional Eating and Weight Loss
Why is it so hard to come to a place of peace and acceptance around your body and your weight?
This episode offers a conversation on “emotional eating” like you’ve never heard before.
By the time you are done listening, you will never think of “emotional” eating in the same way. You will have all of the nuanced perspectives and mindset shifts – and perhaps even the skills and tools – to heal this painful issue once and for all!
Acceptance vs Resignation & Defeat
Why is it so hard to come to a place of peace and acceptance around your body and your weight?
This episode illustrates how the concept of acceptance differs significantly between two distinct models of weight loss and well-being.
In “Diet Drama Land” acceptance means defeat – you will never achieve your goals.
In “Happy Calories® World” acceptance is the key to freedom. Acceptance not only brings a deep sense of peace – it also paradoxically turbo charges your results.
Why ‘The Science of Weight Loss’ Won’t Actually Help You
A magazine headline promised “The Science of Weight Loss.” I didn’t buy it. Not the magazine — and not the premise. Here’s why science alone can never tell you what your own body already knows.
Why Oprah’s Food and Diet Ventures Miss the Point
Oprah is one of the most powerful women in the world. And yet her ventures — from Weight Watchers to cauliflower pizza — all operate from within the same broken model. Here’s why even the most well-intentioned diet culture contributions keep women stuck.
The One Diet That Works For Everyone
Every New Year brings the same advice from every expert: no one diet works for everyone. Eat good foods, avoid bad foods, exercise. But what if there actually is one approach that works for every body? There is — and it has nothing to do with what you eat.
The Milkshake Experiment — And What It Really Tells Us About Weight Loss
A researcher made two batches of identical milkshakes — same ingredients, different labels. People’s bodies responded differently based on what they thought they were drinking. Here’s what that experiment actually proves about weight loss — and why both the personal trainer and the NPR interpretation got it slightly wrong.
What Binge-Watching Weight Loss Commercials Taught Me About Diet Culture
I spent January cuddled on the couch mainlining television — and accidentally conducted the most revealing experiment in diet culture I’ve ever done. When you watch weight loss commercial after weight loss commercial with a critical eye, something becomes very clear. Here’s what I noticed.
Why “Eat Healthy and Exercise” Advice Keeps Failing Women
I found an old newspaper interview where I told a reporter the key to weight loss was overcoming “emotional and psychological resistance.” I believed it at the time. I was wrong — and it took me years to figure out why. Here’s what I learned.
Why Diet Culture Is So Hard to Escape (Even When You Know Better)
Here’s something that used to drive me crazy with clients — they’d make real progress, then the culture would just… pull them back in. Not because they were weak. Because the messaging is relentless. Here’s what’s actually happening in your brain when diet culture keeps winning.
Hungry for Happiness: Why No Diet Will Ever Fill That Void
I first saw “Hungry for Happiness” on a tray liner at Arby’s. But it stopped me cold — because that phrase is actually the entire thesis behind everything I teach. Here’s what it means and why chasing the perfect body will never get you there.