Stressless Eating

Welcome back to the Stressless Eating Podcast "Mini-Series" where I am sharing 4 cut-to-the-heart-of-it VIDEO podcasts, designed to be the "quick and dirty" solutions you need to your biggest food and self-image struggles. These are all the things I WISH someone had told me decades ago about truly healing from the disorder of chronic dieting, and healing my relationship with food and myself...and this is Episode #4. In this video I cover: ➨ How to have BOTH: stay on a healthy path and feel a sense of freedom WITHOUT going off the "deep end" and feeling out of control. ➨ What the ALTERNATIVE to dieting actually looks like (and no it doesn't mean gaining a bunch of weight or "giving up") ➨ What I wish someone told me DECADES ago, so that I could take my own power back from the food and get my life back!

Welcome back to the Stressless Eating Podcast "Mini-Series" where I am sharing 4 cut-to-the-heart-of-it VIDEO podcasts, designed to be the "quick and dirty" solutions you need to your biggest food and self-image struggles. These are all the things I WISH someone had told me decades ago about truly healing from the disorder of chronic dieting, and healing my relationship with food and myself...and this is Episode #3. ➨ Why therapy, positive thinking, and mantras DO NOT work if your subconscious brain has been thinking the OPPOSITE forever...and what to do instead. ➨ What your brain ACTUALLY needs so that the work you do 'lands' in your brain, and you actually transform the narrative in your Self-Image. ➨ How to transform the topic of "self-love" from fluffy or ambiguous....and finally take a systematic and scientific approach to earning back your own self-love, trust, and respect.

Welcome back to the Stressless Eating Podcast "Mini-Series" where I am sharing 4 cut-to-the-heart-of-it VIDEO podcasts, designed to be the "quick and dirty" solutions you need to your biggest food and self-image struggles. These are all the things I WISH someone had told me decades ago about truly healing from the disorder of chronic dieting, and healing my relationship with food and myself...and this is Episode #2. In this video I cover: ➨ What the "Band-Aid to Bounceback Effect" Is... and why you need to avoid it at all costs ➨ My biggest lessons from teaching women the "Diet Mentality"...and how to make sure that your current health strategy sets you up for true freedom ➨ What a "day in the life" of a dieter REALLY looks like, and what it takes to teach your brain a new (healthy) 'language' and get OFF the vicious roller coaster -- even if NOT dieting feels really scary.

Welcome to the Stressless Eating Podcast "Mini-Series" where I am sharing 4 cut-to-the-heart-of-it VIDEO podcasts, designed to be the "quick and dirty" solutions you need to your biggest food and self-image struggles. These are all the things I WISH someone had told me decades ago about truly healing from the disorder of chronic dieting, and healing my relationship with food and myself...and this is Episode #1. In this video I cover how to heal the cycle of Overeating... ➨ Whether you find yourself using food to fill a void of stress, boredom, or loneliness.... ➨ Whether you're using food to comfort, numb, sooth, or distract... ➨ Whether it's the INEVITABLE bounce back effect that comes off the back of a long period of restricting, controlling, depriving, or dieting.   ➨ OR Maybe it's all of those things! We are going to talk about why it happens....and how to STOP using food to fill some sort of void that will NEVER be filled with food.... ...and if food IS your "dirty little secret", we are going to talk about how to relinquish all that SHAME and stigma that tends to come alongside this topic.

Join us for a special series of the Stressless Eating Podcast where we are hosting the Stressless Eating Virtual Book Club. On this episode of the podcast, we we walk through the 8th & 9th Chapters! Grab your free copy of the Stressless Eating Book by going to: www.StresslessEatingBook.com And try the NEW Stressless Eating Scorecard, and find out where the 8 Stressless Eating Power Mindsets can pull you out of the food and body prison and set you free by going to www.StresslessEatingScore.com

Join us for a special series of the Stressless Eating Podcast where we are hosting the Stressless Eating Virtual Book Club. On this episode of the podcast, we we walk through the 7th Chapter! Grab your free copy of the Stressless Eating Book by going to: www.StresslessEatingBook.com And try the NEW Stressless Eating Scorecard, and find out where the 8 Stressless Eating Power Mindsets can pull you out of the food and body prison and set you free by going to www.StresslessEatingScore.com

Join us for a special series of the Stressless Eating Podcast where we are hosting the Stressless Eating Virtual Book Club. On this episode of the podcast, we we walk through the 6th Chapter! Grab your free copy of the Stressless Eating Book by going to: www.StresslessEatingBook.com And try the NEW Stressless Eating Scorecard, and find out where the 8 Stressless Eating Power Mindsets can pull you out of the food and body prison and set you free by going to www.StresslessEatingScore.com

Join us for a special series of the Stressless Eating Podcast where we are hosting the Stressless Eating Virtual Book Club. On this episode of the podcast, we we walk through the 5th Chapter! Grab your free copy of the Stressless Eating Book by going to: www.StresslessEatingBook.com And try the NEW Stressless Eating Scorecard, and find out where the 8 Stressless Eating Power Mindsets can pull you out of the food and body prison and set you free by going to www.StresslessEatingScore.com

Join us for a special series of the Stressless Eating Podcast where we are hosting the Stressless Eating Virtual Book Club. On this episode of the podcast, we we walk through the 4th Chapter! Grab your free copy of the Stressless Eating Book by going to: www.StresslessEatingBook.com And try the NEW Stressless Eating Scorecard, and find out where the 8 Stressless Eating Power Mindsets can pull you out of the food and body prison and set you free by going to www.StresslessEatingScore.com

Join us for a special series of the Stressless Eating Podcast where we are hosting the Stressless Eating Virtual Book Club. On this episode of the podcast, we we walk through the 3rd Chapter! Grab your free copy of the Stressless Eating Book by going to: www.StresslessEatingBook.com And try the NEW Stressless Eating Scorecard, and find out where the 8 Stressless Eating Power Mindsets can pull you out of the food and body prison and set you free by going to www.StresslessEatingScore.com

Join us for a special series of the Stressless Eating Podcast where we are hosting the Stressless Eating Virtual Book Club. On this episode of the podcast, we we walk through the 2nd Chapter! Grab your free copy of the Stressless Eating Book by going to: www.StresslessEatingBook.com And try the NEW Stressless Eating Scorecard, and find out where the 8 Stressless Eating Power Mindsets can pull you out of the food and body prison and set you free by going to www.StresslessEatingScore.com

Join us for a special series of the Stressless Eating Podcast where we are hosting the Stressless Eating Virtual Book Club. On this episode of the podcast, we we walk through the 1st Chapter! Grab your free copy of the Stressless Eating Book by going to: www.StresslessEatingBook.com And try the NEW Stressless Eating Scorecard, and find out where the 8 Stressless Eating Power Mindsets can pull you out of the food and body prison and set you free by going to www.StresslessEatingScore.com

Nowadays where studies show that while less than 1% of American women suffer from anorexia and less than 1.5% of women suffer from bulimia... Studies also show that 75% of American women suffer with Disordered Eating. Let me say that again: 3/4 of the women in America suffer from Disordered Eating (and these studies only included Americans, but we also know it's a world wide epidemic). Now here's the truth: While pretty much everyone knows what an Eating Disorder is, most have never even heard of this thing called Disordered Eating (I know I sure hadn't!). An even lesser known (and talked about) form of Disordered Eating is something called Orthorexia.  Orthorexia is when someone takes their health to an extreme, and they inhabit an excessive preoccupation or obsession with eating healthy food. According to The National Eating Disorders Association Orthorexia entails: Obsessive focus on food choices, food regarded primarily as source of health rather than pleasure; distress or disgust when in proximity to prohibited foods ; periodic shifts in dietary beliefs; moral judgment of others based on their dietary choices; body image distortion; persistent belief that dietary practices are health-promoting despite evidence of experiencing malnutrition...and the list goes on, and on, and on.  And because of all of the misinformation that's being thrown at us, Orthorexia is spreading like a wildfire -- ESPECIALLY in the female population. The EFFECT of all of this? An extremely DISORDERED relationship with food. And if you're anything like myself and all my clients... You've been exposed to the 'Dark Side' of the health industry for a very long time, and it's super important that you know what to look out for to make sure that YOUR health journey....stays....healthy!  Laura Lea Bryant is back on the podcast to help me unpack this super-important topic and share her personal experiences....and her experience as an influencer in the health and wellness world.  ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

For years, all Julie really knew was a life of restricting her food intake, dieting, or feeling the incessant need to exercise to “burn it off” or feel in control.  Food and her body were topics that carried a lot of shame and guilt, and she had almost completely convinced herself that this was just the way things were going to be. She truly believed that she was as forgone as you could be, and her skepticism was through the roof when we first connected — truly thinking that she would be the one person this would NOT work for.  Her relationship with herself was suffering, as her weight had the power to dictate her mood in an instant, which added another level of guilt caused by not showing up as who she wanted to be. Feeling she had tried everything in the book, Julie scheduled a call with me and took a leap of faith to finally commit to herself. Accepting that the road to peace, love and happiness with herself was a long term game, she began taking steps toward healing her body & mind and reclaiming her life. In this interview she shares her amazing journey, her fears & hesitations, her radical transformation, and what enabled her to finally set herself free.

I've never met a woman that struggles with food or struggles with her body that isn't absolutely sick and tired of crazy, restrictive dieting! ★ She is sick of constantly weighing, measuring, calculating... ★ She is sick of stressing, guessing, and OBSESSING... ★ She is sick of all the judgment, self-criticism, self-loathing, and shame... ★ She is sick of valuing herself based on how much she weighs or how much she ate that day... ★ She is sick of living in a PRISON -- a body prison, a food prison, a prison that she doesn't know how to get out of... Yet when we talk about what they are currently doing to address their struggles... Dieting is the #1 answer I hear. (The restrictive, all-or-nothing kind of dieting.) ★ She is actively voting on the thing she claims to hate. ★ She is actively choosing the thing that's KEEPING her in the prison. And to boot... ★ She is actively choosing something that she's identified hasn't worked, isn't working, and (when she gets really honest) knows will NEVER work. It's one big Catch 22. There's absolutely no shame and no judgement around this WHATSOEVER -- it's the same cycle that I was stuck on for DECADES, and I have nothing but love and compassion for those stuck on that same up-and-down roller coaster... because it absolutely SUCKS! That's why I'm here to simply point it out, shed some awareness, and hopefully shine a light on this conundrum that a lot of women don't even realize they have become entangled in... And I want to make the whole thing EASIER for you! So you can just be done with it and spend your time, energy, heart, and soul on all the things you REALLY want to be spending it on. That's why my latest podcast episode is dedicated to just that. ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar:  https://www.StresslessEating.com

When it comes to the diet mentality, body shame, disordered eating, and all the internal stress and chaos that comes alongside all of that, for so many women this is their deepest held secret. This struggle with food, their body, the war in their head, the fight in their hearts, and the shame. All that shame about their body, feeling so out of control all the time, feeling like a failure….for so many women, no one even knows what's really going on! ★ No one knows how much they are REALLY struggling and suffering. ★ No one knows how much time and energy they are spending thinking about what they should or shouldn't eat, what they should wear — or what they can wear that fits or doesn't look tight. ★ No one knows how much time they are thinking about how bad they actually feel. ★ No one knows that they aren't even fully present in their lives— that even though they are there in the flesh and blood, they aren't really ‘there' -- they aren't fully present. What's even worse is: no one is talking about this OR how to get past it. In today's episode we are not only going to take a look at this overlooked subject, but I also share the “What I know now that I wish I knew then” steps to actually get PAST it. ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

I'm constantly talking about how your self image and self worth impacts every part of your life. But have you ever stopped to think how it might be affecting your money and finances?  On today's episode of the podcast, I've asked my friend and mentor Toyin Crandall to join me to discuss how your self-worth absolutely impacts your net worth. 

After being stuck on the diet roller coaster for decades, constantly experiencing that one-step-forward, two-steps-back 'dance' from the constant dieting, Melissa was hell bent on healing her relationship with food once and for all. Newly married and successful in her career and family life, her world was filled with a ton of success and external accomplishments, but this was the one thing she couldn't seem to get ahead of, and she didn't know how to break the vicious cycle on her own. Apprehensive but knowing something had to change, Melissa booked a call with me. She was admittedly a bit weary at this point after doing SO MUCH personal development work on herself and trying every diet under the sun, but she knew in her heart that there WAS a way out of the vicious cycle, and she decided she was no longer willing to live this way. And that's when she got started in the Stressless Eating program. In this interview she shares her journey, her struggles, her shifts, and what enabled HER to finally heal her relationship with food, find freedom in her body, and set herself free. ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com  

I am so excited to welcome back Suzanne to the podcast to share her insights and wisdom now that she's been a graduate of Stressless Eating for nearly 2 years. The growth just keeps on coming, and on this episode of the podcast, Suzanne shares how she not only broke out of the food, body, and self-rejection prison that she felt powerless to escape from, but how it also transformed her journey of calling in a loving relationship (among other things). As Suzanne shared on her first apearance on the podcast, her Self-Image and Body-Image kept her from putting herself out there to find true love, knowing that if she didn't find it in herself FIRST, she would never be able to fully receive it from another, and she's here to share the full-circle story of how she finally created her road to self-love and how that led to meeting the love of her life. We talk about this....and so much more. ★Catch Suzanne's first episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/case-study-food-freedom-and-self-love-in-months/id1521598815?i=1000480874880 ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

Laura Lea Bryant is back on the podcast, and this time it's to talk about Stressless Cooking. A few years ago, we realized that the same stress and emotion that women experience with food... It shows up in COOKING too! To a lot of women, cooking is STRESSFUL! And that's why Laura Lea and I hunkered down in Asheville for 4 days, determined not to leave until we were able to take the stress and emotion out of cooking... and help women take control of their lives by taking control of their KITCHEN! And Stressless Cooking was born

We are in for a treat today as we welcome back Jenna to the podcast to share her insights and wisdom now that she's been a graduate of Stressless Eating for nearly 2 years.  The growth just keeps on coming, and on this episode of the podcast, Jenna shares how she's completely redefined her definition of health and self-care (especially in 'pandemic times'), how slowing down has actually helped accelerate her growth, and a look back at how taking a nervous system approach to health helped her reversed her pre-diabetic diagnosis.  We talk about this....and so much more.                 ★Catch Jenna's first episode here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/case-study-how-a-full-time-working-mom-ditched-her/id1521598815?i=1000486442063 ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com                                               

Nowadays where studies show that while less than 1% of American women suffer from anorexia and less than 1.5% of women suffer from bulimia... Studies also show that 75% of American women suffer with Disordered Eating. Let me say that again: 3/4 of the women in America suffer from Disordered Eating (and these studies only included Americans, but we also know it's a world wide epidemic). Now here's the truth: While pretty much everyone knows what an Eating Disorder is, most have never even heard of this thing called Disordered Eating (I know I sure hadn't!) And considering that 75% of women suffer from it, I think it's a really important thing to know about -- and even more important that we talk about it According to The National Eating Disorders Association Disordered Eating entails: Frequent dieting, anxiety associated with specific foods or meal skipping. Preoccupation with food, weight and body image that negatively impacts quality of life. A feeling of loss of control around food, including compulsive eating habits. In other words.... The Statistics Don't Lie (Disordered Eating is Spreading Like A Wildfire!) Disordered Eating is everything that we talk about here on this podcast that I refer to as the diet mentality or the weight loss mentality...but I truly believe that Disordered eating is actually the cause AND effect of the Diet Mentality. The CAUSE? ★ The mindset that there are "good foods" and "bad foods" ★ The thought-process of "eat less, move more". ★ Constantly focusing on your scale weight, jean size, or a calorie count. ★ Doing ANYTHING to move that scale or drop a few pounds....even if it means sacrificing your health or your happiness. ★ Constantly counting calories, carbs, fat grams, protein. ★ Always thinking about food, controlling yourself around food, or feeling OUT of control around food. The EFFECT of all of this? An extremely DISORDERED relationship with food. And if you're anything like myself and all my clients... You've been learning that way of thinking for a long time. You learned it...just like I learned it. So let's un-learn it, shall we? Nowadays where studies show that while less than 1% of American women suffer from anorexia and less than 1.5% of women suffer from bulimia... Studies also show that 75% of American women suffer with Disordered Eating. Let me say that again: 3/4 of the women in America suffer from Disordered Eating (and these studies only included Americans, but we also know it's a world wide epidemic). Now here's the truth: While pretty much everyone knows what an Eating Disorder is, most have never even heard of this thing called Disordered Eating (I know I sure hadn't!) And considering that 75% of women suffer from it, I think it's a really important thing to know about -- and even more important that we talk about it According to The National Eating Disorders Association Disordered Eating entails: Frequent dieting, anxiety associated with specific foods or meal skipping. Preoccupation with food, weight and body image that negatively impacts quality of life. A feeling of loss of control around food, including compulsive eating habits. In other words.... The Statistics Don't Lie (Disordered Eating is Spreading Like A Wildfire!) Disordered Eating is everything that we talk about here on this podcast that I refer to as the diet mentality or the weight loss mentality...but I truly believe that Disordered eating is actually the cause AND effect of the Diet Mentality. The CAUSE? ★ The mindset that there are "good foods" and "bad foods" ★ The thought-process of "eat less, move more". ★ Constantly focusing on your scale weight, jean size, or a calorie count. ★ Doing ANYTHING to move that scale or drop a few pounds....even if it means sacrificing your health or your happiness. ★ Constantly counting calories, carbs, fat grams, protein. ★ Always thinking about food, controlling yourself around food, or feeling OUT of control around food. The EFFECT of all of this? An extremely DISORDERED relationship with food. And if you're anything like myself and all my clients... You've been learning that way of thinking for a long time. You learned it...just like I learned it. So let's un-learn it, shall we? ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

After feeling stuck on the diet roller coaster and living with emotional eating for decades, Jessica thought she was just “one of those people” that would have to live like this forever. Her life was filled with lots of success and external accomplishments, but deep down she knew this was affecting every area of her life, but she just didn't know how to break the vicious cycle. And on top of the food and body and shame prison that she felt powerless to escape from, unbeknownst to her at the time we met, she would also be going through an upcoming divorce. Apprehensive but knowing something had to change, Jessica booked a call with me. She had her fears after years of endless dieting, but feeling out of control of food and her emotions was no longer a way she wanted to live. So she got started in Stressless Eating. In this interview she shares her journey, her struggles, her shifts, and what enabled HER to finally set herself free. ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

For the first 30 years of my life, my relationship with food had 2 'modes'.  On -OR-   Off There was no middle ground for me.  I was either walking around day-in, day-out as:   My Inner Food Police:  Micromanaging every morsel of food I ate or thought about eating. Controlling myself, restricting myself, punishing myself, and persuading myself not to eat certain things because they were "bad" or "not healthy". Obsession. Harsh judgments. All that shame, blame, guilt, comparison, and perfectionism...  -OR-  My Inner Rebel (See also: Inner Glutton!)  Carefree abandonment – eating whatever I could get my hands on. Gluttonously over-stuffing myself.  Binging on the weekends. Utter lack of care of my body, what I ate, how I moved, and my health in general. But also feeling like I had to "get it all in" over the weekend before I went back into "Police" mode on Monday.   And THIS was my life for over 30 years! Bouncing from one extreme to the other:  I would diet and restrict until I couldn't possibly take it anymore, and then....I would TOTALLY let myself go. But the day came that I hit my 'enough is enough' point, and I realized that if I didn't change my STRATEGY and change the STORIES around food and my body that were keeping me stuck, this is how it would ALWAYS be! And that scared the crap out of me, and THAT is when I knew I had to set out to change it.  Because... ★ I was SICK of all the dieting and restricting and constantly playing 'food police'. ★ I was SICK of all the judging and shaming and EMOTION that came alongside food. ★ I was SICK of hating what I had to DO, who I had to BE, and how I had to FEEL to get the "body I always wanted".  It was EXHAUSTING. And I was the OPPOSITE of FREE.  So if YOU are still stuck on that on-again, off-again roller coaster with food or your body or your emotions, I'm here to tell you: There IS a better way! And you don't have to live like this!      And that's why I break down what's happening deep down in your BRAIN when this happens...and how to stop it in its tracks.  ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com  

When I started looking back at my life, I realized that decades of the “Diet Mentality' and all the self-loathing that came alongside it had a cost that I didn't even know to look for — that I didn't even know to try to avoid. And what made it even harder was: No one was talking about this! No one warned me about the 'dark side' of living your life handcuffed to a diet. And no one warned me about the prison that it leaves you in. Including: ★ A Food Prison that had me chained to the handcuffs of restriction, deprivation, control, and OBSESSING over every morsel of food that touched my lips…or (when I couldn't possibly take it any longer) veering over to the OPPOSITE side: care-free abandonment, eating everything in sight, feeding my sugar addictions, and using food to comfort, distract, or numb myself. (And then of course the cascade of guilt, shame, and self-loathing that would follow suit). ★ A Body Prison where I felt like I was walking around in a body that didn't reflect the woman I really was — like the outsides didn't match the insides — but that I felt powerless to change. A prison of wearing ‘fat clothes', covering my body with cardigans, and refusing to wear shorts or tank tops (or god forbid be seen in a bathing suit!) even when it was 95 degrees outside. Not to mention allowing my body to BE the barrier that kept me from doing what I wanted to do, feeling how I wanted to feel, and showing up as the version of myself that I really was…but I just couldn't access her. ★ A Shame Prison where I was outright ashamed that (after decades on this planet) I was STILL struggling with food, still struggling with my body, and still on this up-and-down roller coaster. I felt like a fraud — like if anyone ever “found me out” they would see how crazy or broken I really was. And of course there was the shame that followed me around every single day because of the identity that I had created about my struggles — that I WAS my body, that I WAS my addictions, that I WAS a failure. And of course… ★ A ‘Fat Head' that (no matter how much weight I lost or how ‘successful' I became) my Self-Image saw me through goggles seeing me as ‘fat', ‘unloveable', a ‘failure', 'embarrassing', and that I would never be enough — skinny enough, successful enough, enough period. And all of this left me in a prison of pain, disconnection, and loneliness. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. Spritually. And in those moments of clarity, that's when I realized: “Whoa! This is not unique to ME!” Every woman that feels stuck on the diet and weight loss roller coaster is paying their own MAJOR COST too! And in this episode of the Stressless Eating Podcast we get into the in's and out's of how to avoid the price you pay for always being on a diet (and what they don't tell you!) ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

When I met Erin, she felt like she had tried everything under the sun -- and she was so sick of all the black/white, "should"/"shouldn't" rules that were causing her to obsess over food, and eventually cave and binge. And....she was also (at the time) a new mom again -- having a newborn baby ON TOP of raising her 2-year old.  Desperate to change, feeling like she was a prisoner to food (always thinking about dieting OR simply feeling like a failure for not being able to stick with anything long-term), she found me and booked a call to speak with me about getting help, KNOWING that her problems were getting worse going down the road she was going down.  There was so much information out there, and she was so overwhelmed and tired of thinking about it all, but she knew she had to do SOMETHING radically different. She knew that the problem was in her BRAIN. In this episode of the podcast, Erin shares the in's and out's of her struggles, her journey, and the steps she took that finally led her to freedom after feeling out of control for her entire life.  But also...why it was so important to do it NOW -- while her kids were young -- and not use the “I don't have time for myself” excuse any longer.  ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

I am so excited to share my interview with Radio Personality and Podcaster Amy Brown! If you're not familiar with Amy, she's the beloved co-host of The Bobby Bones Show, and she launched her own podcast nearly 2 years ago to shed light on the topics she's passionate and purposeful about. You've heard me a couple different times on her 4 Things With Amy Brown podcast, and more recently on her newest podcast: Outweigh. But now the tables have turned, and I had the opportunity to sit down with Amy where she laid it all out there including: ★ HER journey with her own food and body struggles, what it's like ★ What it's like being around celebrities and music superstars WHILE dealing with her own 'stuff'. ★ How she takes a stand for women's healing and has dedicated a ton of time to supporting women heal their struggles with food and her body. All of that...and so much more! She is truly a woman on a mission to empower other women, and she's so transparent and raw and honest and real. I loved co-creating magic with this awesome lady! We recorded this episode live from her home in Nashville, and I couldn't be more excited about how it turned out.  

Lauren Buck is back on the podcast for Part 2 of Stressless Parenting, and this episode is powerful! Lauren is an expert on all things relating to parenting and self-care for the modern-day woman and the founder of Fully Present Mom. In this episode we address the traps and beliefs that come up for all women (not just moms!) that keep them trapped in an identity and self-image that doesn't serve them.  ​Whether you have kids or not, this is a conversation with timeless truths that will relate to any woman. ​ ​★  Listen to Part 1 of Stressless Parenting Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stressless-parenting-part-1-with-lauren-buck/id1521598815?i=1000530235319 ​★  You Can Connect More With Lauren Here: ​https://www.fullypresent.mom/   ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar:  https://www.StresslessEating.com

When I met Nicole, she was tired of the constant narrative in her brain of negative self-talk and the constant body shaming that was going through her head. Not to mention, she had tried every diet under the sun to heal her struggles with food and her body -- she had even a therapy and EFT Tapping -- but talking about her past struggles and constantly thinking about her current pain was wearing her out and not providing her the freedom she desperately wanted! She knew she didn't want to go through life abstaining from foods, constantly thinking about her weight, or trying to manage the shame and self-criticism that her brain and self-image had gotten used to, but it seemed that everywhere she turned, the only option available to her was ANOTHER form of restriction or obsession! Desperate to change, but not wanting to go on yet another diet, she found me and booked a call to speak with me about getting help. There was so much information out there, and she was so overwhelmed and tired of thinking about it all, but she knew she had to do SOMETHING radically different. She knew that the problem was in her BRAIN and SELF-IMAGE. But there was something else that was in play when Nicole and I met: She had plans to walk down the aisle and marry her dream man in just a few months, and she KNEW she did not want to bring her old ways of being into her new chapter. Oh yea...and to boot...this was all IN THE MIDDLE of a worldwide pandemic. In this episode of the podcast, Nicole shares the in's and out's of her struggles, her journey, and the steps she took that finally led her to freedom after DECADES of shaming herself and feeling out of control. ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar:  https://www.StresslessEating.com

Has self care become just ​“another to-do”​ that overwhelms you, doesn't motivate you, or makes you feel even MORE stressed out?   ​O​r​ is it​ something that transforms your parenting​ WHILE allowing  you to show up as a better version of yourself​?   The myth that “a good mom sacrifices herself”​ is old and outdated, and there's also a ton of other beliefs that are holding moms back from truly taking care of their health.    In Part 1 of Stressless Parenting, I invited my friend Lauren Buck who is an expert on all things relating to parenting and self-care for the modern-day woman. In this episode we address head on the myths and beliefs that keep moms stuck...and how to transform your relationship to your kids through (real) self car​e.​   ​Whether you have kids or not, this is a conversation with timeless truths that will relate to any woman. ​   ​★  You Can Connect More With Lauren Here: ​https://www.fullypresent.mom/ ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar:  https://www.StresslessEating.com  

On today's episode of the podcast, I invited one of my mentors Jessie Torres to enlighten us with her wisdom and insight, covering a super-cool topic. Jessie has a unique stance on not just healing from trauma or painful experiences...but actually USING that pain to fuel your purpose and propel you into your greater future. You might remember Jessie from season 1 where we talked about "Ditching Toxic Shame", and this episode is a direct follow up to what we shared in that episode. Jessie's journey was one filled with child abuse, the loss of a brother to murder, and a marriage that left her (as she describes) completely apathetic, emotionless, and spiritually dead. This left her living a life filled with fear, limitation and the darkness of shame every single day. She turned her suffering and pain into purpose and passion, and now she helps men and women all over the world transform their narrative from "victim" to "victor", find the courage to take the small steps they need and peel back the layers of fear, to realize their full potential, and live the big life of their dreams. We are so fortunate to have Jessie back on the podcast, where she shares her story and wisdom, and we talk about turning your biggest pain into your greatest purpose. ★ Learn About Jessie Here: www.FierceGraceTransformation.com ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

I've been doing the work that I'm doing for a LONG time, and I can't even tell you how many women I work with that went to therapy, are in therapy, are thinking about therapy, or are therapists themselves (yes I work with a TON of doctors and therapists and medical professionals.)  But I truly believe that the struggles we as women face with food and our bodies...well...they are just DIFFERENT! And even though I'm a BIG FAN of therapy, therapeutic modalities, and getting supported while you work through struggles, traumas, and life's curve balls... ...for whatever reason, the struggles that I faced with my body, food, and finding the love (and like) within myself, I found that most (not all) therapy-based approaches fell a bit short.  In this episode of the Stressless Eating Podcast, I walk you through why I believe that is AND what does work for truly ending the vicious diet cycle and healing your relationship with food and your body for good....but without needed to go spend years in therapy or drag it out to address it.  ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

On today's episode of the podcast I am so excited to welcome Fernanda Lind! Not only is she one of my amazing friends, but she's also an award-winning entrepreneur and the host of the Wired to Win Podcast. With a career in the financial markets, managing a billion-dollar portfolio, and with a decade-long background as a professional dancer performing at the highest level, she understands the pressures of working in a high-stakes environment.   She has spent 10 years researching neuroplasticity and ancient wisdom to develop methods specifically aimed towards helping ambitious success-driven women reach their highest potential and step into more power and confidence in their lives and work. On today's episode of the podcast, we talk about what it REALLY takes to rewire your brain, the truth about eliminating burnout, and how to claim success in every area of life and truly live up to your potential.  ★ Find out more about Fernanda's mission here: www.RewiredGlobal.com ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

After being stuck on the diet roller coaster for decades, constantly experiencing that one-step-forward, two-steps-back 'dance' from the constant dieting, Jerry thought she was just “one of those people” that would have to live like this forever. Her life was filled with lots of success and external accomplishments, but deep down she was living in disappointment, shame, and feeling like she knew there was so much more to life but just didn't know how to break the vicious cycle. And on top of the food and body prison that she felt powerless to escape from, her struggles with her health kept her from really putting herself out there to pursue her dreams and show people her TRUEST self -- always knowing that there was so much more of her life to live on the other side of her self-image struggles. Apprehensive but knowing something had to change, Jerry booked a call with me. She was admittedly a bit weary at this point after doing SO MUCH personal development work on herself and trying every diet under the sun, but she knew in her heart that there WAS a way out of the vicious cycle, and she decided she was no longer willing to live this way. And that's when she got started in the Stressless Eating program. In this interview she shares her journey, her struggles, her shifts, and what enabled HER to finally accept herself, love herself, and set herself free. ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com  

On today's episode of the podcast I am so excited to welcome back Rea Queen!  You might remember her from Season 1, where she joined me for Part 2 of "What's God Got To Do With It?" with her husband Kevin, who is the lead Pastor at Crosspoint Church in Nashville, TN.  Rea is his beautiful wife, partner-in-crime, a devoted mother, and a beloved part of the magic that transpires in our church community. More importantly, she has been instrumental in my faith journey, and she has graciously agreed to come back on the podcast and share her truths and speak from her heart.  No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, this is definitely a conversation that will not only meet you exactly where you are, but it will invite you into new possibilities of how you see yourself and your life.  In this episode, Rea and I sat down and talked about everything from Faith to Self-Love to your Identity through the eyes of God...and of course how it relates to your relationship with food and your body. Join us as we embark on an intimate conversation about a version of self-love like you've never heard before. ★ What's God Got To Do With It? (Part 1) ★ What's God Got To Do With It? (Part 2) ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

Laura Lea Bryant is back on the Stressless Eating Podcast, and the conversation is getting real! We talk about starting over, redefining yourself, what life is like when you are living in the spotlight, and how to recreate yourself through the eyes of love.  You've never heard this kind of conversation on this podcast, and this is definitely Laura Lea's most vulnerable and ‘naked' interview to date!  ★ Follow Laura Lea on Instagram here: LauraLeaBalanced ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

I used to have a very dis-ordered and unhealthy relationship with exercise.  Exercise was something I did to 'earn' what I was eating, punish my body (and punish myself), obsess over, over-do, or use as a way to control myself.  And all it did was leave me chained inside of a prison -- secretly knowing that I was simply trying to out-exercise my unhealthy relationship with food and using it as a coping mechanism to make me feel 'successful' or ‘in control' (when in reality there was a hole in my heart that could never be filled by losing weight or working out).  That is...until I healed my relationship with exercise, and created some new definitions.  And to talk about this topic on the podcast, I called on one one of my dearest friends who I've known for nearly 15 years, and is an expert in her field: Sarai White.   Because most women think they need to spend hours in the gym or beat their bodies to submission to get results, and not only is that NOT HEALTHY...it's also not true! Here to set the record straight on all things exercise, healthy physique transformation, and healing your relationship with your body, Sarai and I get into all the nitty-gritty details in this episode of the podcast.  ★ Follow Sarai on Instagram here: getfitwithsarai ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

Have you ever heard of ‘Emotional Anorexia'? Well yes – it's a ‘thing'! Just like the food version –- you can have ‘Emotional Anorexia', and it's a lot more common than you think.  Not only is it super-common, but it can be really UNhealthy for your mind, your body, your heart, your soul, and yes....your relationship with food. On today's episode of the Podcast, I've invited one of my besties and the UK's leading dating coach to have a chat about how it impacts you and how you value yourself (and trust me, it's not what you think!)  If you're stuck in a pattern of avoidance, procrastination, numbing out, soothing, or avoiding your life (or parts of your life), these might be symptoms of 'Emotional Anorexia'. And that's why we decided to shed some light on this rarely-talked-about (and highly avoided) subject on this episode of the Stressless Eating Podcast.  ★ Find out more about Kate here: https://KateMansfield.com/ ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

When I met Carol, she was tired of the constant barrage of negative self-talk and constant body shaming that was going through her head. Not to mention, she had tried every diet under the sun to heal her struggles with food and her body -- she was even a “Lifetime Member” of Weight Watchers --  but “watching her weight” and constantly thinking about her struggles was wearing her out and running her ragged! She knew she didn't want to go through life abstaining from foods, constantly counting points, or trying to manage the anxiety that her brain had gotten used to, but it seemed that everywhere she turned, the only option available to her was ANOTHER form of restriction or obsession! Desperate to change, but not wanting to go on yet another diet, she found me and booked a call to speak with me about getting help.  There was so much information out there, and she was so overwhelmed and tired of thinking about it all, but she knew she had to do SOMETHING radically different.  She knew that the problem was in her BRAIN.  But there was something else that was in play when Carol and I met:  A worldwide Pandemic was changing the way every woman in this world was navigating life, but that was not about to stop Carol! In this episode of the podcast, Carol shares the in's and out's of her struggles, her journey, and the steps she took that finally led her to freedom after DECADES of anxiety and feeling out of control.  ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

Born and raised in a quintessential “country music family”, as the oldest daughter of country music super star Alan Jackson, Mattie Jackson Selecman is as down-to-earth and open-hearted as they come. And wow...what a story and testimony we get the gift of hearing on today's episode! It's no surprise that she has the gift of writing and storytelling, as she shares about her life growing up in a family in the spotlight, her entrepreneurial adventures in the wine and hospitality industries, and how life threw her a curveball she could have never predicted: Three weeks before her first wedding anniversary, Mattie experienced unimaginable tragedy and lost her husband to a sudden brain injury, and she shares how as her life was being turned upside down, God had other plans for her, and her tragic experiences ultimately led to her finding her purpose, her mission, and a unique sense of healing in the aftermath of unthinkable loss.  Mattie courageously bares her soul and lays it all out for us to hear in this interview for the Stressless Eating Podcast, and I have no doubt that this episode  will inspire you to live life with more appreciation, courage,  and purpose. You can find out more about Mattie and support her purpose-driven mission here: ★ Learn more about Nasheville and the She’s In The City Podcast: https://www.nasheville.com/ ★  Follow Mattie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjselecman ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar:  https://www.StresslessEating.com

Back in the day, my entire life revolved around FOOD and my BODY. In reality I just wanted to feel beautiful, feel proud of my life and my accomplishments, and simply be HAPPY! And I THOUGHT that losing weight would just magically heal all of my internal struggles and ‘make me’ happy.  So I went and did what any woman would do with (a lot) of weight to lose would do: ★ I went on every diet, plan, and program I could imagine. ★ I hired coaches, trainers, joined masterminds and coaching programs, and attended retreats and events and camps. ★ I even went back to therapy! And it worked…to an extent. But fast forward to the part where I ‘had it all’ – to the part in the story where I SHOULD have been happy and content. That’s not how the story went down AT ALL. In reality, even AFTER I lost one-third of my body weight, built a successful business, and checked off all those proverbial ‘tick-boxes’ I thought I needed to be happy… I was NOT happy. And that’s because while I was so busy and intentional about ‘fixing’ everything OUTSIDE of me. I never went and changed what was going on INSIDE. I never went and transformed my Self-Image. And in this episode of the podcast, we are going to talk about why you can’t out-diet, out-smart, or out-strategize your brain and your Self-Image AND what to do instead.  ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar:  https://www.StresslessEating.com

Welcome back to the Stressless Eating Podcast where we help diet-obsessed and food-crazed women break themselves out of the food and body prison, end the dieting madness, and take control of their health for good.  This podcast is about answering one question: how can YOU heal your relationship with food and your body, and take a practical approach to this whole self love journey....but without all that restriction, obsession, and shame...and without needing years of ‘therapy’ to do so. This is the first episode of Season 2, and I am pumped to continue sharing stories and lessons and principles that will help you stress LESS about food and your body... and stress LESS in your head and your heart. But before we dive into ‘the meat’ of the episodes, I wanted to go back and connect some dots, revisit the topics and conversations from Season 1, and simply bring you up to speed. In addition to that, I wanted to show you a sneak peek of what’s to come in the current season of the Podcast.  And in this first episode of the Season, that’s exactly what we did: A viewpoint of Stressless Eating past, present, and future.  ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar:  https://www.StresslessEating.com

Okay, I have to admit: I've never fully been on board with this whole 'New Year, New You' stuff. I'm assuming you're getting bombarded by messages about what you 'should' START doing to make 2021 amazing right now, right? I know I am! Everything from diets to workouts to financial advice to dating to making money -- you name it -- I'm getting list after list of things that I need to start doing if I'm (quote unquote) 'serious' about my success in the year ahead. But that's the problem: Most women aren't ready for this. In fact, they're suffering from what I refer to as the 'Holiday Hangover'. I see it ALL the time (ESPECIALLY with women!): It's when the stress of ‘making the holidays work’ (more often than not) leads to overwhelm, burnout, frustration (and even some resentment) that then creates -- not just a SLOWdown, but a SHUTdown in the new year. Instead of starting strong, a lot of women don’t start at all because they are disconnected and exhausted...or they commit to setting new goals because they think that's what they are 'supposed' to do or 'should' do OR that it's 'better than doing nothing'. But I want to lovingly disagree! Since when is adding even MORE stuff to do to an already overly-busy and overwhelmed life a good strategy? Since when was the answer to overwhelm to find even MORE to do? So I dare you for the next week or so, buy nothing from no-one -- me included! Instead, give yourself what you REALLY need right now: Clarity. A strategy that will actually work for you. A clear plan of action that you can (and will!) actually carry out. And this episode of the podcast is dedicated to helping you do just that. I've laid out the beginning-of-the year process that I've personally taken myself through for years now, and I wanted to share it with the Stressless Eating Podcast listeners.  ★ The Tale of 2 Cookies: Busting Through ‘The Diet Mentality’ Myth: https://leanneellington.com/episode1/ ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

This time of year is super tricky because it has the tendency to spin women out of control (or at least feel like they are out of control). If you have tendencies to be “on a wagon” or “off a wagon” or any of those black/white, all-or-nothing ways of living around food, this has the potential to be a really triggering time of year. This is also where a lot of experts and influencers will be giving you tips and tricks to “maintain your willpower” or to white knuckle your way through cravings and temptations, but I don't believe I would be serving you if I gave you that short-term mindset.  The last thing you need right now is a how-to guide or step-by-step list of how to put band-aids on the problem, because I've said this before and I'm saying it again: overeating and feeling out of control of food are a SYMPTOM of restriction and the ‘Diet Mentality’. As in, the dieting and obsessing over food and labeling foods as “good or bad” “right or wrong”... I believe that THAT is what’s causing you to overeat...or eat more than you want to...or feel out of control of food.  So if you’re interested in getting to the bottom of your struggles while actually being able to ENJOY your holiday season without all that obsession, this episode is for you!

When I met Carley, she felt like she had tried everything under the sun -- and she was so sick of all the black/white, "should"/"shouldn't" rules that were causing her to obsess over food, and eventually cave and binge. Desperate to change, feeling like she was a prisoner to food (always thinking about dieting OR simply feeling like a failure for not being able to stick with anything long-term), she found me and booked a call to speak with me about getting help. There was so much information out there, and she was so overwhelmed and tired of thinking about it all, but she knew she had to do SOMETHING radically different. She knew that the problem was in her BRAIN. In this episode of the podcast, Carley shares the in's and out's of her struggles, her journey, and the steps she took that finally led her to freedom after YEARS of feeling out of control. ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar: https://www.StresslessEating.com

On today's episode of the podcast, I invited  one of my mentors Jessie Torres to enlighten us with her wisdom.  Jessie’s journey was one filled with child abuse, the loss of a brother to murder, and a marriage that left her (as she describes) completely apathetic, emotionless, and spiritually dead, this left her living a life filled with fear, limitation and the darkness of shame, every single day. She turned her suffering and pain into purpose and passion, and now she helps men and women all over the world transform their narrative from "victim" to "victor", find the courage to take the small steps they need and peel back the layers of fear, to realize their full potential, and live the big life of their dreams. We are so fortunate to have Jessie on the podcast, where she shares her story and wisdom, and we talk about everything from eliminating toxic shame to re-defining beauty. ★ Learn About Jessie’s Mission “Spread Bold Love” Here: www.spreadboldlove.com/ And her purpose to Awaken the Spirit and Unleash Human potential www.fiercegracetransformation.com ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar:  https://www.StresslessEating.com

Are you freaking out a bit about the holidays and don't want to bring your old habits with you into the new year? If you're like almost every woman on this planet right now, you're being invited or tempted by yet ANOTHER 30 Day Challenge or short-term (intense) program. Instagram and Facebook and Pinterest and Bloggers and Local Gyms are SCREAMING about it from the roof tops. Or if they aren’t yet, they will be in the next few weeks. It's SUPER tempting to get woo-ed into the seductive promises of yet ANOTHER 30 day challenge, keto or whole30 experiment, or go back to Weight Watchers for the umpteenth time.  But the truth is:  Those are just short term band-aids that are covering up a BIGGER problem.  All diets work. They ALL work...until they don't anymore.   Things go great for 30 days or 6 weeks, but what happens after that? That dreaded ‘Bounce Back Effect’ every single time. Sure you lose some weight, but then you simply gain it back -- usually with interest! It's an UNWINNABLE game.  We are not just talking about the next 30 days of your life here. We are talking about the REST OF YOUR LIFE! And there is no shame and no judgement,  but do you really want to be starting and stopping (and starting and stopping) diets and 30 day challenges for the REST OF YOUR LIFE? Personally, I want more for you than that, and this entire episode is dedicated to getting you OFF that cycle that is "the definition of insanity". You DON'T have to bring your old habits and thinking with you into the New Year, but that brain won't change all by itself.  If you’re tired of food and your body RUNNING and RUINING your life (and being THE thing that's holding you back in life), and you’re ready to start getting real results, this is the episode for you.  ★ Watch The Stressless Eating Webinar:  https://www.StresslessEating.com

A Jewish woman walked into a church and handed a pastor $500 in an envelope... No...this was NOT a riddle or a knock-knock joke. In Part 1 of my faith journey, I shared the story of how I found God and Faith after 35 years without either of those things in my most personal and vulnerable share yet. It’s the story of how a bacon-loving, Hebrew-speaking, Israel-obsessed Jewish woman walked into a Christian Church, and her life was never the same. And now... We are back for Part 2 of "What's God Got To Do With It?", and I've invited my dear friends Kevin and Rea Queen to join in on the conversation. Kevin is the lead Pastor at Crosspoint Church in Nashville, TN, and Rea is his beautiful wife, partner-in-crime, and a beloved part of the magic that transpires in our church community. Both of them have been instrumental in my faith journey, and they have graciously agreed to come on the podcast and share their truths and speak from their hearts.  No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, this is definitely a conversation that will not only meet you exactly where you are, but it will invite you in to new possibilities of how you see yourself and your life.  In this special episode, we talked about everything from Faith to Self-Love to your relationship with food and your body image through the eyes of God. Join us as we embark on an intimate conversation about a version of self-love like you’ve never heard before. ★ Find out more about Kevin and hear his sermons here: www.Crosspoint.tv

Not only is this an interesting time of year, but it's also an interesting year! And because it's a double-whammy of unconventionality, I wanted to take some time to completely change the conversation in your head, but... ...let's talk about all of this BEFORE the holiday season moves into full swing! So many women think they have to make a choice: either get trapped in the vicious cycle of overeating, over-consuming, and being unhappy with their bodies… OR feeling like they have to go down the diet ‘Rabbit Hole’, restrict, control, and NOT even enjoy their holidays.  But I want to show you a third option: one with more freedom and permission and enjoyment built-in! Because you shouldn't have to make a choice.  And you shouldn't have to sacrifice your HAPPINESS for your HEALTH or your HEALTH for your HAPPINESS. Every woman deserves to know what life is like when you ditch the restriction, control, punishment, and obsession. And life is too short to live with all the self-judgement, self-criticism, and SHAME! In today's episode, I've teamed up with my partner-in-crime Laura Lea Bryant to bring you the Holiday Success Guide. Because the holidays should be about way more than just "surviving" - - we want you to actually prosper and move forward and feel amazing about where you end up in the new year. And the best way to do that is by starting NOW! Head on over to StresslessEating.com/holiday and sign up for the LIVE Stressless Eating Webinar on December 3rd where Laura Lea and I will walk you through the exact 5 Step Game Plan My Female Clients Use To Conquer Emotional Eating, Self-Sabotage, and finally heal themselves from the restrictive the all-or-nothing diet mentality for good....but without obsessing or spending years in therapy to address it. We are going to lay it all out there for you in 5 easy steps.  ★ Sign Up For The Live Webinar December 3rd: StresslessEating.com/holiday