Instead of adding in MORE habits to your routine to try and lose weight, what if we start by REMOVING the things that are keeping excess storage on your body in the first place. In today’s episode I’m sharing 4 specific things I personally stopped doing in order to release my excess, heal my relationship with food, and become naturally thin. I discuss… How to lose weight regardless of how “fast” your metabolism is 4 specific habits I stopped doing to release my excess and become “naturally lean”...
Jul 22, 2025•29 min•Ep. 119
Sometimes an innocent desire to “tone up” or “lose a little weight” can spiral into an obsession with food that triggers a binge-restrict cycle. In today’s episode, Alyssa and I dive deep into her journey of healing from binge eating and food noise. She shares how she’s healed her relationship with food AND returned to an even leaner body than she had when she was obsessively restricting. We dive into… When an innocent desire to lose weight spirals into extremes Food scale, calorie, macro counti...
Jul 15, 2025•33 min•Ep. 118
If you’re carrying excess storage on your body and like eating past fullness just because it “tastes so good”…this episode is for you. I’m diving into some sneaky signs that you’re using food for nervous system regulation and the mechanisms behind why that’s happening. I also share how to heal your relationship with food so you can release excess storage from your body and feel free again. I discuss… The myth that you’re just “addicted” to food 5 signs that you’re using food to regulate your ner...
Jul 08, 2025•30 min•Ep. 117
If you’ve been struggling with binge eating and tried “all the things” to heal, but you can’t seem to get free…you’re missing this ONE thing. Today, I’m sharing the biggest driver of all binge eating and how you can heal it! This understanding completely changed my life (and now changes my clients lives everyday), and I want you to know as well. I discuss… The mental and physical health consequences of binge eating All the things I tried to heal my binge eating that didn’t work The “ah ha” momen...
Jul 01, 2025•28 min•Ep. 116
Most people don’t understand the real reasons women struggle with under eating or restriction. It’s not a “dis-order”, but actually a brilliant attempt from your nervous system to create some regulation and “order”. In today’s episode, I’m breaking down exactly how under eating can create safety and how you can learn to eat “normally” again. I discuss… Misconceptions about the reason women under eat or restrict My own story of under eating How to know if you’re under eating 5 reasons why restric...
Jun 24, 2025•29 min•Ep. 115
In this episode, Sena shares her mind blowing journey from exercise and food obsession to total freedom and ease with eating and her body after just 12 weeks inside Heart Led Eating. If you’re a high achieving woman, who thinks she needs to pound back the protein and spend 100 hours in the gym each week in order to be lean, this conversation may change your life. We also explore period loss and how to get your period back without gaining excess weight or forcing 2500 calories and cutting out exe...
Jun 17, 2025•51 min•Ep. 114
There are 2 types of people when it comes to summer BBQs and holiday gatherings: restrictors and permitters. In this episode, I’m breaking down each of them and the root causes behind them, as well as the 3rd option you have. Learn how to exit the binge/restrict cycle with food this summer and enjoy your favorite foods without gaining excess weight. I discuss… The 2 main food archetypes – restrictors and permitters Signs that you’re a restrictor Signs that you’re a permitter How your nervous sys...
Jun 10, 2025•22 min•Ep. 113
Contrary to what you see all over social media from “food freedom” coaches, you can have BOTH: a lean body and a regular period!! In today’s episode, I’m sharing how you can lose weight without losing your period and the real reasons why you have struggled with hormonal health in the past. I discuss… My story of losing my period multiple times when I tried to lose weight Why your weight has less to do with your period than you’ve been told The modern health trends that set you up to lose your pe...
Jun 03, 2025•31 min•Ep. 112
Trying to “eat intuitively” made me gain weight that didn’t feel good on my body. I thought it was “disordered” for me to want to be lean, but I had a huge lightbulb moment that changed everything for me…and I’m sharing it with you today! Listen in to hear how you can release excess weight from your body (if you prefer feeling leaner) without it becoming obsessive or disordered. I discuss… My own story of going from disordered eating to “intuitive eating” that backfired How “intuitive eating” le...
May 27, 2025•24 min•Ep. 111
Do you feel like you’re “addicted to sugar” or desserts? What if I told you that you’re not actually addicted and you’re just making this one huge (but fixable) mistake?! In today’s episode I’m sharing the reality of how you can train yourself to eat sugar and desserts without losing control. You don’t need to cut these soul foods out of your life…you just need to heal your relationship with them! I discuss… Proof that sugar isn’t actually addicting The difference between sugar and other things ...
May 20, 2025•22 min•Ep. 110
You don’t have a “lack of knowledge” problem when it comes to food. You know so much about nutrition and eating and blood sugar…maybe even TOO MUCH. And this is one reason why smart, driven, ambitious women struggle the most with binge eating, yo-yo dieting, under eating, or carrying excess weight. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the real reason why you struggle and how to heal once and for all. I discuss… The most common personality type that struggles with food and weight Why high achieving, i...
May 13, 2025•28 min•Ep. 109
If you track your calories, you will never see it the same after this episode. Holy moly we are going DEEP today down the calorie rabbit hole. I’m sharing why tracking calories is such a waste of your time (hint: it’s extremely inaccurate) and what to do instead. You can feel in control around food and live in a lean body, without tracking calories, when you learn this one secret thing… I discuss… My rock bottom moment with tracking calories Why tracking calories to make sure you’re “eating enou...
May 06, 2025•39 min•Ep. 108
If you struggle with your body image and constantly hate the way you look…you don’t need more affirmations written on sticky notes around your mirror. Telling yourself, “I love my body” doesn’t actually bring the deeper healing you’re craving…at least it didn’t for me. Today I’m sharing an unconventional way to heal your body image that drastically improved my relationship with my body. I discuss… How to heal your relationship with your body Why affirmations like “I love my body” didn’t work for...
Apr 29, 2025•33 min•Ep. 107
If you eat “clean” all week and then spiral out of control on the weekend…this episode is for you. Or if you feel like you’re either “on” a diet and crushing it, or “off” and diet and feeling like a bottomless pit…this episode is also for you! Living in the extremes with food is a very common pattern women struggle with, and it keeps you obsessing about food and holding onto excess weight. Today, I’m sharing the deeper reasons why your nervous system is clinging to extremes and how to heal this ...
Apr 22, 2025•33 min•Ep. 83
“Food freedom” and “intuitive eating” culture often shame women for wanting to lose weight. They tell you to just “accept your body” at any size and focus on eating without any rules. This narrative kept me stuck with excess weight that I felt I had to accept when deep down I knew there was a better way. In this episode, I’m sharing how you can lose “food freedom” weight in a healthy way even if you have a history of disordered eating. I discuss… Society and food freedom coaches shaming you for ...
Apr 15, 2025•23 min•Ep. 105
In this episode, Hannah shares exactly how she moved from being obsessed with macros, stuck in the binge/restrict cycle, and feeling trapped in her body to permanent ease with food after just 12 weeks inside Heart Led Eating! We talk clean plate club, break room candy, becoming “naturally lean”, root cause healing, and the life changing power of somatic work. We discuss… Trying macro counting, weight loss pills, diets, and all the other “hacks” that don’t work The surprising root cause underneat...
Apr 08, 2025•34 min•Ep. 104
Overeating or binge eating every night after dinner is such a frustrating cycle to be stuck in. You tell yourself that this is going to be the day you go to bed without a bloated, stuffed tummy, but once again you say “screw it” and spiral out of control. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the hidden reasons why you’re stuck in this cycle and how to get out of it for good. I discuss… Misconceptions around why you’re over eating at night The real reason why you binge eat in the evening A breakdown o...
Apr 01, 2025•32 min•Ep. 103
This might be the most controversial episode yet…but as a food freedom coach, I believe that it’s not “disordered” to want to be lean, toned, and thin (as long as you are still within a healthy weight range for you). Today I’m talking about how you don’t have to let go of your weight loss desires in order to heal your relationship with food, and how you can have BOTH. There’s so much nuance to this conversation, so buckle up and let’s dive in! I discuss… My controversial opinion on weight loss a...
Mar 25, 2025•25 min•Ep. 80
Do you feel out of control around sweets and desserts? Like once you start, you just can’t stop until you feel sick and guilty? Today I’m sharing 5 hyper specific reasons why you feel out of control around desserts, and how to heal your relationship with sweets so you can feel in control again. I discuss… How I went from a “sugar addict” to peacefully in control around desserts Why some women can effortlessly eat a bit of these foods and move on, but you can’t 5 reasons why you feel out of contr...
Mar 18, 2025•29 min•Ep. 101
In this week’s podcast, I’m answering YOUR questions to celebrate the 100th episode!!! I’m so grateful for all of you and can’t wait for 100 more episodes! Here are the questions I dove into today: Why can’t I stop eating once I start? What is a somatic practice to do every morning to check in with yourself? How do I avoid overeating now that I’m not tracking my food? Do I want children? How to get your period back if you’re already at a healthy weight? How does under eating lead to high cholest...
Mar 11, 2025•43 min•Ep. 100
You know those women who can eat anything and effortlessly maintain a lean body? They seem like some magical unicorns with fast metabolisms, right? Well…I’m sharing some pretty fascinating insights around how naturally thin women actually eat and behave around food in today’s podcast episode. Instead of being stuck in a cycle of dieting for the rest of your life, I can teach you how to eat like a “normal eater” again so you can end your struggles with food once and for all. I discuss… How my yea...
Mar 04, 2025•29 min•Ep. 81
We know more about nutrition than ever before, but somehow, we have more disordered eating and women carrying excess weight than ever before. When we follow all the wellness culture trends around eating (protein, blood sugar, cottage cheese cake desserts haha!) we disconnect ourselves from our built in guide to know how much to eat. Today, I’m unpacking 6 wellness culture trends that keep you disconnected and often lead to overeating. I discuss… How our wellness obsessed world has created more d...
Feb 25, 2025•31 min•Ep. 98
Maybe your gut issues don’t need another supplement, herb, restrictive diet, or detox protocol…maybe you just need to tend to your nervous system! On today’s episode, I had the privilege of interviewing my friend Demi Fair about the connection between the gut and the nervous system. She shared so much wisdom around how to actually heal your gut issues by addressing the root cause. We discuss… Demi’s story of healing chronic gut issues by supporting her nervous system How the nervous system impac...
Feb 18, 2025•48 min
Can you want to heal your relationship with food and release excess weight at the same time? I say yes…and I unpack this controversial opinion on today’s episode! If you’ve ever felt like you didn’t resonate with the popular approach of food freedom because you still had aesthetic or health goals for your body, this episode is for you. I discuss… How to navigate wanting weight loss or aesthetic goals AND food freedom How to know if your desire for weight loss is coming from love or fear Why I do...
Feb 11, 2025•34 min•Ep. 62
We can talk all day long about how to “manage” urges to binge in the moment…but what if we could prevent those urges from happening in the first place?! In today’s episode I’m sharing 8 simple things you can do every day to prevent yourself from bingeing. I do these things in my own life and my clients have seen drastic shifts in their relationship with food from these action steps as well! I discuss… The difference between dealing with binge urges vs preventing them in the first place How to ge...
Feb 04, 2025•40 min•Ep. 67
“What do you eat in a day?” is a question I get asked often and today I’m going deep into this subject. In the intuitive eating world, these videos are often shunned, but I have a different opinion on them that I’m sharing with you here. Plus I’m revealing the curtain on how I navigate food on a daily basis! I discuss… My unpopular opinion around “what I eat in a day” videos The toxic food behaviors I see on social media Benefits of “what I eat in a day” videos How to curate your social media to...
Jan 28, 2025•31 min•Ep. 94
One question I get asked often is, “How do I tell the difference between physical hunger and just mentally craving food?” This is a super important question because in order to have an easy relationship with food AND maintain a healthy weight for the rest of our lives, we need to learn how to eat from body hunger instead of brain hunger. In today’s episode, I go deep into the difference between these two types of hunger and what to do when you want to eat even though you’re not hungry. I discuss...
Jan 21, 2025•24 min•Ep. 63
What the one skill that can change your relationship with food and your body more than anything?...SOMATICS! You know how it feels almost impossible to talk yourself out of a binge? Yeah, that’s because we have to feel our way out of a binge instead. In today’s episode, I’m sharing what somatics is and how it can impact your relationship with food. Plus I share a breakdown of how to implement somatics into your life today! I discuss… The number 1 skill that helps my clients heal their relationsh...
Jan 14, 2025•34 min•Ep. 70
It’s 9pm and you want to eat the whole pantry…even though you promised yourself that today would be the day you would finally stick to your plan. Maybe you know that restricting your food can lead to bingeing, so you’re trying to eat enough throughout the day…but you’re still bingeing! Today, I’m sharing 4 reasons why you might still be bingeing or overeating even though you’re not restricting anymore. I discuss… How binge eating impacts your physical and mental health The biggest mistake that k...
Jan 07, 2025•34 min•Ep. 55
What if this could be the year that you end a lifetime of food and body struggles FOR GOOD?! In today’s episode, I’m pulling back the curtain and sharing my exact step-by-step guide to heal your relationship with food by addressing your nervous system and the root causes underneath it all. Instead of setting another weight loss resolution this year, what if you set a goal to actually heal your relationship with food so you could experience a lifetime of ease with food from here on out? I discuss...
Jan 01, 2025•27 min•Ep. 90
