Our Body Stories series is back with another installment of my friend Sas Petherick’s intentional weight loss journey. We’re three months in now, and she’s discovering how her new routines are integrating into her daily life and reshaping her identity in the process. Tune in to hear us unpack the emotional body, the power of habits, and how to actually stop treating food as an escape. We discuss: Self-authoring and redefining what it means to “work out” How to cultivate self-compassion without r...
May 29, 2025•59 min•Ep. 296
Today we continue our Body Stories series with Sas Petherick! She joined me on Insatiable last month ( listen here! ) to talk about her intentional weight loss journey. This week she returns so we can catch up on how things are going one month in. Tune in as we explore public weight loss, before and after photos, psychological flexibility, how it feels to eat more calories, healing our childhood wounds around sports, and more. And if you relate to anything in this episode, join me (Ali) for Your...
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 295
Do you feel trapped in a cycle of dieting and frustration? Why do your best efforts with food seem to fail when it matters most? Is it possible that your food struggles are about something deeper than food itself? In this episode of Wits & Weights Podcast, host Philip Pape explores the deeper roots of food consistency with Insatiable’s own Ali Shapiro! Tune in to learn all about: Why food struggles aren’t about food Understanding emotional hunger Tools Vs. Deeper psychological work Food and ...
Apr 17, 2025•59 min•Ep. 294
Here at Insatiable, we’re all about providing the education you need for perimenopause, menopause and aging. I mean, we did a whole season on it , and it's obviously been my own focus since going through early menopause a couple of years ago. But I'm starting to notice something alarming in terms of what we're not talking about — which is what these hormonal shifts mean for our stress and how this changes what works for our energy after 40. So this week, we’re diving into the often-overlooked to...
Apr 10, 2025•21 min•Ep. 293
I love Philip Pape’s approach to health, because everything he teaches is evidence-based. So today he’s joining me on the podcast to unpack a few “trendy” nutrition and fitness topics like fat loss, muscle building, protein, calorie-counting, satiety, GLP-1s and more! Join us a we explore what’s really going on with health and weight loss — especially for women over forty. And don’t forget that this spring I’m teaching the first and only live round of Your Emotional Eating Blueprint: Why Am I Ea...
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 292
Today’s episode is with my long-time friend and colleague Sas Petherick . It’s about those times when you want to lose weight… but you also want to love your body. This is also the beginning of our new Body Series: ongoing conversations about the nuances of being in relationship with our bodies. And today I'm announcing the first live round of my Your Emotional Eating Blueprint: Why Am I Eating This Now? course, which you can hear more about by getting on my email list ! We discuss: Sas’ relatio...
Mar 20, 2025•56 min•Ep. 291
2025 has been the longest year ever (already), hasn’t it? My sleep issues are back. I’m working on HRT shifts. The political climate is chaos. And I just needed to take February to rest. But the podcast is coming back! I’m here today to let you know that we have a lot of exciting episodes coming up — including a new Body Stories series, an interview with a personal trainer about how to lose weight in mid-life, and minisodes from me about emotional eating and belonging. Plus! In mid-April I’m lau...
Mar 13, 2025•5 min•Ep. 290
After nearly 300 episodes of the Insatiable Podcast , I know you likely understand food challenges intellectually —now it's time for real change. Join me, Ali, for a FREE breakthrough session that will transform your relationship with food. This Wednesday (Jan. 8th) at noon EST, I'm hosting Stop the Quick Fix Cycle: Why Band-Aid Solutions Make Emotional Eating Worse (and How to Actually Get Results). In this episode, I briefly address 3 of the things I most often hear from people considering Tru...
Jan 06, 2025•28 min•Ep. 289
Hey, Insatiable listeners. Today I’m sharing a conversation I had with Sonia and Kathleen for their podcast Sisters in Sobriety all about food, belonging, and self-awareness during the holiday season. In this episode, I answer big questions, like: How do cultural narratives around food shape our holiday habits? What role does food play in our sense of connection? How can we honor our health while participating in long-standing traditions? We also discuss actionable strategies for balancing blood...
Dec 19, 2024•34 min•Ep. 288
Ah, sugar…referred to as the sugar dragon, sugar siren, and sugar addiction. There are physical and emotional root causes and solutions of how to reduce sugar in your life. In this episode, we will discuss: Why sugar is so dangerous and yet it comforts us 5 easy food swaps and additions to your diet to naturally prevent cravings The four emotional triggers that cause sugar cravings and how to work through triggers without sugar For more support, I recommend my self-study course Freedom from Crav...
Nov 07, 2024•52 min•Ep. 287
Happy Halloween season, dear Insatiable listeners! As we move toward this sweet-and-spooky holiday, I wanted to share how we approach candy in my household — before, during, and after trick-or-treating. In this episode, I'll explain the three flexible, biology-rooted rules that guide how I handle sweets for my almost five-year-old son, Eça. I also talk about how I approach candy for myself. Because it isn’t just for kids, and the idea that there’s food for kids and food for adults is just a mark...
Oct 24, 2024•25 min•Ep. 286
Not eating the right foods for our unique bodies creates anxiety. This anxiety shows up as a felt sense of anxiety AND also “needing something more” to eat but not knowing what that is or a general feeling of being unsatisfied with what they just ate. To help us go into depth and teach us about this sugar-anxiety feedback loop, I’ve invited a holistic psychiatrist and my friend Dr. Ellen Vora onto the show. In this episode, we will discuss: Real and false anxiety How and why sugar creates anxiet...
Oct 10, 2024•59 min•Ep. 285
I’ve shared on the show before that starting menopause radically changed my body. And we’ve talked about how hard it is to find smart, supportive, and true information about health, hormones, and HRT in midlife. But now there is finally a book that shares everything I wish I knew five years ago! And I’m thrilled to talk about it with the authors today. In this episode, I’m joined by Kristin Johnson and Maria Claps of Wise and Well , who wrote The Great Menopause Myth: The Truth on Mastering Midl...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 284
Too many of us feel like we have to go it alone with food. We put so much work into trying to lose weight and get healthy, but we just end up feeling isolated and ashamed. In this episode, I’m joined by my clients Ginny and Isis to talk about why all of us (even the “bad joiners”!) need community support to heal our food triggers, and how working alongside other people can improve our self-awareness, self-talk, and self-esteem. This is part two of a conversation about the transformations Ginny a...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 283
Have you ever asked yourself, ‘why am I eating this now?’ I’ve talked about this in many of my past episodes , but today I’m excited to have two clients joining me to share their powerful stories of going from “failing” at every program they tried to addressing the root issues of their falling off track with food. Tune in to hear Ginny and Isis talk about the diets they’ve been on, the health concerns they’re navigating, and how our work together transformed their eating habits, including food n...
Sep 05, 2024•54 min•Ep. 282
As a cancer survivor, I’ve always felt like aging is a privilege. But now in my mid-forties, I’m learning firsthand that perimenopause, menopause and midlife bring their own set of body image issues and health concerns. My clients ask me questions like: Should I lift weights to stay strong? Is it normal or OK to gain weight in midlife? Will I ever sleep through the night again? How do I focus on my health and not get caught up in vanity yet still want to look good for my age? I hear you! And we ...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 281
Have you ever struggled with family dinners, comfort foods, or getting your kids to eat? Or do you feel like you should be working harder to change your own eating habits? If you answered yes, then this episode just might help you make life-changing connections that have been elusive for years. In this conversation with parenting expert Dr. Deborah MacNamara, we explore how food connects to our deep need for belonging, why there’s no such thing as a “picky eater,” and the many ways we can heal o...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 280
I'm thrilled to bring you the powerful, perspective-shifting stories of two recent participants in my Truce with Food group program. In this deep dive conversation, we explore the idea of restriction as a moving target, not just in our food struggles, but throughout our lives. This reframing of restriction is a concept we also work through—in a supportive group setting and with effective tools—in my upcoming Why Am I Eating This Now program that launches in September. If the conversation in this...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 279
Stress. We experience it so much in our lives today, yet do we truly understand it? We bring stress to our healing, to our eating, to our health challenges, but how often do we pause to take in the whole picture of what's really going on? How can we begin to tune into ourselves among all the noise out there? How can we start moving through stress more effectively? In this conversation with Functional Medicine Nutritionist and educator, Andrea Nakayama, we go deep on all things stress and how to ...
Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 278
I've been a guest on a lot of podcasts lately. When I believe these episodes may be helpful to you, dear Insatiable listeners, I'll post them here in my feed. Today's episode is a rebroadcast of my appearance this week on The Health Fix Podcast with Dr. Jannine Krause. Our conversation showcases what is often kept behind-the-scenes as my work with clients and in groups is confidential. Coaching can often feel abstract until you witness it in action and my hope is that this episode will shed some...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 277
Audience favorite Liz Wolfe is back! Macros matter more than you might expect. Liz and I both cover macros in our work, although from different (yet complimentary) angles, so expect a wide-ranging, dot-connecting conversation that'll give you a deeper understanding of the magic of macros. Among the Questions Explored: What exactly are macros and how do I balance them to quiet food noise and reduce emotional eating? Why is protein so crucial, especially as I age? How do I know if I'm getting enou...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 276
Get ready for an insightful conversation with Angela Pugh, a renowned recovery expert and life coach. We discuss how to tell when thoughts and behaviors around food and alcohol tip over into problematic, even when life is seemingly going well to all outside appearances (i.e. the myth—for many—of "hitting rock bottom"). Angela shares the dramatic moment that set her on the path to sobriety and led to her life's mission to be of service to others. We explore coping mechanisms, addictive behaviors,...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 275
In this special Insatiable podcast episode, I celebrate a major milestone: 30 years as a cancer survivor. I’ll share how what resolved my acne, depression, IBS, infertility, and out of control eating was learning how to redefine health beyond losing weight and learning to trust in my body feeling satisfied, not sacrificing and suffering. And how this new orientation led to transformational health results I didn’t even know were possible. Including sustainable weight loss, a Truce with Food, and ...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 274
Today's episode is all about you, dear Insatiable listeners. The questions are coming in hot via voicemail and text messaging . Please keep them coming! I love connecting with you and I'll continue to do my best to guide you along your path. In today's episode, I address 3 very different recent questions. But before we dive in, especially if you’re a regular Insatiable listener, please consider rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. My goal is to reach 200 review...
May 16, 2024•33 min•Ep. 273
I've been on a lot of podcasts lately, but this recent episode with Deb Masner from Alcohol Tipping Point is one that stands out. On her podcast, Deb shares personal stories and her expertise as a nurse, health coach, and sober person, as well as brings on experts about the different ways alcohol can impact physical and mental health, relationships, and overall quality of life. I work with a lot of sober folks and food often was either their original issue and then alcohol supplanted it, or in c...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 272
Liz Wolfe has been in the nutrition and wellness space almost as long as I have, so it's hard to believe our paths haven't really crossed until now! This in-depth conversation is a paradigm shift from how we often think about metabolism, which is basically just about calorie burning and boosting. Metabolism—especially at midlife- ish —is about so much more and (news alert!) most of what we've read and been fed about metabolism and aging is either wrong or misunderstood. We also get into what Liz...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 271
Alcohol is one of the most consumed forms of sugar and quitting alcohol can lead to an increase in sugar cravings and consumption. In this episode, bestselling author Laura McKowen and I discuss: How she stopped eating so much sugar after it initially increased with sobriety The relationship between her drinking and history of eating disorders Her process to sobriety, which included recognizing our collective, unhealthy story around alcohol and her most important practice How she learned to own ...
Apr 04, 2024•57 min•Ep. 270
Today’s solo episode grew out of Oprah’s Weight Loss Special Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution that aired on ABC this Monday night. Because it’s network TV, only so much could be covered, which is why I created this episode to go deeper. Most of the people having big reactions to Oprah's weight loss are those who’ve never struggled with their weight (and so don’t understand) OR those who have historically struggled with weight and haven’t yet found the peace they want with their bodies...
Mar 21, 2024•45 min•Ep. 269
Hailey Rowe is a Marketing & Sales Coach, as well as a Linkedin Lead Generation Service Provider. She helps coaches, therapists, and service providers book clients, develop their no brainer offers and grow their income and impact. She shares her F.A.S.T. framework, marketing, and business tips on her Health Coach Nation Podcast and in her FREE Marketing Hub Facebook Group. She’s been named as one of the Top 25 Coaches in Chicago (Chicago Entrepreneur Magazine) and one of the Top 6 business p...
Mar 06, 2024•43 min•Ep. 268
In this 7th (and final!) episode of season 14, I interview integrated dietitian and menopause expert Esther Blum on all things hormone replacement therapy for women. In the past 27 years, Esther has helped thousands of women master menopause through nutrition, hormones, and self-advocacy. In addition to her incredible expertise, I always love having on guests who have walked their talk. Known for being Gwyneth Paltrow's menopause mentor, Esther is the bestselling author of See ya later, Ovulator...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 14Ep. 7
