by Alana Kessler
Welcome to Emotional Eating Unwrapped — the only podcast that shows you how to connect mindfulness and science so you can fall in love with eating, create healthy attachments with food, and lose weight sustainably. If you're ready to stop using food as a comfort mechanism, you're in the right place! Your host, Alana Kessler, is a registered dietician who struggled with emotional eating for years until she cracked the code, losing 40 pounds — all without counting one calorie or giving up her favorite foods! Now she's here to help you do the same! Learn more at https://www.bewellbyak.com
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April 17, 2025
<p>In this episode, Alana explores the deeply rooted mother-daughter food cycle and unpacks how inherited beliefs and behaviors around food can impact our relationship with eating. She invites listeners to recognize that the patterns of guilt, shame, and control they face didn't originate with them, but may have been modeled by female influences in their lives. Alana delves into the generational impact of diet culture, examining how past generations' struggles with food and body image imprints onto the next. Listeners are encouraged to become more mindful of these inherited patterns, and inspired to break the cycle by embracing a nourishing and neutral relationship with food. Join Alana as she guides you through understanding and healing your relationship with food by embracing your own agency and redefining your personal narrative.</p><p><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emotionaleating-unwrapped/message"><strong>Leave us a voice message</strong></a><strong> </strong>for our next Q&A episode!</p><p>Curious to learn more about working directly with Alana so that you can reconnect with your hunger and fullness cues, learn to eat whatever you want without rules, regulate your emotions and naturally lose weight so you can live with freedom and joy?<a href="https://www.bewellbyak.com/the-sober-eating-mentorship-p"> <u>Get started for $49!</u></a> </p><p>The Craving Reset Library is your on-demand toolkit for breaking emotional eating patterns in real time—without relying on willpower or rules. Inside, you’ll find fast-acting audio tools designed to interrupt cravings, regulate your nervous system, and retrain your brain to feel calm, clear, and in control. Whether it’s a 3-minute urge or a full-blown binge cycle, these resets put you back in charge. <a href="https://www.bewellbyak.com/craving-reset-audio-web"><u>Click here to access the Craving Reset Audio Library and take control in the moment it matters most.</u></a></p><p>Explore more from <a href="http://bewellbyak.com/">Be Well by AK</a></p><p>Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bewellbyak/">@bewellbyak</a>.</p><p><strong>Takeaways</strong></p><ul><li><p>You feel like you've done all the work, but you're still stuck.</p></li><li><p>The guilt and shame around food often stem from generational influences.</p></li><li><p>Food relationships are shaped in childhood and influenced by female role models.</p></li><li><p>It's important to recognize inherited beliefs about food and body image.</p></li><li><p>Healing your relationship with food is a process that takes time.</p></li><li><p>You have the agency to decide whether to follow inherited patterns.</p></li><li><p>Noticing your food guilt can help you untangle these beliefs.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Eating</p><p>04:01 Inherited Beliefs and Food Relationships</p><p>12:03 Understanding the Emotional Connection to Food</p><p>15:06 Untangling Generational Patterns</p><p>18:35 Building Trust and Acceptance</p><p><br></p>
April 10, 2025
<p>In this episode, Alana delves into the concept of good girl conditioning and its connection to emotional eating. She explores how the ingrained pressure to always be agreeable and perfect can trigger emotional overeating, binging, and body image issues. Alana provides an empathetic space for listeners to recognize these patterns and introduces the idea that unexpressed emotions often manifest in our relationship with food. With her own experiences and insights, she guides listeners through understanding the cycle of people-pleasing, self-abandonment, and emotional burnout, emphasizing the importance of self-advocacy and breaking the pattern. Join Alana as she offers practical ways to reclaim self-worth and cultivate a more mindful relationship with food, encouraging listeners to challenge the old beliefs that hold them back from true self-expression and fulfillment.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emotionaleating-unwrapped/message"><strong>Leave us a voice message</strong></a><strong> </strong>for our next Q&A episode!</p><p>Curious to learn more about working directly with Alana so that you can reconnect with your hunger and fullness cues, learn to eat whatever you want without rules, regulate your emotions and naturally lose weight so you can live with freedom and joy?<a href="https://www.bewellbyak.com/the-sober-eating-mentorship-p"> <u>Get started for $49!</u></a> </p><p>And for a limited time, get the Sober Eating Method Playbook for $27 (Original Price: $197). The step-by-step blueprint to rewire your patterns with food, so you can eat whatever you want, without rules. >>><a href="https://www.bewellbyak.com/sober-eating-playbook-p"><u>Click here to get the playbook</u></a></p><p>Explore more from <a href="http://bewellbyak.com/">Be Well by AK</a></p><p>Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bewellbyak/">@bewellbyak</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Takeaways</strong></p><ul><li><p>Good girl conditioning often leads to emotional overeating.</p></li><li><p>Many women struggle with the pressure to be agreeable.</p></li><li><p>Swallowed emotions manifest in unhealthy eating habits.</p></li><li><p>Emotional eating serves as a private rebellion.</p></li><li><p>People pleasing can result in emotional burnout.</p></li><li><p>The binge cycle is linked to self-worth issues.</p></li><li><p>Building self-agency is crucial for change.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 Understanding Good Girl Conditioning</p><p>02:50 The Good Girl Trap and Its Impact</p><p>06:01 Emotional Eating as a Coping Mechanism</p><p>11:55 The Burnout and Binge Cycle</p><p>17:54 Breaking the Pattern of Emotional Eating</p><p>23:53 Empowerment Through Self-Advocacy</p>
April 3, 2025
<p>In this episode, Alana explores the complex relationship between emotional eating and identity. She discusses the identity crisis that often accompanies healing from emotional eating, emphasizing that healing is not just about changing eating habits but also about understanding who we are without those habits. Alana delves into the comfort of familiar patterns, the deep connection between food and self-identity, and the challenges of navigating change. She highlights the importance of integrating the old self with the new and addresses the phenomenon of self-sabotage as a natural part of the healing journey.</p><p><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emotionaleating-unwrapped/message"><strong>Leave us a voice message</strong></a><strong> </strong>for our next Q&A episode!</p><p>Curious to learn more about working directly with Alana so that you can reconnect with your hunger and fullness cues, learn to eat whatever you want without rules, regulate your emotions and naturally lose weight so you can live with freedom and joy?<a href="https://www.bewellbyak.com/the-sober-eating-mentorship-p"> <u>Get started for $49!</u></a> </p><p>And for a limited time, get the Sober Eating Method Playbook for $27 (Original Price: $197). The step-by-step blueprint to rewire your patterns with food, so you can eat whatever you want, without rules. >>><a href="https://www.bewellbyak.com/sober-eating-playbook-p"><u>Click here to get the playbook</u></a></p><p>Explore more from <a href="http://bewellbyak.com/">Be Well by AK</a></p><p>Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bewellbyak/">@bewellbyak</a>.</p><p><strong>Takeaways</strong></p><ul><li><p>Healing is an identity shift, not just a dietary change.</p></li><li><p>Many fear losing their identity without emotional eating.</p></li><li><p>Healing involves understanding who you are without food.</p></li><li><p>Old habits can feel safe, even when harmful.</p></li><li><p>Self-sabotage is a sign of stepping into new territory.</p></li><li><p>The brain prefers familiarity over discomfort.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>03:11 The Identity Crisis of Healing</p><p>06:09 Understanding the Comfort of Old Habits</p><p>10:06 The Deep Connection Between Food and Identity</p><p>14:50 Navigating the Blank Space of Change</p><p>18:01 Self-Sabotage and the Healing Journey</p>
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