In this episode, Tricia Nelson shares a simple but powerful way to decide what foods truly support your healing journey. By looking at two key factors — control and consequences — she explains how emotional eaters can begin identifying trigger foods, understanding compulsive eating patterns, and making choices that create more peace, freedom, and trust around food.

In this deeply personal episode, I open up about the secret world of binge eating — from eating alone in my car to late-night food runs and the shame that kept the cycle alive for years. With honesty, compassion, and hard-earned wisdom, I share how binge eating progresses, why it feels so isolating, and most importantly, why healing is possible. If you've ever felt trapped in the cycle of overeating, secrecy, or food obsession, this conversation will remind you that you are not alone and there is a way out.

In this powerful conversation, Tricia sits down with executive leadership coach Nicole Johnston to explore what it really takes for women to be seen, heard, and promoted in their careers. Nicole shares candid stories from decades in corporate leadership and practical tools for speaking up with confidence. They explore how perception shapes opportunity, why many women underestimate their own value, and simple communication shifts that change everything. This conversation goes beyond corporate life and into how we use our voice in every area of life.

Join us for the LIVE recording of episode 500, where we roll out our new Heal Your Hunger theme song, hear from clients about how the HYH tenets have worked in their lives, and celebrate the winner of our fabulous 500 contest. It's not just 500 episodes we are celebrating, but the amazing transformations that are happening daily for women that are experiencing weight loss - from the inside out.

Trying to figure yourself out? Are you reading, listening to and watching information so you can understand why you overeat? It's a thing for emotional eaters. We live in our heads, hoping to understand ourselves better, but often at the expense of tuning into our hearts, and what truly makes us tick. In this episode, I explore our need to take the vital journey from our head to our hearts, and how we can more easily do that.

Is SUPERWOMAN status losing its luster? Are you feeling tired of doing too much and ending up exhausted as a result? Do you feel a little resentful of those who expect you to host the holiday parties every year? If yes, it's time to change things up! In this episode, which was originally recorded at holiday time in 2021, I talk about how you can have a different experience of the holidays and your family this holiday season...and yes, you can even feel joyful.

Do you go overboard drinking alcohol at times? Do you feel like drinking gets in the way of your living a healthy lifestyle? Does drinking lead to overeating because your defenses are down when you drink? If you want to explore how being alcohol-free can enhance your life, your health and your relationship with food, then take a listen to this episode. You'll love my guest, Amanda Kuda, who gets personal about her own journey to alcohol-free

Join me on this enlightening episode of The Heal Your Hunger Show as I chat with Jennifer about how to embrace movement as a form of healing and source for joy. Jennifer shares about her own journey of self-acceptance. Get ready to move your body as we share how dance can be a powerful tool for greater self-expression and freedom! Tune in for a heartfelt conversation that offers fresh perspectives on healing, self-acceptance, and a sneak peek into our upcoming episode 500 celebration!

Do you feel like you're working hard to keep several spinning plates in the air at all times? That if you don't work as hard as you're working to stay in control, that all the plates will stop spinning and come crashing down and break into a million pieces? Well, this is a common theme for emotional eaters. So, in this episode, I talk about a better way; wow to let God take over and support you, so you can relax and be guided.

Many emotional eaters struggle with sleep. But sometimes, it's not about sleep, as much as it's about going to sleep. We stay up late, eating in front of the TV, or scrolling Facebook and feeling bad about ourselves. We miss out on quality rest, which leaves us tired and more prone to snacking for quick energy the next day. Sound familiar? In this episode, I talk about why we struggle with putting ourselves to bed, and how to get on a much better track.

When you're feeling under the weather, sticking to healthy habits can feel impossible—especially for emotional eaters. In this episode, I dive into the challenges of staying on track while sick and share some surprising strategies that helped me avoid the temptation to overeat during my recent 10-day cold. Whether it's battling cravings or dealing with isolation, you don't have to snack just because you feel crappy. If you've ever struggled to keep it together when you're not feeling your best, this episode is for you. Tune in to discover how to handle those tough moments without turning to food for comfort!

In this fun episode of The Heal Your Hunger Show, we're taking a sweet trip down memory lane with naturopathic physician Dr. Gina Nick as we chat about pixie sticks! Dr. Gina shares how she blended her love for holistic health with her creativity to create a unique product packed with glutathione, vitamin D3, magnesium, and glycine. We dive into why detoxification is so important and how these delicious pixie sticks can boost your health and mood. Plus, Dr. Gina reveals her exciting plans for a special retreat for moms and kids. Tune in for some great insights, special discount codes, and a sneak peek into our upcoming episode 500 celebration!

Weight loss podcasts, nutrition studies, bestselling books, online courses…if you're constantly studying nutrition, diet, metabolism, psychology of eating, etc., but you're still not reaching your health goals, it might be time for a shift in perspective. The most frustrating thing is knowing what to do, but not being able to follow through on what you know. In this episode, I dig into what information, combined with the right action, can do to help you cross the finish line.

I interviewed Kim Vopni, known as The Vagina Coach, and wow—this conversation opened my eyes in a big way. We talked about something most of us don't think about (or avoid altogether), but truly affects so many areas of our health—our pelvic floor. If you've ever experienced leaks, pain, or changes in your body as you've gotten older, this is a must-listen. Kim shares what's really going on, why it matters, and what we can actually do about it. This one is empowering, practical, and honestly, a little life-changing.

Ever feel like at any moment others will realize you don't know what you're doing and you'll be rejected or fired? Emotional eaters often struggle with feeling worthy of praise, recognition or well-earned status. In this episode, I dig into what's at the core of this belief that you are imposter just waiting to be "found out".

As emotional eaters, we are typically stuck in our bodies. We are hurting ourselves with food, and we don't want to face it, so we live from the neck up, neglecting our bodies in numerous ways. One important thing we can do to begin healing our relationship with our bodies is to move freely through dance. In this episode, I interview one of my Heal Your Hunger Coaches, Tsilah Burman, who talks about her own healing journey of losing 100 pounds, and the role dane has played in her recovery.

Do you sometimes feel like you do all the work around your home? Do you feel resentful that others don't pull their weight? Do those feelings make their way into conversations with friends, or your spouse? In this episode, I talk about my most recent descent into martyrdom (not my best moment), and what I did to recover from it.

So long as I focused on weight loss, I couldn't lose weight. Oh sure, I lost weight from time to time. But then I put it all back on. In this episode, I talk about the one shift I made that changed everything for me. And it's working wonders for my clients. I hope you'll tune in and consider stepping off the dieting roller coaster right, and change your focus instead.

How does one eat mindfully when they're an emotional eater? That's exactly what we explored during my interview with Naturopathic doctor, Dr. Sharon Stills. She offers great tools and suggestions for how you can slow down and come into the here and now, both when you're engaging with food, and elsewhere, because, afterall, how we do anything, is how we do everything, right? You'll love Dr. Sharon Stills and what she has to say.

Is food addiction a thing? You'll think so, after hearing this. In this episode, I discuss the type of food that caused most of my binge-eating. And it wasn't until I realized that I couldn't eat this food in moderation. Surrendering to that fact changed everything for me. Perhaps it will for you, too.

Do you wish your head would sometimes just shut up and give you a few moments of peace? If you're tired of thinking things to death, and wringing the joy out of your life in the process, then this episode is for you. Let's face it, overeaters are over-thinkers! We stress ourselves out by our racing minds…and then we eat to escape our thoughts. Do you relate? If so, learn my best tips for calming your mind and raising your thoughts from negative to positive. It's not as hard as you might think. Check it out…

If you're tired of thinking things to death, and wringing the joy out of your life in the process? If so, then this episode is for you. Let's face it, overeaters are over-thinkers! We make ourselves miserable and stressed out by our racing minds…and then we eat to escape our thoughts. Do you relate? If so, learn my best tips for calming your mind and raising your thoughts from negative to positive. It's not as hard as you might think. Check it out…

Ever thought about being a health coach? If you have an interest in health, and helping others, you must listen to my conversation with the founder and CEO of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, a collaboration with The Institute for Functional Medicine. Sandra is a leader in the field of health coaching education, and she started her company at age 65! If you're ready for your "next act", have a listen. You will be inspired!

Ever tell your spouse that you're on a diet? Then, in the next breath, ask him to pick up your favorite binge food? Being married to an emotional eater isn't a walk in the park. We're moody, food-obsessed, and on a constant roller coaster ride of dieting and regaining the weight we've lost. And we take our partners and kids with us. In this episode, I recommend one thing. Do this and you can begin your new life of freedom.

This throwback episode revisits a powerful truth: we are as sick as our secrets. Tricia opens up about the hidden world of emotional eating—the shame, the isolation, and the patterns that keep us stuck—and why bringing those secrets into the light is the first step toward real healing. If you've ever felt alone in your struggles with food, this conversation offers reassurance, honesty, and a path forward through connection and community.

Good sleep should be simple: put your head on the pillow and sleep. But it's not that easy. In this episode, I talk to natural sleep expert, Dr. Catherine Darley, about the skill of getting good sleep. Learn how many ways you can uplevel the quality of your sleep, and how much sleep you actually get.

The desire to lose weight so you can fit into your cute clothes is perfectly legit. And while it may seem superficial, it's not. Wearing cute clothes can boost your self-esteem and even give you a sense of control in your life. But you don't have to wait until you've lost weight to break out the color and patterns. You can start today, and the science is indicating you should.

Got questions about hormone therapy? Dr. Betty Murray is passionate about helping women navigate perimenopause and postmenopause. In this episode, we talk about the real skinny on bio-identical hormones. If you want to be empowered to find real solutions for your health, this is a must-listen. I learned so much!

Seventy-five percent of emotional eaters surveyed said that evening (starting after work) and nighttime is the hardest time to resist overeating. Stress from the day, loneliness and all kinds of uncomfortable emotions tends to bubble up once the workday is over. Don't enter the kitchen unarmed! Learn these 5 simple strategies to stop nighttime eating and start waking up feeling great. This was originally an episode from 6 years ago, but it's worth bringing back! Experience how sweet it is to wake up in the morning, actually hungry and ready for breakfast… 

Why do we eat? Because we want to change our reality. In this episode, I talk about the real struggles of aging that surround me, and how I'm able to face them without overeating. Let's face it, life's gonna keep "lifing". The question is, are we going to keep eating to get through it? Let's talk about it!

One of the scariest things for emotional eaters is downtime - unplanned, unstructured moments when we don't know what to do with ourselves…so we eat. In this episode, I had one of those almost moments…and what I did about it. The idea that we eat because we're bored can be a cop-out. So let's dig a bit deeper…

When you're trying to eat clean it's hard to know what to drink and whether it qualifies as healthy. I solve this problem for you by sharing about my favorite "fun" drinks that won't put an inch on your waistline, or make you feel like you've blown it. These healthy soft drinks are yummy and healthy!

After two weeks in "Spanish school", and a weekend of running around seeing the sights in Barcelona (Sagrada Familia, Picasso Museum, etc.), I've recorded my final account of my wonderful experiences in Spain. It's so fun to share about my travels, especially from the perspective of an emotional eater. I didn't do Barcelona like others did…I was able to enjoy good food, while eating healthy and feeling good about my food choices. And the best part of all, was being able to walk through fear and apprehension, without using food as my crutch. God is good!

Diet culture: there are so many things to say about how years of dieting affects our psyche, our relationship with our bodies, and how we view food. Food is food. But too often, we put food in camps: the good and the bad. And we lose our power in the process. In this short and sweet episode, I unpack this, so you can begin to move beyond this destructive mindset and clear your path for freedom.

Hola - de Barcelona! So this is my second episode, following my first week of traveling to Spain and attending Spanish language school. I'm learning many lessons, and not just the ones happening in class! I'm excited to share some of my thoughts and experiences here, in this short, but fun, account of all that's been happening!

This is a special throwback episode from the archives—one that's just too important to leave behind. In this honest and heartfelt share, I open up about my own struggles with people pleasing and how it quietly fuels emotional eating. If you've ever said "yes" when you meant "no," this one will hit home. Let's look at the real cost of people pleasing—and what it takes to come back to truth.

Are you living a juicy life? Or are you needing a possible 3rd act reinvention? If life is feeling a little dull and you'd like a boost, check out my conversation with my good friend and reinvention coach, Charlene Gorzela. Charele sold her company of 26 years and started a new career. She also met and married her husband during the pandemic. In this episode, we talk about the inner journey of healing that gives us the best outer journey of life. Yes, your best chapter of life is waiting for you.

It's been a lifelong dream of mine, which I did nothing about…until now. My new goal is to learn to speak Spanish by age 60. I'm not too far away! So I pulled out the stops and have taken a lot of action to make this dream come true. (It's not going to just happen, after all.) In this episode, I describe how I've prepared for my Spanish Adventure.

Food cravings don't just happen. It seems like the strike at any given time, but usually they are the result of how we're feeling about ourselves and our decisions, day to day. In this episode, I discuss a certain life decision I made (regarding my relationship) that informed subsequent food decisions. Because it's all related…"the hip bone is connected to the knee bone…"

Health Influencer and New York Times Bestselling Nutrition Expert, JJ Virgin, and I sat down for a fun talk on how to age powerfully…because it's much more fun and effective. In this episode, we talk about protein's impact on cravings, the best way to exercise as you age, and why the scale should be abolished, in favor of smarter measurement for health. Check it out now!

As emotional eaters, our behaviors around food vary. I was a binger…and I could pack away thousands of calories in one sitting. But some have different habits with food. In this episode, I talk about our various habits and how they help us manage our emotions. Yes, you can be more than one type, but getting aware of what you do and why is the first step toward healing your relationship with food. 

Understanding your genetics can help you determine your ideal diet, learn how to achieve satiation and even manage your mood. In this interesting talk with Dr. Sam Shay, who has had his own personal emotional eating journey, we discuss how knowing our genetics can help inform our weight loss journey and the choices we make. Dr. Shay is also a stand-up comic, so I enjoyed this interview. I'm sure you will, too!

It seems like it would be easy to let people love us. After all, love is what we've craved all our lives. But when it comes to that intimate feeling of being seen, and loved, we can get a little squeamish. And then we sabotage the relationship with nit-picking and histrionics. Do you relate? Here's my take on this, and how to sidestep the trap.

I recently came across this short recording of my mentor, Roy Nelson, telling his story of being a hopeless case, and boy, he wasn't kidding. No nonsense. Just pure truth about core beliefs we adopt from childhood, how the subconscious mind stores data we take on, and how to change, and what happens when you actually get what you want (it may not be good). Hope this moves you as much as it moved me!

Do you hide the "evidence" after a binge so no one will find out? Do you put on a happy face with others, never letting people know when you're feeling down? Secrets keep us feeling isolated and alone, and they perpetuate emotional eating. If you want to experience lasting weight loss, it's time to stop hiding and let yourself be seen. In this episode, I share about the kinds of secrets I lived with before that drove my out-of-control eating, and how I was able to finally heal. 

CAUTION: Tough truths ahead! Yes, indeed, in this episode, I talk about one of the biggest cruxes of emotional eating and it's underlying causes: people-pleasing. Why we do it, and how it undermines our health, our relationships and our eating. Don't miss this honest, raw sharing of my own relapse with people-pleasing, and what it takes to overcome this destructive habit.

Have you ever believed that once you finally lose the weight, everything will feel better? For many emotional eaters, weight loss brings excitement, compliments, and a sense of relief at first—but that feeling often fades. In this episode, Tricia explores what really happens after the weight comes off and why quick fixes rarely solve the deeper struggle with food. She shares how emotional eating, identity, and unprocessed feelings can resurface even in a thinner body—and why true healing begins when we address what's underneath.

When food binges get so bad that we swear off sugar and carbs "for good", then what do we do? We want to be done, but we still feel a sense of loss and emptiness. When comfort eating has been our #1 way of coping with life, we need a new way to cope, or we'll turn back to the food, just like returning to the familiarity of an abusive relationship. Join me as I explore how to break up with food...and mean it.

Has middle-age left you feeling like you don't quite know who you are, or where your place is in your life? In this episode, I have a real and raw conversation with my friend from down under - Sal Daina - about how she's transforming herself and finding her light (the same thing she does for others). This talk will uplift you and help you take that next bold step toward becoming the beautiful, authentic soul that God made you to be.

Connect with Sal Dana:

• Facebook: Sal Daina (Public Profile)

• Email: sal@saldaina.com

After receiving some strange criticism on Facebook, I decided to share about how I deal with being picked apart (usually from complete strangers), without letting it drive me to overeat. I'm a work in progress, and these are the steps I've learned to take so that no one has the power to get under my skin and cause me to hurt myself with food. I hope it helps you do the same!