28. Are You Actually Hungry, Or Are You Just... Habitual?

Take the quiz to find out what type of snacker you are - and how to manage it - Link to QuizAre you snacking because you're hungry — or because it's 3pm and that's just what you do?In this episode I'm getting into the real reasons we reach for food between meals: habit, emotion, boredom, and a complicated relationship with treats that a lot of us inherited from growing up in households where treats were scarce.I'm sharing the story of how I ate chocolate buttons until I was physically sick as a seven year old (and kept going anyway), how treat scarcity in childhood led to a completely unchecked sweet tooth in adulthood, and the practical tools I use with myself and my clients to tell the difference between actual hunger and everything else.Plus — what to actually do about it, depending on which type of snacker you are.