EPISODE · Apr 2, 2026 · 37 MIN
458-The Psychology of Eating (Part 1/2)
from It’s Beyond The Food: Non-Diet Health Coaching · host Stephanie Dodier
What really drives your food choices? Learn the psychology of eating — and why it must come before any nutrition conversation.In this episode, I break down the psychology of eating: the belief-to-behavior chain that drives every food choice, why diet culture structurally depends on keeping you disconnected from your own psychology, and what actually changes when you start addressing the root.This is part one of a two-part series. Part two covers the physiology of eating. Together, they are the foundation of how I think about eating behavior — and eating behavior is what determines your nutritional outcome.What you'll learn in this episode:Why nutrition is the outcome of eating, not the other way aroundHow your belief system, thoughts, and emotions create your eating behaviorWhy restricting comfort foods carries a psychological cost most practitioners never addressHow diet culture is structurally designed to keep you disconnected from your own psychologyThe first steps to evaluate and address the psychological factors influencing your relationship to foodMentioned in the show:Groundwork: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/groundworkNon-Diet Client Assessment Tool: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/clientassessmentCoach Corner Vault: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/coach-cornerNon-Diet Coaching Certification Waitlist: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/non-diet-coaching-certification/What To Say When Clients Want To Lose Weight Guide: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/what-to-say-when-clients-want-to-lose-weightWeight-Neutral Coaching Training: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/shop
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What really drives your food choices? Learn the psychology of eating — and why it must come before any nutrition conversation.In this episode, I break down the psychology of eating: the belief-to-behavior chain that drives every food choice, why diet culture structurally depends on keeping you disconnected from your own psychology, and what actually changes when you start addressing the root.This is part one of a two-part series. Part two covers the physiology of eating. Together, they are the foundation of how I think about eating behavior — and eating behavior is what determines your nutritional outcome.What you'll learn in this episode:Why nutrition is the outcome of eating, not the other way aroundHow your belief system, thoughts, and emotions create your eating behaviorWhy restricting comfort foods carries a psychological cost most practitioners never addressHow diet culture is structurally designed to keep you disconnected from your own psychologyThe first steps to evaluate and address the psychological factors influencing your relationship to foodMentioned in the show:Groundwork: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/groundworkNon-Diet Client Assessment Tool: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/clientassessmentCoach Corner Vault: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/coach-cornerNon-Diet Coaching Certification Waitlist: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/non-diet-coaching-certification/What To Say When Clients Want To Lose Weight Guide: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/what-to-say-when-clients-want-to-lose-weightWeight-Neutral Coaching Training: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/shop
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