E146: Sugar Addiction, Emotional Eating & Holiday Tips w/ Kerri Pagliarini (No Guilt Guide)

Welcome to the Get Healthy Tampa Bay Podcast with Dr. Kerry Reller! This week, I’m joined by Kerri Pagliarini, a certified holistic health coach known as the “Sugar Knockout Coach.” We unpack the difference between sugar addiction and cravings, why willpower isn’t the real issue, and how emotions and habits drive those afternoon and after-dinner sugar urges. Kerri shares practical ways to balance blood sugar, retrain your brain, and enjoy holiday treats without guilt. Tune in for simple, sustainable strategies to navigate candy season and feel your best.Kerri Pagliarini is a health coach, best-selling author, and founder of the Food Freedom Rebellion—a movement for women who are done with diet rules, guilt trips, and sugar spirals.After years of bouncing between clean eating and chocolate cake regret, she finally ditched the extremes and found her sweet spot—and now she helps other women do the same. Kerri works especially with nurturers and healers—moms, caretakers, and women who take care of everyone else first and are finally ready to prioritize their own health without giving up wine nights or birthday cake.Through her signature no-fluff, real-talk coaching style, Kerri helps women kick sugar cravings, reclaim energy, and enjoy food again—without obsession or restriction. She’s the creator of the 90-Day Mind & Body Reset, along with a variety of 1:1 and group coaching programs—all hosted inside her thriving Skool community.She’s also the co-host of the podcast Food Freedom Rebellion for Nurturers & Healers, where she spills the tea on everything from gut health to guilt-free living. When she’s not coaching or sharing sugar-free swaps in her best-selling cookbook, you’ll find her laughing with her son, experimenting in the kitchen, or reminding women everywhere that willpower is a myth—and food should feel good.00:29 Guest intro & why sugar feels so powerful02:06 Kerri’s health journey: migraines, hormones, gut health & food-as-medicine05:11 Addiction vs cravings: the emotional link and the willpower myth07:11 Progress over perfection: “add before you subtract” (protein/fat/fiber)12:39 Habit loops 101: pause, label the feeling, pick a new action13:48 Afternoon crash vs after-dinner urges: blood sugar basics & routines16:04 First steps with clients: food foundations, then mindset work17:44 Building balanced meals that cut cravings (without strict restriction)18:23 Holiday playbook: kid candy, Switch Witch, donate/toss extras, mindful favorites23:38 Reset fast: next-meal recovery & letting go of guiltConnect with Coach KerriWebsites: www.TLSslim.com/kerrip, www.Empower-WellnessCoaching.comFacebook: https://web.facebook.com/kerri.pagliarinidorman?_rdc=1&_rdr#Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerripagliarini/Connect with Dr. RellerPodcast website: https://gethealthytbpodcast.buzzsprou... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryrellermd/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClearwaterFamilyMedicineInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/clearwaterfamilymedicine/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kerryrellermdClearwater Family Medicine and Allergy website: https://sites.google.com/view/clearwa...Podcast: https://gethealthytbpodcast.buzzsprou...Subscribe to the Get Healthy Tampa Bay Podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Amazon music, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Pandora.