EP7: Overcome Emotional Eating Forever

Do you ever find yourself eating when you're not truly hungry, turning to food when you’re stressed, tired, overwhelmed, or bored? In this episode, Clinical Nutritionist and Naturopath Rachelle Turrell explores the psychology and biology behind emotional eating, why it happens, and how to begin breaking the cycle without strict dieting or food restriction. Rachelle explains how stress, unmet emotional needs, and even under-eating during the day can trigger emotional eating at night. She also shares practical tools to help you pause in the moment, understand your triggers, and rebuild a healthier relationship with food. In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why emotional eating happens • How dieting can make it worse • The role of blood sugar, sleep, and stress • Simple strategies to break the emotional eating cycle If emotional eating is something you struggle with, you’re not alone — and change is absolutely possible. Keywords: emotional eating, stress eating, food cravings, weight loss mindset, relationship with food, nutrition coaching, metabolic health. If you’d like to go deeper, you’re very welcome to join The Whole Health Revolution for one week free using the code FREEWEEK at www.naturalhealthproject.co.nz/weightlossprogram  To contact Rachelle: [email protected]  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naturalhealthproject LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naturalhealthproject/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whole_health_revolution/  Your free week gives you access to over 35 private podcast episodes with live Q&A sessions, plus all program resources and tools. You can cancel anytime. Chapters (00:00:01) - The Whole Health Revolution(00:01:24) - How to Stop Eating When You're stressed or angry(00:02:18) - Why do we eat so much?(00:05:29) - How to Stop Eating Out of Emotion(00:11:08) - Six ways to stop eating emotional food(00:14:49) - How to Win with Emotional Eating