Why Emotional Eating Starts In The Nervous System with Fitness Coach Sherry Shaban

Send us Fan MailFood isn’t the problem when food is the fastest way you know to feel safe. If you’ve ever sworn you were “done” with emotional eating or binge eating, only to find yourself right back in the pantry after a stressful day, you’re not broken and you’re not weak. You’re likely running an old protection pattern, powered by your autonomic nervous system.We sit down with Sherry Shaban, the voice behind Make Peace With Food, to unpack how fight-or-flight-freeze can hijack cravings and decision-making, especially when perfectionism and diet rules create fear around eating. Sherry shares her personal journey from chronic pain and constant “science-based” diet hopping to realizing that the real driver wasn’t discipline, it was scarcity and threat inside her body. We also clarify what nervous system regulation actually means: not a life without fear or grief, but the ability to return to baseline and process what’s here without escaping it.From there, we get practical. We walk through how beliefs form early, how they attach to identity, and how to challenge them with real evidence from your present life. Sherry breaks down a three-step approach to falsify old beliefs, trace where they came from, and understand the protective context that once made them feel true. We also talk modalities that help people go deeper, from hypnotherapy and EMDR to faith-based practices, and why there’s rarely just one right path for everyone.If you’re ready to stop negotiating with cravings and start building real safety with food, press play, then subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the conversation. What belief about yourself are you willing to question today?To connect with Sherry Shaban visit her website at: Sherry Shaban's WebsiteSupport the showTo download a free chapter of host Sylvia Worsham's bestselling book, In Faith, I Thrive: Finding Joy Through God's Masterplan, purchase any of her products, or book a call with her, visit her website at www.sylviaworsham.com