Why You Can't Stop Emotional Eating And How to Finally Break the Cycle - Sherry Shaban and Lily Patrascu

Certified Athletic Therapist Shares Why You Can't Stop Emotional Eating And How to Finally Break the Cycle - Sherry Shaban and Lily Patrascu Sherry Shaban is a certified athletic therapist, osteopath, and transformation coach who helps people break free from self-sabotaging patterns, overcome emotional eating, and build a healthier relationship with food. She explains that emotional eating is often driven by unresolved emotions such as stress, sadness, loneliness, fear, anger, or even boredom, with food becoming a learned source of relief and comfort. Sherry teaches that the key to breaking the cycle is developing awareness of the trigger-emotion-behavior pattern that leads to emotional eating and learning to sit with difficult emotions instead of immediately escaping them through food. She emphasizes that many of these patterns originate in childhood experiences or unresolved trauma, and that understanding and processing the underlying emotions can help people create a healthier relationship with food. Ultimately, Sherry believes lasting change comes from addressing the emotional roots of behavior rather than relying on restriction, willpower, or temporary dieting strategies. About The Guest Sherry Shaban is a certified athletic therapist, osteopath, and transformation coach who helps people break free from self-sabotaging patterns and make peace with food without restriction, guilt, or burnout. With over 25 years of experience in the health and wellness field, Sherry guides her clients through nervous-system-based transformations that reset the body's stress response, regulate cravings, and create lasting weight loss from the inside out. She's the founder of the Make Peace with Food Podcast, host of the Transformation in Paradise retreat, and creator of the Make Peace with Food Method, a neuroscience-driven framework that helps people rewire their habits by shifting from protection mode to safety mode. Her compassionate, science-backed approach bridges the gap between mindset, metabolism, and emotional healing empowering people to live fully in their healthiest, happiest bodies. For More Info About Sherry Shaban, visit: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherry.shaban.5/ https://www.facebook.com/MakePeaceWithFoodOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makepeacewithfoodofficial/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sherryshaban LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherryshaban/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@makepeacewithfoodofficial Timestamp 00:00 Why You Can't Stop Emotional Eating 00:45 Meet Sherry Shaban & Her Transformation Story 02:00 The Real Cause of Emotional Eating 04:00 Why Willpower Isn't the Solution 06:00 Stress, Emotions & Food Cravings Explained 08:00 The Hidden Triggers Behind Overeating 10:00 Childhood Conditioning & Food Habits 12:00 Breaking the Shame & Guilt Cycle 14:00 Why Diets Often Make Things Worse 16:00 Understanding Emotional Hunger vs Physical Hunger 18:00 How to Identify Your Personal Triggers 20:00 Rewiring Your Relationship with Food 22:00 The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything 24:00 Managing Stress Without Turning to Food 26:00 Building Self-Awareness Around Eating Habits 28:00 The Role of Self-Love & Self-Compassion 30:00 How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Progress 32:00 Practical Tools to Break the Cycle 34:00 Creating Healthy Habits That Last 36:00 Why Consistency Beats Perfection 38:00 Emotional Resilience & Long-Term Success 40:00 Healing Your Relationship with Your Body 42:00 Confidence, Identity & Lasting Change 44:00 Common Mistakes People Make When Trying to Lose Weight 46:00 Real-Life Success Stories & Lessons Learned 48:00 Simple Daily Practices for Better Control 50:00 Final Advice for Ending Emotional Eating 52:00 Key Takeaways & Closing Thoughts About The Host Lily Patrascu is an ultra-creative book publisher and personal brand strategist for thought leaders, CEOs, luxury influencers. 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