EPISODE · Jan 13, 2026 · 20 MIN
Why You Feel So Out of Control With Food (What No One Ever Explained to Me About Emotional Eating)
from The Emotional Eating Evolution Podcast · host Michelle Lall
If you've ever found yourself thinking this about your emotional eating:“Why can't I stop going to food?”“Why do I feel so out of control?”“Why do I keep it together in other areas of my life? But food just takes me over and I spiral and I just can't seem to get a handle on it?”And you've tried the diets, the personal trainers, the willpower, and it doesn't seem to work for your emotional eating - you’re not broken, you're not weak. This is not a willpower issue.What no one explained to me was that this pattern goes so much deeper.Let’s dive in:2:49 Moving to Korea for a fresh start but ending up deeper in the emotional eating spiral. Rock bottom to aha.4:14 Food really isn’t the issue? Learning I was coping.5:39 You’re not gaining weight to feel safe. What’s really going on with safety.8:18 My own lived experience in figuring out what was happening, connecting the dots to emotions, trauma and emotional eating.9:40 The brain loves to make things automatic - which makes them subconscious (and powerful).10:38 “I had an ok childhood”. Trauma is on a spectrum and my clients who had “ok” childhoods also use food to soothe.12:27 Why willpower and distraction fail.14:44 The framework to shift your emotional eating.18:05 This journey is not a quick fix, but the upfront effort leads to ease.20:00 Free resources and program detailsFREE RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS👉🏽FREE Guide: What Are You Truly Hungry For? https://lallnutrition.com/free-training-sm/👉🏽Find out more about The Emotional Eating Evolution Program here: https://bit.ly/EEEprogram👉🏽Check out the blog post here: https://lallnutrition.com/why-you-feel-so-out-of-control-with-food-what-no-one-ever-explained-to-me-about-emotional-eating/LET’S STAY CONNECTED» Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lallnutrition/» Website: http://www.lallnutrition.com
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