Hungry for Love: Lose Weight After Toxic Relationships

Some of us were taught that love means unlimited access. Unlimited tolerance.Unlimited sacrifice.Unlimited chances.Unlimited self-abandonment. And then we wonder why our bodies are exhausted. In this episode, I’m sharing a personal reflection from Mother’s Day after being asked to pray at the end of a church service — specifically around learning to love people with boundaries, wisdom, and sometimes even distance. Because not every relationship is healed through proximity. Sometimes healing begins when we finally stop betraying ourselves to maintain connection. We’re diving into the childhood patterns that quietly follow us into adulthood:People-pleasing.Hyper-responsibility.Fear of disappointing others.Feeling guilty for having needs or boundaries.Confusing dysfunction with loyalty. And we’ll talk about how these emotional patterns don’t just affect relationships — they affect the nervous system, metabolism, and overall health. This conversation is about redefining love in a healthier way:One that includes compassion without self-destruction. If you’ve ever struggled to hold boundaries without guilt, this episode is for you. Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Unconditional Love for Step Parents(00:02:45) - God Prays for Single Mothers(00:03:57) - Boundaries for Parents and Parents(00:10:00) - How To Minimize And Justify Abuse(00:13:22) - Why Do We Stay In Dysfunctional Relationships?(00:18:04) - How to Love Yourself With Boundaries(00:22:36) - Broken the Cycle: How to Cope with Your Body

Everyone wants to talk about GLP-1’s…  But almost no one is telling the truth about it. Because it doesn’t fit the narrative. You’ve been told you should be able to fix your metabolism with discipline. With cleaner eating. With more workouts. So when something like microdosing actually works… People get uncomfortable. In this episode, I’m sharing what’s really happening when women start using small, strategic doses to support their metabolism and nervous system—without extremes, burnout, or white-knuckling their way through another plan. Including: The results clients are seeing that most people would dismiss as “too good to be true” Why microdosing isn’t a shortcut (and why that belief is keeping people stuck) What actually changes when your body finally feels safe enough to respond And the part no one wants to say out loud: why some people don’t get results Because this isn’t about chasing weight loss. It’s about finally working with your body instead of constantly trying to control it. And once you experience that shift… there’s no going back. If you’ve been skeptical, this might challenge you. If you’ve been struggling, it might explain everything. Either way—you’ll see this differently by the end. And if you’re ready to explore whether this approach is right for you, I invite you to schedule a free consultation where we map out what’s actually going on in your body—and whether microdosing makes sense for your goals. Visit www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule to learn more about my 3-part metabolic reset process.

In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on my personal experience with microdosing—and how it impacted far more than my body composition. While many people are chasing quick fixes or relying solely on willpower, my journey showed me something deeper: the connection between the nervous system, trauma, and metabolic health.  Inside this conversation, I share: Why I decided to explore microdosing in the first place What actually shifted (beyond the scale) The unexpected nervous system changes I experienced How this approach supported my relationship with food, stress, and self-trust And why true transformation goes far beyond calories, macros, or medication This isn’t about promoting a trend—it’s about expanding the conversation around what it really takes to heal your body and create lasting change. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing “everything right” but still stuck… this episode will open your eyes to a different path forward. And when you're ready to create a comprehensive healing experience, so that you can lose weight and keep it off for life, I'd love to help.  Schedule your free consultation to learn more: www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Microdosing Tirzepatide(00:06:34) - So I Started Taking the GLP-100 for My Son's(00:11:44) - Tripzepatide, Week 3(00:17:46) - Trizepatide(00:25:28) - Breaking Free From the Binge Eating Cycle

Microdosing GLP-1 agonists can create powerful shifts in your body—when they’re used the right way. The problem? Most people (and even many doctors) are using them as a quick-fix weight loss tool. And when that’s the approach, of course you see burnout, terrible side effects, and rebound weight gain. But that doesn’t mean these compounds are the problem. It means the strategy is. When used in a microdosing approach, GLP-1 agonists can support your body on a much deeper level—helping improve insulin sensitivity, reduce inflammation, and calm an overworked nervous system. Especially if your body has been stuck in chronic stress or survival mode, this can be the missing piece that allows your system to finally feel safe enough to function differently. This isn’t about forcing weight loss. It’s about creating the internal environment where your body can release it. You don’t have to stay on these forever. You don’t have to suffer through harsh side effects. But you do need a more intentional, supportive approach. In this episode, I’ll show you what that actually looks like. When you’re ready to release the extra weight for good—and finally support your nervous system, metabolism, and relationship with food—it’s time to have a conversation. Schedule your free consultation to explore what working together could look like, and whether my 3-part process is the right fit for you. www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - Gaining Weight With GLP1s(00:06:21) - Turning off your brain: The process(00:06:56) - Tirzepatide and Semaglutide:(00:12:39) - Microdose for Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women in Their 60(00:21:04) - How to Lose Weight With a Strategic Approach(00:22:06) - Pregnant women on GLP1s(00:29:58) - How to manage emotional eating with GLP1(00:33:17) - How to Break the Cycle Around Binge Eating

I’ve started recommending microdosing GLP-1 peptides for their regenerative and healing properties.  And the cold, hard truth is: Peptides can do things that supplements can’t.   Supplements have their place, but I’m sure you’ve seen a multitude of supplements claiming to “help your body produce more GLP-1 naturally.”  For most Americans, that’s actually not helpful.  Their metabolisms are busted after years of high stress, constant abuse, autoimmune conditions, chronic inflammation, a dysregulated nervous system, and decades of Diet Trauma trying to just “eat less and exercise more.”   That’s why I’m only recommending GLP-1 peptides if you truly want to heal your metabolism and lose weight for life.  I know it might feel more intimidating than a supplement, but I guarantee it’s far more effective.  Keep listening and I’ll show you why.  PS - I also share what supplements you should be taking while on a GLP-1 that will enhance your body’s healing journey.  Ready to explore if peptides are the right fit for you?  Right now I’m only offering GLP-1 guidance when you work with me in a 6-month or 12-month coaching container. Join me in a membership style group, or for private coaching, and I’ll walk with you every step of the way.  From dosing, to lifestyle changes, to emotional eating support, to that abusive co-parent who's driving you crazy, I’ve got you covered.  Schedule your free consultation to learn more:  www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Proteins vs Supplements: What's The Difference?(00:09:15) - Supplements vs. Peptides: How They Compare(00:14:51) - Rebuilding the Metabolism with Supplements(00:22:26) - Trezepatide(00:27:31) - How to Break the Cycle

Over the past few months, I’ve been having more honest conversations with clients about something I didn’t expect to talk about in my work — GLP-1 support. The problem is, there’s a lot of misinformation out there and A LOT of people (including doctors) doing GLP’s wrong.  What I’ve come to understand — both professionally and personally — is that many women were struggling because their nervous systems were overloaded. When the body spends years in stress, restriction, inflammation, or survival mode, your metabolism adapts.  Hunger signals change.  Cravings intensify.  Recovery slows.  And weight loss begins to feel disproportionately hard compared to effort. Not because you’re doing something wrong — but because your biology is trying to protect you. Listen to this week’s episode of Hungry for Love Podcast for all the details of how and why I’ve changed my stance on them. And if you’d like to explore whether this kind of support could be appropriate for you, you can schedule a conversation here: www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule

If you’ve spent years navigating dysfunctional relationships or high-stress environments, your body has been running a "War-Time Economy." When your nervous system is stuck in fight, flight, or freeze, your metabolism isn’t "broken"—it’s actually doing its job. It’s hoarding energy, spiking cortisol, and staying inflamed because it thinks you’re in constant danger. In this state, traditional diet and exercise is just another stressor. It’s like trying to renovate a house while it’s still on fire. The Shift: Real metabolic health does NOT start with a treadmill; it starts with Biological Safety. Calm the Signal: Move the nervous system from "Threat" to "Safe." Repair the Infrastructure: Use targeted tools (like peptides and anti-inflammatory nutrition) to fix the gut and cellular "pipes." Rebuild the Engine: Only then can your metabolism efficiently burn fuel and repair tissue. Stop fighting a body that is just trying to protect you.  It’s time to trade the "War-Time Economy" for Peace-Time Prosperity. ️ Ready to explore if coaching and/or peptides is right for you and your body? Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and you'll leave feeling confident achieving your weight loss goals this year.  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - The Benefits of Microdosing GLP1s for Trauma(00:03:59) - How to restore metabolic health after trauma with GLP1s(00:07:50) - Chronic Stress and Fatigue(00:17:57) - How to Heal Your Body with GLP1s(00:20:31) - Reclaim Your Body With Peptides

Join me today as I break down the 4 pillars of lasting weight loss, so that you can better identify which area you may need more support or focus.  Looking for a personlized roadmap to better mental and physical health, especially after trauma?  I've got you.  Schedule your free Break the Cycle Call, and I'll help you better understand the cycles holding you back, and where/how to break them for good.  www.bodyyoucrave.com/btc Chapters (00:00:02) - Eat Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - 4 Pillars of Permanent Weight Loss(00:01:26) - 4 Pillars of a Ketogenic Diet(00:09:53) - How to Stop Binging on Carbohydrates in Your 40s(00:15:00) - Self-Love and Trauma Healing: Pillar 3(00:23:34) - How to Lose Weight With GLPs(00:27:30) - Weight Loss and Happiness: The 4 Pillars(00:29:29) - Binge Eating and Relationship Cycle

For many, January was survival.  And now Spring is your activation. If you’re ready to lose weight, stop emotionally eating, heal from past trauma, and build REAL momentum — without putting your life on hold — this is your reset. Keep listening and I’ll show you how.  Ready for additional support to meet your goals this year? Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule to learn more about working with me. Chapters (00:00:02) - Eat Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - The Year of the Snake: A Spring Reset(00:08:46) - Number 3, Where Do You Punish Yourself?(00:12:25) - 90 Day Plan(00:18:17) - Breaking the Cycle: What to Do About Binge Eating and Relations

If you’ve been 'white-knuckling' your way through a new diet since January 1st and you’re wondering why you still can’t stop reaching for the wine or hidden snacks at 8:00pm...  I have a hard truth for you: Your body isn't broken, it’s just in survival mode.  Today, I’m explaining why your 'weight problem' is actually a 'safety problem,' and how to reset button, so that you can finally stop the cycle. Ready to take this work deeper for yourself?  We start by Activating safety in your body so that the 'survival weight' can finally begin to release.  Then, I’ll help you Build the self-concept, beliefs, and habits that create true momentum towards your goals.  I have 4 spots opening April 1st. If you’re ready to stop surviving and start actually living in a LIFE and body you love — schedule a free consult www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Why Your Body Won't Release Weight(00:02:11) - Why Your Body's Fear is Making It Hard to Lose Weight(00:11:52) - Why Weight Keeps You From Losing It(00:17:46) - How to Heal Your Relationships and Lose Weight(00:20:59) - How to Break the Cycle of Binge Eating and Toxic Relationships

In this episode of Hungry for Love, we’re talking about something so many people believe they’re missing: confidence. Most of us were taught that confidence is something you need before you take action. That one day you’ll finally feel ready, brave, certain, and then you’ll go after what you want. But the truth? Confidence doesn’t come first. Confidence is created through action. If you keep waiting to feel ready, you may end up waiting forever. In this episode, I’m breaking down the lie we’ve been sold about confidence and sharing what actually builds it—especially if you’ve experienced emotional abuse, toxic relationships, or years of self-doubt. We’ll talk about: Why waiting to feel ready slowly erodes your confidence How fear and avoidance keep you stuck in cycles of hesitation Why your brain resists new things (and how to work with it instead of against it) How toxic voices from the past can become the loudest voice in your head Why confidence grows through repetition and self-trust, not perfection I’ll also share a personal story about becoming a yoga teacher and how saying yes before I felt ready completely changed my relationship with confidence. Because real confidence isn’t about avoiding failure. It’s about knowing you’ll have your own back no matter what happens. If you’ve been waiting to feel ready to start the thing, say the truth, or pursue the life you want—this episode will help you understand why action is the very thing that builds the confidence you’re looking for. Ready to get support in losing weight, ending emotional eating, and truly healing from those toxic relationships?  Come work with me.  Schedule your free consultation to learn more: www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule  Chapters (00:00:02) - Jillian Scott(00:00:34) - In the Elevator With Confidence: Overcoming impatience(00:03:22) - What Confidence Is Really About(00:10:33) - Can I Let Failure Help Me Believe in My Own Self?(00:18:38) - How to Get Back to Self-Confidence(00:19:27) - Teaching Yoga: Building Confidence(00:24:06) - Be Ready to Do This!(00:30:52) - What It's Really Like to Choose Yourself(00:36:52) - I'm Not Giving Up on My Self-confidence(00:38:18) - Breaking the Cycle: How to Get Out of Binge Eating and

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a huge personal milestone in my business — a goal I’ve been working toward for the last FOUR years. I’ve gotten so close so many times… and faced more setbacks than I can count. This episode is about what it really takes to keep going when it feels like it should have happened by now — in weight loss, career growth, and dating. We’ll talk about impatience, discouragement, comparison, and the powerful shift that happens when you release the timeline and stop “needing” the outcome. Ironically, that’s often when everything changes. If you’ve ever felt behind, frustrated, or tempted to give up — this one's for you.  Ready to overcome obstacles in your own healing and weight loss journey, with more ease, self confidence, and deep-seated belief?  I've got you.  Schedule your free consultation to learn more: www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule  And join me for a brand new, upcoming workshop on March 21st.  RIGHT ON TRACK: The Spring Reset for Those Ready to Build Momentum  If you’re ready to lose weight, stop emotionally eating, heal from past trauma, and build REAL momentum — without putting your life on hold — this is your reset.  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Incompleting a Goal in 4 Years(00:06:11) - Why I Never Quit(00:15:03) - How to Win a Love Match(00:19:58) - Spring Reset Workshop(00:22:41) - Break the Cycle

You are a powerful creator.  Society wants you to believe you're at the mercy of your circumstances.  But the real secret?  YOU get to choose what you believe and where you put your energy and focus.  Even if something is factually true, there's no point in focusing on it if it doesn't help you create more of what you want in every part of life.  This is a simple, yet powerful concept, and permission to put down your pain-story, and choose a new story that propels you forward.  Want some help doing this on a daily basis, so that you can feel at peace and ease around food and alcohol, release stubborn weight for good, and finally feel in control of your life?  I can help.  I have 3 private coaching spots open through the end of March.  Schedule your free consultation to learn more about how I can help make your dream life a reality.  www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - Choose the Right Story for Your Life(00:08:36) - How to Build a Plan for Your Life(00:14:25) - Binge Eating and Relationship Cycle Break the Cycle

This isn’t about shrinking your body — it’s about coming home to it.  Your body isn’t the problem.  Your relationship with your body — shaped by trauma, diet culture, and survival — is. As a kid, you likely learned that your size, shape, or weight (and the need to control them) became a way to earn safety, love, or approval.  It’s how you felt “good enough.”  But this keeps our worth and feeling valuable attached to a metric, instead of it being an innate birthright. This is a huge part of why we want fast results – we’re trying to hurry up so we can feel ‘good enough.’  Keep listening as I explore how to untangle the nuanced relationship with our bodies (and food) in a healthy way that supports your mental and emotional health.  Ready to Conquer the Craving Cycle?! It’s time to decode the urge, untangle the pattern, and finally learn how to respond differently.  This isn’t about willpower.And it’s not about “trying harder.” It’s about understanding why a specific urge takes over — and learning how to meet that moment differently next time. Schedule your free call here: https://calendly.com/jillian-2/cyc Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Reclaiming Your Body After Trauma(00:07:26) - How to Love Yourself With a Human Emotion(00:11:37) - What Are You Really Hungry For?(00:17:32) - How to Have Your Own Back in the Hard Times(00:18:18) - How to Conquer Your Craziest Moment(00:23:05) - How To Love and Value Yourself(00:26:33) - Break the Cycle

This isn’t about shrinking your body — it’s about coming home to it.  Your body isn’t the problem.  Your relationship with your body — shaped by trauma, diet culture, and survival — is. As a kid, you likely learned that your size, shape, or weight (and the need to control them) became a way to earn safety, love, or approval.  It’s how you felt “good enough.”  But this keeps our worth and feeling valuable attached to a metric, instead of it being an innate birthright. This is a huge part of why we want fast results – we’re trying to hurry up so we can feel ‘good enough.’  Keep listening as I explore how to untangle the nuanced relationship with our bodies (and food) in a healthy way that supports your mental and emotional health.  Ready to Conquer the Craving Cycle?! It’s time to decode the urge, untangle the pattern, and finally learn how to respond differently.  This isn’t about willpower.And it’s not about “trying harder.” It’s about understanding why a specific urge takes over — and learning how to meet that moment differently next time. Schedule your free call here: https://calendly.com/jillian-2/cyc Chapters (00:00:02) - Eat Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Reclaiming Our Bodies After Trauma(00:04:06) - Questions of Body Image(00:11:10) - How to Conquer Your Craving Cycle(00:17:15) - What Does Loving Your Body Actually Mean?(00:24:58) - How to Conquer the Craving Cycle(00:27:11) - It's Time to Break the Cycle

Have you ever been mid-bite or mid-pour — fully aware you didn’t actually want to keep going — and still felt unable to stop? This episode is for the moments when awareness is there… but choice feels out of reach. If willpower were the solution, you’d already be free. So why do cravings and urges keep taking over — especially when you’re tired, overwhelmed, or emotionally depleted? In this episode, we explore: why awareness alone hasn’t been enough to change certain eating or drinking patterns what cravings are actually doing for you (hint: they’re not the problem) why willpower fails in the moment — and what’s missing instead how understanding the craving cycle creates choice, not control Cravings aren’t a sign that something is wrong with you.They’re information — and when you learn how to read them, everything changes. Want help with your own craving cycle? I’m currently offering a limited number of complimentary 1:1 coaching calls called Conquer the Craving Cycle. In this call, we’ll take one specific craving or urge you’re struggling with and: decode what’s actually happening beneath it untangle the pattern that keeps repeating explore how to respond differently next time — without fighting yourself This is not a diet, set of rules, or a willpower pep-talk.It’s a grounded, compassionate conversation designed to help you feel more capable inside the moment. Book your Conquer the Craving Cycle call here: https://calendly.com/jillian-2/cyc  It's time to break the cycle. And if you haven't downloaded your free tool to help you stop emotionally eating, get it here: https://download.bodyyoucrave.com/feelings-wheel-sign-up  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Cravings, Urges and Willpower(00:06:46) - Binging on Alcohol(00:11:40) - How to Dominate the Cravings(00:19:54) - Be Ready to Change Your Relationship With Food(00:20:27) - Break the Cycle

One of the biggest reasons I've become a life coach myself is because I've seen how it's completely transformed my life.  ☑️ My relationship with food and body.  ☑️ My emotional awareness and capacity to feel ANY emotion. ☑️ My self awareness, reflection, and ability to learn from missed expectations.  ☑️ My ability to own my emotions and actions, and not take on those of people around me.  And most importantly: ☑️ Truly changing how I see myself – what I call my 'self concept.' After any type of trauma or abuse, it's essnetial we rebuild how we see ourselves, so that we can let go of all the negative and abusive thoughts from others.  This creates your foundation for change.  And this is exactly the type of work we're doing inside The Reclaiming.  Today's episode dives deeper into what changes you can expect after working with me in private coaching or in The Reclaiming group program.  To learn more about the group, visit the info page here: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/reclaim  And when you're ready to explore working together, schedule your free consultation and we'll talk more about what's truly standing in your way and how to overcome it this year.  www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - What Actually Changes With Coaching(00:01:50) - What Changes When You Work With Me?(00:06:36) - Why Your Self- Worth Has Been So Dependent on the Scale(00:13:45) - What Are the Thoughts That We Take On as Truth?(00:19:00) - How to Stop Emotional Eating(00:26:52) - Narcotics: Fear of the Scale(00:32:16) - How to Reclaim Your Body(00:36:07) - Breaking the Cycle: How to Crave Your Body

The Reclaiming is a group coaching experience designed to help you: Release emotional and disordered eating and drinking patterns. Heal from emotionally abusive or neglectful relationships. Lose weight without obsession or restriction.  Rebuild a deep sense of self-trust, self belief, and self authority.  Shift your self-concept at the nervous-system level, so that your new habits become a part of who you are.  This is not about willpower.This is not about pushing through.This is not about becoming someone new. It’s about reclaiming who you’ve always been (who you were before survival took over). Keep listening to learn more.  Visit the sales page here: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/reclaim  Or schedule your free 20-minute consultation here: https://calendly.com/jillian-2/20-min This is your year! Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Reclaiming Your Body after a Breakup(00:07:18) - The Power of Willing to Get It Right(00:13:30) - How to Realize the Reasons Why I Stayed in a Relationship(00:15:50) - Reclaiming Who You Are(00:23:18) - How to Stop Binging on Food(00:26:39) - What Makes The Reclaiming Diet Program So Different?(00:31:47) - Binge Eating and Relationships: How to Break the Cycle

The #1 emotion to create any result… commitment.   Stay with me now. I’ve struggled myself with this being the answer and I want to offer a different way of looking at commitment.  Not just when things are going well and you’re succeeding, but commitment in the hard times, after the setbacks, after the binge, after the scale not moving for a month.  This is when we dig deeper and find the conviction to keep going, no matter what.  Keep listening as I share more of what this looks like in practice, and why it can also feel like a very triggering topic.  When you’re ready to create a new relationship with food, alcohol, your body, your past, and your power…  It’s time for The Reclaiming – a small group coaching program to help you lose weight and feel amazing in your body, after trauma and abuse. This is where survival ends and self-leadership begins. Stop circling the same patterns and finally move forward, The Reclaiming is your next step. Your Next Step:   Schedule your free 20-minute Clarity Call to ask any questions.    Or visit the sales page to learn more: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/reclaim  The cycle ends with us. Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:25) - What Real Commitment Feels Like(00:02:16) - How To Get Out of Eating Weight(00:04:53) - The Sociopath in My Love Letter(00:06:07) - Deciding to eat or drink(00:08:01) - What Commitment Is Not(00:11:46) - What Real Commitment Feels Like in Our Body(00:17:50) - How to Commit to Stop Binging and Eating(00:24:09) - How to Stop Binging and Weight Loss(00:26:49) - Welcome to The Reclaiming(00:28:54) - A Year of Healing(00:32:33) - Breaking the Cycle: The Life and Body You Deserve

It's normal to go through times of feeling unmotivated.  Sometimes we simply need to step back and process through emotions.  Sometimes we need little hacks to help us start taking action, even when we 'don't feel like it.'  Join me for this week's episode where I share my super simple hack for helping your brain get on board with taking one step forward, no matter how unmotivated or discouraged you might feel.  And when you're ready to get support in achieving the life and body you crave this year, schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.  I have 2 spots left for private coaching, plus group coaching options that are sure to fit any schedule, need, and desire.  Chapters (00:00:02) - Eat Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Living the Life You Deserve(00:05:07) - How to Get Through a Week With Unmotivated Brain(00:09:17) - How to Start and End the Year on a Healthy Note(00:15:37) - Give Yourself Permission to Travel(00:22:37) - Break the Cycle With Jillian

Understanding your patterns without being able to change them can feel incredibly frustrating… and quietly shame-inducing. But only because we have unrealistic expectations of how habit change actually works.  Awareness is the first step.  But awareness of a pattern or even a new habit you want to implement doesn’t actually create change.  Keep listening as I explain what will instead.  If this episode resonated with you, this is the exact work I do inside The Reclaiming – my new group coaching experience designed to help you release survival patterns with food, body, and relationships — so that clarity and self-trust can take the lead. You can learn more by scheduling a free Clarity Call at bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.  Or join me in The Clarity Room: a free, monthly coaching experience to move from confusion to clarity together.  The next session is Sunday, January 18th, 5pm pst / 8pm est.  Add to your calendar here (zoom link included): https://evt.to/mq6v6k1ftd86 Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - What It Really Looks Like to Change a Habit(00:06:36) - How to Stop Eating During Trauma and Anxiety(00:15:17) - How To Deal With Anxious Attachment in the Relationship(00:20:35) - How to Stop Drinking Alcohol and Eating Food(00:25:21) - How To Heal From A Breakup(00:28:02) - How to Stop Confusion Over Food, Body and Relationships(00:32:31) - It's Time to Break the Cycle

If the idea of setting big goals this year feels overwhelming, exhausting, or completely out of reach, this episode is for you. For some people, January brings motivation and momentum. For others, it brings heaviness, survival mode, or a quiet realization that they’ve been running on empty for a long time. In this episode, we’re talking about why big goals can feel overwhelming — and what to do instead. Not because you’re lazy.Not because you lack discipline.But because your nervous system may be asking for safety before growth. We’ll explore why depression and survival mode aren’t signs that something is wrong with you, but rather signals — like a check engine light — letting you know that something deeper needs care and attention. I’ll walk you through a gentler, trauma-informed process for beginning the year when motivation is low, including: Why survival mode is a valid starting line How to stop forcing yourself to “start the year strong” The power of allowing your emotions without fear they’ll consume you Creating a very small baseline instead of big goals Letting joy, relief, and what feels fun lead — without “shoulds” And how this season may be pointing you toward deeper healing of unresolved grief, anger, or old emotional wounds. This is a guided experience for people who are tender and need space.  It’s a longer, workshop-style episode designed to be listened to slowly, in one sitting or in parts. And it’s a conversation about permission.Permission to pause.Permission to feel.Permission to meet yourself where you actually are. No hustle, no bypassing, no pressure to be “better.”  Just an honest, compassionate way forward — especially if this season feels heavier than you expected. If you’d like some extra support in this, join me in The Clarity Room: A free live group coaching experience that takes you from Confusion to Clarity. Sunday January 18th, 5pm pst / 8pm est  It’s a gentle, supportive space designed for moments exactly like this — when big goals feel like too much, when you’re in survival mode, or when you know something deeper is asking for your attention, but you don’t want to force or rush the process. Links:  Add The Clarity Room to your calendar (zoom link included) for Sunday Jan 18th. https://evt.to/mq6v6k1ftd86 Schedule your free Clarity Call at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule  Download your free end emotional eating tool: https://download.bodyyoucrave.com/feelings-wheel-sign-up Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillianscoaching Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:19) - How to Set Big Goals When You're Overwhelmed(00:08:22) - Post-Divorce Depression: How to Survive(00:11:01) - How to Reset: Living in Survival Mode(00:18:22) - Emotional Abuse(00:24:09) - Allow Negative Emotions to Exist Without Stopping(00:27:10) - How to Stop Being Negative(00:32:34) - Living in Survival Mode (Step 3)(00:38:08) - How to Raise a Trauma Child(00:42:50) - Step 4: Create a Small baseline(00:45:18) - 5 Steps to Building Joy in Your Life(00:52:07) - How to Let Go of the Timeline of Healing(00:58:23) - How to Heal from a Betrayal(01:02:36) - What is it that's asking for your attention right now?(01:07:31) - Binge Eating and Relationship Cycle Break the Cycle

Believing in yourself is tough.  Believing in yourself after verbal and emotional abuse is even tougher.  So often we have someone else’s negative words in our head, and it can create a lot of self doubt.  (If you missed it, go back and listen to episode 141. Core 4 Wounds of Narcissistic Abuse: Self Doubt.)  Typically someone dysfunctional (and highly dysregulated) had to put YOU down in order to make THEMSELVES feel better.  It was THEIR projection, THEIR insecurity, masked as inadequacy in you.  But you don’t have to take that on anymore.  Believing in yourself is a choice, and some days we have to consciously choose it, because it’s easier for our brains to NOT believe in ourselves.  Keep listening as I share how to do this.  And if you’d like some help believing in yourself more this year,  Reclaiming your goals, your body, your self worth,  I’d love to help.  Schedule your free Clarity Call – A space to move from confusion to clarity together. www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - The Magic of Believing in Yourself(00:06:07) - How to Love Yourself When Self-Question is Triggering(00:15:23) - The Power of Codependency(00:18:33) - What Do You Want to Believe About Your Divorce?(00:20:33) - Believing in Yourself: The Weight Loss Journey(00:28:14) - What is it like to lose weight before getting married?(00:29:01) - What's For You?: Surrender to God(00:33:55) - Believing in Yourself(00:41:09) - Break the Cycle

No one likes to feel disappointed, but when you’ve gone through emotional abuse, that fear and avoidance is even stronger.  Growing up, you learned the only way you could have value as a person was by pleasing others and essentially preventing them from experiencing a negative emotion.  So if someone was disappointed in you, that was your fault, and thus, your responsibility to “fix.”  I also think of disappointment as a gateway emotion to things like: shame, guilt, regret, inadequacy, etc.  Disappointment isn’t that big or heavy of an emotion; it’s what you make that disappointment (or failure, or missed expectation) mean about you.  Keep listening as we dive further into this concept and how it impacts our ability to set goals, to believe in ourselves, to believe new things about ourselves, and fully heal from trauma and abuse.  Join me this Saturday, January 3rd for an all new workshop From Survival to Desire: Crafting Your Future Vision This is not about goal-setting. This is a reclamation.  Reclaiming your voice, your body, your life.  Get more details and save your seat: https://workshops.bodyyoucrave.com/fv-workshop  When you're ready to learn more about working together, schedule your free consultation to see if we’re a good fit at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule. Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - The Importance of Disappointment(00:08:07) - How Disappointment Can Trigger Shame in Yourself(00:15:33) - Reclaim Your Future Vision Workshop(00:22:22) - Creating the Life You Deserve

Not knowing what you want is not a failure — it’s a survival skill.” That's why I'm hosting a new workshop: From Survival to Desire: Crafting Your Future Vision This workshop is not about pressure or performance;  It’s not even about goal-setting. This is a reclamation.  Reclaiming your voice, your body, your life.  From Survival to Desire Workshop is strategically designed to help you go from feeling disconnected from your desires, direction, or clarity, and relearn how to want—without guilt, fear, or pressure—and translate that into a grounded 1-year and 3-year vision you can start implementing immediately.  Saturday January 3, at 7am pst / 10am est  (Replay available if you can’t join us live)  Get all the details and save your spot:  https://workshops.bodyyoucrave.com/fv-workshop Chapters (00:00:02) - How to Lose 40+ Weight With Love(00:00:35) - How to Create Your Future Vision(00:07:52) - How to Create a Plan for Your Life(00:12:24) - The Fear of Disappointment in the Narcissist Marriage(00:17:07) - What Was Not Safe to Want or to Have in the Marriage(00:25:25) - A New Year's Manifesting(00:26:14) - Binge Eating and Relationship Cycle

For those of us who are (or have been):  emotional eaters,  in emotionally abusive or neglectful relationships,  or struggled with your self-worth,  Food, your weight, and people were never the real issues.  *The key problem was the identity you were forced to develop in order to survive.* You learned to abandon your own needs to stay safe, loved, accepted, or chosen. One of the most profound questions we can ask is:  “Who was I before the world told me who to be?”   This is how we get to the deeper layers driving your emotional eating, attracting emotionally abusive or neglectful people, and ultimately keeping you stuck in the same patterns year after year.  Ready to break free?  Keep listening and I’ll show you how.  When you’re ready to come work with me and reclaim your life, your vision, your voice, and your power, schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.  This is your one precious life.  Let’s make it count. Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - Why Relationships and Diets feel so hard(00:05:43) - Weight Loss and Codependency(00:08:59) - How To Get Out Of A Toxic Relationship(00:13:02) - How codependency affects our nervous system(00:14:26) - How to Get Out of Toxic Relationships(00:18:48) - How To Cultivate a Perfect Body With Restriction(00:21:50) - Why Weight Loss Feels So Hard(00:25:54) - How to Love Yourself Now(00:32:08) - Don't Let Your Child Struggle(00:34:41) - How to Heal Your Self-Worth(00:41:24) - How To Become The Girl Of Your Dreams(00:44:02) - How to Reclaim Your Identity(00:49:53) - How to Heal Your Relationships With Food, Alcohol(00:51:15) - Break the Cycle

As humans, we want life to be easy.  We want results to come easily,  We want to lose weight quickly and easily,  We want relationships to be easy.  And yet we have so much experience with marriage, divorce, and weight loss being hard, that we become extremely skeptical when things feel easy.  I noticed this specifically for myself around love and not needing to work for it or earn it.  Just like there have been times weight loss felt easy, and it was almost ‘too good to be true.’  Or we didn’t know exactly why it felt easy, so we didn’t know how to keep creating that.  Join me for today’s episode where I break down why we’re often so afraid of things being ‘easy’ even though that’s exactly what we want.  And when you’re ready to break free from toxic relationships with food, alcohol, your body, and other people, I can 100% help!  Schedule your free consultation to better identify how and where to break these cycles, so that you can create the LIFE and body you crave.  www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Why Weight Loss and Relationships Feel So Hard(00:06:49) - Why We Don't Trust Our Love Relationships(00:13:53) - Why There's 'Safety' in Weight Loss & Marriage Being Hard(00:18:17) - How to Stop Self-Sabotage(00:25:18) - Reclaim Your Body and Identity After Toxic Relationships(00:32:50) - Break Free From Bad Eating and Relationship Cycle

Have you ever had a craving or urge, but you just couldn’t figure out where it came from?  The day was fine, you weren’t overly stressed…  But you just couldn’t resist that urge to eat.  Today we’re diving into this exact topic and how to allow and process even the ‘low-level’ emotions that still drive your emotional eating habit, even if it comes days later.  Because ultimately the emotions you don’t process become the cravings you can’t control. You’ll also get a sneak peek into my new group coaching program, The Reclaiming: Reignite your passion. Rebuild your body. Rebirth the woman.  Yes I’ll help you Reclaim your body, but I’m also going to help you Reclaim your voice, your power, your self-trust, your self-worth, and reignite that passion and fire inside of you.  If you’ve ever used food and relationships as survival strategies, this is for you.  Your next best step is to schedule a free consultation at bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.  On the call we’ll explore your 1-year future vision, and what it actually looks like to put it into action.  No more broken dreams, no more broken promises and “if-I-get-around-to-it” goals.  One future, one focus: Reclaiming YOURSELF.  If you haven’t yet downloaded your free feelings wheel to help you better spot and break your emotional eating habit, grab it here: https://download.bodyyoucrave.com/feelings-wheel-sign-up Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - How to Handle Unpleasant Emotions (and Eating Out of Them(00:07:46) - How to manage an emotional eating pattern(00:09:19) - What Processing an Emotion Looks Like(00:11:52) - How to Notice the Differences Between Emotions(00:17:57) - Signs That Things Are Not Right With Someone(00:25:51) - How to Control Your Emotions in a Relationship(00:33:46) - Dream Girl Coaching(00:41:11) - This is Your Year to Heal Yourself(00:45:40) - Don't Be Afraid of Your Default Thoughts(00:47:22) - Break the Cycle

This ‘all or nothing’ mindset shows up in so many areas of life.  This episode piggy-backs off of episode 81 Busting “All-Or-Nothing” Thinking (from March 2023), and highlights how this is a ‘mindset problem,’ which means we need a ‘mindset solution.’  Keep listening as I share how and why this comes up so much during the holidays.  Plus how to break free.  Do you find yourself wrestling with ‘all or nothing’ thinking and habits, too?  It’s time to come work with me.  Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll help you see the real patterns keeping you stuck + how to break free for good.  Download your free end emotional eating tool here: https://download.bodyyoucrave.com/feelings-wheel-sign-up Come join the afterparty conversation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillianscoaching Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - All or Nothing Thinking(00:06:38) - How to Get Out of the Fear Zone(00:12:29) - All-Or-Nothing Thinking(00:19:06) - How to Win a Hard Season(00:20:48) - Let's Be Authentic During the Holidays(00:21:53) - Self-Doubt During Narcissism(00:28:06) - What You Need To Do To Win(00:29:08) - How to Stay Content and Sufficiency(00:33:04) - A Coaching Coach: How to Solve Your Problems(00:39:47) - Binge Eating and Relationship Break the Cycle

Holidays are often a prime-time for overeating, but they don’t have to be.  Tune in as I share 3 new beliefs that will help you stay mindful while eating all your favorite holiday dishes and desserts. Chapters (00:00:02) - Eat Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - 5 Ways to Cope With Holiday Eating(00:01:38) - How to Handle Holidays With a Divorce(00:03:01) - I Can Eat This Anytime(00:05:59) - How to Own Your Food During the Holidays(00:13:19) - Self-Trust During Holidays(00:17:44) - The Holiday Party I Shouldn't Attend(00:24:35) - Give Yourself Permission To Love The Holidays(00:28:14) - Happy Holidays!(00:28:41) - How to Break the Cycle

One of my core beliefs is that life should be FUN.  Fun to live, fun to work, fun to lose weight, fun to HEAL.  This is the same attitude I bring to business and working with clients.  I’m opening a rare opportunity to work with me privately now through the end of 2025, PLUS get all of 2026, and join me for a private, VIP retreat weekend that’s fully customized to you. Keep listening for all the details.  And when you're ready to explore this new VIP private coaching experience, schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.  Have you downloaded your free End Emotional Eating Tool? Get it here: https://download.bodyyoucrave.com/feelings-wheel-sign-up

The Body You Crave Accelerator group coaching program runs Jan 1 - June 1, 2026.  I'll help you heal from Diet Trauma and Relationship Trauma, so that you can create the LIFE and body you crave.  When you sign up before December 15, 2025, you'll receive the following bonuses:  Weekly private coaching through the end of 2025.   Instant access to all online course content within The Accelerator.  Bonus workshops to help you navigate the holidays even better.    Payment options:  7 monthly payments of $450  Pay in full (20% discount) $2,550    Learn more about The Accelerator: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/accelerator Questions or comments? Schedule your free consultation here.      Chapters (00:00:02) - Jillian Scott(00:00:26) - Free Private Coaching Through the End of 2021(00:06:59) - How to Break Free From Bad Food, Alcohol & Toxic Relationships

I’ve been thinking a lot about “rules” lately…  It started with my desire to put my Christmas decorations out on Nov 1st.  Because seriously - someone just made up a rule, arbitrarily, that you can’t put it up before Thanksgiving.    But this happens often with weight loss, exercise, divorce, dating.  We want a set of rules to follow, hoping that if we can follow them perfectly, we’ll create the results we want.  No challenges, no suffering, just quick, fast results.    But life doesn’t work like that.  In fact I found the opposite to be true - it’s only when we break the diet, divorce, and dating rules that we can truly create what we really want in life.    And when you’re ready to lose weight, end emotional eating, and truly enjoy the holidays instead of running frazzled in survival mode…  Come work with me.  I'll teach you how to re-regulate your nervous system when you get triggered, how to meet your own emotional needs, and create a life so good you don't need an escape.  Your next best step is to schedule a free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule   Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - How To Break The Diet Rules(00:03:31) - I tried to Do It All The Right Way... and I Still(00:07:41) - These Rules Of Sex(00:08:56) - The Rules of Dieting(00:16:25) - How to Stop Diet Trauma 2.0(00:21:04) - I Broke A Lot Of Rules In My Divorce(00:26:56) - I Don't Want To Play Dating By Stupid Rules(00:33:42) - How to Heal Your Life with Zoom(00:34:26) - A Week in the Life(00:34:38) - Binge Eating and Relationship Cycle

The holidays are often full of sweets - cookies, cakes, pies, candy.  You can’t go far without something homebaked and made with love being shoved in your face (and sometimes in your mouth).  But you don’t have to spend this holiday season missing out or stressing out about what you can or can’t eat.  Today’s episode will highlight common pitfalls when it comes to food and maintaining healthy habits during the holidays, and what to do instead.  Keep listening to learn more.    And when you’re ready to break free from toxic cycles of dieting, emotional eating, and people-pleasing, it’s time to come work with me.  Schedule your free consultation to learn more: www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.

What if I told you your people-pleasing habit was really just a desire to control others?  Typically, this desire for ‘control’ stems from a place of survival.  You learned you needed to show up a certain way in order to keep other people happy and avoid conflict, so that they would keep meeting your emotional needs.  But this coping mechanism is only holding you hostage.  Keep listening as I break down the nuanced dark side of this trait, and the first steps to breaking free.    Ready to lose weight, end emotional eating, and truly enjoy the holidays instead of running around frazzled, in survival mode?  Come work with me.  I'll teach you how to re-regulate your nervous system when you get triggered, meet your own emotional needs, and create a life so good you don't need an escape.  Your next best step is to schedule a free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule    Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - People Pleasuring and Control(00:02:03) - People Pleasing and Over-Completing(00:10:33) - How I Got Sucked Into Love Bombing(00:15:58) - How to Get Out of Your Karma Cycle(00:16:31) - The Problem of Controlling Others' Emotions(00:21:00) - How to Stop Being the Responsive Person in a Toxic Relationship(00:25:43) - What Emotions Do I Refuse to Feel?(00:27:15) - What I Learned From Recreation This Year(00:34:27) - People Pleasing During the Holidays(00:38:27) - Binge Eating and Relationship Cycle

As we head into the last two months of the year, it’s easy to pull back on our goals, as a form of self protection.  Because if you weren’t really trying, you don’t have to feel disappointed when you don’t lose weight or make progress.  And while you may not quit forever, it’s a little ‘q’ quit.  It’s like a football team giving up in the last quarter, because they’re behind.  Or giving up in the last 5 minutes, when really there's still so much time left to play.    What would it look like to NOT quit on yourself this year?   Imagine going into the new year 8-10 pounds lighter, without givie up on your favorite foods, drinks, or holiday traditions...  This can be your reality, too.  Your next best step is to schedule a free consultation where we'll talk more about where you are now, where you'd like to be this time next year, and the customized process you need to create it with ease.  www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule   Let 2025 be the year you don't give up on yourself.  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Don't Give Up on Yourself(00:07:15) - Why We Give Up on ourselves(00:11:40) - How to Heal From a Divorce With Love and Weight Loss(00:17:26) - Give Up on Yourself During the Holidays(00:20:39) - Binge Eating and Relationships: Break the Cycle

Most of us are familiar with your basic nervous system responses: fight, flight, freeze, appease.  But you're likely not familiar with the diet habit associated with each one.  Tune in today for more on how different food patterns play out based on our nervous system reponse.  And remeber:  You haven’t failed. You’ve just been trying to heal with tools that were never designed for your kind of pain.   When you're ready to heal from diet trauma and relationship trauma, and finally feel peace and ease around food, in your body, and with yourself, I'd love to help.  Schedule your free consultation at: www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule   

Everyone experiences some form of trauma in their life, but the bigger question is:  “What will you do with it?”   Because the painful triggers will wake you up.   What is your trauma trying to awaken within you?  You hold the pen. Your trauma just handed it to you.   Join me for this very special guest episode where I dive deep into the world of trauma and healing with AnneMarie Tortorigi.    Connect with AnneMarie on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/annemarie_tortorigi and https://www.instagram.com/peakvalleycreations    Read her blog: https://peakvalleycreations.com/blogs/news  Check out her shop: https://peakvalleycreations.com/collections/sex-is-cool  Chapters (00:00:02) - Interviewing Annemarie on Hungry for Love(00:01:48) - Meet Annemarie(00:02:19) - Who Is That?(00:03:56) - Jillian On Being A Death doula(00:09:48) - What is Trauma?(00:12:54) - Trauma and the Codes of Wisdom(00:18:18) - The Real Value of Movement(00:21:05) - What Is Physical Envestment?(00:24:54) - The Importance Of Healthy Relationships(00:29:26) - What It's Really Like To Crash Out(00:33:31) - How to Cope With Emotions(00:33:59) - Crying Through My Crash(00:39:14) - The Importance of Trauma(00:44:08) - Teaching yoga as a group(00:48:45) - Libra(00:49:17) - How to Protect Yourself From Trauma(00:54:43) - Responding To The Call(00:57:52) - How to Heal Your Soul(01:01:25) - How to Heal Your Body Through Psychotherapy(01:06:39) - Discussing Perimenopause and Sex(01:12:25) - A Moment With Jillian(01:13:05) - How to Break the Cycle

Today we dive deeper into the world of trauma, and in particular complex trauma and complex PTSD, and what truly blocks you from healing.    Maybe you feel this constant, heavy overwhelm post-divorce.  Maybe you’re frustrated with yourself, because you can’t even seem to do the simple or easy things.  Maybe you feel like you shouldn’t still be dealing with this; like you’ve left the relationship so the ‘trigger’ should be gone, as well as all your trauma responses.    Welcome to the world of healing, where there’s no simple 12-step process, but I promise you CAN find peace and freedom.  Join me as I share a slightly different take on how to break out of survival mode and find meaning in your pain.    To learn more about working together, either 1-1 or in a small group, schedule your free consultation at: www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.  To learn more about the Body You Crave Accelerator group coaching experience, visit: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/accelerator Make sure you connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillianscoaching and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jillian.amadea    Lose weight and end emotional eating as you heal from toxic relationships. I'll show you how.  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Post-Trauma Podcast: Anne Marie(00:00:52) - The Fight-Flight, Survival Mode of Weight Loss(00:01:59) - What is trauma and complex ptsd?(00:04:41) - How to decode the trauma of ptsd(00:12:24) - How I Learned To Love My Divorce(00:13:05) - Rewriting the Story of Your Trauma(00:20:39) - How to Heal From Complex ptsd (4 Steps)(00:23:23) - How to Let Go of Emotional Eating and Drinking(00:28:51) - Binge Eating and Relationships: Break the Cycle

Today we're diving into the difference between three common eating patterns I help clients address:  1. Binge Eating 2. Over-Eating  3. Emotional Eating  It's important we properly identify / diagnose the right 'problem,' so that we use the right solution.  And if by the end of the episode you're struggling to identify which pattern you fall into, simply send me a DM and I'll help. ;)    To learn more about working together, either 1-1 or in a small group, schedule your free consultation at: www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.    To learn more about the Body You Crave Accelerator group coaching experience, visit: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/accelerator   Make sure you connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillianscoaching and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jillian.amadea  Tag me in your posts, stories, reels, and re-shares for entries to win the listener challenge!  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love With Jillian Scott(00:00:26) - Binging vs Overeating(00:02:03) - Binge Eating vs Emotional Eating(00:09:05) - Binge Eating and Emotional Eating(00:15:25) - Binge Eating Lessened in 2018(00:22:54) - How to Understand the Trauma of Eating(00:28:37) - Binge Eating: Break the Cycle

Your best superpower = learning to love yourself just as much when you’re failing, as when you’re succeeding.  So often we think we have to beat ourselves up and internally “punish” ourselves in some way to make up for the mistake… to teach us a lesson.  But this is a toxic pattern.  This one question has the power to change your entire perspective:  What would it look like to LOVE myself more now, through this setback?  How would I be thinking and talking to myself if I had the thought: "this is all moving me forward." This is how we create safety to lose weight.    Share with me on social media - what does it look like for you to love yourself more after a setback or missed expectation?  Tag me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillianscoaching or on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jillian.amadea    The year is not over yet! This is your time to heal and break free from toxic relationships with food, people, and yourself. I'll show you how.  The next best step is to schedule a free consultation: www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule Or learn more about the new Body You Crave Accelerator here: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/accelerator Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - How to Love Yourself More When You Fail(00:02:55) - The Housemaid(00:05:39) - What would it look like to love yourself more through the failures?(00:12:04) - How to Love Yourself(00:15:04) - What Would It Look Like to Love Yourself More When You're F(00:18:25) - It's Time to Break the Cycle

Welcome to the podcast listener challenge!   My goal here is not just to share the podcast with more people, but to share what’s possible when you break free from diet trauma and relationship trauma, so that more people can create peace and freedom with food and their bodies.    Keep listening for all the details on how you can win:  A MONTH of free coaching with me!  My favorite ‘optimal angles’ necklace.  A swag bag of all my favorite things.    Make sure you connect with me on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillianscoaching  Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/jillian.amadea  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JillianAmadeaLama/   Tag me in your posts, stories, reels, and re-shares for entries to win.    Questions, comments, fears, regrets?  Send me a DM.    Chapters (00:00:02) - Eat for Love(00:00:26) - February Weight Loss Podcast Listeners Challenge(00:04:00) - LTRA: Let's Find the Optimal Angle(00:07:36) - Breaking Free From the Binge Eating Cycle

We're going to uncover the cycles sabotaging your weight, relationships, and self-worth, so that you can interrupt the patterns and create the LIFE & Body You Crave.   Inside the Body You Crave Accelerator you'll learn how to: End emotional eating and feel in control of your food cravings. Break the trauma bond with toxic people and patterns that keep you stuck. Catapult your self confidence and self belief.   You get:  Weekly group coaching calls.   Access to all content within the current online course + the upgraded course coming this winter.  A Facebook group to connect with other women in the program, ask questions, and get feedback throughout the week.    First round runs Nov 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026   Early Bird Bonuses October 2025  Special pricing: $1,750 or 6 monthly payments of $350.   (3) Bonus Group Workshops designed to help you navigate food, alcohol, and relationships during the holidays. (These will be scheduled and recorded between Oct 15 and Jan 5.)  (2) Weeks of bonus coaching calls at the end of October for those who are ready to dive in and get started now. (1) Bonus private coaching call to use by Nov 30.  These bonuses are available when you sign up by Oct 26.  (After that, the rate will go up to $2,750 or $550/month for 6 months.)   Learn more and sign up here: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/accelerator  If you have questions and would like to schedule a 20-minute consultation, you can do so here: https://calendly.com/jillian-2/20-min   This is your one, precious life. Let's make it count!    Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Weight Loss and Attraction Coaching(00:06:23) - Breaking Free From Food and Relationship Trauma(00:11:30) - Let go of the diet and relationship rules(00:19:29) - It's Time to Break the Cycle

Now I know “enjoyable” is NOT a word often associated with weight loss.  Neither is fun, simple, easy, relaxed.  Part of it is because 99% of diets are super restrictive. You have to “miss out” on food, drinks AND events.  But the other issue is that we’re in such a hurry to get “there,” because we typically withhold praise, validation, and feeling good about ourselves until we do.  No compliments, no feeling proud of yourself; just constant criticism until you've lost all the weight.  This is what makes weight loss hard.  This is what makes weight loss suck.  But there’s a better way.  Keep listening for more on the secret to actually speeding up your weight loss journey.    And when you’re ready to go all in on yourself, end emotional eating, lose weight, and create a life that lights you the f**k up…  I’ll show you how.  Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.   Still looking for a resource that actually helps you decode your emotional eating habit? Download your free guide here: https://download.bodyyoucrave.com/feelings-wheel-sign-up Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - Warning! Adult Language in This Episode(00:01:26) - Enjoying Your Weight Loss Journey(00:07:08) - How to Love Your Body on a Weight Loss Journey(00:14:16) - Why You Have to Detach From Your Goal(00:18:28) - How to Love and Enjoy Your Life(00:22:36) - What Do You Love About The Holidays?(00:23:55) - How I Learned To Hike Mount Mitchell(00:26:51) - How to Love Dating While Single(00:30:09) - Letting the Hard Parts Of Parenting Be Hard(00:35:59) - Want to End Emotional Eating and Lose Weight?(00:38:53) - Binge Eating and Relationship Cycle Break the Cycle

The holidays don’t have to mean overeating, guilt, or waiting until January to start over.  But you've got to address the #1 primary reason you're emotionally eating.  Because it's not just stress, overwhelm, or trying to relax...  It's the Fear of Missing Out.  This fear and all the thoughts that come with it, about the scarcity of food and missing out on all the fun, will block you every year until you break the cycle.   I'll teach you how to enjoy the season FULLY — food, fun, and connection — while still making progress toward your health and weight loss goals.  NOW is the best time to get started.  Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and let's make this holiday season unlike any other you've experienced before.  Full of joy, fun, pleasure, and a deep sense of being present in all the amazing moments.  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - 3 Myths of Holiday Weight Loss(00:02:20) - The Fear of Missing Out On The Holidays(00:08:56) - Food Noise: An Obsession with Food(00:13:10) - How to Enjoy the Holidays without Eating Too Much(00:19:44) - How to Lose Weight in October(00:21:44) - How to Stop Perfectionism and Lose Weight(00:27:51) - How to Make Yourself Feel Wanted, Desired and Safe(00:32:09) - How to Plan for the Holidays(00:36:48) - How To Decide If You Want To Go Out(00:41:32) - Ways to Get Out of Your Own Way(00:46:39) - How to Feel Emotions During the Holidays(00:53:44) - A Coach Yells At His Assistant Coach(00:59:00) - A New Year's Goal Is the Best Time to Get Started(01:06:08) - Binge Eating and Alcohol: Break the Cycle

To learn more about this event and register, visit: https://workshops.bodyyoucrave.com/3-holiday-myths In this free workshop, you’ll learn how to: Break free from FOMO so you can enjoy holiday food, parties, and traditions without guilt or regret. Navigate the holidays when they feel different this year — whether after divorce, family estrangement, or recognizing toxic patterns — without falling back into emotional eating. Find healthier ways to cope with grief, loneliness, or family triggers so you can step into the season feeling grounded instead of depleted.  Ditch the all-or-nothing holiday mindset and finally feel confident walking into January already 20 pounds down!  And ultimately create results in the middle of a busy season — and see why the holidays are the perfect time to create long-term success. See you there!    Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - How to Navigate the Holidays(00:07:20) - Binge Eating and Relationships: Break the Cycle

Food isn’t just a coping mechanism to feel better in the moment, it’s how your body has learned to regulate your nervous system.  So when you “take away the food” with most diets, you’re not just taking away the quick hit of dopamine or momentary sense of pleasure…  You’re taking away the primary way your body has learned to cope, relax, and self-soothe on a deep level.  This is where “self-sabotage” often comes into play, but I want you to start thinking about it in a new way.  Because it’s really a form of self protection.  Keep listening and learn how to shift out of negative thought patterns, so that you can lose weight and end emotional eating for good.    PS - Did you hear I’m hosting a brand new free workshop?! “3 Myths of Holiday Weight Loss + How to Break Free” Get all the details and register here   https://workshops.bodyyoucrave.com/3-holiday-myths Still need to download your free End Emotional Eating Tool? Get it here: https://download.bodyyoucrave.com/feelings-wheel-sign-up

One of the most self-sabotaging patterns I see with clients (and myself) is being afraid to believe in ourselves.  And there's one thought in particular that so often holds us back:   "Don't get your hopes up."  I'm sure we've all heard this growing up and throughout our adult lives, and it's really become your brain's way of now keeping you safe.  Because it wants to protect you from feeling disappointed.  The problem is that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy whereby we don't fully go after those big dreams and goals. We hold ourselves back.  But don't worry - there's a simple fix!  Join me for today's episode where we dive deeper into this sabotaging pattern and how to break free.  And I want to challenge you to believe something new...  Something that feels so counterintuitive, but will catapult your results in EVERY part of life!    Register for the free upcoming workshop: 3 Myths of Holiday Weight Loss + How to Break Free.   https://workshops.bodyyoucrave.com/3-holiday-myths   Still need to download your free End Emotional Eating Tool? Get it here:  https://download.bodyyoucrave.com/feelings-wheel-sign-up    Ready to join me for private coaching and finally lose weight with ease and kick your emotional eating habit for good? Schedule your free consultation and let's talk more about what that would look like for you.  www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - Don't Get Your Hopes Up(00:06:47) - How to Stop Fear of Disappointment(00:10:07) - What Would It Mean If You Didn't Hit Your Goal?(00:14:49) - How to Manage Your Expectations in Dating and Relationships(00:20:21) - What If I Out Earned My Ex in 5 Years?(00:26:38) - Why You Won't Believe in Yourself

You’ve been told it’s impossible to enjoy the food, parties, and connection of the holidays and still make progress on your health or weight loss goals — but that’s just a myth.  In this free workshop, you’ll learn how to break free from holiday guilt, Ditch the “I’ll start in January” cycle of perfection, And discover why the holidays are the perfect time to succeed. No missing out required.   It's happening Saturday, September 27th at 12pm CST. (Replay available if you can't make it live.)  Get all the details and register at: https://workshops.bodyyoucrave.com/3-holiday-myths   Here's the creating the life and body you crave, even during the holidays. ;)  Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:24) - The 3 Myths of Holiday Weight Loss(00:05:30) - How to Break Free From Drinking Alcohol This Year(00:09:16) - Break Free From the Bad Eating Cycle

This episode is specifically about tragedies that happen around the world, but do not happen to YOU personally.  We have to protect our mental and emotional energy fiercely,  Which means choosing to not indulge in constant negative thinking or worst-case scenarios.  This is your permission to turn the news off. To look away. To disengage.  Reclaim your self authority and decide on purpose where and how you want to spend your mental and emotional dollar-bucks.    Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - How to Maintain Your Emotional Stability amidst Trauma(00:07:03) - "We need to protect our energy"(00:08:33) - The Need to Grieve For Those Killed(00:15:20) - It's Okay to Stop Worrying(00:20:56) - Broken the Cycle: How to Cope with Your Body