A student in my program asked me, “If I take away comfort food… how am I supposed to take the edge off?” And that question? It cracked everything wide open. In today’s episode, we are digging into why those big emotions feel so scary and why many women feel like they can’t handle them. Oh, and we’re also going to throw in some dating stories, ghosting, and this whole Gen X disconnect that seems to be trending and hitting a little too close to home. So let’s go.

Together, we will unpack:

• What emotional eating and ghosting in dating have in common (and it’s not what you think).
• The crossed wire that changed everything for Gen X women.
• What to do when comfort food becomes your therapist.
• What dating at 53 taught me about emotional avoidance.
• How our brains are still riding in the back of Mom’s station wagon.
• The Frogger Effect: How we dodge discomfort 24/7.

Mentioned Resources:

▶️ Book Referenced: Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt - link: https://amzn.to/4mbU3yc

Connect with Holly:

▶️ FREE TRAINING - HOW TO BREAK FREE FROM EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ More resources for Your Midlife Comeback Story - yourcomeback.coach

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

Your Comeback Story Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Leah Bryant Co.

I’m breaking down the truth behind emotional eating and food addiction… and why these labels might be doing more harm than good.

You’ll also get the 8 important questions you need to ask yourself to determine if food addiction or emotional eating is something that you shouldn’t worry about, or something that you should seek help with.

If you’ve ever said “I feel out of control around food,” or wondered if you’re actually addicted to food, this episode will change how you see the problem, and more importantly, how you solve it.

Together, we will unpack:

• Why food addiction isn’t what you think, and why the label might be working against you.
• The real difference between stress eating, emotional eating, binge eating, cravings, and food addiction.
• The truth about sugar detoxes and going cold turkey.
• Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn responses - and how each one shows up in your emotional eating habits.
• The 8 questions you can ask yourself to determine if you need help with emotional eating or food addiction.
• How your nervous system uses food to manage emotions and stress.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ FREE TRAINING - HOW TO BREAK FREE FROM EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ More resources for Your Midlife Comeback Story - yourcomeback.coach

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

Your Comeback Story Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Leah Bryant Co.

What if your food cravings aren’t random? What if they are the result of invisible patterns you’ve been running since childhood? On today’s episode of Your Midlife Comeback Story, I’m pulling back the curtain behind the 1,791 cravings profiles that I analyzed to reveal the real story behind the Emotional Eating Psychological Profile that’s been blowing people’s minds. Once you see your pattern, you’ll never unsee it.

Together, we will unpack:

• Real-life patterns from 1,791 cravings profiles analyzed.
• How a childhood obsession led to cracking the code on emotional eating.
• The FBI counterintelligence methods Holly used to decode food cravings.
• The hidden childhood patterns driving emotional and stress eating.
• The surprising link between birth order, childhood coping mechanisms, and emotional eating.
• What makes the Emotional Eating Psychological Profile scary accurate for midlife women.
• Why understanding your emotional eating patterns is the first step to lasting weight loss without dieting.

Mentioned Resources:

▶️ Episode 161 - You Run Your Career Like a Boss. Time to Do the Same for Weight Loss.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ FREE TRAINING - HOW TO BREAK FREE FROM EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ More resources for Your Midlife Comeback Story - yourcomeback.coach

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

Your Comeback Story Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Leah Bryant Co.