OVERCOMING EMOTIONAL EATING
A PODCAST WITH WENDI FRANCIS MS, RD, CPC
Eating with stress, boredom, fear, loneliness, worry, anxiety or happiness are all ways we define emotional eating. The American Psychological Association reports that almost 40% of people have eaten in response to stress in the last 30 days. You are not alone. Each week, you can join Wendi Francis, emotional eating expert, to help YOU overcome your emotional overeating. If you want to finally find freedom from your food, weight, and body this is the podcast for you. Your time to become an OVERCOMER starts now.
Episode 76: A Closer Look at Thanksgiving
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about understanding, adapting, changing your patters of overeating around this holiday time. She dives into understanding more...
Episode 75: In the Beginning – The Start of Thanksgiving
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about how to begin to prepare for thanksgiving, what it’s like and what you can do to...
Episode 74: Be Not Afraid-Don’t Fear Your Food, Fear Yourself
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about understanding fear and food, how it affects our patterns and our habits. Episode Notes “It’s time...
Episode 73: What’s Love Got to do with It? Nurturing and Emotional Eating
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about the intricate nature between your nurturing ability of yourself and then nurturing issue that we can...
Episode 72: LIVE Q&A Taking The Next Step on Your Journey
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call talking with clients who are able to ask her specific questions their...
Episode 71: The Hidden Cookie Monster-Anger and Overeating
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about anger and overeating, how it can push and spiral an overeating episode. Accessing your ability to...
Episode 70: How to Overcome Overeating on Halloween
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about how to overcome overeating on Halloween. Being mindful, staying present, being yourself, using visualization and so...
Episode 69: How to Unhook from Overeating on Halloween
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about how you can unhook from overeating during Halloween and ways to strategically cope with the Halloween...
Episode 68: Does Anxiety Drive Your Overeating?
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi explores what anxiety does to overeating. Using food to cope with anxiety and the role of food in...
Episode 67: Live Q&A Addressing Your Want vs. Need
In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call talking about want vs need based eating,
Episode 66: Eating with Your Head and Heart
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about eating with your heart and your head, which means eating like an adult. Eating from a...
Episode 65: Overcoming Addiction – An Interview with Dennis Berry
Episode Summary In today’s special episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is with Dennis Berry. They talk about the link between emotions, eating and addiction. Selfcare, subconscious thinking...
Episode 64: The Real Pitfalls of Yo-Yo Dieting
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about Yo-Yo dieting and its physical, mental, emotional and psychological effects. How you can help yourself if...
Episode 63: Live Q&A Mindset and Tips for Interrupting Patterns
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call. This episode is a Q&A that came from an old recording but...
Episode 62: All About Emotional Eating
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi uncovered an old podcast/call that she did on emotional over eating years ago, she talks all about emotional...
Episode 61: Interview with Denise Reaves – The Mindfulness Journey
Episode Summary In today’s special episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is with an amazing woman and entrepreneur named Denise Reaves. She has a fantastic outlook on how...
Episode 60: Being Self-Full is NOT being Self-ISH
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call talking about the importance of understanding that being self-full is not being...
Episode 59: Energized Life
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about ways you can energize you life. From physical to the psychological and physiological aspects so you...
Episode 58: Respect The Waves of Emotion
In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi had some reflective thoughts about the waves and the journey that we all have with respect to understanding, relating and...
Episode 57: Untamed Eating
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about Glennon Doyle’s book Untamed and how it can relate to our food, image, body image and...
Episode 56: Breaking Bad Habits
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about breaking bad habits. How to do that and how it relates to your food. Episode Notes...
Episode 55: When Emotions Come Out in Your Food: Live Work with a Patient
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with someone who is trying to take massive steps in changing their...
Episode 54: Change is Good
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about the psychology and stages of change. The change curve and ways you can do to empower...
Episode 53: Together We Rise
In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with clients you’ll hear how together we all rise. Acceptance is the key, love...
Episode 52: The Power of Acceptance
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about the power of acceptance, accepting where you are in order to change where you want to...
Episode 51: Your Sleep and Your Eating
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about the relationship between sleep and your eating. Episode Notes Leptin is a hormone that’s produced...
Episode 50: Breaking free from Emotional Patterns
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about breaking free from emotional patters, delving into beliefs and other processes that we have in order...
Episode 49: How Do You Connect?
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with a client who’s recognizing how she connects.
Episode 48: The Stress Connection
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about how we handle stress and what it does to our eating. Episode Notes It’s not the...
Episode 47: What to do with Car Eating Syndrome – Q&A
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with clients answering questions about what to do with Car Eating Syndrome....
Episode 46: What to do with Car Eating Syndrome
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about Car Eating Syndrome, why do people eat in their car and what to do to help...
Episode 45: Are You Jumping Off Your Mountain? – Q&A
In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with clients answering questions and help with solutions for any patterns related to eating....
Episode 44: Overeating and Your Brain
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks in depth about how your brain is involved with your eating and your patterns with food. Episode...
Episode 43: An Interview with Dr. Cindy Tanzar and Dr. Jeff Tanzar
Episode Summary In this special episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks to Dr. Cindy Tanzar and Dr. Jeff Tanzar about emotional over eating, your relationship with food...
Episode 42: Creating a Supportive Environment
In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about creating a supportive environment. If you are overcoming weightless, changing your relationship with food, reducing your stress, changing...
Episode 41: Live Q&A: What is the difference between emotional eating and cravings?
Wendi is on a prerecorded live line talking with clients about their relationship with food, what it is and how they can help it. Take a listen and keep...
Episode 40: Pulling Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about how to pull yourself up after a fall and what that means. It’s a way that...
Episode 39: Throwing the Towel In Part 2
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with clients answering their questions and more. Episode Notes 8 Reasons why...
Episode 38: Throwing the Towel In Part 1
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about what to do when you want to throw the towel in and why not to do...
Episode 37: Are You a Member of The Clean Your Plate Club?
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about “The Clean Your Plate Club”, the reasons why you do it and how to overcome the...
Episode 36: Overcoming Depression and Overeating
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about depression, low energy emotions and how it can impact overeating. Episode Notes Don’t run away from...
Episode 35: The Emotions Around Food Addiction
In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about emotions and food addiction, the interrelationship between the two. Episode Notes Am i a food addict? Can i...
Episode 34: Healthy Fixes for Addictions
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about healthy fixes for food addiction and what to do instead of turning to food. Episode Notes...
Episode 33: Setting Loving Limits with your Food Part 2
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with clients talking through loving limits with food and more. Episode Notes...
Episode 32: Setting Loving Limits with your Food Part 1
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about setting limits with your food, types of limit and not eating everything you want all the...
Episode 31: Cracking the Code on NIghttime Eating
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is cracking the code on nighttime eating and understanding what you do at night to help overcome nighttime...
Episode 30: Interview with Dr. Anita Johnston Cracking the Hunger Code
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks to Dr. Anita Johnston about the cause of emotional over eating, using metaphors to help someone recover...
Episode 29: Cracking the Code on Afternoon Cravings Part 2
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded line with patients answering questions about afternoon cravings and more. Episode Notes We...
Episode 28: Cracking the Code on Afternoon Cravings Part 1
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is cracking the code on afternoon cravings. Giving real strategies and tips to reduce your need and desire...
Episode 27: The Why Behind What We Eat
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about understanding your “Why?” for what you do, the why behind what you eat, why understanding your...
Episode 26: Are you a Sugar Addict Part 2
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi answers questions about sugar addiction, managing sugar intake and sugar substitutes. Episode Notes The more sugar you eat...
Episode 25: Are you a Sugar Addict Part 1
In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about sugar addiction, how to determine if you are addicted to sugar and how to empower yourself. EPISODE NOTES...
Episode 24: How Did I Get In This Body Part 2
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi answers questions about the change in body and waking up to a new you. Episode Notes Inventory questions:...
Episode 23: How Did I Get In This Body Part 1
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about doing an inventory of the past and the questions you need to ask yourself to determine...
Episode 22: Making Change
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about making change happen and the 7 ways to move from deciding to doing. Episode Notes Deciding...
Episode 21: Hunger and Fullness Part 2
In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with clients addressing hunger and fullness, and the delineations between each one of them...
Episode 20: Hunger and Fullness Part 1
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about hunger and fullness, and the delineations between each one of them. Episode Notes “Practice isn’t the...
Episode 19: Cravings, Food and Emotion
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about how cravings can impact your life, your food and your weight. Episode Notes Mind and fullness...
Episode 18: Grief, Food and Weight Loss
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi will help you understand the connection between grief, food and weight loss. Episode Notes “Grief is in two...
Episode 17: Are You Addicted to Food Part 2
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with clients talking about food addiction. Episode Notes Serotonin sometimes called...
Episode 16: Are You Addicted to Food Part 1
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi explores food addiction, what it is and to see if you have this problem. Episode Notes Serotonin ...
Episode 15: Tackling Your Triggers Part 2
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with clients addressing the triggers that can spiral emotional eating. Episode Notes...
Episode 14: Ways You Can Overcome Emotional Eating During This Time At Home
In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks to David Brownlee about ways you can overcome emotional eating during this time at home, the connection between food...
Episode 12: Interview with Dr. Kirk Childers – Another Look at Fear Based Eating
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks to Dr. Kirk Childers about Fear Based Eating, listening to your body because it knows what helps...
Episode 13: Hitting the Nail on the Head – Anxiety and Worry
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about anxiety and worry, the types of worry, answering client questions and many more. Episode Notes Physical...
Episode 11: Tackling Your Triggers Part 1
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about understanding and changing the triggers that spiral your emotional over eating. Episode Notes Triggers for eating:...
Episode 10: An Inspirational Interview
In this special episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks to one of her clients. Kathy shares her journey in overcoming emotional overeating, the struggles she had to...
Episode 9: Thriving Through Fear – A Coronavirus Special
Episode Summary In this special episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about thriving through fear, how to use this time to create more self-care and to focus...
Episode 8: The Fear of Failure
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about the fear of failure, how it can hold you back in your weight loos journey and...
Episode 7: Avoiding fear and turning to food An interview with Janie Sterling
Episode Summary In this special episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks to Janie Sterling on how to work with avoiding fear and turning to food. Episode Notes...
Episode 6: Self Sabotage – Part Two
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is taking phone calls from the listeners and talks about Self sabotage cycle and how it is connected...
Episode 5: Self Sabotage – Part One
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about Self sabotage cycle and how it is connected to your emotions. Episode Notes Uncovering your best...
Episode 4: Emotions Hiding in Your Body – Part 2
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is taking phone calls from the listeners, answering their questions about emotional overeating and the emotions hiding in...
Episode 3: Emotions Hiding in Your Body – Part 1
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about the link between your emotions and the body, and how it impacts food and eating. Episode...
Episode 2: Getting Real about Food Addiction
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about why you should not label yourself as a food addict and how dopamine influences eating habits....
Episode 1: What is Emotional Eating?
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talk about how emotions relate to food, the types of hunger and the power of knowing yourself. Episode...
Episode 0: OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi introduces her self, talks about the goal of the podcast and freedom from emotional eating. Episode Notes Freedom...
Episode 77: Getting Over Overeating on Thanksgiving
Episode Summary In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about things that can be helpful for you as you move into this day of thanksgiving. Episode...