Emotional Eating

120: Break Free from Perfectionism, People-Pleasing, and Emotional Outsourcing with Béa Victoria Albina

Kim Hynes

Published on: 18/08/2025

Béa shares how perfectionism, people-pleasing, and codependency are often survival strategies written into our nervous systems by childhood experiences, cultural conditioning, and even systemic forces. She explains the vital role of somatic awareness, why “kitten steps” create safer change than big leaps, and how to begin listening to your body’s needs in the smallest moments—like pausing before your morning coffee.

PodcastEmotional EatingWomen over 50Menopause

117: This is Why Your Health Habits Aren’t Sticking and How to Move Forward

Kim Hynes

Published on: 04/08/2025

In this episode, I’m getting real. If you’re still feeling stuck with your eating habits, your body, or your health goals, it’s not because you don’t want change. It’s because you’re caught in patterns that keep pulling you back. I’m giving you some compassionate tough love to help you finally move forward.

PodcastEmotional EatingWomen over 50Menopause

116: Rewire Your Brain to Stop Emotional Eating using FBI Counterintelligence Secrets with Holly Bertone

Kim Hynes

Published on: 21/07/2025

Holly and I get into the shame, the guilt, and the internal chaos so many high-achieving women feel with food, even when they "look" like they have it all together. If you’ve ever struggled with emotional eating or food obsession, this one is for you.

PodcastEmotional EatingWomen over 50Menopause

115: Trauma, Dopamine, and the Drive to Numb: How to Stop Emotional Eating from the Inside Out with Amber Romaniuk

Kim Hynes

Published on: 15/07/2025

In this episode, I’m joined by Emotional Eating, Digestive, and Hormone Expert Amber Romaniuk to explore the hormonal root causes of emotional eating. From dopamine highs to hunger hormones like ghrelin and leptin, Amber breaks down how imbalances, especially during perimenopause and menopause, can make cravings stronger, sabotage your hunger cues, and heighten emotional overwhelm.

PodcastEmotional EatingWomen over 50MenopauseWeight Gain after 40