Permission to Want: Healing Self-Betrayal and Emotional Eating
In this episode, Alana dives into the quiet yet powerful experience of having desire – whether it's for food, affection, rest, or a bigger life – and the shame and self-sabotage that often arise in re...
5 Kesä 202527min
The Psychology of Restriction: Why We Fear Taking Up Space
In this episode, Alana delves into the lesser-discussed side of food struggles—the fear of fullness and the fantasy that hunger means safety. She unpacks how the desire for emptiness often masks deepe...
29 Touko 202519min
Why High Achievers Feel Out of Control With Food Behind Closed Doors
In this episode, Alana shines a light on the hidden realities faced by high-achieving women who seem to have it all together on the outside, yet secretly struggle with emotional eating and bingeing be...
22 Touko 202527min
Your Body Isn’t a Billboard: Detaching from the Need to Prove Your Worth Through Appearance
In this episode, Alana explores the subtle yet powerful pressure many of us feel to treat our bodies as billboards—using our appearance as proof of discipline, health, and success. She unpacks how thi...
15 Touko 202522min
Why Weight Loss Won’t Fix Everything: Breaking Free from the Fantasy Body
In this episode, Alana discusses the complex relationship between weight loss and emotional fulfillment. She emphasizes that while it's okay to desire weight loss, it should not be seen as the key to ...
8 Touko 202520min
Welcome to Emotional Eating Unwrapped
Welcome to Emotional Eating Unwrapped — the only podcast that shows you how to connect mindfulness and science so you can fall in love with eating, create healthy attachments with food, and lose weigh...
2 Touko 20251min
Intuitive Eating Is More Than Just Listening to Your Body
In this episode, Alana takes a deep dive into the often misunderstood concept of intuitive eating, addressing why it initially may not work for many women. She explores the cultural premise that intui...
1 Touko 202519min
Why Decision Fatigue is the Real Culprit of Emotional Eating
In this episode, Alana Kessler delves into the concept of decision fatigue and how it contributes to emotional eating patterns. She explains that decision fatigue is not a matter of willpower or disci...
24 Huhti 202519min
