Emotional Eats Podcast: What Women Over 40 Really Need to Know About Food, Hormones, and Their Bodies Without the BS
110. How to Outsmart These 5 Mindblocks That Sabotage Weight Loss and Fuel Emotional Eating Part 1
09 Jun 2025
Get the FREE Tapping Video to Stop the Late Day Emotional Eating. Click here: https://kimhynes.com/late-day-emotional-eating-tapping-video In this solo episode, Kim Hynes, emotional eating coach and midlife nutritional health coach, unpacks the first 5 of 10 common myths that keep smart, motivated women like you stuck in emotional eating cycles and struggling with food obsession and weight gain. If you're wondering what you're missing, you will find it in this episode. From the pressure to be perfect to the belief that emotional eating should disappear with age. These myths are what may be holding you back from being who you really want to be and feeling comfortable in your body. Kim explains how menopause, stress, and life changes in your 40s, 50s, and 60s can amplify emotional eating, and she offers actionable mindset shifts to help you feel more in control, intentional, and free around food. Whether you're dealing with late-night eating, restriction-binge cycles, or guilt around sugar and cravings, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and steps to start changing your relationship with food. Timestamps 00:01 – Welcome and what emotional eating is really about 02:10 – Myth 1: You should've outgrown emotional eating by now 06:13 – How life stress, fatigue, menopause, and grief fuel food coping 10:24 – Myth 2: Emotional eating is different from normal eating 12:37 – Why food holds emotional meaning and how to use that knowledge 17:50 – Myth 3: If I keep food in the house, I'll eat it all 21:19 – Restriction breeds obsession; normalize the food instead 25:51 – Myth 4: You must eat perfectly to lose weight or stop emotional eating 28:21 – Why perfectionism leads to shame, anxiety, and binges 31:41 – Myth 5: If I mess up, it's over 35:41 – Mistakes are data, not reasons to quit 37:56 – How curiosity over criticism builds self-trust 44:05 – Recap, tapping tool, and how to join the Emotional Eats Community Join the Conversation, Coaching and Community: Continue learning, talking, and getting coaching and support around emotional eating, midlife women's health, and menopause by joining the Emotional Eats Community. Click here to join: https://kimhynes.com/emotional-eats-community-sign-up CLICK here for a FREE tapping video to STOP EMOTIONAL EATING Use this short, powerful 7-minute tapping (EFT) session to help stop emotional eating after work, before dinner, or whenever the cravings hit hard. https://kimhynes.com/late-day-emotional-eating-tapping-video Connect with Kim: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimhyneshealth Website: https://www.kimhynes.com Podcast: https://kimhynes.com/podcast If you like the Emotional Eats podcast, please subscribe, follow, and leave a 5-star rating and review. Tag us on social media—I would be so grateful. This is not a sponsored episode. I provide affiliate links to my viewers for discounts. When you buy, I receive a small commission to help support my podcast and channel. Note: The information in this podcast is not intended to replace working with your doctor, medical provider, or mental health professional. It is for conversation, information, and entertainment only.
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