Food Freedom

Episode 241: Why Quitting Sugar Feels Impossible

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Why does quitting sugar feel impossible even when you want it more than anything?In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary explains how ...

Episode 240: The January Trap That Keeps You Stuck in Food Addiction

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January 1 feels full of hope, but for most people it also leads to another cycle of starting over. In this episode, Coach Mary explains why that happe...

Episode 239: When “Expert” Nutrition Advice Is Making Your Food Addiction Worse

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

f you’re trying to recover from food addiction, binge eating, or emotional eating but still feel trapped in cravings and food obsession, this episod...

Episode 238: What Disordered Eating Really Looks Like, Even When It’s Disguised as “Health”

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is your relationship with food running the show? Are you constantly changing diets, chasing rules, counting macros, and trying to hack your way to pea...

Episode 237: Choice. Chance.Change.

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it really take to break free from food addiction, binge eating, and emotional eating? In this powerful episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, ...

Episode 236: Validation vs. Growth: The Hidden Trap Keeping You Stuck in Food Addiction

27 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary dives deep into the difference between validation and growth in food addiction recovery. Many ...

Facing the 7 Emotional Demons That Sabotage Food Sobriety

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Food addiction isn’t just about food, it’s about the emotional battles happening inside us every single day. In this powerful episode of the Food ...

Episode 234: Metabolic Syndrome: When Your Relationship With Food Affects Your Health

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Metabolic syndrome affects millions of women and many don’t even realize they have it.If you’ve been doing “everything right” with food, dieti...

Episode 233: Why Chasing ‘Strong & Healthy’ Isn’t Diet Culture

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can you have health or weight loss goals in recovery from food addiction, binge eating, or compulsive eating without being disordered?In this episode ...

Episode 232: Your Recovery Isn’t Amazon Prime

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

**This episode was recorded in October**If you’re frustrated that your weight, cravings, blood sugar, or health “aren’t fixing fast enough,” t...

Episode 231: Six Steps to Healing Self-Esteem in Binge Eating and Emotional Eating

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Self-esteem plays a much bigger role in food addiction, binge eating, and emotional eating than most people realize.In this episode of the Food Freedo...

Episode 230: What Food Sobriety Means to Me

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if food sobriety wasn’t about restriction, control, or “being good”… but about peace?In this episode, I’m sharing what food sobriety tr...

Episode 229: Why “Knowing What to Do” Isn’t Enough to Stop Emotional Eating

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel like food takes up way more space in your mind than it should even when you “know what to do”?In this episode of the Food Freedom Podc...

Episode 228: This Is Why You’re Not Free Yet

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re trying to recover from food addiction but still feel stuck in the cycle of bingeing, restricting, negotiating with food, and starting over...

Episode 227: Bingeing vs Overeating

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you binge eating… or just overeating? And does the difference really matter?In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down why fo...

Episode 226: Excuses and Justifications

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Excuses and justifications don’t come from weakness they come from the eating disorder voice.In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, we’re ta...

Episode 225: What You Need in Your Food Sobriety Toolbox

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Living food sober in a world full of triggers isn’t easy, especially when food is used to be your coping mechanism for stress, emotions, and overwhe...

Transfer Addiction: Why One Coping Tool Ends and Another Begins

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down one of the most misunderstood parts of recovery: transfer addiction, when you stop one c...

Episode 223: Your Comfort Zone Is Killing Your Progress

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom podcast, Mary dives into the deceptive trap of the comfort zone and why it’s one of the biggest obstacles to rea...

Episode 222: You Say You Want To Change… Until It Costs You Something

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Healing sounds inspiring… until it asks you to actually do the work.In this powerful episode, Mary breaks down the truth about food addiction recove...

Episode 221: Support vs. Willpower: What Actually Heals Disordered Eating

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling with disordered eating but keep falling into the same cycle of “start over tomorrow”? It’s not because you’re weak, it’s because ...

Episode 220: Skinny Culture and GLP-1 Abuse

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Social media is pushing women back into the obsession with being “skinny,” and Coach Mary is not having it. From hormone-wrecking weight-loss drug...

Episode 219: The Core Beliefs Driving Your Food Addiction

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down the three types of core beliefs that quietly shape your relationship with food:...

Episode 218: The Power of Saying No - Disobeying Disordered Thoughts

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary Roberts breaks down a powerful truth about food addiction recovery: you will still get disordered th...

Episode 217: Food Addiction Doesn’t Just Hurt Your Weight… It Hurts Your HEART

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

High blood pressure isn’t genetic, random, or “just part of getting older.” In this powerful episode, Coach Mary breaks down the real root cause...

Episode 216: This Is For The Ones You Need To Support You

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Supporting someone with food addiction or an eating disorder isn’t always straightforward, and the words meant to be harmless can actually trigger s...

Episode 215: Type 2 Diabetes & Food Addiction: The Truth Nobody Told You

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Mary breaks down the truth about type 2 diabetes that most people never hear. You’ll learn how early blood sugar damage begins, why...

Episode 214: Stop Calling It A Treat

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down the truth about “treats” and why sugar, hyper-palatable processed carbs, an...

Episode 213: The Behavioral Cycle That’s Sabotaging Your Food Sobriety

29 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down one of the most important concepts in mental health and food addiction recovery: the Tho...

Episode 212: ED Is Not The Boogeyman So Stop Giving Your Power Away in Recovery

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary tackles a tough but transformative truth: your eating disorder (ED) is not an external monster with ...

Episode 211: Rewrite The Story That’s Been Running Your Life

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down the hidden beliefs and old narratives that keep women stuck in the cycle of binge eating...

Episode 210:How to Reduce Holiday Food Anxiety and Stay in Control

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling with holiday food stress? You’re not alone.In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down why big holiday meals often trig...

Episode 209: Perfection Isn’t Required

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares what she thinks about “good enough.”Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://www.f...

Episode 208: Recovering…..Not Dieting

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down one of the most important and most misunderstood truths about overcoming binge eating, e...

Episode 207: Healing Requires a New Environment

23 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down why so many people feel stuck in the binge–restrict cycleand why healing your relation...

Episode 206: Let’s Talk About Thanksgiving

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanksgiving is one of the biggest danger zones for anyone in food addiction recovery, but it doesn’t have to derail your progress. In this episode,...

Episode 205: Weight Loss In Recovery

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Weight loss is one of the most sensitive and misunderstood topics in food addiction recovery. In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary ...

Episode 204: The Mindset Shift That Changes Your Recovery

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down a hard-hitting truth that can radically change your food addiction recovery: goals don’...

Episode 203: What Food Noise Is Trying To Tell You

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Food noise has become a trending topic thanks to Ozempic, but what is food noise actually trying to tell you? In this episode, Mary breaks down the tr...

Episode 202: The Sooner You Let Go, The Sooner You’ll Get There

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down the three beliefs that keep women stuck in cycles of overeating, dieting, sabotage, and ...

Episode 201: How Your Eating Rules May Be Backfiring On You

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you decide when, what, and how much to eat? If your answer is based on rules, restriction, or outdated nutrition advice and it’s not working ...

Episode 200: How Finding Joy Helps You Break Food Addiction

15 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down one of the most overlooked keys to lasting food sobriety: joy. Most women battling food ...

Episode 199: The Truth About Cholesterol and Why It Matters in Food Addiction Recovery

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary puts on her health-coach hat and breaks down one of the most misunderstood topics in nutrition: chol...

Episode 198: Why 3-Day Binge Eating Cures Don’t Work (and What Does)

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary exposes the truth behind “quick-fix” binge eating programs that promise to end your strugg...

Episode 197: Your Angry Brain

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary talks some truths that often offend your voice of addiction and your angry ED brain.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s...

Episode 196: Your Journey, Your Rules. Food Sobriety Isn’t One Size Fits All

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary pulls back the curtain on one of the biggest traps keeping women stuck in food addiction recovery: c...

Episode 195: You Can Stop A Binge

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary Roberts teaches you how to stop a binge BEFORE it happens. If you struggle with food addiction, comp...

Sunday Bonus: Impatience Is Sabotaging Your Weight Loss and Recovery

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why does food sobriety take so long? Why isn’t weight loss faster? Why does mindset change feel like such a slow process?In this episode, Mary break...

Episode 194: Food Addiction Is Real: Here’s Why You Can’t Control Drug Foods

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary pulls back the curtain on one of the most dangerous lies in diet culture, the idea that you ca...

Episode 193: You Can’t Heal On Empty

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down one of the most misunderstood pieces of food addiction recovery: nourishment. Diet cultu...

Episode 192: You Didn’t Fail! The Diet Industry Failed You

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary breaks down one of the most damaging lies women over 35 have been told: that they are the prob...

Episode 191: The Real Reason I Don’t Eat Apples or Bananas Anymore

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary breaks down why she personally doesn’t eat apples or bananas and it’s not because she’s ...

Episode 190: Feel It, Don’t Feed It

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you find yourself reaching for food when you’re feeling sad, stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed? You’re not alone and you’re not broken. In th...

Episode 189: The Silent Relapse Trigger

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Coach Mary breaks down the hidden danger of isolation in food addiction recovery. If you feel like you always have to “do it a...

Episode 188: Eating More, Bingeing Less

01 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling with binge eating even though you’re trying to “eat clean” or “stick to the plan”? In this episode of the Food Freedom podcast, M...

Episode 187: Discipline Isn’t Restriction

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary breaks down one of the most misunderstood parts of recovery, discipline. Most people think dis...

Episode 186: Stay Strong When The Candy Comes Calling

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Halloween can be one of the hardest holidays for anyone overcoming sugar addiction. Candy is everywhere, triggers are high, and it’s easy to feel li...

Episode 185: Halloween Is Just Another Day

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Food Freedom podcast, Coach Mary delivers a powerful reminder that Halloween is just another day and you don’t have to relaps...

Episode 184: Why Food Sobriety Works When Diets Don’t

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever felt like you’re the problem because every diet you’ve tried eventually backfired, this episode will be a game-changer. Coach Mar...

Episode 183: It’s Not Emotional Eating - It’s Addiction

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever called yourself an emotional eater, this episode is going to challenge everything you think you know about why you overeat. Coach Mar...

Episode 182: I Ate Cake Out Of The Trash (And Why I’ll Never Shame You)

25 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever felt ashamed of your eating habits or wondered why you can hold it together in every area of life except when it comes to food, this ...

Episode 181: You Can’t Heal What You Won’t Accept

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve been stuck in the “I wish I didn’t have this problem” phase or keep trying to eat like a “normal person,” this episode will hit ...

Episode 180: Stop Treating Food Addiction Like A Diet Problem

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down one of the biggest misconceptions in the nutrition world , treating food addiction like ...

Episode 179: 5 Practical Things To Start Today

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve spent years fighting food, swinging between restriction, overeating, guilt, and shame this episode is for you. In today’s Food Freedom P...

Episode 178: Secret Eating

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever found yourself sneaking food when no one’s watching? Eating in the car, standing over the sink, or waiting for everyone to go to bed s...

Episode 177: What To Do After You “Mess Up”

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you’re working on stopping binge eating, binges may still happen and that doesn’t mean you’ve failed. In this episode, Mary breaks down wha...

Episode 176: Why Food Addiction Is Progressive

18 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Food addiction isn’t just about overeating, it’s a chronic, progressive disease that worsens over time if left untreated. In this episode, Mary br...

Episode 175: The Ugly Truth-You Can’t Hack Your Way Out of Food Addiction

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Mary shares the truth about all the ways she tried to control her food addiction — counting calories, cheat days, moderation, artif...

Episode 174: If You’re Sad About Giving Up Certain Foods…You’re Doing It Right

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling sad about giving up your favorite foods? That’s not a sign you’re doing something wrong, it’s actually a sign you’re healing.In this e...

Episode 173: Stop Letting Influencers Wreck Your Food Sobriety

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares more of her thoughts on the controversial topic of keto-ers and carnivores “jumping ship” to return to carbs and how t...

Episode 172: Keto, Carnivore and The Carb Comeback

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares her thoughts on the controversial topic of keto-ers and carnivores “jumping ship” to return to carbs.Grab your copy of...

Episode 171: Unrealistic Promises - You Can’t Buy Results

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares her thoughts about the reality of hiring a coach.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety http...

Episode 170: What Does Recovery From Food Addiction Look Like?

11 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares what recovery from food addiction looks like.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://...

Episode 169: Food Sobriety Isn’t Extreme

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary discusses why food sobriety isn’t extreme.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://www.food...

Episode 168: Breaking The Start Stop Cycle - Why More Restriction Isn’t The Answer

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary talks about breaking out of the start stop cycle. Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://ww...

Episode 167: Is Dieting Keeping You Addicted?

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares her thoughts about dieting and getting out of the cycle that’s making you gain weight instead of losing it.Grab your cop...

Episode 166: Are Carbs The Enemy?

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares her thoughts about carbs and if they are the enemy.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety ht...

Episode 165: It’s Not Selfish To Take Care Of You

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary talks about the importance of prioritizing yourself. Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https:/...

Saturday Bonus: 10 Secrets To Become Mentally Unbreakable

04 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares the 10 secrets to become mentally unbreakable on your food sobriety journey.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s ...

Episode 164: 4 Tips You Can Use Tonight

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary talks about breaking out of the nighttime eating trap.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https:...

Episode 163: Sorry Not Sorry, But It’s True

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares her thoughts about investing in your health.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://w...

Episode 162: Is Your Self Talk Sabotaging Your Recovery?

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary talks about how important the language we use and our self talk is to our recovery.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s ...

Episode 161: Stop Freaking Out About Forever

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares her thoughts on the struggle with thinking about being food sober forever and how overwhelming it is.Grab your copy of my ...

Episode 160: How I Stay Food Sober (And Why I Don’t Cheat)

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary gets personal and shares how she stays food sober and why she’s never “cheated.”Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’...

Episode 159: The Most Dangerous Time Of Year

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shred about the fall trap and how to avoid it this year.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety http...

Episode 158: Are The Foods You Eat Boring?

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary talks about how to deal with feeling our food in food sobriety is boring and why it matters.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Begi...

Episode 157: Sitting With Uncomfortable Feelings

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares how sitting with uncomfortable feelings is para,out to your recovery.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide t...

Episode 156: Talk Is Cheap

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary talks about the difference between talking and doing and how to make moves.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to...

Episode 155: Troubleshooting Weight Loss In Recovery

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary chats about what to do when you’re food sober but the weight just isn’t coming off.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’...

Episode 154: You Deserve To Eat

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary talks about why you deserve to eat, no matter what.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://w...

Episode 153: Flip The Script

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares how you can begin to flip the script and rewire self doubt into confidence.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s G...

Episode 152: Palate Fatigue

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary addresses what palate fatigue is and how to deal with it in recovery.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food ...

Episode 151: Stop Explaining Yourself

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares why you don’t have to explain yourself and how to win the battle of peer pressure.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Begin...

Episode 150: Truths You Need To Know

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares 8 truths you need to know for real recovery and real health.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food So...

Episode 149: Hard Truth - Keto or Carnivore Isn’t Enough

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares why keto or carnivore isn’t enough to heal your food addiction.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Fo...

Episode 148: 5 Myths About Food Addiction

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares 5 myths about food addiction that may be keeping you stuck.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sob...

Episode 147: How Walking Can Be An Important Part of Your Recovery

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares her thoughts about how walking plays an important role in ED recovery.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide ...

Episode 146: A Sugar Detox Isn’t Enough

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary talks about why it isn’t enough to just detox from sugar or do 7 day challenges.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s G...

Episode 145: 7 Nutrition Lies That May Be Making Your Recovery Harder

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares seven nutrition lies harming you and possibly keeping you stuck and making your recovery harder.Grab your copy of my FREE ...

Episode 144: Not All Eating Disorders Are Created Equal

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary shares her thoughts about anorexia versus other eating disorders.Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobr...