Maybe you’ve tried therapy. Maybe you’ve healed pieces of your past. But when it comes to food, you’re still stuck in the same binge–restrict cycle. You know better, but you don’t do better—and that’s the missing piece most therapy never addresses.

In this episode of Outsmart Overeating, my former client (and now therapist) Nicolette shares why therapy helped her understand why she used food… but still left her obsessing over calories, macros, and “good” vs. “bad” foods. What finally set her free wasn’t more analyzing—it was learning how to replace dieting rules with a new, sustainable framework for eating.

You’ll discover:

• Why therapy alone didn’t break Nicolette’s food obsession

• How macro tracking kept her stuck in “eating disorder light”

• The missing bridge between understanding your past and actually changing your patterns

• The mindset shift that finally gave her peace with food and her body

If therapy has helped you heal but food still feels like the unsolvable problem—this episode will show you the missing piece keeping you stuck. And if you'd like to follow Nicolette's journey while getting some useful tips on managing trauma, you can find her on Instagram at @nicolettetalkstherapy.

If you’re struggling with emotional, binge, or compulsive eating and want to master self-control at every bite while turning the volume down on food noise, watch the FREE "Curb the Urge" mini-training and download the accompanying workbook.

Or, if you want to be the first to know when we're opening the doors to our signature psychology-based weight loss program, Outsmart Overeating (and get exclusive access to early bird discounts and fast action bonuses), join the Interest List. Spots limited.

Maddy grew up in the perfect storm for developing an unhealthy relationship with food—a fitness instructor mom who equated health with eating only whole foods, a competitive dance culture obsessed with body size, and two households with completely opposite food rules.

By 16, dieting felt like the obvious solution when her body changed.

A six-week CrossFit challenge gave her abs and praise—but also set off years of binge-restrict cycles, chronic scale-stepping, body dysmorphia, and obsessive food thoughts.

She couldn’t stop checking her body in the mirror or thinking about what she’d eaten, what she “should” eat next, or how to undo the damage after a binge.

In this episode, Maddy shares how she finally broke free from food obsession, stopped the constant body checking, and learned to feel in control around all foods—without relying on rigid meal plans or restriction.

By adopting the mindset and eating habits of a “naturally thin” person, she not only lost weight but has maintained her results for over 3 years.

If you’ve ever thought, I just want to be normal around food, Maddy’s story will show you it’s possible.

If you’re struggling with emotional, binge, or compulsive eating and want to master self-control at every bite while turning the volume down on food noise, watch the FREE "Curb the Urge" mini-training and download the accompanying workbook.

Or, if you want to be the first to know when we're opening the doors to our signature psychology-based weight loss program, Outsmart Overeating (and get exclusive access to early bird discounts and fast action bonuses), join the Interest List. Spots limited.

Feel like you've tried every diet, detox, and wellness hack out there—and still can’t figure out why eating and weight loss feels so damn hard?

In this episode, Coach Steph and I unpack the soul-crushing frustration of doing everything right… and still ending up back at square one (or worse). You’ll hear exactly why this exhausting cycle of "start strong, fall off, repeat" isn't your fault—and more importantly, how to break it for the last time.

Together, we peel back the real reasons traditional diets don’t work long-term, and show you how to rebuild self-trust, ditch all-or-nothing thinking, and finally stop treating food like a mathematical equation or moral test.

This isn’t about having more willpower. It’s not about tracking. It’s about retraining your brain so that your healthy eating habits start to feel natural and sustainable.

Inside this episode:

• Why “just try harder” backfires—and what to do instead

• The one mindset shift that unlocks consistency

• How to rebuild self-trust after years of failed promises to yourself

• The real reason you keep bingeing (it’s not about sugar)

• What to focus on before weight loss to make it last

If you're tired of starting over and ready to explore a completely different (and actually effective) approach, this episode will help you understand why nothing has worked—yet—and what you need to turn your goal into a reality.

If you’re struggling with emotional, binge, or compulsive eating and want to master self-control at every bite while turning the volume down on food noise, watch the FREE "Curb the Urge" mini-training and download the accompanying workbook.

Or, if you want to be the first to know when we're opening the doors to our signature psychology-based weight loss program, Outsmart Overeating (and get exclusive access to early bird discounts and fast action bonuses), join the Interest List. Spots limited.