Episode 169: Are You Addicted to Food?
May 23, 2025
I’m breaking down the truth behind emotional eating and food addiction… and why these labels might be doing more harm than good. You’ll also get the 8 important questions you need to ask yourself to determine if food addiction or emotional eating is something that you shouldn’t worry about, or something that you should seek help with.
If you’ve ever said “I feel out of control around food,” or wondered if you’re actually addicted to food, this episode will change how you see the problem, and more importantly, how you solve it.
Together, we will unpack:
- Why food addiction isn’t what you think, and why the label might be working against you.
- The real difference between stress eating, emotional eating, binge eating, cravings, and food addiction.
- The truth about sugar detoxes and going cold turkey.
- Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn responses - and how each one shows up in your emotional eating habits.
- The 8 questions you can ask yourself to determine if you need help with emotional eating or food addiction.
- How your nervous system uses food to manage emotions and stress.
Connect with Holly:
▶️ FREE TRAINING - HOW TO BREAK FREE FROM EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone
▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz
▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone
▶️ More resources for Your Midlife Comeback Story - yourcomeback.coach
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