Today, I talk about emotional eating from a place of awareness and compassion, not shame or control.

Emotional eating is not a flaw. It is a coping strategy, shaped by experience and pressure from toxic diet culture. I share why awareness matters more than willpower, how emotions move through the body, and how small moments of noticing can interrupt the diet-binge cycle.

Listen to this episode if you are stuck in chronic dieting, food guilt, or the comparison trap created by unrealistic beauty standards.

💚 TRY THIS

When emotional eating shows up, pause and notice what is happening underneath. Ask what emotion is here and what thought is fueling it. Name it without judgment. Awareness gives you a choice.

🥬 ABOUT THE HOST KATHY

Kathy Salata is a certified intuitive eating coach. She helps people heal from chronic dieting, step away from food shaming, and rebuild trust with their bodies after years of unrealistic beauty standards.

🥬 STAY CONNECTED w/ KATHY:

› Newsletter + resources at⁠ Vitality⁠ for support with disordered eating and body image.

› Join the⁠ Freedom to Nourish support and accountability group⁠ for conversations on intuitive eating and body trust.

› LinkedIn | @kathyelainesalata

› Instagram | @vitalitysupport

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*This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical, psychological, or spiritual advice. Always consult your licensed provider before making changes to your health, treatment, or lifestyle, and seek immediate help in case of a medical or mental health emergency.*

So many people feel stuck going back and forth between dieting and binge eating. In this episode of Freedom to Nourish, I talk about why this cycle happens and why it has nothing to do with willpower.

You will hear how restriction creates fear around food and how that fear leads to overeating. The binge is not the problem. Toxic diet culture is. This is why diets fail and whycontrol never brings peace.

I share a calmer way forward that focuses on trust and care instead of rules. You do not need to fix your body. You need to make peace with it.

💚 REMEMBER

Peace with food starts when you stop fighting your body.

🥬 ABOUT THE HOST KATHY

Kathy Salata is a certified intuitive eating coach. She helps people heal from chronic dieting, step away from food shaming, and rebuild trust with their bodies after years of unrealistic beauty standards.

🥬 STAY CONNECTED w/ KATHY:

› Newsletter + resources at⁠ Vitality⁠ for support with disordered eating and body image.

› Join the⁠ Freedom to Nourish support and accountability group⁠ for conversations on intuitive eating and body trust.

› LinkedIn | @kathyelainesalata

› Instagram | @vitalitysupport

🥬 NEW EPISODES EVERY WEEK → Follow this podcast so you don’t miss the next episode.

*This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical, psychological, or spiritual advice. Always consult your licensed provider before making changes to yourhealth, treatment, or lifestyle, and seek immediate help in case of a medical or mental health emergency.*

This podcast is produced by AOLI.fm.

In this episode of Freedom to Nourish, I talk about the New Year, New You pressure and why changing your body is not the answer. I explain how toxic diet culture ties to appearance and keeps people stuck in chronic dieting and the comparison trap.

I share a simpler reframe. Growth does not come from weight loss. It comes from connection, rest, boundaries, and living in a way that feels supportive.

I just want you to hear this. You do nothave to earn rest or belonging. You are allowed to grow without being hard on yourself.

💚 ASK YOURSELF

What would actually support your life this year, not just how you look?

🥬 ABOUT THE HOST KATHY

Kathy Salata is a certified intuitive eating coach. She helps people heal from chronic dieting, step away from food shaming, and rebuild trust with their bodies after years of unrealistic beauty standards.

🥬 STAY CONNECTED w/ KATHY:

› Newsletter + resources at⁠ Vitality⁠ for support with disordered eating and body image.

› Join the⁠ Freedom to Nourish support andaccountability group⁠ for conversations on intuitive eating andbody trust.

› LinkedIn | @kathyelainesalata

› Instagram | @vitalitysupport

🥬 NEW EPISODES EVERY WEEK → Follow this podcast so you don’t miss the next episode.

*This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical, psychological, or spiritual advice. Always consult your licensed provider before making changes to yourhealth, treatment, or lifestyle, and seek immediate help in case of a medical or mental health emergency.*

This podcast is produced by AOLI.fm.