Why Just Coping With Emotional Eating Isn't Enough

You don’t stop emotional eating just by trying to manage your emotions better. You stop it by identifying what’s triggering the behavior and taking steps to resolve the root issue. Let’s break it down.

Overeating is usually a response to one (or more) of these four common situations: feeling deprived, being distracted, feeling stressed, or boredom. Your job isn’t just to “cope” with these feelings—it’s to recognize what’s happening and take action to change it.

Here’s what that might look like:

➡ Feeling Deprived: You’re a mom or involved grandparent, constantly giving to everyone else, but you’ve lost yourself in the process. The only thing that feels like yours is that secret stash of drug foods in the pantry. The fix? You need to build in joy and self-care that’s just for you—not rely on food for comfort that isn’t real.

➡ Being Distracted: You’re a busy business owner or dedicated employee who eats every meal in front of your computer. Even though you might be eating enough, you likely might not be eating the right food and your body isn’t able to use the nutrition or your brain is too distracted to register the satisfaction. So when you finally close your computer at the end of the day, you feel ravenous and head straight to the food stash or a drive through. The answer? Be present with your meals—step away, slow down, and truly enjoy your food instead of multitasking.

➡ Feeling Stressed: You weigh yourself every morning, and when the number goes up, your ED voice starts you into a spiral of self-criticism, which then leads you straight to drug foods. The answer? Stop the daily weigh-ins and don’t give ED more reasons to speak to you.

➡ Boredom: You’re a grad student buried in research, an empty nester, or retired and snacking is the only thing that breaks up the monotony of your long days and adds “excitement.” Instead of using food as entertainment, you need to introduce enjoyable activities to break up your routine or lack thereof.

See the pattern? ED doesn’t need more “coping strategies.” It needs us to take action.

✔ That overwhelmed woman needs personal time and pleasure that isn’t food-related.

✔ The distracted business owner/employee needs to slow down and eat with intention.

✔ The scale-obsessed dieter needs to step away from the numbers.

✔ The bored folks needs excitement beyond the snack drawer.

You are a smart, capable woman—you don’t have to settle for pseudo coping with your drug foods. You deserve to identify the root problem so you can learn how to not let food control you.

That’s exactly what I teach inside my Food Freedom Program. You’ll learn how to:

✨ Identify and address the real reasons behind your disordered eating.

✨ Get true satisfaction from food—without overindulging or obsessing over it.

✨ Naturally move toward your ideal weight without obsessing over counting, tracking, or extreme caloric restriction.

Imagine waking up each day feeling light, guilt free, and in control. Imagine putting on your clothes and noticing they feel looser, not tighter. That’s what’s possible when you have the right tools to make lasting change.

Let me show you how. Join my Food Freedom coaching today. There are three ways for you to go through my program depending on your personality. Just fill out this application to see if we’re a fit and which if any of my programs would be right for you. Applying does not obligate you to anything. If you’re worried about cost or think you can’t afford it, let’s talk. We can create a custom pay plan to meet your budget requirements.