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What if ending emotional eating isn’t about creating the perfect plan, but about choosing who you want to be? In this eye-opening episode, author, TEDx speaker, and coach Renée Jones shares her transformative journey from 40 years of yo-yo dieting to a steady, fulfilling relationship with food based on identity rather than willpower. Renée recounts her evolution from family meals in Texas to a pivotal moment at 49—a closet safety-pin crisis that prompted her to re-evaluate her relationship with food.
We delve into Renée’s HANG method, a practical way to defuse cravings in real-time, as well as the importance of external accountability for those who tend to neglect their own needs. By understanding food as data and testing what works best for your body, you can shift from tired, cranky meals to ones that foster energy and stability.
For anyone navigating the empty nest transition, this episode serves as a critical moment to ask: Who do I want to be now?
Highlights & Key Takeaways:
This episode offers a compassionate, practical path to build a healthier, more fulfilling relationship with food—and ultimately, with yourself.
Renée Jones Bio
Renée spent decades struggling with the hidden barriers of self-sabotage, and once free, her passion became helping others get unstuck and unleash their full potential. Renée has a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Counseling, a Clinical Residency, and training in contemporary methods of transformation, and a TEDx talk. Her book is What’s Really Eating You: Overcome the Triggers of Comfort Eating.
Find Renée Online: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook,
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What if ending emotional eating isn’t about creating the perfect plan, but about choosing who you want to be? In this eye-opening episode, author, TEDx speaker, and coach Renée Jones shares her transformative journey from 40 years of yo-yo dieting to a steady, fulfilling relationship with food based on identity rather than willpower. Renée recounts her evolution from family meals in Texas to a pivotal moment at 49—a closet safety-pin crisis that prompted her to re-evaluate her relationship with food.
We delve into Renée’s HANG method, a practical way to defuse cravings in real-time, as well as the importance of external accountability for those who tend to neglect their own needs. By understanding food as data and testing what works best for your body, you can shift from tired, cranky meals to ones that foster energy and stability.
For anyone navigating the empty nest transition, this episode serves as a critical moment to ask: Who do I want to be now?
Highlights & Key Takeaways:
This episode offers a compassionate, practical path to build a healthier, more fulfilling relationship with food—and ultimately, with yourself.
Renée Jones Bio
Renée spent decades struggling with the hidden barriers of self-sabotage, and once free, her passion became helping others get unstuck and unleash their full potential. Renée has a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Counseling, a Clinical Residency, and training in contemporary methods of transformation, and a TEDx talk. Her book is What’s Really Eating You: Overcome the Triggers of Comfort Eating.
Find Renée Online: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook,
Support the show
SUPPORT THE MISSION: If this episode provided strategic value, please Follow and Save the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your "Save" helps us reach more families navigating the challenge of change.
WORK WITH JAY (1:1 PRIVATE ADVISORY): Move beyond general advice. Jay works with a select number of parents in a 6-month Private Advisory Container to navigate identity recalibration and second act design. Book a Second Act Strategy Session👉 Click here.
THE WISDOM COUNCIL (VIP COMMUNITY): Gain exclusive access to proprietary frameworks and early-release content for just $5/month.
👉 Join the Council.
GUEST INQUIRIES: Seek to share expert insights with our audience? Connect with Jay Ramsden on PodMatch. 👉 Inquire here.
OFFICAL GEAR: This Empty Nest Life Merchandise
ENJOY THE SHOW? Leave a review us on Love the Podcast, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify to help us climb the Education Charts.