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660: Why You Keep Self-Sabotaging—and How to Break the Emotional Eating Pattern for Good with Amber Romaniuk


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Ever find yourself standing in the pantry late at night, mindlessly eating your favorite salty snack straight from the bag? Been there! 👋 

But we all know that’s not the best thing we could be doing for our metabolic health. Today, I’m joined by Amber Romaniuk, an Emotional Eating, Digestive, and Hormone Expert, for a raw and empowering conversation on why so many women—especially in midlife—feel stuck in cycles of emotional eating just as hormones, energy, and motivation start to shift. 

We explore why this struggle isn’t about willpower, but a deeper call for healing, and how your body’s cravings are often tied to hidden hormone chaos during perimenopause and menopause. 

Amber shares her own powerful journey of breaking free from binge eating while healing her gut and hormones, and offers practical tools to help you build trust with your body again.

If you’re ready to step out of guilt and into compassion and freedom with food and your body, tune in to this episode!


Amber Romaniuk

Amber Romaniuk is an emotional eating, digestive, and hormone expert with 12 years of experience helping women build body confidence, intuition, and optimal health. She’s the host of The No Sugarcoating Podcast, with 2+ million downloads across 500 episodes in 88 countries. Amber supports others by drawing from her own journey of overcoming emotional eating, losing and gaining over 1,000 pounds, and investing five years in healing her hormones and digestion. Her Body Freedom™ method guides women to achieve transformative healing, confidence, and vibrant health for fulfilling lives.

IN THIS EPISODE

  • The impact of emotional eating on hormonal health 
    • Breaking old patterns instilled in us about eating and body image
      • Why consistency is better than an all-or-nothing mindset 
        • Blood sugar balancing for optimal metabolism 
          • Non-negotiable habits and recognizing negative eating triggers 
            • Emotional eating, late-night snacking, and other food addictions 
              • Beneficial ways of “rewarding” ourselves that feel GOOD
                • Mindful eating and other healthy eating habits at meal time 

                • QUOTES

                  “Working on blood sugar balance– they start to have a more stable mood, more stable energy. Their cravings start to drop. They have less urge to emotionally eat or binge.”

                  “There's gonna be many levels of dealing with that trigger, including probably hormone support and reprioritizing yourself on your schedule, which is going to take time setting boundaries.”

                  “Be patient, ladies. It's not about willpower, it's not about trying harder. It’s about knowing this kind of vulnerable time and going, ‘Okay, maybe I wanna build this time a little differently. If I know I'm vulnerable, what would be a habit or a self-care practice just to help me through this time?’”


                  RESOURCES MENTIONED

                  Schedule a 30-minute complimentary Body Freedom Session HERE

                  Amber’s Website

                  Amber’s Podcast: The No Sugar Coating Podcast

                  Amber’s YouTube Channel  

                  Amber on Instagram

                  Preorder The Perimenopause Revolution HERE!

                  Get 20% off your first order of BEAM Minerals here with code ENERGIZED


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