What if your food cravings were actually trying to tell you something important—about your needs, your emotions, or even your purpose? In this episode, I sit down with nutrition therapist and body trust provider Karen Louise Scheuner to explore how diet culture has conditioned us to fear and silence our cravings, rather than decode them. Karen unpacks the different types of cravings—physical, emotional, sensory—and shares how to tell them apart in the moment.

She also walks us through her powerful decoding tool: a series of thoughtful questions designed to get to the root of “why am I doing this with food?” You’ll hear a story of how a craving for salami led one of her clients to a major life pivot, plus a deeper look into how meeting your intrinsic needs can transform your relationship with food. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a craving cycle, this conversation offers both insight and hope.

Karen’s Website: www.mindful-nutrition.com

Karen’s Decode Your Cravings Download

Leah’s Emotional Eating Solution with Feeling Wheel