In this episode, I break down why you overeat — not just from a willpower perspective, but from the deeper layers of biology, psychology, and environment that drive your food decisions.

We cover everything from ghrelin, leptin, and insulin to dopamine addiction, emotional eating, childhood conditioning, and identity collapse. You’ll learn how to recognize the patterns that lead to overeating and how to build real autonomy with food — without guilt or restriction.

If you’ve ever said, “I know what to do, I just can’t seem to do it,” this one’s for you.

Timestamps:

- [00:00 – 03:04] – Intro and today’s topic: Why we overeat

- [03:04 – 05:05] – Defining overeating and why it’s not just lack of discipline

- [05:05 – 09:57] – Physiology of Overeating: Ghrelin, leptin, insulin, and stress hormones

- [09:57 – 11:33] – Food, dopamine, and addiction: how hyper-palatable foods hijack the brain

- [11:33 – 17:25] – Why We Use Food as a Coping Mechanism

- [17:25 – 21:00] – Impaired self-control: when food becomes the only pleasure in your life

- [21:00 – 24:37] – Restriction, “willpower,” and the wrong mindset toward goals

- [24:37 – 28:42] – How your environment sets you up to fail — and what to change first

- [28:42 – 31:29] – Fasting and “earning your food” — the biggest trigger for binge cycles

- [31:29 – 35:10] – Identity collapse: when your behavior doesn’t match your self-image

- [35:10 – 36:48] – Reflective work: what are you actually seeking from food?

- [36:48 – 39:53] – Recognizing the moment before you go off track and your rationalizations

- [39:53 – 43:29] – Guilt after overeating and redefining indulgence with awareness

- [43:29 – 49:22] – The “intentional indulgence” exercise: how to eat with mindfulness

- [49:22 – 50:53] – Final takeaways

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