Eating Habits for Life

By Kate Johnston

Eating Habits for Life is a sustainable weight loss and eating habits podcast for women in healthcare who struggle with emotional eating, stress eating, overeating, cravings, and binge eating — especi... more

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April 23, 2026 4 Tips to Boost Consistency with Mindful Eating Habits as a Busy Healthcare Professional
Mindful eating helps you lose weight by increasing satisfaction and avoiding overeating.
As long as you make a habit of it. And habits take consistency.
So, in this bonus episode of the Eating Habits for Life podcast, I share what exactly mindful eating is (and isn't).
Plus, 4 tips to boost consistency with mindful eating habits, even as a busy healthcare professional.
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WEEKLY NOTES
Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body.
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Learn more about how I can help you on my website.
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✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life....
By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings.
Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits.
You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably.
I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that.
Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now]
*The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.
...more
6min
April 21, 2026 A Simple Guided Exercise to Get Unstuck With Eating Habits and Weight Loss
If you feel stuck with your eating habits or weight loss, this episode will help you start moving forward again.
I’m walking you through a simple guided exercise to shift your focus away from past struggles and toward who you’re becoming.
Because lasting change doesn’t come from more willpower, it comes from changing how you think about yourself.
You’ll learn how to stop identifying with the version of you who “failed” and start thinking and acting like someone who naturally follows through with healthy habits.
If you’re ready to feel more in control around food and finally build momentum, this is a powerful place to start.
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FREE CONSULT
Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, starting with a free consult.
✨Book a Free Consult
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WEEKLY NOTES
Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body.
💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes'
__________
DISCOVER MORE
Learn more about how I can help you on my website.
💻Visit my Website
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FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me
Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me
Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me
__________
✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life....
By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings.
Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits.
You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably.
I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that.
Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now]
*The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.
...more
13min
April 16, 2026 What to do When You Crave Sweets After a Long Nursing Shift
If you come home after a stressful or long nursing shift and immediately crave sweets or crave chocolate, cookies or ice cream at night, this episode is for you.
I'm sharing what's behind the sugar cravings, plus sharing what NOT to do and a quick easy win to do instead.
One that helps create long-term change, so you no longer feel like you can't control cravings.
Instead, you'll notice less cravings over time, which makes it easier to feel in control around food, change your eating habits, and lose weight without dieting or willpower.
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FREE CONSULT
Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, starting with a free consult.
✨Book a Free Consult
__________
WEEKLY NOTES
Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body.
💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes'
__________
DISCOVER MORE
Learn more about how I can help you on my website.
💻Visit my Website
__________
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me
Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me
Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me
__________
✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life....
By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings.
Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits.
You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably.
I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that.
Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now]
*The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.
...more
5min
April 14, 2026 One Easy Step to Weaken Bad Eating Habits Without Willpower
If you're a woman in healthcare struggling to break bad eating habits without willpower, this episode is for you.
Learn what works better than willpower to break eating habits like overeating, emotional eating, nighttime snacking, even after an exhausting or stressful shift.
Plus, get one actionable step you can use today to start breaking your overeating, emotional eating or nighttime snacking habit without white-knuckling it.
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FREE CONSULT
Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, starting with a free consult.
✨Book a Free Consult
__________
WEEKLY NOTES
Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body.
💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes'
__________
DISCOVER MORE
Learn more about how I can help you on my website.
💻Visit my Website
__________
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me
Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me
Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me
__________
✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life....
By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings.
Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits.
You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably.
I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that.
Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now]
*The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.
...more
16min
April 07, 20263 Mindset Shifts That Help My Healthcare Clients Lose Weight Without Willpower
If you're a woman in healthcare who's been trying to lose weight but keeps hitting a wall, this episode is for you.
You work hard, you know what to eat, and you're great at following through in every other area of your life. So why does weight loss feel so hard?
The answer might be simpler than you think... your mindset.
In this episode, I share 3 weight loss mindset shifts that have helped my healthcare clients — nurses, healthcare practitioners, even pharmacists and therapists — finally lose weight without willpower.
These aren't rainbows and daisies positive affirmations. They're realistic, believable shifts that actually change how you feel and what you do.
You'll learn:
How your thoughts create your results (and why actions alone aren't enough)
Why "I have to eat perfectly to lose weight" is keeping you stuck — and what to think instead
How to reframe "weight loss is hard" in a way that actually feels true
A simple one-word trick to flip any negative thought into an empowering one

When you don't have that negative mindset secretly running beneath the surface, the actions to lose weight get a whole lot easier.
You're able to stay consistent, even when stressed or unmotivated. You're able to eat in a way that fuels your body and your weight loss. And all without willpower.
And if you think it's time to get help with losing weight and ending your struggle with eating habits, I invite you to explore my 1:1 coaching program, Lighter.
__________
FREE CONSULT
Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, starting with a free consult.
✨Book a Free Consult
__________
WEEKLY NOTES
Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body.
💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes'
__________
DISCOVER MORE
Learn more about how I can help you on my website.
💻Visit my Website
__________
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me
Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me
Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me
__________
✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life....
By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings.
Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits.
You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably.
I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that.
Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now]
*The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.
...more
14min
March 31, 20267 Sneaky Thoughts Keeping You Stuck in the Same Eating Habits
Your eating habits aren't the problem. Your thoughts about your eating habits are.
Here are 7 of the most common ones I hear from women in healthcare — and the sneaky last one might surprise you.
In this episode, I explain how your thoughts affect eating habits like emotional eating, overeating, and acting on impulse when you have food cravings.
All of these, but especially the last one I share can fly completely under the radar and quietly sabotage your progress every single day. I also share a simple challenge you can try this week to start getting unstuck.
In this episode you'll learn:
Why your thoughts directly drive your eating behaviors (the simple science behind it)
The 7 most common thoughts keeping you stuck
Why labeling yourself as having "bad" eating habits is making things worse
How one sneaky thought gives food power over you without you even realizing it
A practical weekly challenge to build awareness and start changing your patterns

This episode is for you if:
You're a woman in healthcare who feels like you know what to eat but can't seem to follow through
You've tried willpower-based approaches and they keep failing you
You find yourself overeating after long shifts or stressful days and don't know why
You want to understand the real reason your eating habits aren't changing

__________
FREE CONSULT
Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, starting with a free consult.
✨Book a Free Consult
__________
WEEKLY NOTES
Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body.
💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes'
__________
DISCOVER MORE
Learn more about how I can help you on my website.
💻Visit my Website
__________
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me
Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me
Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me
__________
✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life....
By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings.
Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits.
You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably.
I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that.
Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now]
*The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.
...more
22min
March 24, 2026This Physician Assistant Changed Her Eating Habits — Here’s What Happened Next
What does a day in the life of a woman in healthcare look like when food is finally no longer a struggle?
In this episode we follow her from the moment she wakes up, to the moment her head hits the pillow.
What she eats. How she feels. The mental freedom she has now that food no longer controls her.
And then.... we go back. To where she started.
The emotional eating after exhausting shifts. The stress eating. The restriction that always backfired.
The rock bottom moment that changed everything.
And at the end — you'll find out who she actually is.
Topics covered:
Emotional eating and stress eating as a woman in healthcare
Why calorie restriction and willpower always backfire
What actually creates lasting weight loss without dieting
How thoughts and identity drive eating habits
What daily life looks like when food is finally no longer a struggle
Losing weight without counting calories or following a meal plan

✨While you're here, grab the NEW free 5-day private podcast + worksheets for your most direct path to weight loss without willpower.
Made especially for women in healthcare.
Access them below 👇🏼
__________
FREE CONSULT
Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, starting with a free consult.
✨Book a Free Consult
__________
WEEKLY NOTES
Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body.
💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes'
__________
DISCOVER MORE
Learn more about how I can help you on my website.
💻Visit my Website
__________
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me
Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me
Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me
__________
✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life....
By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings.
Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits.
You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably.
I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that.
Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now]
*The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.
...more
28min
March 17, 2026The Hidden Reason Weight Loss Isn't Sticking (The Identity Shift Women in Healthcare Need to Hear)
If you've tried every diet, every Monday restart, every willpower challenge — and the weight still isn't staying off — this episode is for you.
The reason weight loss isn't sticking is because of who you believe you are around food, your identity you've been giving yourself.
In this episode of Eating Habits for Life, I'm breaking down exactly why behavior change without identity change never lasts.
And what the women who finally lose weight for good actually do differently.
You'll learn:
Why "I'm just someone who overeats" is keeping you stuck
How to start building a new identity around food one small moment at a time
Why women in healthcare specifically struggle with this — and how to shift it
The two word phrase that cracks the door open to permanent change

Plus a simple quick win you can try today — no willpower required.
__________
FREE CONSULT
Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, starting with a free consult.
✨Book a Free Consult
__________
WEEKLY NOTES
Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body.
💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes'
__________
DISCOVER MORE
Learn more about how I can help you on my website.
💻Visit my Website
__________
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me
Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me
Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me
__________
✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life....
By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings.
Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits.
You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably.
I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that.
Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now]
*The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.
...more
26min
March 10, 2026 5 Ways to Avoid Stress Eating While Working in Healthcare
If you’re a woman working in healthcare, you know how stressful long shifts, back-to-back patients, and endless charting can be — and how easy it is to reach for comfort food just to cope.
In this episode, I share 5 ways to avoid stress eating while working in healthcare. I’ll teach you how to recognize true hunger versus your symptoms of stress, regulate your nervous system simply, and break habits that lead to overeating and impulsive snacking.
Whether you’re a nurse, Physician Assistant, Doctor, or other healthcare professional, this episode will help you navigate stress in a way that doesn't impact your eating.
And if it doesn't impact your eating, then you'll have an easier time losing weight without willpower.
__________
FREE CONSULT
Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, starting with a free consult.
✨Book a Free Consult
__________
WEEKLY NOTES
Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body.
💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes'
__________
DISCOVER MORE
Learn more about how I can help you on my website.
💻Visit my Website
__________
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me
Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me
Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me
__________
✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life....
By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings.
Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits.
You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably.
I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that.
Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now]
*The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.
...more
28min
March 03, 20265 Signs You CAN Stop Overeating at Night (Even if it Feels Impossible)
If you’re wondering how to stop overeating at night, especially after a long shift or stressful day in the hospital or office, this episode is for you.
You’re capable all day. But at night, food feels harder.
In this episode, I’m sharing 5 signs you can stop overeating at night, even if it feels impossible right now.
We cover:
Why your daytime eating is evidence you can change
Why nighttime eating is a pattern (not a personality flaw)
The thoughts keeping you stuck
Why you haven’t actually tried everything
Fixing the real underlying cause, not the symptom

It's never about more willpower, the food, or you. It’s about solving the night pattern, so weight loss stops feeling like a battle.
__________
FREE CONSULT
Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, starting with a free consult.
✨Book a Free Consult
__________
WEEKLY NOTES
Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body.
💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes'
__________
DISCOVER MORE
Learn more about how I can help you on my website.
💻Visit my Website
__________
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me
Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me
Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me
__________
✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life....
By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings.
Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits.
You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably.
I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that.
Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now]
*The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.
...more
17min

FAQs about Eating Habits for Life:

How many episodes does Eating Habits for Life have?

The podcast currently has 233 episodes available.

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