Weight loss is one of the most sensitive and misunderstood topics in food addiction recovery. In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary breaks down the real difference between structure vs. restriction, how to tell whether your desire to lose weight is coming from true recovery or from disordered thinking, and why urgency, perfectionism, and diet culture messaging can quietly sabotage healing.

Mary also explores the role of spiritual alignment, shadow work, and trusted counsel when navigating body changes in recovery. You’ll learn how diet culture keeps you stuck in a cycle of “not enoughness,” what red flags to look for, and how to pursue health without slipping back into old patterns.

This episode closes with powerful journaling questions to help you reflect on your motives, challenge perfectionism, and reconnect with what actually matters on your recovery path:

• Why is who I am right now not enough?

• What am I hoping weight loss will fix?

• Would I recommend this method to someone I love?

If you’re in food addiction recovery and finding yourself wrestling with weight loss thoughts, body image, or pressure to “fix” yourself, this conversation will bring clarity, honesty, and peace.

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In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down a hard-hitting truth that can radically change your food addiction recovery: goals don’t create transformation, standards do.

Most people set goals for “someday,” hoping they’ll eventually become the version of themselves who stops binge eating, quits sugar, or finally stays consistent, but in recovery, goals leave too much room for negotiation.

Mary explains why setting personal standards is a far more powerful approach in overcoming food addiction, emotional eating, disordered eating, and the constant cycle of “starting over.” You’ll learn how standards shape your identity, eliminate loopholes, and shift you from hoping to becoming right now.

If you’re tired of white-knuckling your way through food choices, constantly breaking promises to yourself, or feeling like your progress depends on willpower, this episode will give you the mindset shift you’ve been missing.

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Food noise has become a trending topic thanks to Ozempic, but what is food noise actually trying to tell you? In this episode, Mary breaks down the truth behind constant food thoughts, why medication can temporarily quiet them, and why the noise often returns the moment you stop taking it.

You’ll learn the difference between physical hunger, emotional hunger, and nervous-system-driven food noise, and why trying to numb or silence those signals only makes them louder. Mary explains how food noise often shows up as panic, fear, restlessness, anxiety, exhaustion, sadness, or frustration and why those feelings are messages from your body, not evidence that you’re “broken” or “out of control.”

If you’ve ever wondered why your brain won’t stop thinking about food or why food noise gets worse during stress, dieting, restriction, or emotional overwhelm this episode will help you understand what’s really going on. You’ll discover how to somatically reconnect with your body, meet your physical and emotional needs, and quiet food noise naturally through food sobriety, nourishment, and nervous system safety.

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In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down the three beliefs that keep women stuck in cycles of overeating, dieting, sabotage, and slow progress. If you’ve ever wondered why your results take so long or why you self-sabotage even when you want to change this episode is going to hit home.

You’ll learn:

• ​ why “I’ll believe it when I see it” keeps you from showing up fully
• ​ how the belief that weight loss has to be miserable fuels binge eating and relapse
• ​ how unrealistic timelines and expectations destroy momentum and consistency

If you want food sobriety, sustainable weight loss, and true food freedom you must let go of the beliefs that keep you in the diet cycle.

Listen now to learn how to shift your mindset, rebuild your relationship with food, and create lasting change in recovery from food addiction and disordered eating.

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How do you decide when, what, and how much to eat? If your answer is based on rules, restriction, or outdated nutrition advice and it’s not working this episode is for you.

Coach Mary breaks down the hidden ways your current decision-making framework might be sabotaging your food addiction recovery, fueling binge eating, and keeping you stuck in the start over, stop, start over cycle.

You’ll learn why popular beliefs like “everything in moderation” or “just count your calories” are not only unhelpful but harmful for anyone with a history of disordered eating.

Tune in to discover a better way to make food decisions one rooted in food sobriety, real nourishment, and long-term recovery.

This episode will challenge your thinking, expose the nutrition lies you’ve been taught, and help you build a new foundation for food freedom.

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In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down one of the most overlooked keys to lasting food sobriety: joy. Most women battling food addiction or emotional eating don’t realize they’re not just overeating they’re trying to fill a void. They’re using food to numb emotions, escape stress, or create a moment of happiness in an unfulfilled life. This episode explores how finding passion, purpose, and joy in your daily life can completely change your relationship with food.

You’ll learn why food used to feel like your only pleasure source, why passion matters in recovery, and how to begin rediscovering what lights you up so food is no longer your escape. When you build a life that excites you, food becomes fuel… not a crutch.

If you’re ready to stop obsessing about food and start thriving again, this episode will show you the path.

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In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary puts on her health-coach hat and breaks down one of the most misunderstood topics in nutrition: cholesterol. If you’ve been told that “lower is always better,” this episode will challenge everything you think you know.

Mary explains why cholesterol is essential for brain health, hormone balance, mental clarity, mood stability, and long-term recovery from food addiction. You’ll learn what actually causes low cholesterol, how it impacts things like anxiety, depression, fatigue, brain fog, cravings, and motivation and why many women in food addiction recovery are unknowingly struggling with cholesterol that’s too low.

This episode is packed with practical guidance on optimal cholesterol ranges, whole-food fats that support healing, what labs to ask for, and how stress, sleep, and past dieting can all affect your levels. If fear of fat or old nutrition myths are holding you back from full recovery, this is a must-listen.

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In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary exposes the truth behind “quick-fix” binge eating programs that promise to end your struggles in just a few days. After seeing yet another ad claiming you can “stop bingeing and feel in control in 3 days,” Mary breaks down why those claims are misleading, how they prey on the addict brain, and what real recovery from binge eating and food addiction actually requires.

You’ll learn why there’s no 3-day cure for binge eating, why true food freedom takes time, commitment, honesty, and community, and how to stop chasing the next “easy solution” and start doing the work that lasts.

If you’re tired of the endless cycle of diets, challenges, and false promises this episode will help you understand what sustainable recovery really looks like.

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In this episode Mary talks some truths that often offend your voice of addiction and your angry ED brain.

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In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary pulls back the curtain on one of the biggest traps keeping women stuck in food addiction recovery: comparison.

If you’ve ever thought, “Why is it so easy for her?” or felt like you were behind in your journey, this conversation is for you. Mary explores why trying to copy someone else’s recovery plan never works, how comparison sabotages food sobriety, and what it really takes to build a recovery path that matches your values, goals, and body.

You’ll learn:

• Why comparison is keeping you stuck

• How to identify when you’re out of touch with truth

• Why “doing everything right” still isn’t working

• What it actually looks like to build food freedom your way

This episode is your permission slip to stop playing by someone else’s rules and start walking boldly in your own recovery path.

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