Excuses and justifications don’t come from weakness they come from the eating disorder voice.

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, we’re talking about the voice of sabotage and how it fuels binge eating, compulsive eating, and disordered eating behaviors.

If you’ve ever caught yourself saying:

• “I deserve this.”

• “I’ll start over tomorrow.”

• “One bite won’t hurt.”

• “I already blew it, so I might as well keep going.”

…this episode is for you.

You’ll learn why most binges don’t “just happen,” how the ED brain uses logic and emotion to justify eating against your values, the real consequences of believing those excuses, and practical ways to recognize and stop the justification-binge cycle before it takes over.

This episode is especially helpful for anyone recovering from binge eating disorder, food addiction, emotional eating, or compulsive eating who wants to build food sobriety, self-trust, and long-term freedom with food.

🎧 Listen in to learn how to identify the eating disorder voice, stop negotiating with it, and choose recovery even when it’s uncomfortable.

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Living food sober in a world full of triggers isn’t easy, especially when food is used to be your coping mechanism for stress, emotions, and overwhelm. In this episode, Mary walks you through how to build your Food Sober Toolbox a personalized set of tools, habits, and systems designed to help you stay grounded, reduce cravings, and protect your recovery.

You’ll learn the essential emotional, physical, mindset, and support tools that make food sobriety sustainable long-term not just on the good days. Whether you’re just starting your food addiction recovery or years into your food sober life, this episode gives you practical and empowering strategies you can start using today.

Because willpower won’t save your food sobriety…but the right tools will.

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In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down one of the most misunderstood parts of recovery: transfer addiction, when you stop one coping behavior, only to find yourself picking up another.

If you’ve ever quit binge eating only to start nightly wine…

Or stopped drinking but suddenly can’t stop snacking…

Or overly restricted food and found yourself scrolling, shopping, or staying “busy” to avoid feelings…

You’re not failing. You’re experiencing a nervous system still searching for safety.

Mary explains why transfer addiction happens, how it shows up in food addiction recovery, and what your brain is actually trying to protect you from. You’ll learn the signs of transfer addiction, how to recognize when a “new” habit is really an emotional coping strategy, and what to do to break the cycle for good.

This episode gives you practical tools to support your nervous system, regulate emotions without numbing, and build real food sobriety without swapping one addiction for another.

If you’re healing binge eating, emotional eating, compulsive behaviors, or any form of food addiction, this episode will help you understand what’s really going on and how to move forward with clarity and compassion.

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In this episode of the Food Freedom podcast, Mary dives into the deceptive trap of the comfort zone and why it’s one of the biggest obstacles to real recovery from food addiction and disordered eating.

If you’ve ever felt “stuck” in your healing journey, this episode will challenge the lie that comfort equals safety. Mary explains how staying in your comfort zone leads to shrinking dreams, fading confidence, and a stalled recovery. You’ll learn how avoidance creates emotional decay, why growth feels uncomfortable by design, and how to start expanding your capacity to face cravings, triggers, and hard emotions without food.

This episode is a wake-up call for anyone using food to cope, numb, or avoid. It’s time to break out of what’s familiar and step into freedom, one uncomfortable choice at a time.

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Healing sounds inspiring… until it asks you to actually do the work.

In this powerful episode, Mary breaks down the truth about food addiction recovery and why so many people stay stuck in the same binge cycles, guilt, shame, and self-sabotage for years.

We talk about why comfort keeps you trapped, why dysfunction feels familiar, and why healing requires facing your emotions, changing your habits, and letting go of the coping mechanisms you’ve relied on for decades.

If you’ve been saying you want food freedom but aren’t taking the actions that lead to it this episode is your wake-up call. Healing will cost you something… but it will give you everything.

Tune in and learn how to stop choosing comfort over the life you deserve.

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Struggling with disordered eating but keep falling into the same cycle of “start over tomorrow”? It’s not because you’re weak, it’s because you’re trying to recover alone. In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down the real reason most people stay stuck in binge-restrict cycles: a lack of support and structure.

You’ll learn why willpower always burns out, why nighttime cravings hit so hard, and what research shows about the power of support in changing behavior. Mary walks you through the five essential layers of support you need to heal disordered eating …. inner support, close support, community, expert guidance, and practical systems.

If you’re tired of white-knuckling your food sobriety, this episode will give you a roadmap for sustainable recovery, so you can stop relying on discipline and start building the support structure that actually works.

Listen now to learn how to build the support network that finally holds your recovery steady and why you were never meant to do this alone.

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Social media is pushing women back into the obsession with being “skinny,” and Coach Mary is not having it. From hormone-wrecking weight-loss drugs to influencers encouraging unhealthy fat loss at already healthy weights, this episode exposes the truth behind the trend and why it threatens your long-term strength and freedom. Fair warning: if you’re still chasing skinny, this episode might piss you off.

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In this powerful episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down the three types of core beliefs that quietly shape your relationship with food: how you see yourself, how you view others, and how you perceive the world. These deep, often subconscious beliefs influence emotional eating, binge eating, food addiction patterns, and your ability to stay food sober—far more than willpower ever could.

You’ll learn how childhood experiences, trauma, instability, criticism, and unmet needs form core beliefs that later drive compulsive eating and sabotage recovery. Mary explains why so many people feel unworthy of healing, why isolation fuels relapse, and why food often becomes a source of safety, comfort, and control.

This episode will help you understand the real root of your eating behaviors and give you the awareness needed to begin rewriting the beliefs that keep you stuck. If you’ve ever wondered why you run to food even when you don’t want to, why you sabotage progress, or why recovery feels so emotional, this episode will connect the dots.

Whether you’re working on binge eating recovery, emotional eating patterns, or long-term food sobriety, this conversation will help you shift your identity, build trust in yourself, and create the internal safety your nervous system needs to heal.

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In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary Roberts breaks down a powerful truth about food addiction recovery: you will still get disordered thoughts even when you’re doing everything right. Recovery isn’t about eliminating the urges or permanently silencing the voice of sabotage. It’s about learning to actively disobey the thoughts that once controlled your eating.

If you’ve ever wondered why intrusive food thoughts still show up after you’ve committed to food sobriety, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening in your brain and how to take your power back. Mary explains why old patterns don’t disappear overnight, how your nervous system is rewiring for freedom, and practical strategies you can use to stay in control when cravings or binge urges hit.

You’ll learn:

• What disordered thoughts actually are

• Why they don’t mean you’re failing

• How to separate yourself from old patterns

• The skill of choosing your actions not your impulses

• How to build confidence and momentum in recovery

Whether you’re working through binge eating, emotional eating, or sugar addiction, this episode reminds you that progress is measured by your choices, not your thoughts. You are not broken, you’re getting stronger.

Listen now to grow your resilience, protect your food sobriety, and deepen your recovery journey.

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High blood pressure isn’t genetic, random, or “just part of getting older.” In this powerful episode, Coach Mary breaks down the real root cause behind rising blood pressure and exposes the connection doctors rarely talk about: disordered eating, food addiction, and years of processed, high-sugar, highly-palatable foods damaging your blood vessels.

Instead of viewing high BP as a disease or destiny, you’ll learn how it’s actually your body’s intelligent survival response to clogged, inflamed arteries and poor blood flow. Mary explains why medication alone can’t fix the deeper issue, why one high reading doesn’t mean you’re sick, and why your body is raising the pressure to keep you alive, not harm you.

If you struggle with emotional eating, binge eating, type 2 diabetes, cravings, or chronic inflammatory foods, this episode will help you finally understand what’s happening inside your body and what you can do to reverse the damage.

What You’ll Learn:

• The hidden link between high blood pressure and food addiction

• Why BP rises as a protective mechanism

• How processed food, sugar, seed oils, and starches damage your arteries

• Why medication lowers the number but doesn’t fix the problem

• What strategies actually help your body repair and lower BP naturally

• Why healing your relationship with food is essential for long-term health

This is the conversation your doctor isn’t having with you but desperately needs to. Your body isn’t broken. It’s protecting you and when you support it with real food, structure, and recovery from disordered eating, your health can improve dramatically.

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