Too Much on Her Plate with Dr. Melissa McCreery: Emotional Eating Help for Smart, High-Achieving Women

It’s entirely normal to say you want to create freedom from emotional eating and then create a plan that moves you in the opposite direction. Years of living in a culture focused on productivity and diet mentality will reinforce thoughts and behaviors that only leave you feeling deprived or blaming yourself for any lack of results.

In this episode, I’ve got a list of powerful questions for you. Take the time to listen and to hear your responses. And then - take action!

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Why traditional approaches don’t help you create a peaceful relationship with food
• How to ask better questions - and get better information about what you need to do next
• How to step outside of deprivation thinking and diet mentality - even if you have a long relationship with these approaches
• How as little as five minutes a day can begin to change your relationship with food

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at  https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-ask-the-right-questions-tmohp-015/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
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📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
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💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

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How do you stop emotional eating when you’re busy? How do you make changes when you don’t feel like you have the time? When it feels like you’re overeating because life feels out of control?

In this episode, I’m covering how to address emotional eating when you’re busy, including simple things you really can do, that definitely make a difference.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Spoiler alert - you can tackle emotional eating when you’re busy - without a major life overhaul
• Simple things that even really busy women can do that will help you interrupt and even stop overeating and emotional eating patterns
• Why you should change the way you create to-do lists (and how to do it)
• Why and when you might not be eating enough

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at  https://toomuchonherplate.com/can-you-stop-emotional-eating-when-youre-busy-tmohp-014/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
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Do you ever feel frustrated because you know the reasons that you’re overeating, but the knowledge doesn’t seem to make a difference?

You’re not alone.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• The four mistakes that smart, busy women make after learning about their Hidden Hungers that lead to a lack of results or effectiveness
• How your thoughts and beliefs can sabotage you after you’ve identified your HIdden Hungers
• The difference between knowing your Hidden Hungers and giving yourself full permission to acknowledge them
• Where you might be lacking permission and how to start giving it to yourself

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at  https://toomuchonherplate.com/take-your-power-back-from-hidden-hungers-instead-of-overeating-tmohp-013/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
Rate and review here → https://apple.co/3i2L8CH

Do you have a lot of rules about food and eating and weight taking up space in your brain? Are you sometimes both exhausted by them and scared to give them up?

In this episode I’m shining a light on diet mentality and food rules - what they are, and why we react to them as we do. I’m also covering some ideas you can use to begin creating new thoughts and behaviors and habits that will help you break free from diet mentality and deprivation thinking and that will help you step back into your power.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Reasons diet mentality is so seductive
• Clues to recognizing diet mentality and deprivation thinking
• The difference between food rules and policies
• Why focusing on food is never the best first step (and the first step I recommend)
• A pep talk for your brain when you start to slide into diet mentality and deprivation thinking

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at  https://toomuchonherplate.com/stop-emotional-eating-new-game-new-rules-tmohp-012/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
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When you find perfectionism hiding in your blind spot, it opens the door for the possibility of real change. And that is exactly what this episode is about.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• How and why perfectionism causes emotional eating
• How cycles of “starting over” are fueled by perfectionism - and how to break the cycle
• How perfectionism can sabotage attempts to end emotional eating and peace with food
• 3 steps to keep perfectionism from sabotaging your eating and your relationship with food

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at  https://toomuchonherplate.com/is-perfectionism-secretly-triggering-your-emotional-eating-tmohp-011/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
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Let's talk vicious cycles with overeating and emotional eating - and what to do about them. You can break patterns of endlessly falling off track and "starting over" each time your eating doesn't go the way you'd hoped. You can also let go of the guilt and shame and the other emotional baggage that's often a part of these overeating cycles. I have a number of "what if" questions for you in today's episode that just might change your whole approach.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• How to move out of cycles with shame, guilt, and self-blame
• Why self-blame is a dead end
• Going left instead of right
• New ways to respond when you fall off track or feel like you’ve “blown it” (you haven’t)

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at  https://toomuchonherplate.com/shame-blowing-it-and-starting-over-tmohp-010/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
Rate and review here → https://apple.co/3i2L8CH

When’s the last time you felt really, truly nourished - like your tank was full, and your spirit had been fed? If your goal today was to take care of yourself in that way, would you know how to do it?

This episode of the podcast is not a list of things like bubble baths and long walks. Instead, I’m covering the process of creating new ways of thinking and approaching self-care - so you can rewire your mindset to make it more a part of your life.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• How to start strengthening your self-care muscle
• Why this matters
• What to do if you’re not even sure where to start taking better care of yourself

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at  https://toomuchonherplate.com/strengthening-your-self-care-muscle-tmohp-009/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
Rate and review here → https://apple.co/3i2L8CH

If you’re a stress eater, you’ve probably felt frustration at what a difficult habit this can be to change. 

In this episode, I’ve got some strategies to share that you can use to shift patterns of stress eating, and also to shift the power away from food in those challenge situations. You can even download a handy cheat sheet with all the strategies I share in the episode. You’ll find the link below.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Why stress eating presents particular challenges
• The importance of compassion when tackling stress eating
• The first thing to address if you’re not already doing it
• Do-able strategies that have nothing to do with food but everything to do with ending stress eating

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at  https://toomuchonherplate.com/how-to-change-stress-eating-habits-tmohp-008/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
Rate and review here → https://apple.co/3i2L8CH

Knowing the value of something and then being able to implement it can be two very different things. This is especially true when it comes to making changes with food - and there are so many good reasons for this (that’s a whole season of podcast episodes!).

Let’s talk about upping your transition game and strengthening your pausing muscle - both why it’s important, and how to actually implement this advice.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• How to move from reactive to proactive
• Why constantly “doing” is so seductive (and how it can cause us to be out of touch with ourselves)
• The power of pausing
• How to get better at being present with some concrete small steps

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at  https://toomuchonherplate.com/breaking-automatic-eating-habits-transitions-part-two-tmohp-007/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
Rate and review here → https://apple.co/3i2L8CH

Have you ever wished life came with a pause button? Take a moment and consider - if you had a pause button - would you allow yourself to use it? If you’re someone who wants to change patterns of overeating or emotional eating, it’s worth exploring whether or not you’re using food and eating as your pause button - or if you’re stuck in the pattern of depriving yourself of transitions.

Listen to this episode of the podcast to learn more about why you might be overeating and why some places or times in your life are always more challenging than others. Most importantly, let’s talk about how to handle transitions without overeating.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• The power of transitions, the cost of ignoring them, and how they can help you take your power back from food and overeating
• Recognizing transition points in your day and your life
• Why the end of the day can trigger overeating and emotional eating
• How to handle transitions without overeating

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at  https://toomuchonherplate.com/breaking-automatic-eating-habits-transitions-tmohp-006/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
Rate and review here → https://apple.co/3i2L8CH