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186: From chasing wellness rabbit holes to becoming naturally thin: Olivia’s Heart Led Eating journey
3 november 2026 · 51 min
Olivia thought she was just “a wellness girly.” But from middle-school crash diets to macros, keto, protein targets, and the infamous bean protocol, food had become something she was constantly trying to control. In this episode, she shares what happened when motherhood, a move to Japan, and an unexpected trip back to the US intensified the food noise…and how she eventually found Heart Led Eating and became naturally thin instead. Lees meer
We discuss...
Olivia’s early restrict-and-overeat cycle
Wellness rabbit holes that promised a fix
Why rigid food rules felt comforting, even when they took over her life
The whip cream moment she realized she couldn’t keep living this way
Her “messy middle” in Heart Led Eating…and why she nearly gave up around week eight
How community and nervous system tools helped her respond differently when things felt hard
What it’s like to eat a burger, keep sourdough in the kitchen, and move on with her day
Her advice for anyone who knows what to do but feels stuck trying to do it
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185: diets make you fat (a raw share)
27 oktober 2026 · 34 min
this episode is a bit different than normal. I'm riffing on why diets make you fat and how to let go of the constant chase for weight loss so you can actually become naturally thin :) Lees meer
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184: From "I just have thick thighs" to losing 20 lbs and becoming naturally thin: Krista's Heart Led Eating transformation
20 oktober 2026 · 41 min
Krista spent years thinking she was basically healed because the big night binges had stopped. She still had food noise, still overate at most meals without fully realizing it, and had mostly accepted that she just carried excess in her legs and assumed that’s just how her body was built. Growing up in a house where someone was always dieting or binging, she used to wish she could be anorexic so she could finally control herself. As a mom of three, the pull to track, volume eat, and “get back on track” after her third baby almost pulled her right back in. In this episode, Krista shares how she became naturally thin, released over 20 pounds without white-knuckling it, and stop treating food and her body like the main project of her life. Lees meer
We discuss:
Growing up in a home where someone was always dieting or bingeing
Restriction, nightly binges, digestion issues, and the long-held belief that she “just had food issues”
Stuck in quasi-recovery for years (not bingeing as badly but still wishing she was thinner)
Learning to read the nuances of her built in calorie calculator
How she lost 20lbs without tracking anything or removing soul foods
Letting go of the all or nothing root cause
Surrendering to the weight her body wants to land at
Raising heart led eating children
Krista’s advice for current student HLE students in the messy middle
How putting food back in order opens new options for life
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183: Hyperspecific signs you’re eating WAYYYY too much
13 oktober 2026 · 32 min
Most people think eating too much only looks like binges, but a lot of overeating is quieter than that. In this episode I’m walking through the hyper-specific signs your body is getting wayyyyy more food than it needs. These signs are part of how you read your built in calorie calculator! Lees meer
I discuss...
7 signs you’re eating too much
Body positivity culture normalizing overeating
Hunger being an amplifier of trapped pain
How you should feel when you stop eating
Digestive issues that are related to overeating
The low grade buffer of grazing all day
Why excess storage gets blamed on thyroid, parasites, mold, or hormones instead of too much food
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182: She became naturally thin and got off her GLP1: Allison’s Heart Led Eating transformation
6 oktober 2026 · 36 min
Imagine binge eating every single day (while on the maximum dose of a GLP-1) weighing yourself multiple times a day, and living with constant food noise and body shame… then titrating off the medication, ditching the scale, maintaining a 25-pound weight loss, and feeling like a completely different person. In this episode, my Heart Led Eating alum Allison shares how a lifetime of family weight policing, extreme restriction, binge-purge cycles, yo-yo dieting, and a nursing background that pushed her further from her body led her to the moment she decided to draw a line in the sand and become naturally thin instead. Lees meer
We discuss:
Growing up in a household where weight and size are constantly talked about
Years of yo-yo dieting, a binge-eating disorder diagnosis, constant food noise
More than a year on a max-dose GLP-1 that still didn’t work
A pregnancy that brought a 70-pound gain and deep despair
The lightning-bolt moment after her mom’s mastectomy, and signing up for Heart Led Eating that same night
The real root causes Allison discovered underneath her food/body struggles
Titrating off the GLP-1, maintaining the 25-pound loss without it, finally ditching the scale, and clothes from 11 years ago fitting loose again
The ONE KEY thing that made the biggest difference in her Heart Led Eating journey
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181: How to grow your nervous system capacity (so you don't need food as a buffer)
29 september 2026 · 23 min
If you keep getting urges to eat when you’re not hungry or past fullness, it’s not a willpower problem. It’s a capacity problem. In this episode I’m breaking down what nervous system capacity actually is, how a small capacity turns into overeating, and how to grow it so you don’t need food to feel safe. Lees meer
I discuss...
What “nervous system capacity” really means
Signs your nervous system capacity is small
How eating dulls sensation and traps unfelt emotion in the body as excess storage
Other buffers besides food
Common myths about how to grow your nervous system capacity
Do all naturally thin people have big nervous system capacities?
How to clear out trapped pain from your body
How to actually grow your nervous system capacity
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180: You’ll never have a bad body image day again after this
22 september 2026 · 26 min
Body positivity culture says you heal body image by loving yourself, detaching from your physical body, and doing more inner work. That’s not what actually ended my bad body image days/body dysmorphia…and it’s not what I see work for my clients. In this episode I’m breaking down the 2 real reasons you don’t like how you look, and how to never have a bad body image day again. Lees meer
I discuss...
Why “just love your body” doesn’t work
The real root causes of body dysmorphia
How excess storage creates body hatred that isn’t a mindset problem
Why wanting to be thin is not disordered
How your nervous system literally changes the way you see your body
What to do when you feel “fat”
How to feel safe in your current body while excess is releasing
Why you don’t have to choose between food freedom and a thin body
My own shift from hating my body to actually feeling at home in it
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179: Brutally honest listener Q+A: bad body image days, exercise, pregnancy, hate comments, personal life updates
15 september 2026 · 46 min
Heart Led Exercise? Naturally thin pregnancies? Bad body images days? The meanest hate comment I’ve gotten? We’re going deeppppp today in this listener Q+A! Lees meer
Questions I answer:
My experience with volume eating and why I hate it
What’s my relationship with exercise?
How to fight bad body image days?
How do you practice holistic health today in a non obsessive way?
Somatic practices specifically as an alternative for the chewing/jaw sensation?
Spaciousness in the body for intuition / god / creative energy
How do you deal with all the hate you get online?
What do I do when urge to eat is overwhelming
What to do when you can’t stop eating once you start, even in physical pain?
How do naturally thin women deal with pregnancy weight gain?
Personal life update: what’s been on your mind/overwhelming you?
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178: Your excess weight will MELT OFF once you're in this nervous system state
8 september 2026 · 19 min
There’s one specific nervous system state that makes losing excess weight soooo much easier. Once you can get your nervous system into this state, it actually makes it hard to gain weight haha. In this episode I’m sharing what it is, why it changes everything about food and appetite, and how to access it even when life feels chaotic. Lees meer
I discuss...
Why trying to lose weight from a place of hating your body keeps you stuck in the yo-yo cycle
What this magical nervous system state actually feels like
How being in this state makes it easy to hear your built-in calorie calculator and removes the need to overeat
Why a sense of safety and abundance naturally lowers appetite and eliminates binge urges
The real meaning of “growing nervous system capacity”
How to feel safe in your current body (even with excess storage) so you stop sabotaging with extremes
The myth of “maintenance mode”
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177: Restriction, binge-purge cycles, hospitalization & going in circles to healing once and for all: Georgia’s Heart Led Eating Transformation
1 september 2026 · 31 min
Sometimes you can do all the “right” things (therapy, eating disorder treatment centers, books, intuitive eating, CBT) and still feel stuck going in circles. In this episode, my Heart Led Eating client Georgia shares how she went from teenage restriction that led to a three-month hospitalization, years of binge-purge cycles, over-exercise, temporary “fixes” that always collapsed, gut destruction after a relapse, and a long stretch of feeling like something deeper was missing… to finally uncovering the nervous-system root and eating like a naturally thin woman with no food noise, seamless excess release, and the ability to just live for the first time in 15 years. Lees meer
We discuss:
How a desire to lose a couple of pounds as a teenager snowballed into massive restriction, hospitalization, over-exercising, fasting, and a multi-year binge-purge cycle
The consuming years of volume eating, four-hour workouts, weekend binge-purge, concussion-forced rest, CBT, and intuitive-eating efforts that still felt like constant hard work
A relapse that destroyed her gut for two years, then carnivore, weight loss that triggered monitoring, more weight gain, tanked thyroid, and increasingly extreme diets
The pivotal realization that it wasn’t an incurable eating disorder but an underlying nervous-system issue preventing natural eating
Finding Heart Led Eating (and the Somatics masterclass) after trying cold plunges, breathwork, and other tools that felt like a full-time job
Why the practical, step-by-step, coaching-supported structure of HLE finally worked where years of therapy and self-research hadn’t
The big “ah ha” around intense desire to lose weight as a dysregulation signal
Tangible shifts after four months: 6–7 kg released, clear separation between dysregulation and hunger, ability to simply be with herself without constant coping, massive mental space, and genuine security that the old cycles are gone
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176: Gut issues: an unpopular way to heal that actually works
25 augustus 2026 · 25 min
I spent years with debilitating gut issues (constipation, bloating, gas, food intolerances etc) and nothing worked (yes, I tried traditional medicine as well as every “holistic” rabbit hole I could go down). In this episode I’m sharing the 2 root causes of chronic gut issues that almost no one talks about, and the unpopular approach that actually resolved mine (and so many of my clients’). Lees meer
I discuss...
My personal history of gut issues and everything I tried that didn’t work
Why disordered eating and gut issues are so tightly linked
How refining your built-in calorie calculator can eliminate a huge amount of gut symptoms
Why chronic nervous system dysregulation shuts down “rest and digest”
The connection between constipation, diarrhea, and the body being in survival mode
How trapped pain and emotions cause food to “land” poorly in the body
How to reverse food sensitivities and intolerances
The simple (but not easy) way to heal
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175: How to get thin WITHOUT obsessive exercise or perfect eating: Kelly’s Heart Led Eating transformation
18 augustus 2026 · 38 min
Imagine living in the same “thin” body you’ve worked so hard for…but without the 20,000-step days, the Apple Watch obsession, the volume-eating salads, or the constant mental math. Imagine dropping every rule, eating peanut butter sandwiches when you feel like it, moving only when it feels good, and still fitting into all the same clothes a year later while having so much more time and energy for your family. In this episode, my Heart Led Eating student Kelly shares exactly how she went from forcefully thin to naturally thin. Lees meer
We discuss...
Growing up in a big Italian family where food = love and celebration, and how being overweight became part of her identity
Using exercise to lose weight and stay thin
All-consuming activity tracking (Apple Watch, 20k+ steps + workouts, never taking real breaks)
Volume eating with lots of vegetables to stay thin
The weekend/vacation overeating cycle that always restarted on Monday
The flu and week in bed that changed her life
Learning to trust her own body, drop the rules, and stop people-pleasing/food-fawning around others
Moving through the “messy middle” with soul foods
How Kelly eats and moves now to stay thin with ease
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174: If you want to be thin…MASTER these 7 niche skills
11 augustus 2026 · 35 min
There are specific mciro skills that naturally thin people have mastered…and most people never get taught them. And it’s NOT 10k steps, or tracking your calories, or hitting a protein goal. In this episode I’m breaking down the exact skills you need if you want to be thin long-term without force or constant willpower. Lees meer
I discuss...
The difference between body hunger and phantom hunger
How to accurately read your built-in calorie calculator, especially the real stopping point
Why you must disconnect eating from regulation so overeating starts to give you the ick
Mastering the skill of leaving things incomplete (ending the all-or-nothing mindset)
Learning satisfaction cues so you can eat rich foods without overdoing it
Feeling the full spectrum of life without using food as a buffer
Feeling safe being seen as your true self once the physical padding is gone
Building a life that feels more exciting than eating
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173: From night eating, Adderall abuse, gut issues, and binge cycles to naturally thin and a body that feels safe: Kathleen’s story
4 augustus 2026 · 38 min
Ooooo this is a deep one. In this raw episode, my Heart Led Eating alumni Kathleen shares how she went from a deep binge restrict cycle, 60 lbs of weight gain, night eating with kitchen locks, debilitating gut issues, and an Adderall addiction…to healing it all and becoming naturally thin. Lees meer
We discuss...
Generational food and body issues
The dark reality of using substances like Adderall to control appetite and weight
Night eating…the shame, the locks on every cabinet, waking up having eaten a jar of peanut butter with no memory of it
Living between extremes: tracking every bite or full-on binging, gaining or losing, never just existing in a normal body
Coming off years of ultra-strict diets (carnivore, keto, etc.) and relearning how to eat normally
How the simple act of eating can feel traumatizing and how nervous system work rewires that
Completely healing her gut issues (zero bloating, zero pain, zero SIBO symptoms) through Heart Led Eating
Weight slowly stabilizing at her smallest in a very long time, with zero fear of uncontrollable gain ever again
Kathleen and I’s Mexico trip: two full weeks of eating out every single meal, desserts, processed food…and feeling completely free and normal
Advice Kathleen would give to any new Heart Led Eaters
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172: Get thin WITHOUT peptides
28 juli 2026 · 29 min
Naturally thin people are already eating like they’re on Ozempic (they literally get the ick from overeating) without ever taking a shot. In this episode I’m breaking down exactly how to get thin without peptides by addressing the real root cause. Lees meer
I discuss...
How peptides make you forcefully thin (and why that is not the same as being naturally thin)
Why naturally thin people already get the “ick” from overeating without any interventions
The real reason most people carry excess storage
Why removing the food buffer without growing nervous system capacity can be dangerous
The consequences of peptides that a lot of people are ignoring
“ozemepic personality”
Can you do Heart Led Eating while taking peptides?
The exact steps to lose weight and become naturally thin without GLPs
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171: Scared you’ll gain weight if you stop tracking your food? Listen to Laura’s Heart Led Eating transformation
21 juli 2026 · 41 min
What if tracking calories to try and manage your weight was actually keeping you stuck? And letting it go didn’t cause chaos, but brought peace, stable weight, better health markers, and a completely different relationship with your body? Today, my Heart Led Eating student, Laura, shares her powerful journey from restriction, pregnancy weight gain, yo-yo cycles, every diet phase (low-fat, low-sugar, high-protein, high-fiber), constant food noise, and fear of losing control...to discovering the root cause and finally trusting her body’s built-in calorie calculator. Lees meer
We discuss...
How scoliosis, societal praise for smallness, and being short wired a deep drive to always be as small as possible
Decades of calorie tracking, packaged foods for “accuracy,” low-fat/no-sugar eras, exercise as pure calorie burn, and the mental exhaustion of constant management
Being scared to stop tracking calories and “lose control”
The root cause of grazing on food all day long
Releasing the obsession with being the smallest
Tangible health wins: normalized cholesterol (first time in 11 years), improving DEXA/bone density scan, better energy (no more afternoon crashes), and stable weight without tracking
Why this isn’t “eat whatever and accept excess weight”
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170: The human body is designed to be THIN
14 juli 2026 · 23 min
You’re not disordered for wanting to be thin. When we live in times of food abundance, the human body’s natural state is thinness. In this episode I’m breaking down why excess storage feels so bad, why your brain actually wants you to be thin in times of abundance, and how to get back to your body’s natural design without force or restriction. Lees meer
I discuss...
Why carrying excess storage feels bad (it’s not about vanity or society beauty standards)
Why it’s not disordered to want to be thin.
The difference between naturally thin and underweight/skinny
How emotional eating traps pain in the body and why we don’t need “survival fat” anymore
How dieting and restricting keeps your brain and body in famine mode
Why so many women secretly want to be thin but are afraid to say it
How nervous system regulation and reconnecting to your built-in calorie calculator make thinness feel inevitable and effortless
How to become naturally thin
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169: Weight falling off while eating pastries for breakfast: Allison’s Heart Led Eating transformation
7 juli 2026 · 42 min
Imagine being able to enjoy your favorite foods (including homemade scones and cookies) while still releasing excess weight…all without tracking a single thing. My Heart Led Eating student Allison shares her full journey: from childhood body confusion in the ’90s diet culture era, through puberty changes, family “Clark butt” comments, black-and-white thinking, multiple diets (Weight Watchers, keto, macros), binge-purge eating disorder behaviors, postpartum restriction while nursing, and diving headfirst into wellness culture... to finally eating like a naturally thin woman. Lees meer
We discuss:
How growing up with skinny motivation, fat phobia, and family dynamics wired early fear and confusion around food
The exhausting swing between being forcefully thin and feeling out of control with “intuitive eating”
Allison’s rock bottom binge moment while breastfeeding
How wellness obsession was just another form of dieting
When you’ve taken all the courses and are still struggling
How Allison lost 12 pounds without losing the muscle she needed through Heart Led Eating
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168: Program your brain to be naturally thin
30 juni 2026 · 27 min
I used to think naturally thin people had special genes that made them skinny and I could never be like them. Turns out their brain relates to food differently…and that’s something we can all create. In this episode I’m breaking down exactly how to rewire your brain so your desire for food finally matches what your body actually needs. Lees meer
I discuss...
The mismatch between your brain’s desire for food and your body’s desire for food
How using food as a nervous system buffer creates strong neurological pathways that keep us stuck in the binge-restrict cycle
The inside-out process to weight loss that actually works
Why forcing yourself to eat less with diets or Ozempic never creates lasting naturally thin energy
How to let old food-regulation pathways die out so you stop fighting urges altogether
Exactly how to program your brain to be naturally thin
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167: The dark side of intuitive eating...
23 juni 2026 · 20 min
I tried intuitive eating, and it was the most out of control I have ever felt around food in my entire life. I was gaining weight, eating in a way that felt like a complete free-for-all, and being told by coaches that this was normal and where my body was supposed to be. It didn't feel true. In this episode I'm breaking down exactly why intuitive eating fails so many women…and what's different about how naturally thin women eat. Lees meer
I discuss...
My personal experience trying intuitive eating and why it made things worse instead of better
Why "eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full" is bad advice
How naturally thin women see hunger and fullness differently
The root cause intuitive eating never addresses
Why naturally thin women are not doing intuitive eating — and what they're actually doing instead
The difference between intuitive eating and body-led eating
Why you can follow intuitive eating perfectly and still gain excess weight
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166: Habits I stole from my naturally thin friends that made the weight MELT off
16 juni 2026 · 32 min
I spent years assuming naturally thin women had something I didn't…better genes, a faster metabolism, some kind of luck they were born with. But when I actually started studying to how they ate, I realized none of that was true. They just had a completely different set of habits. And when I copied those habits, everything changed. In this episode I'm sharing exactly what I stole from them (and none of it involves tracking, restricting, or trying harder) Lees meer
I discuss...
The myth that naturally thin women have special genes or faster metabolisms…and what they actually have instead
The specific hunger signal naturally thin women eat in response to (and why most people have never been taught to find it)
Why filling your stomach to capacity is working against you…and where naturally thin women actually stop
The "best bites first" habit that completely changed how I eat
Why tracking calories and macros is making it harder to hear your body, not easier
How eating in a dysregulated state is sabotaging your digestion and your hunger cues
Why decentralizing food and building a life more exciting than eating is one of the most underrated weight loss strategies out there
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165: She became naturally thin and met the love of her life: Maddy’s Heart Led Eating transformation
9 juni 2026 · 34 min
Imagine healing your relationship with food and your body so deeply that you have to leave the program you joined lol. This is exactly what happened to my Heart Led Eating client, Maddy! She told me last week that she no longer needed to be in the alumni group because she has NOTHING left to heal with food. She’s fully living like a naturally thin woman, and this is the story of how she got here. Lees meer
We discuss…
Growing up thin and placing your identity in that
How controlling and obsessing over food backfires
Orthorexia and going plant based to try and feel in control
Gut issues, missing periods, and health issues
Getting hunger and fullness cues back
What it actually means to “regulate your nervous system”
How healing her relationship with food led to Maddy quitting her job and finding the love of her life
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164: How to become NATURALLY thin (instead of FORCEFULLY thin)
2 juni 2026 · 30 min
There are two ways to be thin: ('ve lived both of them) One feels like white-knuckling every single day…tracking, controlling, obsessing about protein, terrified of what happens the moment you stop. The other feels like nothing. Like you just live your life and your body takes care of itself. In this episode I'm sharing my full personal experience of both sides, what the difference actually looks like on a body, and exactly what needs to happen to make the shift from forcefully thin to naturally thin. Lees meer
I discuss...
What “naturally thin” actually means
How to tell immediately whether someone is naturally thin or forcefully thin just by looking at them
My personal experience of being forcefully thin…the tracking, the diets, the food noise, the missing period, and the exhaustion of doing manually what your body was meant to do automatically
What changed when I got to the same weight naturally, and why it looks and feels completely different
Why trying harder, tracking more accurately, doing a GLP1, or finding a cleaner diet will never get you there
Can anyone become naturally thin? Are there some people that it won’t work for?
The two things that actually have to happen to make the shift from forcefully thin to naturally thin
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163: How SOMATICS cured my eating disorder and changed my life
26 mei 2026 · 24 min
I spent years in therapy talking about my disordered earting. I understood it deeply…where it came from, what triggered it, what kept me stuck, but I stayed exactly the same. It wasn't until I stopped TALKING about it and started FEELING it in my body that everything actually changed. In this episode I'm sharing the full story…including the panic attack on my bathroom floor that was my first real somatic experience, and what happened when I finally let myself feel what I'd been eating over for years. Lees meer
I discuss...
Why talk therapy doesn’t work when it comes to healing your relationship with food
What somatics actually is and how it's different from anything you've tried before
The polar bear video I watched in college that first showed me what real stress release looks like
My first panic attack somatic experience
Why your eating issues are the SOLUTION to your nervous system dysregulation
What it felt like the first time I experienced genuine safety in my body
Why you can understand your patterns completely and still not be able to change them…and what to do instead
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162: Your built-in calorie calculator
19 mei 2026 · 22 min
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Your naturally thin friends don't track macros, count calories, or use a single app…and yet their bodies stay slim. It’s not “skinny genes” or their metabolism. They're listening to something I call their built-in calorie calculator. In this episode I'm breaking down what your built in calorie calculator actually is, why most women can't access it, and what's really standing between you and being able to hear it.
I discuss...
What the built-in calorie calculator is and how it works
Why calorie tracking apps are doing a job your body was already designed to do
The truth about calorie counts and why they're less accurate than you think
Why hunger and fullness aren't an on/off switch….and what naturally thin women are actually responding to
What food noise really is and where it comes from
Why you can eat intuitively and still not lose weight (and what's missing)
The two things that actually need to happen before you can read your body's cues clearly
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161: I broke up with the eating disorder recovery community...
12 mei 2026 · 29 min
Traditional eating disorder therapists made my eating disorder worse. They told me I was “disordered” for wanting to be thing and celebrating overeating in the name of “food freedom”. I fired them all and decided to develop my own method of healing that allowed me to have food freedom AND a body that felt good to me. Here’s the full story. Lees meer
I discuss…
How traditional eating disorder recovery therapists made me worse
What the eating disorder community gets wrong
Why it’s not “disordered” to want to be thin
How to get your period back without gaining weight
How to be thin AND have food freedom
The 2 steps I went through to finally heal WITHOUT giving up my desire to be lean
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160: How to never diet again and be thin for life: Chauntelle’s Heart Led Eating transformation
5 mei 2026 · 33 min
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How many diets, cleanses, programs, and apps have you tried to lose weight? Have any of them worked in the long run? Or did you eventually gain all the weight back and then some? In this episode, my HLE alumni, Chauntelle, shares her personal story of leaving the dieting world behind and permanently healing her relationship with food.
We discuss…
Trying diets and cleanses that never worked long term
Gaining weight during pregnancies
Food scarcity as a child
How Chauntelle got rid of her food noise
How to eat ANY food and still be thin
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159: ADDICTED to food? Here’s exactly how to heal…
28 april 2026 · 19 min
You say you’re “addicted to food”… but what if that’s not actually true? In this episode, I’m breaking down why food addiction isn’t real, and what’s actually going on when you feel out of control around food. Because if you keep believing you’re addicted, you’ll keep trying to “fix” it the wrong way. And that’s exactly what’s keeping you stuck. Lees meer
I discuss…
What you really mean when you say you’re addicted to food
Why food doesn’t behave like a true addictive substance
The truth about “withdrawals” from sugar and why they’re not what you think
What rat studies on sugar addiction actually showed…and what gets left out
Why naturally thin peple aren’t “addicted” to highly palatable foods
The two real drivers behind food feeling addicting
How you can go from feeling addicted to effortlessly leaving food on your plate (yes, even your “trigger foods”)
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158: EXACTLY how to regulate your nervous system so you don't overeat
21 april 2026 · 31 min
You don’t overeat because you’re addicted to food. You overeat because your nervous system is using food as a buffer. In this episode, I’m breaking down the real reason you feel out of control around food (even when you “know better”), and how to actually fix it at the root. If you’ve ever found yourself eating past fullness, blacking out mid-snack, or saying “screw it” after a long day…this will completely reframe everything. Lees meer
I discuss…
Why overeating has nothing to do with willpower (and what’s actually driving it)
Why you still overeat/binge even if you’re not restricting anymore
How chewing, fullness, and food volume literally calm your nervous system
The real reason your emotions seem to disappear while eating…but come back stronger after
Why traditional talk therapy doesn’t work for healing food issues
Why naturally thin people can be dysregulated without overeating
What does it mean to “regulate your nervous system”
Step-by-step how to grow your nervous system capacity
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157: She went from health obsessed and missing her period to eating like a naturally thin woman: Alyssa’s Heart Led Eating transformation
14 april 2026 · 31 min
If you obsess over your health and your food to the point of losing your period and getting stuck in a binge cycle…don’t miss this episode. Alyssa is sharing her story of how she went from binge eating and obsessing to eating like a naturally thin woman through Heart Led Eating. Lees meer
We discuss..
Health anxiety and orthorexia
Obsessing over blood sugar, cholesterol, saturated fat
Tracking and weighing food to try and feel in control
Losing her period
Why overeaters anonymous doesn’t work
Getting stuck in a binge cycle
The messy middle of healing
How Alyssa healed her relationship with food and is on her path to becoming naturally thin
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156: I woke up starving at 3am…here’s what I did
7 april 2026 · 19 min
This episode is a little different than normal…I’m sharing a raw and vulnerable story from my life this week that led to me waking up starving in the middle of the night. I share how naturally thin woman navigate stress without turning to food as a buffer. Lees meer
I discuss…
A personal story from my life this week that led to middle of the night hunger
How I navigate stress and dysregulation without overeating
Appetite vs hunger
What to do when your appetite disappears when you’re stressed
How I regulate my nervous system during stressful conversations
What to do if you wake up hungry in the middle of the night
How to grow your nervous system capacity
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155: She wanted to start Ozempic…but she became a natural eater instead: Kayla’s Heart Led Eating transformation
31 maart 2026 · 29 min
If you’re an intelligent, high achieving woman and you’re confused about why you can’t “figure out” the food and body stuff…this episode is for you! Kayla shares exactly how she went from controlling every part of her exercise and food routine and fighting with her body, to eating like a naturally thin woman where eating is second nature. Lees meer
We discuss…
Gaining the freshman 15
Obsessing over calories, protein and fitness trackers
Volume eating
Cutting out desserts
Kayla’s desire to take Ozempic
Why highly intelligent women often struggle the most with food
Letting go of perfectionism and control
How Kayla healed her relationship with food AND got lean
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154: “Eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re full” is BAD advice
24 maart 2026 · 26 min
Intuitive eating coaches told me to delete My Fitness Pal and just “eat when I was hungry and stop when I was full.” I did that and gained unnecessary weight! In this episode, I explain why this is bad advice if you want to lose weight and and different approach that led to me losing weight without tracking my calories. Lees meer
I discuss…
How deleting MyFitness Pal and listening to hunger and fullness made me gain unnecessary weight
Is it disordered to want to be thin?
Why “eating when you’re hungry and stopping when you’re full” won’t work for losing weight
How naturally thin people perceive hunger and fullness
How your nervous system impacts hunger and fullness
Things that can be confused for hunger
How I got lean without tracking calories
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153: Exactly how I became NATURALLY THIN after 15 years of eating disorders
17 maart 2026 · 24 min
I’m sharing parts of my story today that I’ve never shared before. In this episode, I share exactly how I healed my relationship with food, lost 20 pounds, and become a naturally thin person after a lifetime of disordered eating and feeling out of control with food. Lees meer
I share…
Raw real parts of my journey that I’ve never shared before
My struggles with under eating, overeating, bingeing, restricting, and health obsessions
Why “intuitive eating” didn’t work for me
The “ah ha” moment I had while observing my naturally thin friends
The biggest blocks keeping you from eating like a natural eater
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152: Wellness trends ARE NOT the answer: Erin’s Heart Led Eating journey
10 maart 2026 · 38 min
Eating isn’t meant to be so complicated and you’re meant to live in a body that’s not carrying excess. In today’s episode, Erin is sharing exactly what she did to heal her relationship with food, release excess storage, and land safely in her body through Heart Led Eating. Lees meer
We dive into…
Hoping from wellness trend to wellness trend
Feeling like your body is “broken”
Erin’s full journey of trying to fix her weight and body with diets and health trends
Learning how to feel again
Letting go of food noise
Returning to the way we were intended to eat
How Erin’s lost weight without tracking or forcing anything
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151: FULL but want to keep eating? Exactly what to do…
3 maart 2026 · 26 min
You know that moment when you feel physically full but have a desire to keep eating? You think you’re just “addicted” to food or that you lack willpower, but this isn’t true! In this episode, I’m sharing exactly how to break this habit so you can eat like a naturally lean woman instead. Lees meer
I discuss…
What to do when you feel physically full but want more food
The myth of “food addiction”
Why you don’t need more willpower and what you need instead
How I personally healed from overeating
Why naturally thin people don’t have urges to overeat
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150: How to eat like a woman
24 februari 2026 · 27 min
Most women struggling with food are not under-disciplined…they’re OVER disciplined: aka they are living from a hyper-masculinized state. In today’s episode I’m sharing exactly how you can soften into your feminine energy and eat from a receptive connected place. This one thing completely changed my relationship with food and it will change yours as well! Lees meer
I discuss…
Why women who are living from a hyper-masculine state struggle with food
Signs you’re eating from your masculine energy
How diet and wellness culture force women into their masculine
The root cause of living in a hyper-masculinized state
Why you’re disconnected from your feminine energy
How to eat from your feminine energy
Receiving food vs manipulating food
How your nervous system state impacts your access to feminine energy
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149: Intuitive eating didn’t work but THIS did: Emma’s journey to freedom from 10+ years of food and body struggles
17 februari 2026 · 43 min
You know that cycle of eating “good” all day and losing control at night? Are you obsessed with tracking your calories and steps on fitness tech? Emma has been there AND she now knows how good it feels to be free on the other side. In today’s episode, she shares her powerful journey through food/body struggles to full healing and freedom! Lees meer
We discuss…
The exhausting cycle of restricting during the day and overeating at night
Emma’s 10+ year struggle with food and her body
“Intuitive eating” not working
Wellness tech obsessions
Not wanting physical touch and nervous system hypervigilance
How Emma healed her food issues by doing nervous system work
Shifting out of the personal development and healing work back into real life
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148: The intense reality of life after healing your relationship with food (I need to be honest)
10 februari 2026 · 25 min
There’s something I’ve been meaning to talk about for a while now…the reality of life after healing your relationship with food. In this chit chat episode, I’m sitting down with one of my clients (and now soul sisters) to talk about how intense life got after healing our relationships with food. Lees meer
We discuss…
The messy reality of life after healing your relationship with food
Living without food as a nervous system buffer
Crazy things I’ve seen clients go through after Heart Led Eating
Ely’s personal story post Heart Led Eating
How my life changed after I healed my relationship with food (relationships, career, life, etc)
What it actually looks like to grow your nervous system capacity
How your connection with God/the divine can change when food is in order
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147: The REAL root cause of chronic health/gut issues: How healing her relationship with food and growing her nervous system capacity changed Kristen’s life
3 februari 2026 · 41 min
No one talks about the real root cause of most chronic health issues: your autonomic nervous system! In today’s episode, Kristen shares her powerful story through debilitating health issues, food issues, and weight issues, to becoming a natural eater, learning how to feel safe at a nervous system level, and experiencing the strongest health in her body yet. Lees meer
We dive into…
The connection between chronic health issues and nervous system dysregulation
Growing up with a yo-yo dieting mom
Intermittent fasting, keto, carnivore, AIP diets, and health protocols not working
Kristen’s struggles with adrenal fatigue, IBS, gut issues, fibromyalgia, and more
How healing her relationship with food and growing her nervous system capacity changed her health
Breastfeeding while being inside Heart Led Eating
How her parenting has changed after Heart Led Eating
The life changing power of learning how to feel
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146: From body dysmorphia, orthorexia, and “food freedom” weight gain…to ZERO food noise and a naturally lean body: Lindsay’s Heart Led Eating transformation
27 januari 2026 · 33 min
Living with body dysmorphia is like seeing yourself in a “fun house” mirror everyday, as Lindsay describes it. In this week’s episode, Lindsay shares her raw and vulnerable story through 15 years of food and body chaos, to now having zero food noise and complete freedom. Lees meer
We discuss…
Lindsay’s 15 year journey with disordered eating
The realities of living with chronic body dysmorphia
How intermittent fasting backfires
Trying to heal her relationship with food on her own and gaining excess weight
The rock bottom Lindsay had before joining Heart Led Eating
The specific shifts that allowed Lindsay to heal
How she completely got rid of her food noise
What life is like as a natural eater now
Wisdom for anyone in the messy middle of healing
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145: Bloating, famine brain, my exercise routine, unwanted weight gain, trigger foods, God giving me Heart Led Eating: Listener Q+A
20 januari 2026 · 33 min
Today we’re going all over the map as I answer your questions! If I didn’t get to your question today, message me on Instagram and I’ll be sure to answer it in the next one! Lees meer
Questions I answer…
What is the scarcity mindset in relation to food?
Would Heart Led Eating work for someone who has had BED for 15 years?
The crazy story of how God gave me Heart Led Eating
What does a week of movement/exercise look like for you?
Why do I get so bloated no matter how much or how little I eat?
What if food and exercise are main source of purpose/joy in life?
I’ve allowed lots of trigger foods to be normalized, but now I’ve gained 20 lbs
I’m sometimes not hungry and then when I start eating I’m ravenous. What do I have to do?
What are some affirmations to heal your subconscious beliefs around food?
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144: Becoming naturally thin is a crazy SPIRITUAL journey
13 januari 2026 · 24 min
Whewwww we’re going deep today. I’m talking about the spiritual journey of becoming naturally thin and how healing your relationship with food transforms your entire life. Surrendering to your body’s built in calorie calculator will change your relationship with the divine. Lees meer
I discuss…
The difference between becoming forcefully thin vs naturally thin
The transformation of learning how to surrender to your body
Excess storage on the body is stored pain
How weight loss creates space for emotion to surface
Hunger amplifying emotions
Gluttony
Fasting and spiritual quests
How becoming naturally thin will change every area of your life
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143: STRICT rules naturally thin women follow (4 things you need to do if you want to be permanently lean)
6 januari 2026 · 21 min
I don’t believe in food rules…except for these 4 things. Today I’m sharing 4 strict rules I have around eating that allow me to eat like a naturally thin eater. Lees meer
I discuss…
Rules you’re following with food that you need to let go of
4 specific rules I DO follow with food now
How naturally thin people think of calories
How people pleasing creates overeating
What it means to “eat from regulation”
How I see food waste differently now
Exactly how to become a naturally thin eater and heal your relationship with food
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142: Become naturally thin in 2026 with this EXACT blueprint
30 december 2025 · 23 min
If I woke up tomorrow transplanted back into my body carrying 20 lbs of excess weight and struggling with bingeing and restricting, this is the EXACT roadmap I would use to heal. Today, I’m walking you through the 3 steps you need to take in order to fully heal and land in a lean body that’s not carrying excess storage. Lees meer
I discuss…
The exact roadmap I used to heal from bingeing, restricting, yo-yo dieting, and food noise
How you can become naturally lean and heal your relationship with food at the same time
The 3 steps you need to take to fully heal
The real root causes of your food struggles
How your nervous system impacts your relationship with food
Exactly how to eat like a naturally thin woman
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141: A day in the life of a naturally thin woman
23 december 2025 · 15 min
Naturally thin people don’t have rocket metabolisms or magical genes…they just have a very different relationship with food than you do. In this episode, I’m walking you through exactly how a naturally thin woman navigates food throughout the day, so you can become one yourself! Lees meer
I discuss…
How naturally thin women navigate breakfast
How naturally thin people handle spontaneous food events or treats
The main differences between dieters and natural eaters
The real reason why you still struggle with food
Exactly how to become a naturally thin woman yourself
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140: Stop BINGE eating with these 2 simple steps
16 december 2025 · 21 min
If binge eating has felt like something you will struggle with for the rest of your life, this episode is for you. Today, I’m sharing the two foundational steps that actually changed my relationship with food...and the same process I’ve walked hundreds of women through as they healed from binge eating for good. Lees meer
I discuss…
The only two steps you need to take to stop binge eating
The real root cause of binge eating
How your nervous system impacts binge eating
Exactly how to eat like a naturally lean woman
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139: From binge eating disorder to effortlessly losing more weight than she thought was possible: Tory’s life changing journey through Heart Led Eating
9 december 2025 · 44 min
So many women think they have to choose between food freedom or a lean body. It seems “too good to be true” that you could enjoy all your favorite foods AND effortlessly lose weight at the same time. Tory felt this same way a few months ago, but 12 weeks later, she’s living in that “too good to be true” reality. In this episode, we dive deep into Tory’s journey of healing from binge eating disorder to becoming a natural eater. Lees meer
We discuss…
Tory’s journey through binge eating disorder to full freedom as a natural eater
Healing from binge eating, but then staying in quasi recovery
What God revealed to Tory about her relationship with food
The fine line between gluttony and idolizing your body
Needing to buy a whole new wardrobe after going through HLE
How Tory is effortlessly losing weight AND feeling free with food
Disconnecting eating from nervous system regulation
How Heart Led Eating has impacted Tory’s relationships and friendships
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138: Unique reasons why you keep overeating (that no one’s talking about)
2 december 2025 · 25 min
Today I’m sharing 5 unique reasons why you’re still overeating. Not the bland boring stuff you usually hear (like you have a lack of willpower or you’re not eating enough protein)…but the DEEP REAL reasons why! When I understood these reasons, everything finally “clicked” for me and I was able to take the next step to actually heal my relationship with food for good! Lees meer
I discuss...
How overeating impacts your vagus nerve
The tricky overeating-nervous system loop I see many of my clients stuck in
How crowding your stomach impacts your emotional sensitivity
How chewing impacts your nervous system
What is famine brain?
How emotions feel more intense when we’re hungry
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137: What naturally thin women do differently on holidays
25 november 2025 · 23 min
You know those girls who seem to eat “whatever” and never struggle with their weight? What are they doing differently than you during the holidays? Welllll…I have so much to unpack with you in the episode to answer that question! Listen in to learn exactly how naturally thin women eat during the holiday season so you can become one of them yourself! Lees meer
I discuss…
How “intuitive eating” and “food freedom” advice made my relationship with food even worse during the holidays
The mind blowing things I observed in naturally thin people during holidays
How genetics and your metabolism actually impact your weight
Things naturally thin women DON’T do during the holidays
Things naturally thin women DO do during the holidays
Why you can’t become “naturally thin” until you heal your root cause and re-wire your brain
Exactly how to eat like a naturally thin woman during the holidays
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