Emotional Eats Podcast: Real conversations about menopause, hormones, emotional eating, and weight loss for women over 40

Welcome to the Emotional Eats Podcast!
What are you waiting for before you really start living?  What are you putting off?
Listen in for the encouragement you need to just move forward and live your life fully.
This episode hit me hard.  As someone who waits too often for the perfect moment and who teaches others to stop waiting, Jim has helped me reframe what it means to live in the moment and on purpose.
James Logan, entrepreneur, endurance athlete, husband, father, and author of Just Keep Tri-ing, shares how a stage 4 terminal cancer diagnosis changed the way he sees life, suffering, faith, fear, and the time we think we have.
We talk about the difference between resilience and complacency, why avoiding discomfort may actually make life harder, and what happens when you stop waiting for the right body, more money, retirement, or life to finally calm down before allowing yourself to live.
Jim also shares what he's learned about finding joy while life is still hard, surrendering what you can't control, and why facing death ultimately taught him how to live.  We are all dying, but what are we doing while we're living?
This is not just a conversation about being terminally ill, but more about how to truly live a purposeful and intentional life…now.
Follow the Emotional Eats Podcast and share this episode with someone who needs the reminder that life isn't something we have to keep waiting for.
About James
James has been battling stage 4 cancer since April 2024. He was given 6 months maybe 2 years to live. Two and a half years later, he is still alive and thriving thanks to faith and fitness! He wrote a book titled  "Just Keep TRI-ING", a number 1 Amazon bestseller in three categories: Cancer, Triathlon and Spiritual Growth! "Just Keep TRI-ING" is also being considered for a 2027 Pulitzer Prize in the memoir genre.
 
James is currently training for the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona Hawaii October 10 2026. He is raising funds for the IRONMAN Foundation; profits from my book go to the foundation until the fundraising goal of $100,000.00 is achieved!  See link below to support James.
 
James believes if you have faith, you have hope; if you have hope, Anything Is Possible! He dedicated the remainder of his life to service and charity.
 
Please share James' story with a friend.
Connect With James J Logan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stage42025/
 
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/jim.logan.462536
 
Support James here:  https://ironmanfoundation.donordrive.com/participants/4148
 
If This Episode Resonated With You
Please follow the Emotional Eats Podcast, download this episode, and share it with a woman in your life who struggles silently with food, body image, binge eating, or emotional eating. These conversations matter.
Connect With Kim:
If you feel like weight loss has become harder with emotional eating, stress, and changing hormones, More Than Weight Loss will help you understand what's really getting in the way and what you can do differently.
https://stan.store/emotionaleatskim/p/get-my-more-than-weightloss-guide-now
Website:  https://wellspringcounselingandhealth.com/
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/emotionaleatskim/
TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@kimemotionaleats
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@emotionaleatskim
 
Want to improve your midlife focus or sleep?  Check out Brain.fm.  This app has help me be more productive, get the best afternoon powernaps and bring down my nervous system….fast.  Get 30 days for free here.
 https://www.brain.fm/kimhyneshealth
 
Get my favorite healthy Hot Chocolate (Organifi Chocolate Gold) here:
https://www.organifishop.com/
Use code:  KIMH for 20 % off
This dark chocolate tumeric tea helps promote relaxation and calm.  It's the perfect substitute for dessert and a great way to help promote sleep.
 
Other links Kim receives commission on some of these products which are used to continue providing free content and produce the Emotional Eats Podcast.
LMNT
http://elementallabs.refr.cc/kimhynes
Disclaimer:  This podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only.  Always consult with your medical practitioner before changing habits.  This podcast is not to take the place of medical or mental health professionals.

If you want to lose weight but emotional eating, cravings, stress, and menopause keep getting in the way, "More Than Weight Loss" will help you understand what your body actually needs without putting you back on another diet.
https://stan.store/emotionaleatskim/p/get-my-more-than-weightloss-guide-now
THIS WEEK'S EPISODE
Food does make you feel better.  We know and there is science behind what it does in the brain.
That may sound strange coming from me because I say all the time that emotional eating isn't really about the food. But if chocolate, chips, peanut butter, ice cream, or whatever you reach for didn't give you something, you probably wouldn't keep going back to it.  Right?
In this solo episode of Emotional Eats Podcast, we're looking at what happens before you reach for food, what you're hoping to get from it, and what's there when the food is gone.
I explain the difference between physical hunger, emotional eating, and simply eating for pleasure. Because enjoying chocolate, birthday cake, or popcorn at the movies doesn't automatically mean you're emotionally eating.
We'll talk about:
• Why emotional eating can feel so urgent and automatic
• The "job" you may be asking food to do
• How shame and guilt keep the emotional eating cycle going
• My emotional receipt exercise to help you understand what you actually needed
I'll also share more of my own story with peanut butter cups, sugar, secret eating, and believing that if I could just control the food, I could solve the problem.
This isn't about taking away your chocolate.
It's about recognizing when you're asking food to give you something it simply can't provide, like rest, connection, boundaries, or resolution to something that's bothering you.
You don't need another diet or another list of foods you can't keep in the house. You need to understand what the food is doing for you.
If this episode helps you understand your emotional eating with a little less shame, please follow Emotional Eats Podcast and share it with a friend who needs this conversation too.
Connect with Kim:
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/emotionaleatskim/
TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionaleatskim
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@emotionaleatskim
Want to improve your midlife focus or sleep?  Check out Brain.fm.  This app has help me be more productive, get the best afternoon powernaps and bring down my nervous system….fast.  Get 30 days for free here.
 https://www.brain.fm/kimhyneshealth
 
Disclaimer:  This podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only.  Always consult with your medical practitioner before changing habits.  This podcast is not to take the place of medical or mental health professionals.
If you enjoyed the episode, share, download and follow.  I would be so grateful.  It helps me reach more women who need to hear this conversation.

You have spent decades trying to change your body, believing that once you did, you'd finally feel better about yourself and somehow, life would feel happier too.
Maybe you've dieted for decades. You've picked apart certain parts of your body. You've compared yourself to other women. And somewhere along the way, you started believing that changing your body would finally change everything.
Anne Poirier is back on the Emotional Eats Podcast after our first powerful conversation in Episode 151. I thought the first was deep, but this time we're going deeper.
What does it actually mean to heal your relationship with your body?
Because healing doesn't necessarily mean looking in the mirror every morning and loving everything you see. It may mean learning to trust your body again, quieting the voice that constantly criticizes it, and taking care of yourself without punishment, perfectionism, or another diet.
Anne and I also talk about something I know can feel complicated. What if you want to stop dieting, but you still want your body to change? Can those two things exist at the same time?
In this conversation, we talk about:
What healing your relationship with your body actually looks like in everyday life
How decades of dieting can disconnect you from your body and its signals
Why the inner critic can be so hard to quiet
Wanting your body to change without going back to dieting and punishment
How social media, GLP-1s, AI, and our changing culture are affecting body image
Moving your body from a place of joy instead of trying to earn food or change your size
If you've spent years telling yourself, "I'll feel better when I lose the weight," this conversation may give you a very different way to think about your body, your health, and what it means to finally stop waiting to live your life.
Make sure you go back and listen to Anne's first interview. Episode 151
 
About Anne Poirier
Anne Poirier is a nationally recognized body image expert, certified intuitive eating counselor, and author of The Body Joyful: My Journey from Self-Loathing to Self-Acceptance. And, out Fall of 2026 the 2nd Edition of The Body Joyful; Beyond Self acceptance- The path to living a life of peace, presence and purpose. With a degree in Exercise Science and over 30 years in health and wellness, Anne has turned her own recovery from eating disorders and body shame into a mission to help others find freedom and peace with food, movement, and themselves.

Anne has become a leading voice in the body neutrality movement, helping people find peace with food, movement, and themselves. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Women's Health, Shape, and NPR.
Connect With Anne
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anne.poirier.author/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annepoirier11author/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-poirier-72b66344/
Website:  https://shapingperspectives.com/
 
Get Anne's book HERE:  https://www.amazon.com/Body-Joyful-2nd-Self-Acceptance-Presence-ebook/dp/B0HHL8G9PD/ref=sr_1_1?
 
Connect with Kim:
Emotional Eats Podcast: Emotional Eats Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emotional-eats-podcast-end-emotional-eating-weight/id1686639038
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emotionaleatskim/
TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionaleatskim
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@emotionaleatskim
Want to improve your midlife focus or sleep?  Check out Brain.fm.  This app has help me be more productive, get the best afternoon powernaps and bring down my nervous system….fast.  Get 30 days for free here.
 https://www.brain.fm/kimhyneshealth
 
Disclaimer:  This podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only.  Always consult with your medical practitioner before changing habits.  This podcast is not to take the place of medical or mental health professionals.
If you enjoyed the episode, share, download and follow.  I would be so grateful.  It helps me reach more women who need to hear this conversation.

Welcome to the Emotional Eats Podcast!
Paige Gordon lived with bulimia nervosa for over two decades. She went through residential treatment, inpatient treatment, therapy, and nutritional counseling, yet continued to struggle.
What made her experience especially difficult was being given explanations for her eating disorder that never seemed to fit. Paige didn't relate to an obsession with thinness, and she didn't feel that emotional eating explained what was happening either. Instead, she describes an intense drive toward food and constant food noise that felt biological.
Eventually, her own recovery experience led her to start asking a different question: What was actually happening in her brain and body?
Today, Paige is an author, advocate, speaker, and member of the Board of Directors of the National Eating Disorders Association. She has become deeply involved in eating disorder research and advocacy, with a particular interest in genetics, brain reward pathways, hunger and satiety signaling, and the potential role of GLP-1 pathways.
In this conversation, Paige shares:
• Why eating disorders may have very different underlying causes from one person to another
• What food noise felt like for her and why it was different from hunger
• How genetics, trauma, environment, and reward circuitry may influence eating behavior
• Her personal experience with GLP-1 medication and why she believes much more research is needed
• Why lived experience needs a bigger voice in eating disorder research
• Why women struggling with food deserve curiosity and compassion instead of comparison and shame
We also talk about how easily eating disorders can remain hidden, the difference between disordered eating and a diagnosed eating disorder, and why Paige believes treatment needs to become much more individualized.
Paige's upcoming memoir, Searching for Full, tells the story of her eating disorder, recovery, and search for answers. One hundred percent of her royalties will go back into eating disorder research.
This is a fascinating conversation about how much we still have to learn about the brain, eating behavior, and why the same answers may not work for every woman.
About Paige Gordon
Paige Gordon is an eating disorder recovery advocate, speaker, and author of Searching for Full. After living with bulimia for 22 years, she began questioning the long-held belief that our relationship with food is simply a matter of willpower. Today, she combines her lived experience with emerging research in neuroscience and biology to help people better understand food noise, emotional eating, and the complex factors that shape our relationship with food.
As a member of the Board of Directors of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), Paige collaborates with researchers, clinicians, and advocacy organizations to advance a more biologically informed understanding of eating disorders. Her work encourages people to replace shame with curiosity and empowers them to approach food, body image, and healing with greater compassion and understanding.
Connect With Paige
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paigegordonauthor/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigegordon/
Website: https://paigegordonauthor.com/
If This Episode Resonated With You
Please follow the Emotional Eats Podcast, download this episode, and share it with a woman in your life who struggles silently with food, body image, binge eating, or emotional eating. These conversations matter.
And if you're looking for ongoing support and connection, make sure to check out the Cool Girl Collective, Kim's community for women over 40 navigating emotional eating, menopause, hormones, cravings, and learning how to nourish their whole lives.
Connect with Kim:
Website:  https://wellspringcounselingandhealth.com/
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kimhynesmidlife/
TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@kimhynesmidlife
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@Kimhynesmidlife
Want to improve your midlife focus or sleep?  Check out Brain.fm.  This app has help me be more productive, get the best afternoon powernaps and bring down my nervous system….fast.  Get 30 days for free here.
 https://www.brain.fm/kimhyneshealth
 
Get my favorite healthy Hot Chocolate (Organifi Chocolate Gold) here:
https://www.organifishop.com/
Use code:  KIMH for 20 % off
This dark chocolate tumeric tea helps promote relaxation and calm.  It's the perfect substitute for dessert and a great way to help promote sleep.
 
Other links Kim receives commission on some of these products which are used to continue providing free content and produce the Emotional Eats Podcast.
LMNT
http://elementallabs.refr.cc/kimhynes
Disclaimer:  This podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only.  Always consult with your medical practitioner before changing habits.  This podcast is not to take the place of medical or mental health professionals.

Welcome to the Emotional Eats Podcast!
Peptides are everywhere right now. GLP-1s, BPC-157, growth hormone-releasing peptides, copper peptides. But what exactly are they, and where do they fit into your health as a woman in midlife? 
Is it real or a new trend?
In this episode, I sit down with Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and peptide-trained practitioner Bria Gadd for a conversation that helped me understand this rapidly growing area of women's health in a completely different way.
Bria breaks down what peptides actually are, why women over 40 are becoming so interested in them, and the potential roles they may play in metabolic health, recovery, muscle, gut health, skin, hair, weight loss, and healthy aging.
But this conversation isn't about chasing the newest quick fix.
Bria explains why nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management, metabolic health, and hormone optimization need to come first. We also talk about GLP-1s and food noise, testing before using peptides, cycling, potential risks, sourcing, and why buying peptides from questionable sources can be a very different thing from working with a qualified practitioner and compounding pharmacy.
This is one of my favorite points from Bria. Think of your health like a cake. Your foundations are the cake. Hormone optimization is the icing. Peptides and other biohacking tools are the sprinkles.
You have to bake the cake first.
In this episode, we talk about:
What peptides are and how they work in the body
Why peptides are getting so much attention from midlife women
The health foundations Bria wants in place before considering peptides
GLP-1s, metabolic health, insulin resistance, food noise, and weight loss
BPC-157, growth hormone-releasing peptides, and GHK-Cu copper peptides
Why testing and hormone optimization can matter before starting peptide therapy
Safety, cycling, sourcing, compounding pharmacies, and the peptide gray market
Why peptides may be a powerful tool for some women, but aren't meant to replace the work you're already doing for your health
If you've been hearing about peptides and wondering whether they're something you should explore, this episode will help you understand the conversation, know what questions to ask, and make a more informed decision about what may be right for you.
About Bria Gadd
Bria Gadd is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner, holistic health coach, and certified personal trainer, who specializes in female hormones, helping women with weight release and energy gain in pre and post menopause, and finding clarity in hormonal chaos.
 
After helping thousands of women lose weight in their 20's and 30's, Bria recognized a difficult shift in women's ability to get results in their body during their perimenopause years. With more than 15 years of experience in the fitness and nutrition industry, Bria created a proven strategy to dramatically improve the challenges women are experiencing in weight release and energy.
 
Her podcast The Period Whisperer is a top 1% wellness podcast in the world with an instagram following of over 19,000. Bria has been featured in Fox News, Women's Health and top women's podcasts such as The MidLife Makeover Show to name a few.
Connect With Bria
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/bria_period_whisperer/
 
TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@briagadd
 
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/bria.gadd/
 
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bria-gadd/?skipRedirect=true
 
Website:  https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
 
Podcast:  https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast
 
If This Episode Resonated With You
Please follow the Emotional Eats Podcast, download this episode, and share it with a woman in your life who struggles silently with food, body image, binge eating, or emotional eating. These conversations matter.
And if you're looking for ongoing support and connection, make sure to check out the Cool Girl Collective, Kim's community for women over 40 navigating emotional eating, menopause, hormones, cravings, and learning how to nourish their whole lives.
Website:  https://wellspringcounselingandhealth.com/
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kimhynesmidlife/
TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@kimhynesmidlife
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@Kimhynesmidlife
Want to improve your midlife focus or sleep?  Check out Brain.fm.  This app has help me be more productive, get the best afternoon powernaps and bring down my nervous system….fast.  Get 30 days for free here.
 https://www.brain.fm/kimhyneshealth
 
Get my favorite healthy Hot Chocolate (Organifi Chocolate Gold) here:
https://www.organifishop.com/
Use code:  KIMH for 20 % off
This dark chocolate tumeric tea helps promote relaxation and calm.  It's the perfect substitute for dessert and a great way to help promote sleep.
 
Other links Kim receives commission on some of these products which are used to continue providing free content and produce the Emotional Eats Podcast.
LMNT
http://elementallabs.refr.cc/kimhynes
Disclaimer:  This podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only.  Always consult with your medical practitioner before changing habits.  This podcast is not to take the place of medical or mental health professionals.