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

Welcome to the Emotional Eats Podcast!
You think you've been eating healthy. You're exercising.
You're doing everything the way you've always been told to take care of your body.
So why is your weight still creeping up? Why are your sugar cravings stronger than ever? Why are you exhausted, stressed, emotional, and why you don't feel like yourself anymore?
The truth is, your body has changed. The strategies that worked in your 20s and 30s aren't working or even healthy in midlife.
In this episode, I sit down with board-certified gynecologist and menopause specialist Dr. Christina Enzmann to talk about what's really happening during menopause. Dr. Christina goes beyond hormones and we explore how stress, blood sugar, gut health, cortisol, inflammation, and metabolic health all work together to affect your energy, cravings, mood, and weight.
If you've ever been told your labs are "normal" but you know something doesn't feel right, this conversation is for you. You'll walk away understanding why your body feels different, why the old rules aren't working anymore.
You will learn what you can start focusing on instead.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why the old advice of "eat less and move more" often stops working in midlife
The connection between stress, cortisol, and sugar cravings
How blood sugar and insulin resistance affect weight, energy, and emotional eating
Why gut health and inflammation matter more than most women realize
The impact of overexercising and under-fueling during menopause
Why your lab work can look "normal" even when you don't feel like yourself
Practical ways to support your metabolism and feel more like yourself again
About Dr. Christina
Dr. Christina Enzmann is a board-certified gynecologist, certified menopause practitioner, and functional medicine physician with more than two decades of experience helping women optimize their health. She combines evidence-based medicine with a root-cause approach to hormones, metabolism, gut and vaginal microbiome health, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine. Passionate about empowering women in midlife, Dr. Enzmann helps them understand why they feel the way they do and provides science-based strategies to restore energy, vitality, and long-term health
Connect With Dr. Christina
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/doctorchristinaenzmann/
 
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@MidlifeResetwithDrEnzmann
 
Website:  https://drchristinaenzmann.com/
 
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/DrCEnzmann
 
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/drchristinaenzmann/
 
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.
 
Join the Cool Girl Collective
👉 Click Here to Join:  https://www.skool.com/coolgirlcollective/
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! I'm so glad you're here.
Have you ever noticed that you're rushing through everything in your daily life?
Your mornings are chaotic. Your conversations are rushed and you really aren't listening or you speak too fast. Your workouts are like cardio with weights. Even your vacations.  Cramming events in and rushing to get back to your normal life.
Then, at the end of it all, food becomes the first place you finally slow down.  It becomes your resting place.
In this episode, Kim explores a powerful perspective: what if emotional eating isn't just about food? What if the way you eat is reflecting the pace of your entire life?  Binge eating food can equal bingeing life.
Kim shares why slowing down feels so uncomfortable, how food can become a temporary escape from stress and overwhelm, and why creating more presence in your day may be one of the most important steps toward healing your relationship with food.
In This Episode
• Why the way you do one thing is often the way you do everything
• How a rushed, overwhelmed life can show up in your relationship with food
• Why food often becomes the first place your nervous system finally gets to chill out
• The connection between emotional eating, avoidance, and slowing down
• Simple ways to bring more presence, peace, and intention into your everyday life
Healing emotional eating isn't just about changing what you eat. It's about changing how you experience your life. When you begin slowing down, becoming more present, and creating a life you no longer need to escape from, your relationship with food can begin to change too.
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.

Welcome to the Emotional Eats Podcast!
What if your body isn't fighting you...what if it's protecting you?
If you've been dieting for years, wondering why you can't stay out of the food, this conversation may completely change the way you think about weight loss and your eating.
In this episode, I sit down with naturopathic doctor, Dr. Andrea Maxim, to explore the deeper emotional patterns that can keep women stuck in cycles of dieting, emotional eating, and weight regain. We discuss the concept of "protective weight," how your nervous system and unconscious beliefs influence your relationship with food, and why lasting change requires more than another meal plan or diet.  It's so much deeper and if you're ready, you can feel in control and empowered.
Episode Highlights
What "protective weight" is and why your body may be holding onto weight for reasons that have nothing to do with willpower.
The connection between childhood experiences, limiting beliefs, and emotional eating.
Why so many women feel like they're self-sabotaging and what's really happening beneath the surface.
A simple way to understand emotional eating and why food often becomes our go-to coping strategy.
What "food noise" really means and why it's so mentally exhausting.
How perfectionism, people-pleasing, and poor boundaries contribute to overeating.
Why slowing down and creating a pause before eating can help break automatic food habits.
The difference between dieting for punishment and making choices from a place of self-respect.
How shifting your identity not just your eating habits can create lasting freedom with food.
The journey to lasting weight loss and food freedom isn't just about changing what you eat or dieting. It's about understanding why you turn to food in the first place, healing the beliefs that no longer serve you, and creating a sense of safety in your mind and body.
About Dr. Andrea
Dr. Andrea Maxim is a naturopathic doctor and mindset coach who helps women stop emotional eating and nighttime snacking without another diet. She blends her naturopathic practice with mental-emotional healing, she helps women change the patterns behind the behavior and rebuild a healthier relationship with food. Andrea is big into women's hormones, digestion and releasing protective weight. She's the creator of the 5min Binge Breaker and host of the Vault coaching community. She is the Author of MAXIMized Health, available on Kindle.
Connect With Dr. Andrea
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/themaximmovement/
 
All social media @themaximmovement
 
Website:  https://www.andreamaxim.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.
 
 
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!
You can't understand why you keep getting into the snacks at night so you turn to another diet.  You tun to restriction, food rules, chasing the scale, and quitting when life gets hard. If you've ever wondered why you keep ending up in that cycle, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I'm welcoming back Holly Bertone for a conversation that builds on our first interview about emotional eating. This time, we're exploring what comes next. Once you begin healing your relationship with food, how do you create lasting, sustainable weight loss without falling back into the diet cycle?  The one you have been stuck in for years.
Holly shares her remarkable journey from working for the FBI to becoming an emotional eating and weight loss coach, and explains how her background in pattern analysis helped her develop a completely different way of looking at lasting change.
Together, we talk about why so many women stay stuck, how diet culture has shaped the way we think about our bodies, the role of identity and nervous system regulation, and why real transformation goes far beyond the number on the scale.
Listen to the end because Holly shares that there is a way to quit that won't perpetuate the cycle. 
Check out Holly's first amazing episode on the show:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/116-how-to-rewire-your-brain-to-stop-emotional-eating/id1686639038?i=1000718298992
About Holly Bertone
Holly Bertone is a former FBI Chief of Staff for Counterintelligence, now known as the Emotional Eating Profiler and Coach.
She helps smart, successful women break the patterns of emotional eating, ditch diet culture, and prioritize their health so their high-achievement lifestyle NO LONGER CLASHES with unwanted weight gain.
Holly is the host of the Weight Loss Forensics Podcast. She's spoken on stages at MIT, the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Connect With Holly
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holly.bertone/
 
Substack: https://hollybertone.substack.com/
 
YouTube: https://urlgeni.us/youtube/channel/YTWLFMain 
 
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.

Welcome to the Emotional Eats Podcast!
Have you ever planned to eat just one piece of chocolate, only to find yourself reaching for more? And then finishing the whole chocolate bar?
In this episode, Kim shares a personal story about enjoying one of her favorite treats without guilt, shame, or spiraling into eating 10. 
She explains why sugar cravings are often about not really about the food.  The sugar does light up a part of the brain that makes us happy, but what is happening before is really the key to eating less sugar.  Stress, loneliness, overwhelm, and the brain's reward system can make it feel impossible to stop at just one or two.  Those extra pieces or cookies are just helping you numb out.
In episode 164, you'll learn practical, realistic strategies to enjoy sugar intentionally while supporting your blood sugar, metabolic health, and weight loss goals.  The best part is eating a treat once in a while without feeling like you have to swear off your favorite foods forever.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why sugar cravings are often driven by emotions, not hunger
How dopamine and the brain's reward system influence cravings
A simple step-by-step approach to enjoying a treat without losing control
Why protein and fiber can help stabilize blood sugar before dessert
How slowing down, savoring your food, and giving yourself permission to eat can change your relationship with sugar
Practical tips to stop one treat from turning into a week of overeating
If you've ever felt like sugar has too much control over your life, this episode will help you build a healthier, more peaceful relationship with one intentional choice at a time. 
 
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.
Join the Cool Girl Collective
👉 Click Here to Join:  https://www.skool.com/coolgirlcollective/
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.