Tricia Nelson is an Emotional Eating Expert and the author of Heal Your Hunger: 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now. After losing 50 pounds by addressing the root causes of her emotional eating, she’s spent over 30 years researching addictive patterns and helping thousands break free from the food–emotion loop.

In this raw, real, and incredibly empowering conversation, Tricia shares her powerful insights on emotional eating, how to recognize it in your own life, and how to finally heal. We talk about the safety we seek in food, how childhood coping mechanisms follow us into adulthood, and why diets never actually solve the real issue. Plus, Tricia introduces her PEP Test (Painkiller, Escape, Punishment) to help us recognize what food is doing for us—not just to us.

If you’ve ever struggled with food, shame, or self-sabotage, this episode is full of lightbulb moments and healing pathways. Get ready to feel seen, understood, and empowered to make lasting change.

We talk about:

How emotional eating develops as a coping mechanism
Why safety is such a core emotional driver behind eating
The difference between emotional eating and food addiction
How to reframe your relationship with food, your body, and your self-worth
Daily tools and practices to support emotional balance and food freedom
Why diets don’t work and what to do instead
The importance of community and spiritual connection in healing

Follow Tricia:

Take the Emotional Eating Quiz: https://www.healyourhunger.com/
Tricia's Book: Heal Your Hunger – https://www.healyourhunger.com/book/
Tricia’s TEDx Talk: “Emotional Eating: What You’re Really Hungry For” – https://youtu.be/b9yRmpcXKjY
The Heal Your Hunger Podcast – https://www.healyourhunger.com/podcast/
Follow Tricia on Instagram: https://instagram.com/tricianelson_

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealYourHunger

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