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Too Much on Her Plate with Dr. Melissa McCreery: Emotional Eating Help for Smart, High-Achieving Women
Dr. Melissa McCreery, Psychologist & Emotional Eating Coach for Smart, Busy Women
Tired of feeling out of control around food - even though you’re successful everywhere else? Too Much on Her Plate is the podcast for high-achieving women who are done with diets, shame, and trying to “just be more disciplined.” If you struggle with emotional eating, stress eating, or overeating at night, this is your space to finally identify how to break the cycle. Hosted by psychologist and emotional eating expert Dr. Melissa McCreery, each episode offers practical strategies, mindset shi ...
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You make great choices all day. You stick to your plan. You avoid the breakroom snacks. But when the evening hits, all bets are off. You sit down, the TV goes on, and the snacks come out. If you keep blowing it at night and wondering what’s wrong with you, this episode is for you. Dr. Melissa McCreery shares what’s really happening when nighttime e…
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Is it really about willpower? Or is your body trying to tell you something? In this powerful conversation, Stephanie Mara Fox shares how somatic eating helps you decode your cravings, make peace with food, and heal from binge and emotional eating. You’ll learn why your nervous system matters more than discipline—and what to do when nothing else has…
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Mindlessly snacking through Zoom calls? You’re not alone. In this week’s episode, I answer a listener’s question about why it’s so easy to graze through meetings without even tasting the food - and what to do instead. You’ll learn how to stop blaming yourself, recognize what your brain is actually trying to accomplish, and try simple tools to shift…
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You walk in the door after work—not hungry, but somehow you end up in the fridge. If this after-work grazing habit feels all too familiar, this episode is for you. I'm answering a listener’s question that gets to the heart of why we eat when we don’t really need food—and how to shift the pattern without relying on willpower or guilt. In this episod…
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Overdrinking and emotional eating often go hand-in-hand, but rarely do we talk openly about alcohol as a coping mechanism—especially for high-achieving women. In this episode, Dr. Sherry Price joins me to discuss how she broke free from a wine habit that no longer served her, the emotional parallels between food and alcohol, and why abstinence isn'…
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If you’ve ever felt stuck in a loop of nighttime overeating or bingeing, this episode might help you direct your efforts at change in more effective directions. I’m not talking about willpower. I’m not shaming food (or hunger). I am talking about what your real needs might be in that moment, and how to stop solving the wrong problem. You’ll learn: …
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In this episode, I’m sharing five things every smart woman needs to know about emotional eating. If food still feels like a struggle even though you’ve tried all the things, a better understanding of emotional eating might help you understand why. I’ll explain why emotional eating isn’t always obvious, how it shows up in ways you might miss, and wh…
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If you've ever said "I'll start over Monday," only to end up back in the same old loop, this episode is for you. Too many smart, high-achieving women are stuck in a cycle that goes something like this: try hard, lose steam, get off track, blame yourself, and start again - harder this time. It's exhausting. And it's not working. In this episode, I c…
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If you’ve ever found yourself eating on autopilot, not tasting your food, or wondering how you got from “just a bite” to the bottom of the bag, you’re not alone. And you’re not broken. What’s likely happening is something I see all the time - you’re simply not with yourself in those moments. And when you’re not present, something else takes over. H…
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If you've ever found yourself reaching for food when you're stressed, overwhelmed, or just plain exhausted, it might be time to explore a powerful but often overlooked tool for lasting change: self-compassion. In this episode, you’ll hear why self-compassion is a game-changer when it comes to ending overeating and emotional eating. If the voice in …
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I’m diving into what I call the “overeating boomerang”—a hidden mindset trap that keeps smart, capable women swinging between trying to be superhuman and using food to numb out. You’ll hear the real-life experiences (with names changed for privacy) of women inside my coaching program who realized they were stuck in this pattern, and how we began sh…
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173: Feeling Stuck? How to Recognize Real Progress with Overeating, Emotional Eating, and Food Freedom
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If you're trying to stop emotional eating, overeating, or binge eating—but feel like nothing is changing—this episode is essential. The truth? Most women miss the real signs that they’re making progress with ending emotional eating and overeating because they’re looking in the wrong place. And if you don’t see your results, you can’t build on them.…
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Lisa knew exactly how she wanted to eat. She’d researched, made a plan, and was fully committed—until real life got in the way. Vacations, stress, and long days at work would throw her off track every time. If you’ve ever wondered why you can’t stick with a healthy eating plan (even one you like), this episode will show you what’s really going on—a…
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Tune in to hear how small, sustainable actions can create lasting change and why waiting for the “perfect time” is a trap. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why postponing your happiness contributes to overeating and emotional eating The Hidden Hungers that drive cravings and how to address them The all-or-nothing mindset that keeps high-achievers…
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In this episode, I’m covering mindset shifts, hidden roadblocks, and powerful tools that can help you break free from deprivation thinking and finally cure your overeating habits. You’ll learn why self-compassion and the right support system are essential, what you need to know about blind spots that can keep you stuck, and what you can do to rewir…
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In part two of How to Lose Your Stress Eating Habit, we shift from why traditional approaches fail to what actually works. Last episode, I explained why the advice most of us have heard about how to control stress eating keeps you stuck in an exhausting cycle. Today, I want to introduce you to my signature framework—the approach my clients use to c…
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Are you tired of trying to control your stress eating, only to end up stuck in the same cycle? In this episode, I explain why the most common advice about stress eating—like trying to distract yourself, exercising more discipline, or simply saying no—doesn’t work. More importantly, you’ll learn why it's not your fault that these approaches have fai…
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Comfort eating is showing up big-time these days. Of course, in the long run, comfort eating ISN'T comforting. The key to breaking the cycle lies in discomfort - but not the kind of making yourself uncomfortable or taking on difficult challenges that diet mentality may have taught you is necessary. In this greatest hits episode, I explore how stepp…
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Why do you overeat? What can you do instead of depriving yourself? In this greatest hits episode, I'm diving into four powerful questions that can shift your entire approach to food and emotional eating. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of willpower, deprivation, and frustration, these questions will help you break free and create real, lasti…
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Creating freedom from overeating doesn’t require a major life overhaul or a series of giant, hard-to-take steps, even if your brain has been telling you this is what’s necessary. Tune in to today’s episode to learn more. What you’ll learn in this episode: Understanding your brain’s drama The power of small steps Practical small steps for change How…
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How do you reset, instead of overeating when life feels out of control or stressful? How do you focus on what you can control or what’s good for you when you feel overwhelmed - instead of heading straight for the chocolate? This episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast is designed to help. In this episode: Mindset Reset: Focusing on What You Ca…
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You may know about eating on autopilot or mindless overeating, but you probably don’t realize you’re doing something else mindlessly that leaves you more likely to overeat. It’s probably making changing your eating habits more challenging too. It’s almost impossible to break emotional eating and overeating habits without addressing your mindset and…
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There are huge advantages to seeing perfectionism as the unattainable set of expectations that it is - especially if you want to break overeating habits or emotional eating patterns, so let’s tackle the first step toward breaking the cycle of overeating and perfectionism. In this episode: The links between perfectionism and overeating Why you’ll pr…
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In this episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast, I’m sharing the journey of “Marie” (not her real name), a smart, successful professional woman who struggled with overeating, stress eating, and feeling like food was controlling her (sound familiar?). Marie’s story is a perfect example of how deeply ingrained deprivation thinking and diet cultu…
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160: How to Create a Clear Vision for Overcoming Emotional Eating and Living the Life You Want
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Whether you’re tired of struggling or ready for a fresh approach to your relationship with food, this episode will guide you toward creating a roadmap that sets you up for lasting success. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why having a clear vision of success is essential to overcoming emotional eating. The common pitfalls of focusing only on outc…
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This episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast is about how to get emotional eating help (and overeating help) that is actually helpful. Join me while I share my thoughts on why it’s important to be clear on the kind of help and support that will meet your needs and be helpful to you - and how to let go of the “help” that isn’t helpful at all. W…
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This week’s episode is an important one - especially this time of year when there’s so much hype about goals and resolutions. What do you do when your confidence is gone and how do you banish all the diet messages and learn to trust yourself with food, with eating, and with hunger? In this episode: You’re not alone if you’re tired of all the health…
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There’s so much messaging out there about weight loss and overeating. It’s so constant, and our exposure to it starts so early, that it’s easy to forget that the themes and refrains aren’t necessarily truths or helpful and that the messaging doesn’t address the complete overeating puzzle. Marketing from the weight loss industry promotes quick fixes…
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In this episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast, you’ll learn about the role mindset plays in reinforcing or breaking patterns of being triggered to overeat. I’ll introduce you to the concept of a mindset reset, and show you a daily practice that you can use to rewire your brain and break patterns of being triggered. In this episode: What a tr…
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This podcast episode is about a set of beliefs that might be floating around in your head and not only making it harder to change your eating - it’s likely contributing to overeating and emotional eating. We live in a culture that teaches you to blame yourself for your relationship with food - while at the same time encouraging you to use food as a…
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Want to see more progress, reduce self-sabotage, and spend less time thinking and focusing on what to eat? Check out this podcast episode. It’ll make a difference. In this episode: Deprivation thinking and why it doesn’t work Pink elephants Your inner rebel Momentum, motivation, and energy Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well…
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How do you stop eating on autopilot? How do you break patterns of mindless eating (when you’re - quite literally - eating mindlessly)? What’s one skill that you definitely need if you want to stop overeating or numbing out with food? These questions are answered in today’s episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast. In this episode: How you may h…
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How can you be so smart and successful in multiple areas of your life and be going in circles with overeating and your weight? Why is it that you know how to solve so many problems, but every Monday you’re facing down the same old personal challenges with stress, or overwhelm, overeating, and the scale? It’s not just you. In what’s probably a famil…
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As a high achiever who solves problems, your ability to jump into action is probably a strength, but it doesn’t serve you as well when you want to stop emotional eating or overeating. In this episode, I’ll explain why this is, how doing and taking action to stop overeating might be keeping you stuck in the same vicious cycle, and I’ll share a tip a…
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If you feel like you keep letting yourself down by overeating; if you don’t have confidence that you’ll follow through on your next plan to change your eating habits; or if you don’t trust yourself to ever make changes with emotional eating or overeating, then this episode is for you. In this episode: The relationship between lost confidence, “flak…
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In this Q&A episode, I’m answering the question a listener submitted in my free Facebook group: “What if feeling my feelings is too uncomfortable? I know I’m an emotional eater, but I don’t want to feel my feelings, so how do I stop overeating?” In this episode: Myths about being uncomfortable Perfectionism, numbing, overdoing, and overeating - and…
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148: The Power of Slowing Down: How Taking Your Time Can Transform Your Relationship with Food
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In this episode, I’m exploring the power and transformation that happens when you slow down to overcome overeating and emotional eating. Your brain and your impatience want change to happen fast, but you might be surprised that slow is not only better but sometimes quicker. In this episode: The power of reflection Slowing down for better results (a…
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This episode is about why small steps are the answer to breaking emotional eating habits, why they are so hard to take, and why your plan to end overeating cycles should focus on building consistency with do-able steps instead of big, dramatic lifestyle changes or diets (which we know don’t work). I polled my clients about how small steps have had …
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In this episode I’m breaking down specific ways that perfectionism keeps you caught in overeating and emotional patterns and specific ways to break these patterns. In this episode: How perfectionism limits your life Perfectionism kills momentum and motivation Guilt, shame, and perfectionism How perfectionism keeps you from learning what you need to…
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It’s one thing to want to stop overeating or to want to lose weight. It’s another thing to figure out a way to make that happen. In between, it’s easy to get stuck in a pattern of starting food plans that aren’t sustainable, or of being frozen by overwhelm because of the distance between your current situation and your goal. In this episode I want …
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You’re someone who’s used to giving your all - and more. It’s led to a great career and a fair amount of success, but it’s also the cause of stress, overwhelm, and overeating. There’s a reason you curl up with a bag of chips at the end of the day - it’s because you left it all out on the field and didn’t get much for yourself. In situations like th…
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The reality is that you can break patterns of endlessly falling off track and "starting over" each time your eating doesn't go the way you'd hoped. You can also let go of the guilt and shame and the other emotional baggage that's often a part of these overeating cycles. I have a number of "what if" questions for you in today's episode that just mig…
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It's summer, and many of us are in a "do-less-and-relax-more" frame of mind. This week's episode can help. Believe it or not, you can unstick yourself from overeating habits without giving up on your summer vacation vibe. In fact, too many women are expending too much effort, and are still going in circles with overeating and emotional eating and t…
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In this episode you’ll hear a conversation about what it really looks like to develop a healthier relationship with food without dieting through the Missing Peace program. Wendy, a former participant in the program, discusses what it’s like for her one year after finishing Your Missing Peace. We talk about how she overcame the battle of food’s frus…
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Freedom from overeating isn’t just a catchy phrase or a diet in disguise. Freedom is the feeling that most women I talk to are craving. Freedom from feeling haunted by cravings. By sugar. By the scale. Freedom from having four sizes of pants in their closet. Freedom from waking up every morning wondering if it’s going to be a “good day” or a “bad d…
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This episode was originally published as Episode 44. I’m bringing it back because I get SO many questions about how to plan for eating (and not overeating) on vacation. I’m a huge believer in vacations, but you shouldn’t have to take a vacation from your relationship with food. Unfortunately, many smart, busy women feel like they do. The culprit: d…
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In this episode, I’m sharing what I discovered about how I handle (and don’t handle) transitions before and after a vacation, the unnecessary drama and stress I have created in the past, and what I’m experimenting with to take my power back from overwhelm and to break automatic habits that often lead to overeating. In this episode: Why transitions …
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While there’s no magic “how to lose weight without dieting” formula, there are some easy steps that can help you move away from diet mentality and diet behavior. In this episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast, I’m sharing a conversation with a client that helped her make a massive shift that makes overeating less powerful and less of a focus …
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Let’s suppose that you know you’re an emotional eater. You’ve learned about emotional eating. You’ve spent time exploring your feelings. You can clearly see and describe the situations and feelings that trigger you to overeat. And all that insight hasn’t changed your eating habits at all. How do you break out of an emotional eating loop when focusi…
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I propose that we work on cultivating a self-care mindset instead of a long self-care to-do list. In this episode, you’ll also find some self-caring ways to help make true self-care easier and more intuitive. In this episode: Understanding real self-care: the distinction between faux self-care and real self-care. Practical self-care strategies: a r…
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