169: Are You Addicted to Food?

I’m breaking down the truth behind emotional eating and food addiction… and why these labels might be doing more harm than good.

You’ll also get the 8 important questions you need to ask yourself to finally get clarity on whether food addiction is even the issue… or if something deeper is driving those patterns (like stress, control, or old emotional triggers).

If you’ve ever said “I feel out of control around food,” or wondered if you’re actually addicted to food, this episode will change how you see the problem, and more importantly, how you solve it.

Together, we will unpack:

• Why food addiction isn’t what you think, and why the label might be working against you.
• The real difference between stress eating, emotional eating, binge eating, cravings, and food addiction.
• The truth about sugar detoxes and going cold turkey.
• Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn responses - and how each one shows up in your emotional eating habits.
• The 8 questions you can ask yourself to determine if you need help with emotional eating or food addiction.
• How your nervous system uses food to manage emotions and stress.

To get the notes and journal prompts for this episode, DM me on Instagram @holly.bertone with the word NOTES, and I'll send them right over.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ FREE TRAINING - BRAINWASH YOURSELF TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/register-ee-training

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

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