Breaking Free from Food Addiction: How Real Recovery Helps Women Find Peace with Eating|337

Ever find yourself standing in the kitchen, eating straight from the container, wondering, "Why am I doing this… again?"

Same.

In this episode, I sit down with Paige Alexander to talk about the thing most women don't want to say out loud but think about daily: our complicated, exhausting relationship with food.

Paige is a nurse, wellness coach, co-host of the Real Food Recovery podcast, and bestselling author of Real Food Recovery: If Food Isn't the Answer, What Is the Question? And she does not tiptoe around this conversation.

We're talking:

• why willpower keeps failing you (and why that's not a character flaw)

• what food addiction actually looks like in real life

• why ultra-processed foods hijack your brain

• and how recovery isn't about "trying harder", it's about giving your brain what it actually needs

This episode is part science, part truth-telling, part "oh wow… that's me."

Grab your coffee. You might want a notebook for this one.

What We Cover

• Why food addiction is different from other addictions (and harder to quit)

• The real reason you eat when you're bored, stressed, or overwhelmed

• Why willpower is a terrible long-term strategy

• Paige's "Tree of Life" approach to recovery: food, movement, sleep, and spirituality (no, not the preachy kind)

• How planning the night before saves you from afternoon meltdowns

• What impulse control actually looks like in real life

• How recovery is a series of small edits, not a dramatic overhaul

Resources Mentioned

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/fitgirlmagic
Tik Tok @kimbarnesjefferson
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimjeffersoncoach/

Free Resources: https://www.fitgirlmagic.com/freeresources_podcast

FREE Masterclass -- Why January Diets Fail https://kimbarnesjefferson.lpages.co/january-masterclass_podcast
12 week strength training program –Strong by Spring
https://kimbarnesjefferson.lpages.co/strong-by-spring

Website: http://www.kimbarnesjefferson.com

Sugar Salt Fat https://amzn.to/48nfqbi

What Women Need to Know About Alzheimer's https://fitgirlmagic.libsyn.com/-what-women-need-to-know-about-alzheimers204-0

Real Food Recovery: If Food Isn't the Answer, What Is the Question? by Paige Alexander https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1P5T2D7

Paige's Blog https://foodfitnessbypaige.blogspot.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoob3V7-tEfdSz1B34cnJ4Q
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realfoodrecovery
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091698670987
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/realfoodrecovery4u/

👂 Who This Episode Is For

If you've ever said:

• "I know what to do, I just can't seem to do it"

• "I'm not addicted, I just eat when I'm stressed"

• "Why does food take up so much mental space?"

This episode is for you.

Listen in, then tell me what part hit a little too close to home.