Ep. 18 | Emotional Eating, Exposed | Holly Bertone

Former FBI counterintelligence agent turned health coach, Holly Bertone, joins Dr. Kevin Wall to uncover the real reasons diets fail and emotional eating takes hold. From brain science to food triggers, Holly reveals how decades of patterns can be rewired using a 3-step process rooted in neuroplasticity and behavior analysis. Together, they challenge the myths of moderation, intuitive eating, and willpower, offering hope—and real strategies—for anyone stuck in a cycle of guilt and cravings. If you’ve ever struggled with food noise, stress snacking, or late-night ice cream binges, this episode could change everything.

Guest Bio:

Holly Bertone is a certified health coach and the founder of Pink Fortitude, where she helps high-achieving women in midlife overcome emotional and stress eating. Before becoming a health coach, Holly spent over a decade as a counterintelligence analyst for the FBI—skills she now uses to help women uncover and neutralize their subconscious food triggers. A breast cancer and autoimmune disease survivor, Holly brings a unique mix of real-life experience, tactical insight, and neuroplasticity science to help others break free from food obsession and live empowered, healthy lives.

Resources:

Website: https://pinkfortitude.com/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/holly.bertone/

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

Podcast: https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/blog

Connect with Dr. Wall:

Website: https://www.drkevinwall.com

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.kevinwall/

Twitter: ​​https://x.com/drkevinwall

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dr.KevinWall

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