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The Psychology of Eating Podcast

By: Marc David
  • Summary

  • Real people. Real breakthroughs. For more than three decades, Marc David has helped millions discover the true causes of their unwanted eating habits like overeating, binge eating, emotional eating and the inability to lose weight. In this unscripted show, Marc coaches real clients using his unique blend of psychology and nutrition. Whether you want to transform your relationship with food or learn how you can help others, there’s no better place than The Psychology of Eating Podcast, and there’s no better way than hearing the stories of real people.
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Episodes
  • When Weight Loss Doesn’t Alleviate “Weight Worry” – In Session with Marc David
    Mar 20 2024

    When it comes to body weight, most of us are focused on one thing: losing it!

    But many people aren’t prepared for what happens after weight loss.

    Any thoughts we may have about post-weight loss life are pretty dreamy. We imagine we’ll feel uber confident, accomplished, and ready to boldly move forward in life.

    But all too often, that simply isn’t the case.

    For many, the striving and struggle for weight loss ends up getting replaced by an equally unwelcome visitor: WEIGHT WORRY.

    That can look like constant fear that we’ll gain the weight back, or nagging anxieties that we really should lose another few pounds.

    Our food worries continue, and the voices in our head never stop criticizing. We judge our body, we shame ourselves for having body fat, and we belittle ourselves for not having absolute control over food.

    While weight worry might fit into that box called a “1st world problem” – it can nevertheless be pretty debilitating.

    So what do we do when losing weight doesn’t stop us from worrying about weight?

    Tune into this episode to find the answer.

    You’ll hear from guest coaching client, Armine, 51, who has dieted for most of her life – and recently lost weight after a gastric sleeve operation. Armine thought she’d feel happier, but instead is often consumed by intense anxiety that she’ll gain the weight back.

    How can Armine shift into a new relationship with her body, where she’s not constantly worrying and fretting about her weight?

    As Marc David helps Armine see, it’s a question of how she finds peace with herself and her body. Through a powerful new approach focused on personal growth, embodiment, and self-compassion, Armine discovers how to reframe her lifelong struggles with weight – and forge a beautiful new path forward.

    Some of the key episode highlights include:

    ✅ How to send the body the unmistakable message that it’s a safe and welcome place, and why that matters when it comes to weight worry.

    ✅ Using a favorite form of “embodiment” to quiet the mind.

    ✅ Let go of perfection through the power of the Queen archetype.

    ✅ A key breathing technique to shift energy out of the mind and into the body.

    This fascinating session demonstrates that weight loss by itself doesn’t guarantee inner peace and happiness. Freeing ourselves from weight worry ultimately comes down to living in joy – which is a daily practice we devote ourselves to, no matter how we look or what we weigh.

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    Learn more about us at The Institute for the Psychology of Eating: https://psychologyofeating.com/

    Ready to call a ceasefire in your battle with eating, and find peace and freedom with food? Learn more about our newest program, The Emotional Eating Breakthrough! https://learn.psychologyofeating.com/

    Interested in becoming a certified coach in eating psychology? Then tune in to hear Marc talk about our Mind Body Eating Coach Certification Training, and download a copy of our School Catalog: https://psychologyofeating.com/info-kit/ Learn our powerful, cutting-edge approach, and discover how you can create a unique career helping others find peace and freedom with food.

    Follow us on social:

    - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Psychologyofeating

    - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IPEfanpage

    - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingpsychology/

    - Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/eatingpsych

    #weight #weightworry #dieting #yoyodieting #weightlossjourney #selfawareness #personalgrowth #marcdavid #psychologyofeating #foodpsychology #positivepsychology

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    46 mins
  • Harnessing the Power of Conscious Ritual to Overcome Binge Eating – In Session with Marc David
    Mar 6 2024

    Night-time binge eating.

    It’s a pastime that many people struggle with, and can feel truly insurmountable.

    But nightly binge eating doesn’t have to get the best of you.

    The reality is, there’s a clear road to recovering our power and being in control with food – all that’s needed is a deeper understanding of why nighttime binge eating – otherwise known as “nighttime eating syndrome” – happens, and a wise framework for overcoming it.

    In this episode, we meet guest coaching client, Megan, who would like to finally break free from this challenging nighttime habit.

    As a former fitness competitor, Megan spent many years on a low-calorie diet. Eating only 1,200 calories a day, and exercising extremely hard, Megan would find herself ravenous at night. And this would inevitably lead to giving into unwanted cravings – and heavy duty self-rejection.

    Years later, Megan is no longer competing, and isn’t so restrictive with her diet. She eats well, and takes care of her body. And yet, she hasn’t been able to kick her nightly binge eating … a habit that takes a full 2 hours every night snacking, munching, and roaming the kitchen for food.

    Disempowered and deflated, Megan feels like a failure with food.

    As Marc David helps Megan see – it’s understandable given her history that she’s having a hard time kicking her nightly binging. Bringing compassion and self-awareness to the table is the first step in transforming nighttime eating syndrome.

    The next step is identifying an effective approach that addresses the root problem.

    And that’s where things get really interesting in this episode!

    Marc offers Megan a soulful, unusual approach to healing binge eating that you won’t hear anywhere else.

    So, please be sure to tune into this powerful episode to discover this beautiful tool in overcoming binge eating! Marc gets to the heart of why we eat at night, and how to gently transform it without the fight or struggle.

    Some of the key insights & practices you’ll learn:

    ✅ The concept of “conscious ritual” – and why it matters.

    ✅ Identifying nourishing nightly rituals that powerfully transform binge eating.

    ✅ The relationship between “fast eating” and nighttime cravings

    ✅ The counterintuitive need to stop fighting and criminalizing nighttime eating.

    ✅ Learning to trust pleasure & how to make friends with food.

    ✅ And much more…

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    Learn more about us at The Institute for the Psychology of Eating: https://psychologyofeating.com/

    Ready to call a ceasefire in your battle with eating, and find peace and freedom with food? Learn more about our newest program, The Emotional Eating Breakthrough! https://learn.psychologyofeating.com/

    Interested in becoming a certified coach in eating psychology? Then tune in to hear Marc talk about our Mind Body Eating Coach Certification Training, and download a copy of our School Catalog: https://psychologyofeating.com/info-kit/ Learn our powerful, cutting-edge approach, and discover how you can create a unique career helping others find peace and freedom with food.

    Follow us on social:

    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Psychologyofeating
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IPEfanpage
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingpsychology/
    • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/eatingpsych

    #nighttimeeatingsyndrome #bingeeating #nightlybingeeating #consciousritual #fasteating #emotionaleating #mindfuleating #sloweating #foodpsychology #marcdavid

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    51 mins
  • Why Becoming a “Natural” Eater is Key to Weight Loss – In Session with Marc David
    Feb 21 2024

    Like so many of us, Cherie, age 56, wants to lose 20 pounds – but without the constant fight and struggle. Cherie has been battling these 20 pounds just about all her adult life – and she’s feeling ready for a new approach.

    Cherie’s kids are about to leave the house, and she’d like to focus on her life for the first time in many years. She dreams of letting go of her day job and taking on an exciting new career, and she knows that now’s the time to step into her power. Everything is falling into place for Cherie to take a big leap in life. 

    But her weight continues to weigh her down.

    In this week’s episode, Marc David coaches Cherie to finally have a breakthrough with her weight. And it’s all about focusing on this one weight loss secret:

    ➡️ Becoming a natural eater.

    You see, Cherie has been a rather *unnatural* eater. Since age 13 when she was a young gymnast, her life revolved around working out, looking trim, having very little body fat, and winning the approval of others. For young Cherie, food quickly became the enemy. Eat too much of it, and everyone will notice your extra body fat. Starve yourself, and you’re doing exactly what you need to do to keep being loved and successful.

    Unfortunately, Cherie has taken this same unnatural relationship with food that developed during childhood into her adult years. She has no idea what it’s like to truly enjoy food and not be on a diet.

    As their conversation unfolds, Cherie opens up to what being a natural eater might feel like, including:

    ✅ Making friends with food.

    ✅ Letting go of the inner bully that’s beating herself up around weight.

    ✅ Allowing herself to feel hungry, eat a meal, and enjoy it. 

    ✅ Stop looking at food like it’s going to become fat on her body.

    ✅ Give dieting a long vacation. 

    ✅ Listen to her body’s wisdom when it comes to food.

    As this episode explores, having an honest and sustainable approach to weight loss means that we need to look beyond dieting, calorie restriction, and self attack. Instead, finding a natural rhythm as an eater, finding nourishment in food, and discovering what our individual body needs is key.

    When we’ve been trying weight loss strategies for decades and they continue to fail us, it’s time for a new approach. Tune into this fascinating session and watch as Cherie realizes why her approach to weight loss hasn’t worked, and how she can have a whole new and inspiring weight loss journey. 

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    Learn more about us at The Institute for the Psychology of Eating: https://psychologyofeating.com/ 

    Ready to call a ceasefire in your battle with eating, and find peace and freedom with food? Learn more about our newest program, The Emotional Eating Breakthrough! https://learn.psychologyofeating.com/

    Interested in becoming a certified coach in eating psychology? Then tune in to hear Marc talk about our Mind Body Eating Coach Certification Training, and download a copy of our School Catalog: https://psychologyofeating.com/info-kit/ Learn our powerful, cutting-edge approach, and discover how you can create a unique career helping others find peace and freedom with food.

    Follow us on social: 

    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Psychologyofeating
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IPEfanpage
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingpsychology/
    • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/eatingpsych

    #naturaleating #intuitiveeating #bodywisdom #stopdieting #antidiet #weightlossjourney #weightloss #marcdavid #psychologyofeating

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    41 mins

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Best Body and Food issue Podcast!

Marc David has created the most comprehensive program out there dealing with food, eating and body issues. His approach is like none other and I look forward to each and every episode. Thank you Marc for sharing your wisdom!

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