150. Why Am I Emotional Eating Even When I'm Not Hungry? Here's The Brain Science Behind It

150. Why Am I Emotional Eating Even When I'm Not Hungry? Here's The Brain Science Behind It

From Emotional Eats Podcast: Real conversations about menopause, hormones, emotional eating, and weight loss for women over 40 by Kim Hynes

April 6, 2026 · 54 min · Season 4 · Episode 150

About this episode

This episode explores the brain science behind emotional eating and how brain patterns influence behavior and emotional reactions.

If you've been struggling with emotional eating, anxiety, overwhelm, or feeling like your brain just isn't working the way it used, this episode is going to change how you see all of it. This episode is a great way to celebrate the Emotional Eats Podcast's Episode 150. In this conversation with neuroscientist Dr. Stephen Rondeau, we go deeper than labels like ADHD, anxiety, or even emotional eating. We unpack how your brain patterns, combined with your environment and life transitions, are driving your behaviors. And why what you've been told to do hasn't worked. Dr. Rondeau uses EEG brain mapping, a tool that measures electrical activity in the brain, to identify patterns that influence how you think, feel, and respond to stress. What he shares will help you understand why your habits are showing up, what your brain is actually trying to do for you, and how to start working with it instead of against it. In this episode, we cover: Why diagnoses like anxiety or ADHD don't tell the full story How brain patterns influence behavior, cravings, and emotional reactions The connection between perfectionism, people pleasing, and negative self-talk Why midlife transitions can intensify…

People in this episode

Host: Kim Hynes

Guest: Dr. Stephen Rondeau

Topics covered

  • emotional eating
  • brain science
  • anxiety
  • midlife transitions
  • behavior patterns
  • neuroscience

Keywords

  • emotional eating
  • brain patterns
  • anxiety
  • EEG brain mapping
  • midlife transitions
  • behavior
  • stress response

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