156. How to Stop Stress Eating at Night: A Psychotherapist Explains What Actually Works
About this episode
This episode discusses the underlying issues of stress eating at night and offers practical tools for emotional regulation and mindfulness.
Welcome to the Emotional Eats Podcast! Episode 156 is for the you, the woman who holds everything together all day long… and then you find yourself standing in the kitchen at night wondering why you keep reaching for food, sugar, scrolling, or anything that helps you "come down." In this conversation with Dr. Gregory Obert, psychotherapist and mindfulness expert, we talk about what's really happening underneath emotional eating, burnout, overthinking, and the pressure so many high-achieving women like you carry every single day. We get into: • Why women who are successful, capable, and disciplined can still feel out of control around food • What emotional regulation actually means in real life • How chronic stress and "burning hot" emotionally affects the nervous system • The connection between autopilot living, overthinking, and emotional eating • Why mindfulness is more than a trendy buzzword • How guilt and self-judgment keep women stuck in the cycle • Practical tools to become more aware before automatically reaching for food • Why your thoughts are not always facts • Guided meditation for women with busy, racing minds • The power of slowing down, walking, breathing, and…
People in this episode
Host: Kim Hynes
Guest: Dr. Gregory Obert
Topics covered
- stress eating
- emotional eating
- mindfulness
- women's health
- burnout
- emotional regulation
Keywords
- stress eating
- emotional eating
- mindfulness
- guided meditation
- women over 40
- burnout
- self-judgment
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