Perfectionism is Sabotaging Your Weight Loss (Why You Can't Keep It Off) with Dr. Nicole LePera

About this episode

Dr. Mindy Pelz interviews Dr. Nicole LePera about how perfectionism and emotional eating impact health and the importance of self-relationship in healing.

What if the biggest thing standing between you and better health isn't your diet, your workout routine, or your hormones? What if it's the relationship you've built with yourself? In this conversation, I sit down with psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Nicole LePera to explore how our earliest experiences shape the way we move through adulthood. From emotional eating and food noise to perfectionism, people pleasing, burnout, and the struggle to trust ourselves, so many of the habits we think are personality traits are actually learned survival strategies. We also explore why healing isn't about becoming someone new. It's about reconnecting with the parts of yourself that have always been there. If you've ever wondered why you know what to do for your health but still struggle to follow through, this conversation offers a completely different way to understand yourself. In this episode, you'll learn: Why the first five years of life shape the way your nervous system responds to stress Why food noise and emotional eating often point to deeper unmet needs How small daily promises help rewire your brain and build confidence The difference between guilt and shame, and how each…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Mindy Pelz

Guest: Dr. Nicole LePera

Topics covered

• perfectionism
• emotional eating
• self-relationship
• mental health
• healing
• stress response

Keywords

• weight loss
• food noise
• burnout
• guilt
• shame
• nervous system
• confidence
• healing patterns

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cornell University, The New School for Social Research

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