Talking with Emma: Stop fighting food & weight

The marketing around Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound is relentless — and is only telling you one very small part of the story. Louise Adams is a clinical psychologist, author, podcaster and founder of Untrapped. She has spent more than 20 years in the non-diet and Health at Every Size field. She recently co-authored a peer-reviewed paper — GLP-1 Medication for Weight Loss: A Triumph of Marketing Over Patient Care — which cut through the noise to look at what the clinical trials actual...

In this episode, Emma shares a powerful insight from a recent talk where not a single woman in a room of 90 had never tried to lose weight. That moment reveals something bigger than personal struggle. It reveals a culture. If nearly every woman has tried to shrink herself — and most still feel dissatisfied — the problem is not individual failure. It’s the system we’ve been trained to participate in. Emma unpacks: The powerful link between self-worth and sustainable health behavioursThe four c...

This episode is about how stress eating, night eating and unconscious eating are biological responses, not a weakness you need to overcome. Emotional eating a topic the wellness and nutrition world often makes out is a personal weakness - stress eating or night eating or unconscious eating - but is a very normal biological response. Knowing this takes a huge struggle out of your eating and ends the battle you have with yourself. Mentioned in the episode: The Emotional Eating Solu...

The pursuit of weight loss is almost universally talked about in positive terms. But it has huge costs. This episode outlines many of the side effects that women are unaware of or not told about when they embark on weight loss behaviour. It goes through 38 side effects over four categories: Physical, Social, Psychological, and Behavioural. Mentioned in the episode: Download the Midlife Body Image Guide to get early access to workshop details and ticket release dates. Curio...

Sexual wellbeing often changes in midlife. Bodies change. Desire changes. But you don't have to settle for being dissatisfied. Yet very few women are given tools to talk about it without shame, pressure, or self-blame. In this episode, I explore the often-overlooked link between body image and sexual wellbeing — and why your thoughts and emotions play a bigger role than your appearance ever could. Drawing on insights from a women’s and sexual health doctor, alongside my own lived experi...

In today’s short episode, Emma explains why most goal-setting methods fail women — not because we lack discipline, but because the systems we’ve been taught rely on overhauls, pressure, and all-or-nothing thinking. Links & Resources: Join: Plan to Enjoy 2026 Curious about working together? I’m currently taking private clients. Book a consultation where will discuss what you want to achieve, what you’ve currently been doing, and you’ll leave with a clear step-by-step individualised plan...

Even when you’ve done a lot of work on body respect, off-hand comment can send your nervous system into a spin. In this episode, you’ll learn a simple in-the-moment process to help when someone says something thoughtless about your body or your food. You’ll hear how to: • Expect comments so you’re not blindsided • Understand why these moments trigger such a strong reaction • Calm your nervous system without having to educate or engage • Step away, redirect or take a break without guilt • Set ...

If you’ve ever thought: “Why can’t I stick to anything?”“I know what to do, I just don’t do it.”“I get a few weeks in… and then I fall over again,”this episode is for you. You’ll hear why your past attempts at behaviour change haven’t stuck — and it’s not because you lack discipline or motivation. It’s because you’ve been taught to start from fixing yourself, instead of respecting yourself. Inside the episode, I walk you through a simple 4-step process to create behaviour change that actually...