Food Freedom

Episode 235: Facing the 7 Emotional Demons That Sabotage Food Sobriety

Food addiction isn’t just about food, it’s about the emotional battles happening inside us every single day. In this powerful episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary reveals the seven emotional demons of addiction: anger, fear, shame, guilt, remorse, resentment, and self-pity. These internal forces keep us stuck in binge eating cycles, sabotage our recovery, and silence our progress. Mary shares how each emotion influences our behavior with food, why shame is far more destructive than guilt, and what it takes to finally reclaim peace, confidence, and food sobriety. If you’re tired of feeling hijacked by emotions and want practical mindset shifts to support long-term recovery, this episode will help you take your power back. Tune in and learn how to: * Recognize the 7 demons of addiction in your own life * Understand the difference between shame and guilt * Replace emotional sabotage with emotional resilience * Build a food-sober life filled with peace and freedom You don’t have to fight this battle alone. Press play, your freedom journey continues here. Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietyguide Food Freedom Online Course: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodfreedomcourse Food Sobriety Mini Course -https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietymc Want to learn more about me and my coaching programs? Do you need private coaching and intensive daily contact with a coach? Fill out my application so we can chat about whether or not my program is for you and which option is best for you. Payment plans available. Don’t see a payment option that works for your pay schedule? Let’s chat about a custom pay plan. www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/chooseyourpath Join my online community The Food Freedom Tribe! An online community of support, eduction, inspiration, accountability….. Learn more here: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/tribemembership Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1upnWHYK0RXfmyRTqlsF_R06z3NA8LZYHIMWFykq7-X4/viewform Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachmaryroberts Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ketomary71 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4915319108493196/?ref=share_group_link Website: www.foodfreedomwithmary.com Join the email list. Email: mary@foodfreedomwithmary.com

Episode 234: Metabolic Syndrome: When Your Relationship With Food Affects Your Health

Metabolic syndrome affects millions of women and many don’t even realize they have it. If you’ve been doing “everything right” with food, dieting, or weight loss but still struggle with belly fat, blood sugar issues, fatigue, cravings, or stubborn weight that won’t budge, this episode is for you. In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, I break down what metabolic syndrome actually is, how it develops, and why it’s not a willpower problem. Drawing on the research and teachings of Dr. Ben Bikman, we talk about the real root cause behind metabolic syndrome: insulin resistance and how years of blood sugar spikes, emotional eating, food addiction, and chronic dieting quietly set the stage for metabolic dysfunction. You’ll learn: • What metabolic syndrome is and how it shows up in the body • Why insulin resistance, not calories, is the real driver • How food addiction and emotional eating contribute to metabolic damage • Why traditional dieting often makes metabolic syndrome worse • What actually helps reverse metabolic syndrome in a sustainable way • How food sobriety and real food can support metabolic healing This episode connects the dots between metabolic health and your relationship with food, so you can stop blaming yourself and start working with your body instead of against it. If you’re ready to understand why your body has been fighting you and what to do about it, this conversation will give you clarity, compassion, and a path forward. Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietyguide Food Freedom Online Course: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodfreedomcourse Food Sobriety Mini Course -https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietymc Want to learn more about me and my coaching programs? Do you need private coaching and intensive daily contact with a coach? Fill out my application so we can chat about whether or not my program is for you and which option is best for you. Payment plans available. Don’t see a payment option that works for your pay schedule? Let’s chat about a custom pay plan. www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/chooseyourpath Join my online community The Food Freedom Tribe! An online community of support, eduction, inspiration, accountability….. Learn more here: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/tribemembership Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1upnWHYK0RXfmyRTqlsF_R06z3NA8LZYHIMWFykq7-X4/viewform Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachmaryroberts Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ketomary71 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4915319108493196/?ref=share_group_link Website: www.foodfreedomwithmary.com Join the email list. Email: mary@foodfreedomwithmary.com

Episode 233: Why Chasing ‘Strong & Healthy’ Isn’t Diet Culture

Can you have health or weight loss goals in recovery from food addiction, binge eating, or compulsive eating without being disordered? In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary breaks down a common and damaging myth in the recovery space: that wanting to change your body or improve your health automatically means you’re slipping back into disordered thinking or diet culture. The truth is having health or aesthetic goals is not the problem. The real issue is how those goals are pursued and whether they support or sabotage your recovery. In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why wanting weight loss or aesthetic goals does NOT mean you’re failing at recovery • The critical difference between recovery-driven goals and diet-culture behavior • How to evaluate your health decisions through the lens of food sobriety • Why recovery must always come first and how goals can coexist without relapse • How to pursue strength, confidence, and better health without returning to obsession or restriction If you’re in recovery from food addiction or emotional eating and feel conflicted about wanting to change your body, this episode will bring clarity, relief, and permission to move forward without compromising your freedom. Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietyguide Food Freedom Online Course: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodfreedomcourse Food Sobriety Mini Course -https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietymc Want to learn more about me and my coaching programs? Do you need private coaching and intensive daily contact with a coach? Fill out my application so we can chat about whether or not my program is for you and which option is best for you. Payment plans available. Don’t see a payment option that works for your pay schedule? Let’s chat about a custom pay plan. www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/chooseyourpath Join my online community The Food Freedom Tribe! An online community of support, eduction, inspiration, accountability….. Learn more here: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/tribemembership Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1upnWHYK0RXfmyRTqlsF_R06z3NA8LZYHIMWFykq7-X4/viewform Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachmaryroberts Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ketomary71 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4915319108493196/?ref=share_group_link Website: www.foodfreedomwithmary.com Join the email list. Email: mary@foodfreedomwithmary.com

Episode 232: Your Recovery Isn’t Amazon Prime

**This episode was recorded in October** If you’re frustrated that your weight, cravings, blood sugar, or health “aren’t fixing fast enough,” this episode is your reality check. In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Coach Mary breaks down why true healing from food addiction, emotional eating, and metabolic damage cannot happen on a 30-day timeline and why expecting quick fixes keeps so many people stuck in relapse, burnout, and self-blame. You’ll learn why detoxes, supplements, and medications often provide short-term symptom relief but fail to create lasting change, how biology actually heals at its own pace, and why consistency, not urgency, is the key to real food freedom. Mary explains how years of stress, processed foods, dieting, and using food as a coping mechanism reshape your body and brain and why reversing that damage requires patience, a roadmap, and stacked daily wins over time. If you’re tired of chasing fast results and ready to build real, sustainable healing from the inside out, this episode will help you shift your mindset and stay committed to food sobriety for the long haul. Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietyguide Food Freedom Online Course: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodfreedomcourse Food Sobriety Mini Course -https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietymc Want to learn more about me and my coaching programs? Do you need private coaching and intensive daily contact with a coach? Fill out my application so we can chat about whether or not my program is for you and which option is best for you. Payment plans available. Don’t see a payment option that works for your pay schedule? Let’s chat about a custom pay plan. www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/chooseyourpath Join my online community The Food Freedom Tribe! An online community of support, eduction, inspiration, accountability….. Learn more here: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/tribemembership Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1upnWHYK0RXfmyRTqlsF_R06z3NA8LZYHIMWFykq7-X4/viewform Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachmaryroberts Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ketomary71 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4915319108493196/?ref=share_group_link Website: www.foodfreedomwithmary.com Join the email list.

Episode 231: Six Steps to Healing Self-Esteem in Binge Eating and Emotional Eating

Self-esteem plays a much bigger role in food addiction, binge eating, and emotional eating than most people realize. In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down how low self-esteem, inflated confidence, and healthy self-esteem show up in food addiction recovery and how shame, self-criticism, and perfectionism quietly keep people stuck in the binge-restrict cycle. You’ll learn: * How low self-esteem fuels emotional eating and relapse * Why “confidence” and willpower aren’t the same thing in recovery * The difference between inflated self-esteem and true self-trust * What healthy self-esteem actually looks like in food sobriety * Practical ways to rebuild self-esteem without relying on food or dieting If you’ve ever felt broken, weak, or frustrated by your relationship with food, this episode will help you understand what’s really going on beneath the surface and how to start healing from a place of structure, compassion, and accountability. This episode is for women struggling with food addiction, binge eating, compulsive eating, emotional eating, and disordered eating who want lasting freedom and not another diet. Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietyguide Food Freedom Online Course: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodfreedomcourse Food Sobriety Mini Course -https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietymc Want to learn more about me and my coaching programs? Do you need private coaching and intensive daily contact with a coach? Fill out my application so we can chat about whether or not my program is for you and which option is best for you. Payment plans available. Don’t see a payment option that works for your pay schedule? Let’s chat about a custom pay plan. www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/chooseyourpath Join my online community The Food Freedom Tribe! An online community of support, eduction, inspiration, accountability….. Learn more here: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/tribemembership Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1upnWHYK0RXfmyRTqlsF_R06z3NA8LZYHIMWFykq7-X4/viewform Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachmaryroberts Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ketomary71 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4915319108493196/?ref=share_group_link Website: www.foodfreedomwithmary.com Join the email list. Email: mary@foodfreedomwithmary.com