Food Freedom

Episode 230: What Food Sobriety Means to Me

What if food sobriety wasn’t about restriction, control, or “being good”… but about peace? In this episode, I’m sharing what food sobriety truly means to me after nearly 12 years in recovery. Not the polished version, but the real one, showing up for myself, feeling emotions instead of escaping them, building self-trust, setting boundaries, and finally living with clarity and presence. Food sobriety didn’t shrink my life it expanded it. It brought mental peace, authentic joy, and the freedom to be fully myself without apology. If you’re tired of battling food, stuck in emotional eating, or longing for a calmer relationship with food and with yourself, this episode will help you reframe what recovery can actually look like. 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 229: Why “Knowing What to Do” Isn’t Enough to Stop Emotional Eating

Do you feel like food takes up way more space in your mind than it should even when you “know what to do”? In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down why emotional eating, binge eating, and food obsession are not caused by a lack of willpower. Instead, they’re driven by deeper emotional patterns like perfectionism, guilt, self-judgment, and using control as a coping mechanism. If you’re stuck in the exhausting cycle of doing well for a while, then feeling like everything falls apart overnight, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening beneath the surface and why trying harder only keeps you trapped. Mary shares both personal insight from decades of recovery and professional experience coaching women toward food sobriety, self-trust, and lasting peace with food. If you’re tired of the all-or-nothing mindset and ready for a more compassionate, psychology-based approach to emotional eating recovery, this episode is for you. 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 228: This Is Why You’re Not Free Yet

If you’re trying to recover from food addiction but still feel stuck in the cycle of bingeing, restricting, negotiating with food, and starting over every Monday, this episode is for you. In this powerful Food Freedom Podcast episode, Mary breaks down why you can’t heal food addiction while keeping one foot on both sides of the line. Living in the “comfort zone” not fully committing, promising tomorrow, white-knuckling through good days and falling apart on hard ones is where food addiction and disordered eating patterns survive. This episode goes beyond willpower and motivation and gets to the real issue: truth, commitment, and making a clear decision to pursue food sobriety. Mary explains why managing the crazy isn’t recovery, how the comfort zone feels safer than change, and why freedom from binge eating and compulsive eating starts with drawing a hard line. If you struggle with emotional eating, food obsession, or feel like you keep repeating the same patterns with food, this episode will challenge you to stop negotiating and start choosing real healing. You’ll learn: • Why the “comfort zone” keeps you stuck in food addiction • The difference between managing symptoms and true recovery • Why willpower isn’t the solution to binge eating and emotional eating • How commitment and structure create food sobriety and peace with food This episode is for anyone ready to stop playing games with food, break free from disordered eating behaviors, and finally experience lasting food 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 227: Bingeing vs Overeating

Are you binge eating… or just overeating? And does the difference really matter? In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary breaks down why focusing on labels like binging versus overeating often keeps people stuck and why the real issue isn’t food at all, but the feeling of being out of control. Whether you’re struggling with binge eating, emotional eating, or repeated overeating, this episode explains why both experiences are valid, painful, and worthy of healing. Mary explores the deeper root causes behind feeling out of control with food, including restriction, nervous system dysregulation, emotional overwhelm, and the need for control. You’ll learn: • The difference between binge eating and overeating and why obsessing over the label can block healing • How restriction, stress, and nervous system imbalance drive overeating and binge cycles • The science-based approach to healing your relationship with food • The spiritual and emotional work required to release control and build food freedom • Why true recovery comes from addressing overwhelm, not trying to “fix” food If you feel ashamed, stuck, or frustrated with your eating behaviors, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and a path forward. Healing is possible and it starts by addressing the root cause, not the symptoms. 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 226: Excuses and Justifications

Excuses and justifications don’t come from weakness they come from the eating disorder voice. In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, we’re talking about the voice of sabotage and how it fuels binge eating, compulsive eating, and disordered eating behaviors. If you’ve ever caught yourself saying: • “I deserve this.” • “I’ll start over tomorrow.” • “One bite won’t hurt.” • “I already blew it, so I might as well keep going.” …this episode is for you. You’ll learn why most binges don’t “just happen,” how the ED brain uses logic and emotion to justify eating against your values, the real consequences of believing those excuses, and practical ways to recognize and stop the justification-binge cycle before it takes over. This episode is especially helpful for anyone recovering from binge eating disorder, food addiction, emotional eating, or compulsive eating who wants to build food sobriety, self-trust, and long-term freedom with food. 🎧 Listen in to learn how to identify the eating disorder voice, stop negotiating with it, and choose recovery even when it’s uncomfortable. 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