
Stop Emotional Eating For Good | A Must Listen with Dr. Michelle May
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Stop emotional eating for good! Break free from diet mentality!
Babies are born with a natural, intuitive relationship with food. They eat when they’re hungry, stop when they’re full, and move on—without guilt, stress, or overthinking.
🤔So what changes?
As we grow, we’re flooded with messages from social media, magazines, and diet culture—telling us what to eat, what not to eat, and what our bodies “should” look like. We become consumed with calories, macros, points, and perfection… losing touch with our body’s natural cues along the way.
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Michelle May, former family physician, recovered yo-yo dieter, and founder of the Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training.
She shares how mindful eating can help you:
- Stop emotional eating for good Break free from the diet mentality Rebuild trust with your body Create sustainable, healthy eating habits
Because food was never meant to control your life—it’s meant to fuel it.
About Our Guest
Dr. Michelle May is a former family physician and the founder of the Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training. She is also the author of the Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat book series, helping individuals overcome mindless eating, emotional eating, and chronic dieting.
→ Learn more: www.AmIHungry.com
→ Download a free chapter: https://amihungry.com/chapter1
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- How diet culture disrupts your natural hunger and fullness cues The difference between physical hunger and emotional eating Why mindful eating is a daily practice—not a quick fix How to use the hunger and fullness scale to guide your choices The 3 stages of learning mindful eating
As you grow in awareness, you learn to pause and ask:
Am I truly hungry—or am I trying to meet another need?
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