Are you truly hungry, or just bored, stressed, or tired?
In this episode, Alison Berrisford breaks down how to tell the difference between physical and emotional hunger, why your brain craves comfort foods when stressed, and 5 simple strategies to stop eating when you’re not actually hungry — without feeling deprived.
🎯 Your action step: Track your hunger for 3 days. Write ‘P’ for physical or ‘E’ for emotional next to each meal. Awareness is the first step to control.
🎧 Listen now and learn how to take back control of your cravings.
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✅ REFERENCES
Van Strien, T. (2018) ‘Causes of emotional eating and matched treatment of obesity’, Current Diabetes Reports, 18(6), 35.
Kristeller, J.L. and Wolever, R.Q. (2010) ‘Mindfulness-based eating awareness training for treating binge eating disorder: The conceptual foundation’, Eating Disorders, 19(1), pp. 49–61.
American Psychological Association (2011) Stress and eating. Available at: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2011/eating (Accessed: 22 July 2025).
Wansink, B. (2006) Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think. New York: Bantam Dell.
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