Make Peace With Food

What if your cravings aren’t about food at all?

In this episode, I dive into how intuitive eating can truly change your relationship with food. I talk about why regulating your nervous system is key to letting go of cravings and emotional eating—not through willpower, but by creating a sense of safety in your body.

I walk you through seven powerful steps to help you build a healthy, peaceful connection with food. One of the biggest s...

Ever wonder why you keep reaching for food, even when you're not hungry?

In this episode, I open up about the deeper layers of emotional and unwanted eating — the stuff we usually try to avoid or push down. I talk about how being curious (instead of judging ourselves) can really help us understand what's actually going on beneath the cravings.

I share how your nervous system, the culture you grow up in, and even past experiences all ...

Did you know that 95% of diets fail because they ignore the root causes of cravings?

Join me for this episode of the Make Peace with Food podcast, where I’m diving deep into why cravings happen and how diet culture might actually be making them worse.

In this episode, I’m not talking about the usual “just use more willpower” kind of advice. Instead, I explain how cravings are connected to the way our biology, mind, and environment wo...

Did you know that regulating your nervous system can be the key to overcoming self-sabotage, transforming your metabolism, and making peace with food?

In today’s episode of the Make Peace with Food Podcast, we will focus on understanding how self-sabotage, negative self-talk, and fear shape our lives. I discuss how crucial it is to regulate the nervous system, which helps shift us from a state of protection into one of safety. When ...

What if it’s not a lack of willpower holding you back but your body’s way of trying to protect you?

In this episode, we dive into why you self-sabotage, how negative self-talk creeps in, and what it really means to regulate your emotions.

With everything I’ve learned over the years in health and fitness, I’ve come to see that willpower isn’t the real issue—fear is. But not fear in the way you usually think of it. Fear is actually a f...

Did you know that your childhood experiences and unconscious beliefs shape your relationship with food?

In this episode, we dive deep into emotional regulation and those sneaky unconscious beliefs that often trace back to childhood. I’m joined by two incredible guests, Lucy and Sandra, who open up about their personal journeys and the emotional layers tied to their relationship with food.

We talk about how stress, past experiences, a...

Ever feel like you’re getting in your own way, no matter how badly you want to change? You’re not alone—and this episode is for you.

Today, I’m getting real about the mindset traps that keep us stuck—like negative self-talk, old habits, and that pressure to “fix” ourselves overnight. We’re talking about what it really takes to create lasting change, especially when it comes to weight, self-worth, and your mental well-being.

This epis...

"Fear is actually a beautiful, wonderful emotion that we have; it's so important to have fear.” - Sherry Shaban

In this episode of Make Peace with Food, I take you on a deep dive into the unconscious beliefs that shape our health, habits, and relationship with food. Together, we explore how emotional eating, subconscious programming, and even childhood experiences influence the way we show up for ourselves.

I also share powerful insi...

"It's not a matter of discipline that's actually keeping you away from achieving your health loss goals. It is your nervous system." - Sherry Shaban

In this episode, we will dive deep into rewiring the subconscious patterns that shape our eating habits and other challenging behaviors. I’ll be sharing personal stories and insights to help you understand how childhood experiences influence the way we act today.

We’ll ...

“Our gut is referred to as the second brain, for a reason; it plays a massive role in regulating our emotions and energy." - Sherry Shaban

Have you ever wondered why stress, emotions, and even past experiences can impact your digestion and overall health? In this episode, I talk about how our gut and brain are closely connected. Our emotions and thoughts are tied to how our body feels and how it digests food. Understanding how stres...

"Every single thought that you have creates chemistry in the body." - Sherry Shaban

Have you ever wondered why, despite all your efforts, lasting weight loss feels out of reach? In this episode, we’re talking about the real reasons why so many of us struggle with our metabolism and weight — and it has nothing to do with just counting calories. I’ll break down how stress, hormones, and an overwhelmed nervous system are ofte...

“Your transformation, your healing, your journey actually begins in the mind, which means it begins with something as simple as your thoughts." - Sherry Shaban

Welcome back to the Make Peace with Food podcast! In this episode, we’ll uncover the two most important hormones responsible for fat storage — and trust me, understanding these two is a game-changer. Managing them is key to influencing all other hormones, even if you’re navig...

"Releasing weight and achieving health is about regulating your nervous system first." - Sherry Shaban

Did you know that unresolved stress and trauma can keep your nervous system stuck in Protection Mode, driving emotional eating, binge eating, and self-sabotage? 

Join me on this episode as we explore how your nervous system shapes your behaviors around food and self-care. If you’ve ever struggled with emotional eating, bin...

“The more that you are noticing there's that negative self talk going on, you're in protection mode. If that negative self talk is not there, you're in safety mode.” - Sherry Shaban

Have you ever found yourself skipping meals as a way to "make up" for overindulging? I’ve been there too. For years, I thought intermittent fasting and strict dieting were the answers—until I realized they were keeping me stuck in a cycle of self-sabotag...

In this minisode, I’m sharing something that completely changed the way I approach transformation—real, lasting change isn’t just about hitting a goal, like losing weight. It’s about becoming the version of you who can sustain that success.

For years, I secretly struggled with self-sabotaging patterns around food, and the more I restricted my diet or plan, the more I would spiral. It wasn’t until I dug into nervous system work, and ...

“You need to get more in tune with what actually serves you.” Sherry Shaban

In this episode, I’ll share with you the complexities of emotional and binge eating—especially how restrictive dieting can wreak havoc on the nervous system. I’ll be sharing the second step in my seven-step process to calm cravings: making all foods neutral.

Through my own experiences with food obsession and emotional eating, I’ll reveal the science behind wh...

How breaking free from destructive cycles opens the door to a life of freedom and fulfillment?

In this episode, I take you on a journey of self-discovery and emotional mastery, exploring the powerful connection between food, emotions, and overall life satisfaction. I dive deep into how making peace with food can lead to transformative changes in every area of life. We talk about the importance of taking radical responsibility and ho...

"Your first step to calming the craving is to stop restricting” - Sherry Shaban

In today’s episode, I reveal the powerful connection between our eating habits and the nervous system. If you've ever struggled with binge eating or felt trapped in a cycle of unwanted food behaviors, you're not alone—I’ve been there too. My own journey of overcoming binge eating, backed by years of experience in fitness and therapeutic practices, led me...

Have you ever wondered why you keep falling into the same self-sabotaging patterns, no matter how hard you try to break free? In this minisode, I explore four powerful categories of negative thought loops: birth trauma, parental disapproval syndrome, the unconscious death urge, and those sneaky, everyday negative thoughts that hold us back. These patterns can fuel anxiety, fear, and self-doubt, keeping us stuck in cycles of frustra...