Talking with Emma: The feminist health coach

In this special {time sensitive} episode, I’m sharing a sneak peek into my free masterclass: The Emotional Eating Solution. I break down a practical, compassionate 3-step process to help you stop the cycle of emotional eating — without more willpower, rigid rules, or yet another plan to follow. If you're ready to feel more in control of your energy, reduce the food noise, and quit beating yourself up, you won't want to mi...

Today, we’re flipping the script on emotional eating. I’m saying what most wellness advice won’t: Eating your feelings isn’t a personal failure. It’s actually your biology doing its job. In this episode, we look at why food is such an effective (and totally sane) way our bodies seek calm after stress, and how cultural conditioning has layered shame, fear, and perfectionism on top of that very human behaviour.

I break down the powerf...

What to Do When Getting Dressed Ruins Your Day

We’ve all had those mornings. You get dressed, catch your reflection — or feel your clothes pinch — and suddenly the whole day feels hijacked. The shame hits hard, especially if you “know better” and still find yourself spiraling.

Here’s the truth: you’re not failing. You’re not weak. You’re not broken.
You’re learning a new skill — and like any new skill, it takes practice.

In this e...

You’ve been told that changing your mindset and loving your body will stop the food and body noise. But those messages, well-meaning as they are, may have  been keeping you stuck. In this episode, I’m diving into why I don’t coach mindset—and why I don’t teach body love either.

Instead of piling on more affirmations or chasing a feeling of love about your body still centers women's worthiness around appearance. I am offering yo...

For so many smart midlife women, the dressing room isn’t just about clothes.
It’s the place where decades of cultural messages about how our bodies should look come crashing in.

That’s why I’m running a free masterclass:
How to Stop the Dressing Room Spiral and Feel Good in Clothes Again.

In this Sept 22 class, you’ll learn:

• Why dressing rooms trigger so much shame (and why it makes total sense).
• How to prepare yourself bef...

If you’ve ever stood in a dressing room, staring at your reflection with that sinking feeling in your chest—this episode is for you.

Today, we’re talking about why dressing rooms can feel like emotional landmines for midlife women—and more importantly, what to do about it. I’ll walk you through a practical, compassionate framework that helps you stop spiraling and start shopping with more self-respect. You’ll learn why your reaction...

If you’ve ever wondered how to handle body comments or wished you had a graceful way to end unwanted diet talk, this episode is for you. Whether it’s a relative commenting on your weight, a friend raving about their latest wellness trend, or someone “helpfully” telling you what you should be doing with your body, these moments can knock you off balance and drain your energy.

In this episode of Talking with Emma, I’m teaching you how...

Avoiding Photos is a Safety Issue, Not a Vanity Issue

Have you ever avoided being in a photo, untagged yourself on social media, or felt instant dread when someone pulled out a camera? You might think it’s about vanity — but in this episode of Talking with Emma, I explain why it’s actually about body image safety and nervous system survival responses.

We unpack how decades of diet culture, midlife body image pressures, and unrealisti...

In this episode I dive into one of the most pervasive and exhausting beliefs I see in my coaching practice: the idea that your body is a problem that needs to be fixed. 

Even for those of us who reject diet culture or adopt intuitive eating, this belief often runs deep and unconsciously influences how we perceive ourselves. 

I explore the systems of belief that reinforce the "fix-it" mentality—from diet culture and patriarc...

If you’re tired of swinging between trying really hard and giving up entirely, if you’re worn out by the idea that more discipline is the answer — this episode will feel like a breath of fresh air.

In this episode, I unpack one of the most common (and most damaging) myths midlife women carry: that they’re the problem. That if they could just get more willpower, they’d finally be able to eat better, move more, and feel good in their ...

If you've recently put on weight and found yourself spiralling — even though you know diets don't work — this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, we talk about what to do when your body changes and panic sets in. When the old food and body thoughts are loud. When you feel ashamed for even caring, but can't stop thinking about it.

You’ll hear the story of a smart, capable midlife woman who said, "I hate th...

You don’t have to feel good about your body to treat it with care.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever said:

• “I’ll buy new clothes once I’ve lost weight.”
• “I'll go out with friends when I feel like I've got myself sorted."
• “I have to do the workout, even though I'm really tired.”

If you’ve been waiting until you like your body before treating it with care — I want to offer you something different.

Today’s ...

Episode 9: Don’t Gaslight Yourself: You’re Not Imagining the Struggle

Welcome to Talking with Emma — a podcast for smart, capable women who are tired of feeling like their body is the one part of life they still haven’t figured out.

I’m Emma Wright — body image coach, author, and someone who knows how hard it can be to have a body.

In this episode, we build on last week’s coaching tool — thoughts are not facts — by exploring something...

If you’ve ever stood in front of the mirror and spiralled into shame, changed outfits five times before going out, or quietly questioned your worth because of how you look — this episode is for you.

Because your body isn’t a constant worthiness scorecard. And it never was.
 What’s causing the struggle isn’t your body — it’s the thoughts you’ve inherited about your body.

In this episode of Talking with Emma, we dig into the invisi...

You’re smart. You’re politically aware of beauty standards. You know diet culture is toxic. And yet. 

In this episode of Talking with Emma, we explore one of the most uncomfortable contradictions: How can you be committed to body acceptance… and still long for a smaller body?

We talk about why this desire is not a personal failure — it’s a survival response in a world that rewards thinness and punishes fatness. I share the story of a...

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “I should have outgrown this by now” when it comes to your body?

You're not alone — and you're definitely not failing.

In this episode of Talking with Emma, we dive into the painful belief that midlife body struggles mean you haven’t done enough personal work. We unpack the real reason it still feels hard — not because you’re broken, but because you’ve been living in a culture that kee...

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If you feel like you’re always striving — to get it right, to hold it together, to prove you’re good enough — and want to feel more confident instead, this episode is for you.

We talk about how perfectionism keeps you stuck in the cycle of “not enough,” even if you’ve done all the work to leave diet culture behind. You’ll learn why failure feels so personal, and how to build a different relationship with it — one t...

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If you feel like you spend too much time thinking about food — what you should eat, what you shouldn’t, whether you’ve already blown it — this episode is for you.

We talk about why you’re not addicted to food. You’re deprived.
And your body is trying to protect you.

In this episode, I explain how black-and-white thinking about food — inherited from diet culture, family messages, and years of restriction — sets yo...

How to Use the Midlife Body Image Self Assessments

If you’ve downloaded the Midlife Body Image Self Assessments — this episode is for you.

Inside the guide are three evidence-based tools to help you understand what’s really shaping your relationship with your body, your eating, and your inner dialogue.

In this episode, I walk you through how to use the assessments, what to expect, and how to interpret what comes up — especially if it ...