Too Much on Her Plate with Dr. Melissa McCreery

If you’ve ever felt stuck in a loop of nighttime overeating or bingeing, this episode might help you direct your efforts at change in more effective directions. I’m not talking about willpower. I’m not shaming food (or hunger). I am talking about what your real needs might be in that moment, and how to stop solving the wrong problem.

You’ll learn:

• Why nighttime eating becomes such a strong habit
• The role of Hidden Hungers and what...

In this episode, I’m sharing five things every smart woman needs to know about emotional eating. If food still feels like a struggle even though you’ve tried all the things, a better understanding of emotional eating might help you understand why. I’ll explain why emotional eating isn’t always obvious, how it shows up in ways you might miss, and what you actually need to do instead of relying on willpower or control.

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If you've ever said "I'll start over Monday," only to end up back in the same old loop, this episode is for you. Too many smart, high-achieving women are stuck in a cycle that goes something like this: try hard, lose steam, get off track, blame yourself, and start again - harder this time. It's exhausting. And it's not working.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why the traditional "start over" mind...

If you’ve ever found yourself eating on autopilot, not tasting your food, or wondering how you got from “just a bite” to the bottom of the bag, you’re not alone. And you’re not broken. What’s likely happening is something I see all the time - you’re simply not with yourself in those moments. And when you’re not present, something else takes over.

Here’s what I’m covering in this episode:

• Why checking out is so common - and how it...

If you've ever found yourself reaching for food when you're stressed, overwhelmed, or just plain exhausted, it might be time to explore a powerful but often overlooked tool for lasting change: self-compassion. In this episode, you’ll hear why self-compassion is a game-changer when it comes to ending overeating and emotional eating. If the voice in your head tends to be a harsh critic, or if you find yourself stuck in the ...

I’m diving into what I call the “overeating boomerang”—a hidden mindset trap that keeps smart, capable women swinging between trying to be superhuman and using food to numb out. You’ll hear the real-life experiences (with names changed for privacy) of women inside my coaching program who realized they were stuck in this pattern, and how we began shifting it. If you've been demanding that your tired, burned-out self just push t...

If you're trying to stop emotional eating, overeating, or binge eating—but feel like nothing is changing—this episode is essential.

The truth? Most women miss the real signs that they’re making progress with ending emotional eating and overeating because they’re looking in the wrong place. And if you don’t see your results, you can’t build on them.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why the mindset you bring to overcoming overeat...

Lisa knew exactly how she wanted to eat. She’d researched, made a plan, and was fully committed—until real life got in the way. Vacations, stress, and long days at work would throw her off track every time. If you’ve ever wondered why you can’t stick with a healthy eating plan (even one you like), this episode will show you what’s really going on—and what to do instead.

In this episode, I’ll walk you through:

• Why knowing what to ...

Tune in to hear how small, sustainable actions can create lasting change and why waiting for the “perfect time” is a trap.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why postponing your happiness contributes to overeating and emotional eating
• The Hidden Hungers that drive cravings and how to address them
• The all-or-nothing mindset that keeps high-achievers stuck in overwhelm
• How dreaming big can actually make your goals more achievable
• Small...

In this episode, I’m covering mindset shifts, hidden roadblocks, and powerful tools that can help you break free from deprivation thinking and finally cure your overeating habits. You’ll learn why self-compassion and the right support system are essential, what you need to know about blind spots that can keep you stuck, and what you can do to rewire your brain for freedom instead of restriction.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

In part two of How to Lose Your Stress Eating Habit, we shift from why traditional approaches fail to what actually works. Last episode, I explained why the advice most of us have heard about how to control stress eating keeps you stuck in an exhausting cycle. Today, I want to introduce you to my signature framework—the approach my clients use to completely uproot their stress eating habits instead of just managing or controlling t...

Are you tired of trying to control your stress eating, only to end up stuck in the same cycle? In this episode, I explain why the most common advice about stress eating—like trying to distract yourself, exercising more discipline, or simply saying no—doesn’t work. More importantly, you’ll learn why it's not your fault that these approaches have failed you. Get ready to see stress eating in a completely new light and take the f...

Comfort eating is showing up big-time these days. Of course, in the long run, comfort eating ISN'T comforting. The key to breaking the cycle lies in discomfort - but not the kind of making yourself uncomfortable or taking on difficult challenges that diet mentality may have taught you is necessary. In this greatest hits episode, I explore how stepping into  the helpful type of discomfort—rather than avoiding it—can be the game...

Why do you overeat? What can you do instead of depriving yourself? In this greatest hits episode, I'm diving into four powerful questions that can shift your entire approach to food and emotional eating. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of willpower, deprivation, and frustration, these questions will help you break free and create real, lasting change—without dieting. Plus, hear how these shifts transformed Maryanne’s li...

Creating freedom from overeating doesn’t require a major life overhaul or a series of giant, hard-to-take steps, even if your brain has been telling you this is what’s necessary. Tune in to today’s episode to learn more.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Understanding your brain’s drama
• The power of small steps
• Practical small steps for change
• How your brain overwhelms you into overeating and what to do about it

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How do you reset, instead of overeating when life feels out of control or stressful? How do you focus on what you can control or what’s good for you when you feel overwhelmed - instead of heading straight for the chocolate? This episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast is designed to help.

In this episode:

• Mindset Reset: Focusing on What You Can Control
• The Importance of Sleep for Mental Clarity
• Practicing the Pause: A Tool for...

You may know about eating on autopilot or mindless overeating, but you probably don’t realize you’re doing something else mindlessly that leaves you more likely to overeat. It’s probably making changing your eating habits more challenging too. It’s almost impossible to break emotional eating and overeating habits without addressing your mindset and without exploring the thoughts or the mental soundtrack in your head.

In this episode...

There are huge advantages to seeing perfectionism as the unattainable set of expectations that it is - especially if you want to break overeating habits or emotional eating patterns, so let’s tackle the first step toward breaking the cycle of overeating and perfectionism.

In this episode:

• The links between perfectionism and overeating
• Why you’ll probably always have some perfectionism (and it’s okay)
• 9 reasons to allow more imperfe...

In this episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast, I’m sharing the journey of “Marie” (not her real name), a smart, successful professional woman who struggled with overeating, stress eating, and feeling like food was controlling her (sound familiar?).

Marie’s story is a perfect example of how deeply ingrained deprivation thinking and diet culture can keep us stuck in a frustrating cycle of overeating, self-blame, and d...