In this episode, Mia sits down with Emotional Eating, Digestive, and Hormone Expert Amber Romaniuk to break down the real differences between emotional eating, binge eating, food addiction, and how hormone imbalances can fuel these patterns. Amber shares her personal journey, the emotional and biological roots of overeating, and what sustainable healing actually looks like.

We Cover:

• Emotional eating vs. binge eating vs. food addiction
• Subtle signs eating patterns are becoming more serious
• Trauma, stress, ADHD & the nervous system role in overeating
• Emotional hunger vs. physical hunger
• Why dieting and under-nourishment trigger binge eating
• The dopamine + food addiction connection
• Hormones that influence cravings: cortisol, insulin, leptin, ghrelin
• How peri/menopause changes hunger + emotional eating
• Where to start when healing your relationship with food
• When to get professional support

In this episode of Mind, Body, Her, we’re diving into one of the most talked-about topics in women’s health and weight loss right now—GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro.

You’ll learn:

• What GLP-1 actually is and how it works in the body
• Who can benefit from these medications and who should avoid them
• How GLP-1s impact appetite, metabolism, and “food noise”
• The nutrition and lifestyle strategies to support safe, effective weight loss while on them
• What to focus on when coming off GLP-1s to prevent rebound weight gain
• Natural ways to boost GLP-1 through food, movement, and gut health

Whether you’re a practitioner, on GLP-1 medication, or just curious about the science behind them, this episode will help you understand how these powerful hormones influence your metabolism, blood sugar, and long-term health—with or without medication.

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Ever feel like your willpower disappears every afternoon? You’re not broken, your body is just trying to tell you something. In this episode, Mia breaks down what cravings really mean, how to calm them from the inside out and why balance (not restriction) is the key to feeling in control again.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why cravings are communication, not a lack of discipline
• How stress, skipped meals, and dieting impact hunger hormones
• What common cravings like chocolate or salt actually mean
• Why cravings often change through your menstrual cycle
• How restriction and willpower can backfire
• Simple strategies to reduce cravings naturally through balanced meals
• The emotional side of cravings and how to handle them mindfully
• How to work with your biology instead of fighting it

Links:

Blood Sugar Balancing Guide

3 Day Meal Plan