🎙️Why Willpower Fails: How to Stop Emotional Overeating and Break the Cycle with Dr. Melissa McCreery

Have you ever felt strong and capable in most areas of your life but powerless when it comes to food? You’re not alone.

In today’s podcast episode of Hashimoto’s Nutrition Rx®, Nataliia Sanzo, RDN, LDN, sits down with Dr. Melissa McCreery, psychologist, emotional eating expert, and creator of "Your Missing Peace", to uncover why willpower isn’t the answer to emotional overeating and what truly helps you break the cycle.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why “trying harder” or relying on willpower doesn’t work long-term
• The truth about emotional and “hidden hungers” that drive overeating
• The link between stress, dopamine, and thyroid health in Hashimoto’s
• Simple mindset shifts to move past all-or-nothing thinking
• How to tell physical hunger from emotional hunger
• The four pillars of Dr. McCreery’s Your Missing Peace program
• First steps to stop feeling stuck and start creating freedom around food

Why You Shouldn’t Miss This:

This is one of the most insightful and empowering conversations we’ve had about emotional eating, mindset, and thyroid health. You’ll walk away with science-backed strategies and compassionate tools to rebuild trust with your body without diets, restriction, or guilt.

If you’ve ever believed your struggles with food were a lack of discipline, this episode will show you the truth: you’re not broken, and there’s a better way forward.

Try This After Listening:

• Reflect on moments when you turn to food for comfort, what emotion or need might be underneath?
• Practice pausing before eating to check in: “Am I physically hungry, or emotionally hungry?”
• Explore your “hidden hungers” using Dr. McCreery’s free quiz below.

Connect with Dr. Melissa McCreery:

• Website: https://toomuchonherplate.com
• Too Much on Her Plate Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1844785/contributors/46325-melissa-mccreery-phd
• Take the Free Hidden Hungers Quiz: https://toomuchonherplate.com/hidden-hunger-quiz/
• Learn about Your Missing Peace: https://toomuchonherplate.com/your-missing-peace/
• Instagram: @toomuchonherplate

Contact Nataliia Sanzo at All Purpose Nutrition
Office Phone: (615) 866-5384
Location: 7105 S Springs Dr., Suite 208, Franklin, TN 37067
Website: www.allpurposenutrition.com
Instagram: @all.purpose.nutrition



Formerly known as Thyroid Hair Loss Connection Podcast.