Emotional Eating Unwrapped

Emotional Eating Unwrapped (Sober Eating Podcast)It usually happens the morning after.You wake up, catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror, and something feels off.Your body feels heavier. Your face looks different. Your stomach feels full in a way that feels alarming.Before coffee. Before your day even starts.The panic is already there.In this episode of Emotional Eating Unwrapped, Alana unpacks one of the most common fears women carry :Did one day of overeating just undo everything?She explains why one day of eating more does not cause real weight gain and why it can still feel so destabilizing when it happens. This conversation breaks down the three real reasons overeating feels scary, why the fear isn’t actually about calories or food, and what the body is really reacting to in those moments.If you’ve ever woken up after overeating feeling like you “lost something” about yourself, this episode puts language to that experience.Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating® SequenceThe proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle  Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body nownot just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysOne day of overeating doesn’t cause weight gain, the spiral that often follows is what changes the body over time.The fear after overeating isn’t about food or calories; it’s about what the body expects you to do next.Discomfort in the body doesn’t mean damage, it usually means the body is adjusting.Weight shifts come from instability, restriction, and punishment, not from a single eating day.Trust isn’t built by never overeating; it’s built by responding without urgency, control, or backlash.Calm, normal eating after overeating matters more than trying to “fix” the moment.

Emotional Eating Unwrapped (Sober Eating Podcast)There are certain foods that get blamed over and over again for weight gain.Not because they’re actually doing damage but because they’re easy to fear, easy to cut out, and easy to point to when something feels off.In this episode of Emotional Eating Unwrapped, Alana breaks down the five foods most often accused of causing weight gain and why removing them has rarely brought the relief women are hoping for.She explains what’s actually happening when foods like bread, dessert, pasta, cheese, and snacks feel “out of control,” and why the problem isn’t the food itself, but the state your body is in when you eat it.This conversation isn’t about convincing you that these foods are “fine.”It’s about understanding why they became charged in the first place and how to relate to them without fear, urgency, or backlash.If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn, restrict, or manage these foods to stay in control, this episode offers a different way to see what’s really driving the pattern.Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating® SequenceThe proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysThese foods get blamed because they’re easy targets, not because they cause weight gain.The body responds more to fear and deprivation than to specific ingredients.Pleasure doesn’t lead to weight gain — unpredictability does.Eating foods late or after restriction changes how the body experiences them.Consistency and safety matter more than cutting foods out.

Emotional Eating Unwrapped (Sober Eating Podcast)In this episode of Emotional Eating Unwrapped, Alana talks about what she wishes she had understood sooner about stomach pain and bloating after overeating and why trying to “fix” it with more control often makes it worse.Rather than focusing on the food or the urge, this conversation explores what your body actually goes through during and after an overeating episode. Why digestion struggles when your system is still tense. How shame and self-criticism prolong physical discomfort. And why bloating is often a sign of overwhelm, not weakness.You’ll hear why the fastest path to relief isn’t stricter rules, compensating behaviors, or pushing your body harder but changing how you respond in the moments after eating.If you’ve ever treated bloating as proof that you did something wrong, this episode offers a different way to understand what’s happening and how to help your body settle instead of bracing against it.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysOvereating impacts your nervous system, not just digestion.Bloating often lingers because your body never fully settled after the episode.Self-criticism adds stress that your body has to process physically.Trying to compensate sends the message that something is still wrong.Relief often comes from how you respond after overeating, not from fixing the food.

Emotional Eating Unwrapped (Sober Eating Podcast)In this episode of Emotional Eating Unwrapped, Alana explores why eating past full can quietly mess with your head, often more than binge eating ever did.She explains why eating past fullness feels so destabilizing, how it slowly erodes self-trust, and why stopping doesn’t always feel settling or safe. Through real-life examples and lived insight, Alana breaks down what’s actually happening in the moments when you keep eating even though your body is already satisfied.This conversation reframes eating past full as a protective response, not a lack of control. You’ll hear why fullness can feel exposed, why silence after eating is often the real trigger, and how food becomes a way to delay what comes next when the day finally slows down.Rather than focusing on willpower or awareness, this episode invites you to understand the function of the behavior and why responding with curiosity instead of self-judgment is what actually changes the pattern.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTAKEAWAYSEating past full often creates more self-doubt than binge eating because it feels subtle and confusing.Fullness can feel unsafe when food has been your main source of grounding or certainty.Many people keep eating not for hunger, but to delay the end of the experience.The silence after eating is often the real trigger — not the food itself.Awareness alone doesn’t stop behavior; safety and capacity do.

Emotional Eating Unwrapped (Sober Eating Podcast)In this episode of Emotional Eating Unwrapped, Alana explores why overeating and hunger shifts are rarely random — even when they feel chaotic.She unpacks how eating behaviors show up in very specific emotional and physiological moments, especially after long periods of self-management, containment, and holding it together. Through lived insight and real-world examples, Alana explains why your body can experience stress even when you don’t consciously feel overwhelmed — and why food so often becomes the place where that tension finally releases.This conversation reframes overeating, night eating, and fluctuating hunger as communication rather than failure. You’ll hear why these patterns aren’t about discipline or rebellion, but about safety, autonomy, and relief — and how understanding the moment underneath the behavior can change your relationship with food without tightening control.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysOvereating isn’t random, it shows up in specific moments when your body is trying to solve something.Your body can experience stress even when your mind feels “fine.”Hunger and eating often intensify when you finally stop managing yourself.Emotional hunger isn’t about food; it’s about relief and autonomy.When you stop panicking about eating, the behavior loses its charge.

Emotional Eating Unwrapped (Sober Eating Podcast)In this episode, Alana explores why hunger can change from week to week — and why those shifts are often misinterpreted as a loss of control.She breaks down three key reasons appetite can suddenly feel louder, including stress, emotional load, sleep, hormones, and what happens when you start reconnecting with your body after years of restriction or fear around hunger. Drawing from her own experience and years of clinical work, Alana explains how diet culture teaches us to mistrust hunger — and why that mistrust creates more chaos, not less.This conversation unpacks the difference between physical hunger, emotional hunger, and relief-seeking, and why increased hunger is often a sign of reconnection rather than regression.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysHunger changing week to week isn’t a loss of control — it’s your body responding to your life.Increased hunger often shows up when you stop ignoring your body, not when you’re doing something wrong.Emotional hunger isn’t about food; it’s about relief after holding it together for too long.Panicking about hunger creates more chaos than hunger itself.When you respond with curiosity instead of fear, eating becomes steadier and less extreme.

Emotional Eating Unwrapped (Sober Eating Podcast)In this Q&A episode, Alana answers the five most common questions she hears about overeating, especially from women who feel composed on the outside but struggle quietly with food, control, and guilt.The questions include:How do I stop overeating at night?Why do I eat past full even when I know better?Is one day of overeating going to make me gain weight?Why am I craving food even when I’m not hungry?How do I stop feeling guilty after I overeat?Rather than offering tips or rules, Alana explores what’s really happening underneath these patterns — the role of nighttime, pressure, perfectionism, food noise, and the way guilt tends to follow high expectations.Through personal reflection and lived clinical insight, this episode helps listeners understand why knowing more doesn’t change behavior, why overeating isn’t a personal failure, and how food often becomes the place we go when the day finally slows down.This conversation is for the woman who isn’t trying to fix herself — she just wants to understand why this keeps happening, and what begins to shift when she stops making food the problem.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!Explore MoreFind Jamille’s Episode Here →  How I Finally Lost 99 Pounds After Years of Binge EatingFor Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on Youtube

In this week’s episode, Alana explores the emerging science behind “food noise,” drawing from a recent review article in Nutrition & Diabetes that defines food noise as persistent, intrusive food thoughts perceived as unwanted or distressing.Alana reflects on how this new clinical definition helps women understand the mental load behind constant food thoughts, the checking, planning, negotiating, and self-questioning that can quietly run all day.She breaks down what researchers are now identifying as key features of food noise, cognitive burden, persistence, dysphoria, and self-stigma and discusses why so many high-achieving women mistake these patterns for a willpower problem when they’re actually part of the body’s alert system.This episode invites listeners into a calmer, more nuanced way of interpreting their inner chatter around food, not as failure, but as information.[Click Here To See Food Noise Article]Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysFood can feel like a reliable friend during emotional highs and lows.Building a compassionate, consistent relationship with yourself is the foundation of true healing.Emotional overeating isn’t about willpower — it’s about unmet needs for safety and support.Your inner ally helps you pause and make intentional, self-honoring choices.The higher self is not perfection — it’s maturity, discernment, and calm.

There’s a moment in every woman’s journey where the old way stops making sense.For Jamille, that moment didn’t look dramatic. It was quiet — a piece of cake she couldn’t bring herself to eat halfway, the panic of a closed restaurant, the feeling that food had more authority over her life than she did.In today’s episode, she shares how she went from a childhood shaped by shaming comments — “suck in your belly… no man will want you” — to decades of bingeing, punishing diets, secret spirals, and a belief that she would always live this way.Her story is not just about the 99 pounds she lost — it’s about the woman she became in the process. A woman who no longer fears buffets, who can leave candy in the house without losing herself to it , who wakes up before dawn to meet her own life on purpose rather than in reaction We talk about the slow, steady rewiring that happens when you stop performing control and start practicing presence — the tiny shifts that build into a kind of inner maturity you can feel in your posture, your choices, your quiet moments.If you’ve ever wondered whether long-term patterns can truly change, this conversation is proof that they can — and that the change begins long before the weight comes off.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on Youtube

In this episode, Alana unpacks a tender truth that so many high-functioning women carry quietly: why being alone can feel like an invitation to lose yourself in food.She shares her story, the years when silence and unstructured time felt less like rest and more like permission to slip into the ritual of binging. And she explores why these moments never start with the first bite, but with the anticipation of being unwatched, unneeded, unseen.Through honest reflection and grounded insight, Alana explains how secret patterns form, why they feel so powerful, and what it takes to build a relationship with yourself that doesn’t disappear the moment the door closes.If you’ve ever felt like you can hold everything together… until you’re alone, this conversation will change how you understand yourself.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll HereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysAloneness isn’t the trigger — it’s the moment your real needs surface.Binge urges begin long before food enters the picture.High-functioning women often unravel only in silence, not in public.

In this week’s episode of Emotional Eating Unwrapped, Alana is joined by longtime friend and guest Kristin McGee to explore the real emotional terrain behind self-doubt and how it can quietly sabotage our goals, wellness journeys, and sense of worth.They revisit personal stories and career pivots to reveal how doubt isn’t a flaw, it’s a threshold; a signal that something deeper is asking to be seen.From wellness fatigue to perfectionism, this conversation goes beyond motivation and into the deeper question: What if your next breakthrough isn’t about doing more, but staying with yourself when it’s hardest to believe you can?Connect with Kristin McgeeWebsite: https://www.kristinmcgee.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinmcgee/ Substack: https://kristinmcgee.substack.com/ Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating MethodThe Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included} → Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysSelf-doubt often signals a turning point, not a dead end.Growth looks like showing up on the days you want to hide.Real confidence is built through imperfect action.Transformation doesn’t always feel inspiring and sometimes, it feels like staying.You don’t need to “feel ready” to begin again.Chapters00:00 — Why Doubt Can Be a Sign of Growth03:15 — Showing Up When You Feel Off07:42 — The Breakthroughs That Come After Resistance11:56 — Kristin’s Biggest Transformation16:30 — Redefining Success in Wellness20:45 — Trusting the Next Version of You

In this revisited holiday episode, Alana explores the emotional pressure that surfaces during food-centric gatherings and how it often masks as overeating, guilt, or the need to perform “self-control.”She shares practical insight on managing emotional overwhelm, setting boundaries without conflict, and rethinking what support actually looks like when the table is full but your needs aren’t met. Whether you're dreading the family dynamics or navigating the pressure to eat “perfectly,” this episode offers tools to help you stay connected to yourself through it all.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysEmotional eating often begins long before the food shows up.Saying “no” doesn’t make you ungrateful, it makes you self-aware.Guilt after eating usually points to unmet emotional needs, not a food mistake.Boundaries aren’t walls, they’re invitations to honor your truth.You don’t have to perform wellness to be well.Chapters00:00 — Why Holidays Are Emotionally Loaded03:52 — Family Triggers & Food Noise07:10 — How to Say No with Compassion11:34 — Why “Safe Food” Isn’t Always the Answer15:42 — Staying Present with Yourself Through Chaos21:06 — Redefining Support During the Holidays

In this episode, Alana explores how shame, external validation, and achievement culture shaped the narrative of The Biggest Loser and how those same forces still live in many women’s relationships with food and their bodies today.She shares her own reflections and lived experience during the show’s peak, alongside a deeper unpacking of what gets lost when transformation is only physical. Together with co-host Brittny, they examine the emotional residue of that era and how to build something more sustainable now.✨ If this episode resonated with you, check out these related episodes:The Psychology of Restriction: Why We Fear Taking Up SpaceHow to Turn Solo Eating from a Shameful Secret into Self-LoveGetting Vulnerable: My Story with Emotional Eating Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysSustainable change isn’t about control; it’s about integration.Awareness without support turns into self-criticism.Shame and visibility can coexist in deeply confusing ways.There is no one version of “success” that fits every body.Healing starts when you stop chasing a finish line and start creating a life that fits your truth.Chapters00:00 — Why The Biggest Loser Still Matters04:12 — The Shame Behind the Spotlight08:45 — What Tough Love Really Cost Us13:30 — Self-Awareness vs. Self-Criticism17:50 — The Trade-Offs of Transformation23:01 — Choosing Yourself Over The Ideal

In this episode, Alana unpacks the truth behind the GLP-1 craze and the emotional side effects no one’s talking about. While these medications can silence food noise and deliver rapid weight loss, Alana explores the deeper cost: the gradual loss of aliveness, joy, and emotional connection. She reveals how the same hormones that regulate appetite also regulate dopamine, motivation, and pleasure and why numbing one means dulling the other. This isn’t about guilt or shame. It’s about awareness about remembering that peace isn’t the absence of hunger, it’s safety in feeling it. Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → ⁠Enroll here⁠For a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→⁠ Enroll here⁠GET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→⁠ Apply here⁠ConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→⁠ Apply here⁠A program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → ⁠Enroll here⁠Free Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss?⁠ Click here for the Free Quiz⁠Explore more from ⁠Be Well by AK⁠Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram ⁠@bewellbyak⁠.Follow on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Subscribe to the Podcast on ⁠Spotify ⁠Subscribe to the Podcast on ⁠Apple⁠Subscribe to get alerts on ⁠Youtube⁠TakeawaysGLP-1s can silence cravings, but they can also mute joy.Appetite isn’t just about food; it’s your life force.When you suppress emotion, you suppress desire, creativity, and vitality.True peace isn’t numbness, it’s the nervous system feeling safe to want.You can be thin and still feel everything.Healing your relationship with food means welcoming sensation, not avoiding it.Chapters0:00 Introduction to Emotional Eating Unwrapped00:38 The Real Reason Behind GLP-1 Usage01:57 The Hidden Costs of GLP-1s03:13 The Illusion of Calm and the Reality of Numbness04:41 The Appeal and Downside of Silence18:10 Reconnecting with Sensation and Desire23:23 The Path to True Freedom and Peace24:18 Conclusion and Call to Action

In this episode, Alana addresses a growing trend: women replacing real coaching with AI tools. While AI offers immediate, judgment-free advice, Alana stresses that it can't provide the human connection crucial for true healing. She explains that emotional issues and habits can't be resolved through logic alone; they require the emotional attunement and co-regulation that only a human coach can offer. The episode emphasizes that while AI can be a useful tool, it should not replace the indispensable human element in coaching.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → ⁠Enroll here⁠For a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→⁠ Enroll here⁠GET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→⁠ Apply here⁠ConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→⁠ Apply here⁠A program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → ⁠Enroll here⁠Free Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss?⁠ Click here for the Free Quiz⁠Explore more from ⁠Be Well by AK⁠Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram ⁠@bewellbyak⁠.Follow on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Subscribe to the Podcast on ⁠Spotify ⁠Subscribe to the Podcast on ⁠Apple⁠Subscribe to get alerts on ⁠Youtube⁠TakeawaysAI can mirror data—but not the emotional chemistry of being seen and supported.True healing happens through co-regulation with another human, not self-analysis.You can’t heal a safety wound with more control or logic.Self-awareness without integration becomes self-criticism.Coaching isn’t about information—it’s a nervous system experience.Connection, not perfection, is what rewires old patterns and restores trust.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Emotional Eating Unwrapped00:32 The Rise of AI in Coaching02:09 The Importance of Human Connection04:32 The Hidden Dangers of AI Coaching05:00 Why AI Feels Supportive but Falls Short05:36 The Role of Real Coaching13:08 The Sober Eating Sequence™14:02 The Emotional Experience of Coaching15:06 The Limitations of AI in Emotional Healing18:54 Conclusion and Call to Action

In this episode, Alana dismantles a popular myth: awareness alone changes nothing. You can understand why you overeat, restrict, or self-sabotage—and still repeat the pattern. Why? Because intellectual insight doesn’t reach the nervous system.Through compassionate teaching and real-life examples, she shows you how to cross the gap from analysis to embodiment—how to stay with sensations, build safety in your body, and act from your higher self (not from panic). Expect grounded tools, elegant reframes, and a direct path out of the shame loop. When awareness opens the door, integration walks you through it.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!Invisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together so you can lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear process that helps you eat like a normal person again, feel full without spiraling and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction → Enroll hereThe Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to end food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new way of eating — without dieting, restriction, or counting macros. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem. → Enroll hereElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom.→ Apply hereComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll here. Free Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you From lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysAwareness is the light switch; it doesn’t move the furniture.You can’t think your way into safety; your body must feel safe.Insight without embodiment becomes emotional avoidance dressed as growth.The nervous system changes through sensation, breath, and staying, not concepts.Naming triggers isn’t healing; staying with them is.Self-awareness without integration fuels self-criticism and shame.Your higher self doesn’t narrate; she guides.Repetition in regulated micro-moments rewires trust—that’s where freedom lives.Chapters00:00 — Awareness Isn’t Enough02:30 — Light Switch vs. Furniture04:30 — Insight vs. Nervous System06:30 — Triggers: Name vs. Stay10:00 — Exiting the Shame Loop13:00 — Real-Life Examples16:00 — Regulating Uncertainty18:30 — Higher Self Scripts23:30 — Takeaways + Next Steps21:01 — Micro Moments of Self-Care

In this episode, Alana explores what really happens when success or safety reactivates old food and body struggles. She shares client stories and her own reflections on how the nervous system confuses calm for danger — and why old habits resurface when life finally feels good.Through clear, compassionate insight, Alana reveals that food chaos isn’t self-sabotage — it’s the body’s way of protecting the good it’s not yet used to holding. She guides listeners toward integration, showing how to expand their nervous system’s capacity for peace, love, and visibility.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!Invisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together so you can lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear process that helps you eat like a normal person again, feel full without spiraling and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction → Enroll hereThe Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to end food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new way of eating — without dieting, restriction, or counting macros. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem. → Enroll hereElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom.→ Apply hereComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll here. Free Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you From lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysOld food and body patterns often resurface when life finally gets good.This isn’t sabotage — it’s protection.The hardest part isn’t chaos; it’s calm.Safety requires expanding your nervous system’s capacity to receive goodness.Visibility can feel like exposure — grounding helps you integrate success.Growth isn’t about getting safety; it’s about learning to stay in it.Chapters00:00 — Why success can trigger old habits02:46 — When calm feels harder than chaos06:00 — Visibility vs. exposure09:05 — Food as a control valve15:14 — Identity lag: when the old self meets the new18:09 — Expanding your nervous system’s upper limit22:00 — How to receive goodness and stay in it

In this episode, Alana explores how the cycle of food control, discipline, and self-punishment isn’t a willpower issue — it’s a safety issue.She shares the deeper truth behind bingeing, compulsive eating, and perfectionism: that they’re not failures, but the body’s rebellion against a life lived in masculine overdrive.Through stories and practical guidance, Alana shows how to restore safety and self-trust through the feminine portal — by feeling, receiving, and listening to your body instead of managing it.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → ⁠Enroll here⁠For a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→⁠ Enroll here⁠GET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→⁠ Apply here⁠ConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→⁠ Apply here⁠A program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → ⁠Enroll here⁠Free Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss?⁠ Click here for the Free Quiz⁠Explore more from ⁠Be Well by AK⁠Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram ⁠@bewellbyak⁠.Follow on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Subscribe to the Podcast on ⁠Spotify ⁠Subscribe to the Podcast on ⁠Apple⁠Subscribe to get alerts on ⁠Youtube⁠TakeawaysBingeing or overeating is often your body’s rebellion against over-functioning — not self-sabotage.Food becomes the container for unexpressed emotions when it doesn’t feel safe to cry, rest, or ask for help.Healing happens through the feminine energy of feeling, receiving, and allowing — not forcing.You can’t “think” your way into safety; you have to listen through your body.When you feel safe to receive, food stops being your only refuge.Certainty and self-trust come from walking to your edge — and listening.Chapters07:00 — When Food Becomes the Only Place You Can Pause13:00 — Expression: How Swallowed Emotions Turn Into Cravings17:00 — The Feminine Wound: Why Receiving Feels So Risky24:00 — How Safety Restores Weight Balance and Self-Trust29:00 — Embodying the Feminine: Feeling Instead of Forcing31:00 — Walking to the Edge and Listening Through Your Body

In this episode, Alana explores the quiet, unseen reasons food can feel like a loyal friend — especially during emotional highs and lows. Through personal reflection and client stories, she reveals how unmet needs for safety and self-support often drive women to seek refuge in food, control, or perfection.With clarity and compassion, Alana guides listeners through the process of building an inner ally — the mature, grounded voice that offers agency instead of impulse, calm instead of control.Each pause, each micro moment of self-care becomes a step toward self-trust — and the freedom to finally feel safe in your own company.Enter the giveaway to receive a 1:1 private session with Alana by DMing a screenshot of your review @bewellbyak on Instagram or emailing as podcast@bewellbyak.com!Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get StartedInvisible Weight DetoxAn introduction to the Sober Eating Movement that finally gets your body and mind working together in under 30 days, so you can reclaim your personal power, lose weight and keep it off. No tracking, no shakes, no endless rules. It's a clear step by step process that helps you reclaim your self worth, eat like a normal person again, and watch the number on the scale move in the right direction. → Enroll hereFor a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll hereGET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANAElite VIPA 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply hereConciergeFor the woman who refuses to settle — Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply hereA program designed to support your Sober Eating Method JourneyComing Home to Your BodyA self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now—not just after weight loss. → Enroll hereFree Quiz:What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free QuizExplore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak.Follow on LinkedInSubscribe to the Podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Podcast on AppleSubscribe to get alerts on YoutubeTakeawaysFood can feel like a reliable friend during emotional highs and lows.Building a compassionate, consistent relationship with yourself is the foundation of true healing.Emotional overeating isn’t about willpower — it’s about unmet needs for safety and support.Your inner ally helps you pause and make intentional, self-honoring choices.The higher self is not perfection — it’s maturity, discernment, and calm.Agency — the ability to choose with awareness — is what restores self-trust and freedom.Chapters00:00 — The Role of Food as a Friend02:46 — Building an Inner Ally06:00 — Understanding Emotional Eating09:05 — The Concept of the Higher Self15:14 — The Betrayal Loop and Self-Trust18:09 — Food as a Messenger21:01 — Micro Moments of Self-Care

In this episode, Alana dives into the timely and nuanced conversation surrounding GLP1 medications, which are being marketed as game changers for appetite regulation and weight loss. Alana unpacks the physical benefits that many women (and men) experience with these medications, but she also shines a spotlight on what often gets overlooked: the emotional patterns and triggers that persist even as the weight comes off. Through client stories and her own insights, Alana explores the gap between physical transformation and emotional healing, highlighting issues like the borrowed willpower effect, the identity gap, and the grief that can emerge when food’s role in our lives shifts. Listeners will learn why sustaining weight loss goes beyond the number on the scale and requires true emotional integration, self-trust, and mindful rituals.Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode!Invisible Weight Detox → A 7-day reset that helps you stop the automatic nightly overeating, wake up without the bloated stomach and puffy face, and finally slip into your clothes with ease. You’ll retrain your body to let go of the tension that drives cravings so you can end meals feeling satisfied, move through your day without food noise, and go to bed proud of how you led yourself → Enroll hereComing Home to Your Body → A self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now – not just after weight loss. ⁠Enroll here⁠Explore more from Be Well by AKBe sure to follow Alana on Instagram at @bewellbyak.TakeawaysGLP-1s are marketed as a solution for appetite regulation.Weight loss is only part of the journey; emotional healing is crucial.The borrowed willpower effect can create dependency on medication.Self-worth and identity may not change with weight loss.Emotional triggers still exist even with appetite suppression.Grief over the loss of food as comfort is common.Chapters02:53 The Dual Nature of Weight Loss and Emotional Healing05:43 The Borrowed Willpower Effect08:31 Identity and Self-Worth in Weight Loss16:45 The Relationship Mirror and Visibility Paradox19:34 Closing the Gap: Emotional Integration for Lasting Change22:19 Building Emotional Alignment and Self-Trust27:36 Integration for Long-Term Results