Rise and Align With Food

<p>Reshanda Yates discusses how to stop binge eating so you can lose weight, have energy, focus, and be present for your family and children. Learn why you binge and how to stop bingeing on sweets and carbs. Move from information to implementation and past the frustration of knowing what to do but never being able to do it. Be able to trust yourself alone with all the sweet treats and not dig into the kitchen when no one else is around. In this podcast, Reshanda shares her own stories of struggling with binge eating for 10 years. She knows first-hand what it’s like to promise again and again that this will be the last time, only to wake up the next morning and repeat the same cycle. She understands the guilt and shame that can go hand in hand with binge eating having done every insane thing in the book with food, including eating out of the trash can after throwing food away. She believes if she can come back from that, anyone can. </p>

253: You Don't Have to Love Your Body to Lose Weight (The Counter-Intuitive Truth)

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Episode 252: You're Not Undisciplined, You're Programmed: Unlocking the Worthiness That Ends the Food Fight

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Episode 251: Breaking Free from Trigger Foods: How to Retrain Neural Pathways Without Deprivation

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Episode 250: Why "All Restriction is Bad" Keeps You Stuck (And How to Rewire Your Relationship with Food)

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Episode 249: Why Years of Healing Work Haven't Stopped Your Binge Eating — The 3 Missing Ingredients for Lasting Freedom

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Episode 248: Turn Cravings into Power: The Science of Working WITH Your Brain for Lasting Results

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Episode 247: Unlock Sustainable Weight Loss: The Uncomfortable Truths & Realities No One Tells You

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246:How High-Achieving Women Use Food to Hide Vulnerability — And How You Can Break Free

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245: Beyond Food: How a compassionate approach transforms your relationship with control in all areas of your life

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243: How to Consistently Eat Healthy Meals that Make You Go, “Mmmm. This is Good.” Without the Stress

Have you ever wondered how you can keep up with your healthy eating when it just takes so much time and energy to keep planning, shopping, and preparing healthy and delicious foods day after day after day? Let alone cooking meals for kids and spouses. It can feel so overwhelming to feed yourself healthy, home-cooked meals consistently, especially when you’re tired after a long day and trying to come home and make grown-up decisions with that last brain cell. If you can relate...

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242: Discover How to Finally Feel Rested and In Control Without the Guilt of Evening Binges!

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241:Stop the Binge Cycle: Unlock Effortless Food Freedom (No Willpower Needed!)

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239: How One Simple Habit Can Rewire Your Brain to Stop Sweet Cravings Effortlessly

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238: The Hidden Reason Your Food Urges Keep Winning — And the New Perspective That Changes Everything

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237: 5 Strategies to Stop Binge Eating and Finally Lose Weight Without Deprivation

If you feel like binge eating and overeating are constantly sabotaging your weight loss progress and stealing your peace, then listen up… Because in this episode, you’ll discover the five essential strategies you must master to stop binge eating and achieve lasting weight loss success — all without deprivation, exhausting willpower battles, or overwhelming guilt. If you’re ready to finally experience true peace with food and your body, and enjoy a weight loss journey that feels na...

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236: Why Diets, Therapy, and Willpower Failed Lisa—And The Simple Shift That Changed Everything

After decades of binge eating and failed diets, Lisa was convinced she just needed more willpower. What she discovered instead changed everything. In this episode, Lisa shares how letting go of control—and rewiring her mindset—led to peace with food, freedom from bingeing, and natural weight loss without the obsession. You’ll hear: The internal shift that helped her finally stop binge eating Why “just trying harder” kept her stuck And how she’s now living with more energy, presence, and s...

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235: Discover How Gudrun Finally Broke Free from 40 Years of Binge Eating—With the Simple, Surprising Trick She Had Never Tried Before

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