Eating Habits for Life

Kate Johnston

Eating Habits for Life is a sustainable weight loss and eating habits podcast for women in healthcare who struggle with emotional eating, stress eating, overeating, cravings, and binge eating — especially after long shifts and high-stress days. You’re disciplined and successful at work. Yet when it comes to food, it feels frustratingly hard. You know what’s healthy. You understand portion control. But consistency feels out of reach — leading to shame, weight loss struggles, and starting over on Monday. This is changeable. With a compassionate, science-backed approach that addresses eating habits at the root, you can build a calm, sustainable relationship with food — without relying on willpower, restriction, calorie counting, or tracking. Hosted by Kate Johnston, a former Physician Assistant of 15 years and now an Eating Habits & Weight Loss Coach, this podcast explores why knowledge isn’t enough — and how mindset, emotions, perfectionism, and a dysregulated nervous system quietly drive eating habits. You’ll learn: ✔️ What’s truly driving cravings, emotional eating, and overeating ✔️ How to stop blaming yourself for struggling with food ✔️ Behavioral science-backed tools to build sustainable eating habits and regulate stress ✔️ What makes weight loss harder — and how to stop reinforcing those patterns ✔️ Mindset shifts that help you stay consistent, even with a demanding schedule Each week, you’ll feel more calm, confident, and in control around food — and build eating habits that support sustainable weight loss for life. For support beyond this podcast, you can book a free consult at katemjohnston.com/eat-with-intention It’s simply a space to talk through what’s going on with your eating patterns, uncover your deepest motivators, and see what support could look like for you. 🎧 New episodes weekly. ✨ Subscribe and send to a friend in healthcare who will benefit too. *The content in this podcast and my coaching services are for informational purposes only and do not replace medical advice or consultations with a healthcare or mental health provider.

  1. 3d ago

    7 Signs You're Relying on Willpower to Lose Weight

    If healthy eating only works when life is calm and falls apart the second things get stressful, this episode is for you. I'm walking through 7 signs you're relying on willpower to lose weight, instead of habits that actually stick. As a former Physician Assistant with 15 years in healthcare, I see this pattern constantly in the women I coach, especially Nurses, Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners juggling demanding schedules. By the end, you'll understand why willpower keeps failing you, and what to build instead so eating finally feels calm and consistent, and you don't keep falling off the wagon with eating habits. __________ FREE CONSULT Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, and lose weight without the willpower battle. ✨Book a Free Consult __________ FREE CLASS Stop the Snacking Spiral with 3 easy steps to start today. Plus a bonus tool to prevent food guilt, shame, frustration and quitting on yourself. 🍪Stop the Snacking Spiral __________ WEEKLY NOTES Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body. 💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes' __________ DISCOVER MORE Learn more about how I can help you. 💻Visit my Website __________ FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me __________ ✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life.... By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings. Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits. You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably. I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that. Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now] *The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.

  2. Jul 21

    Why it's Hard to Stop Overeating Sweets in Healthcare (Plus 3 Steps to Stop)

    If you've ever found yourself standing in the break room eating the leftover cupcakes from your colleague's birthday, or going to town on the cookies on the couch at night, this episode is for you. I'm breaking down why sweets feel almost impossible to resist during a busy shift, and why that has nothing to do with willpower or self control. As a former Physician Assistant of 15 years, I know firsthand how healthcare environments are wired to keep you reaching for sugar all day long. Tune in for 3 simple steps you can start using today to feel calm and in control around sweets, without relying on willpower you don't have left. __________ FREE CONSULT Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, and lose weight without the willpower battle. ✨Book a Free Consult __________ FREE CLASS Stop the Snacking Spiral with 3 easy steps to start today. Plus a bonus tool to prevent food guilt, shame, frustration and quitting on yourself. 🍪Stop the Snacking Spiral __________ WEEKLY NOTES Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body. 💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes' __________ DISCOVER MORE Learn more about how I can help you. 💻Visit my Website __________ FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me __________ ✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life.... By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings. Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits. You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably. I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that. Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now] *The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.

  3. Jul 16

    How Do I Stop Thinking About Food? 3 Key Steps for Women in Healthcare

    If you're a busy woman in healthcare who's exhausted by constant food thoughts, food noise, emotional eating, or stress eating, this episode shares the 3 proven steps to quiet your mind—without relying on willpower, restrictive dieting, or GLP-1 weight loss medications. You'll learn how to stop obsessing over food by changing your environment, eating enough during the day, and, most importantly, breaking the connection between food and your emotions or daily situations. If you're ready to reduce food cravings, lose weight more naturally, and finally feel peaceful around food, this episode will show you where to start. __________ FREE CONSULT Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, and lose weight without the willpower battle. ✨Book a Free Consult __________ FREE CLASS Stop the Snacking Spiral with 3 easy steps to start today. Plus a bonus tool to prevent food guilt, shame, frustration and quitting on yourself. 🍪Stop the Snacking Spiral __________ WEEKLY NOTES Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body. 💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes' __________ DISCOVER MORE Learn more about how I can help you. 💻Visit my Website __________ FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me __________ ✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life.... By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings. Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits. You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably. I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that. Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now] *The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.

  4. Jul 14

    Emotional Eating Isn't a Weakness, Your Brain Thinks Discomfort Is Danger

    If you've ever gone straight for the crackers or the cookies after a brutal day and then spent the next hour beating yourself up over it, this episode is for you. I'm breaking down why emotional eating isn't a sign of weakness or a lack of self control, but your brain doing exactly what it's built to do: protect you from discomfort. I share a story about my dog Jonny during a thunderstorm to make the brain science click, plus share my own history with emotional eating from my years as a Physician Assistant. By the end, you'll understand why this happens and know that the habit, however automatic it feels right now, is one you can actually break. __________ FREE CONSULT Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, and lose weight without the willpower battle. ✨Book a Free Consult __________ FREE CLASS Stop the Snacking Spiral with 3 easy steps to start today. Plus a bonus tool to prevent food guilt, shame, frustration and quitting on yourself. 🍪Stop the Snacking Spiral __________ WEEKLY NOTES Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body. 💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes' __________ DISCOVER MORE Learn more about how I can help you. 💻Visit my Website __________ FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me __________ ✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life.... By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings. Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits. You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably. I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that. Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now] *The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.

  5. Jul 7

    No Time to Eat During Your Healthcare Shift? 5 Hidden Effects + How to Fix It

    If you're skipping meals all day at work and then losing control around food the second you walk in the door, this episode breaks down exactly why that happens and what to do about it. I explain the hidden effects of underfueling during a healthcare shift, why "I don't have time to eat" is a thought, not a fact, and how that one belief is quietly setting you up to overeat at night and for night snacking. You'll hear real client stories, including a nurse who didn't even know she was hungry in the morning until she started paying attention. Listen in for the mindset shift that helps you eat enough during the day so you stop overeating later and finally feel in control around food again. __________ FREE CONSULT Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, and lose weight without the willpower battle. ✨Book a Free Consult __________ FREE CLASS Stop the Snacking Spiral with 3 easy steps to start today. Plus a bonus tool to prevent food guilt, shame, frustration and quitting on yourself. 🍪Stop the Snacking Spiral __________ WEEKLY NOTES Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body. 💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes' __________ DISCOVER MORE Learn more about how I can help you. 💻Visit my Website __________ FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me __________ ✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life.... By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings. Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits. You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably. I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that. Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now] *The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.

  6. Jul 2

    Mindset Shift I Used to Change my Relationship with Snacks

    I love snacks just as much as you do. But my snacking habits changed partly due to this mindset shift I used to change my relationship with snacks. Because there's a difference when you're using snacks as fuel and when you're using them as comfort, relief, pleasure, excitement, or as reward for a challenging day in healthcare. So listen in on this one for the mindset shift that not only changed my relationship with snacks and helped break my emotional snacking habit, but also helps me choose snacks that have major benefit to my body. __________ FREE CONSULT Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, and lose weight without the willpower battle. ✨Book a Free Consult __________ FREE CLASS Stop the Snacking Spiral with 3 easy steps to start today. Plus a bonus tool to prevent food guilt, shame, frustration and quitting on yourself. 🍪Stop the Snacking Spiral __________ WEEKLY NOTES Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body. 💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes' __________ DISCOVER MORE Learn more about how I can help you. 💻Visit my Website __________ FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me __________ ✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life.... By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings. Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits. You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably. I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that. Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now] *The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.

  7. Jun 30

    Yes, You Can Change Your Relationship With Food — Here's How

    You can't control your husband, your teenager, or your mother-in-law... so why do you keep trying to control food the same way? In this episode of Eating Habits for Life, I'm breaking down why your relationship with food works exactly like your relationship with a person. And why trying to white-knuckle your way through overeating, emotional eating, or mindless snacking never actually sticks. I'll walk you through real client examples to show you what actually shifts the pattern. Plus, I'm giving you a simple 4-step practice you can use today to start changing your relationship with food for good, without relying on willpower. __________ FREE CONSULT Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, and lose weight without the willpower battle. ✨Book a Free Consult __________ FREE CLASS Stop the Snacking Spiral with 3 easy steps to start today. Plus a bonus tool to prevent food guilt, shame, frustration and quitting on yourself. 🍪Stop the Snacking Spiral __________ WEEKLY NOTES Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body. 💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes' __________ DISCOVER MORE Learn more about how I can help you. 💻Visit my Website __________ FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me __________ ✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life.... By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings. Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits. You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably. I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that. Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now] *The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.

  8. Jun 25

    Urge to Overeat at Parties? Here's What to Do in the Moment

    You’re at a party… you’ve already eaten… but you feel that pull to go back for more. What do you actually do in that moment? In this short episode, I walk you through how to handle the urge to overeat at summer parties, barbecues, events in real time, without relying on willpower or trying to “just stop.” This isn’t about food rules, portion control, or restriction. It’s about learning how to pause, understand what’s really going on, and respond differently in a way that actually feels doable. If you struggle with overeating at parties, emotional eating, or feeling out of control around food in social settings, this episode will give you a simple, practical shift you can start using right away. Especially for women in healthcare with busy, stressful schedules....this approach helps you feel more in control around food without adding more pressure. __________ FREE CONSULT Finally break free from overeating and emotional eating habits, and lose weight without the willpower battle. ✨Book a Free Consult __________ FREE CLASS Stop the Snacking Spiral with 3 easy steps to start today. Plus a bonus tool to prevent food guilt, shame, frustration and quitting on yourself. 🍪Stop the Snacking Spiral __________ WEEKLY NOTES Join 'Lighter Notes' - weekly email notes for a healthy relationship with food and body. 💌 Get Weekly 'Lighter Notes' __________ DISCOVER MORE Learn more about how I can help you. 💻Visit my Website __________ FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn: Follow & Connect with Me Facebook: Follow & Connect with Me Instagram: Follow & Connect with Me __________ ✨Helping women in healthcare create a healthy relationship with food and lose weight for life.... By breaking free from eating habits like overeating, stress eating, emotional eating, mindless snacking, and cravings. Plus, forming healthy weight loss habits. You're ready to finally feel at peace with food, confident in your body and lose weight sustainably. I'm your Eating Habits and Weight Loss Coach, and I'm ready to help you achieve that. Take the next step and explore 1:1 coaching with me. [Explore Now] *The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice.

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Eating Habits for Life is a sustainable weight loss and eating habits podcast for women in healthcare who struggle with emotional eating, stress eating, overeating, cravings, and binge eating — especially after long shifts and high-stress days. You’re disciplined and successful at work. Yet when it comes to food, it feels frustratingly hard. You know what’s healthy. You understand portion control. But consistency feels out of reach — leading to shame, weight loss struggles, and starting over on Monday. This is changeable. With a compassionate, science-backed approach that addresses eating habits at the root, you can build a calm, sustainable relationship with food — without relying on willpower, restriction, calorie counting, or tracking. Hosted by Kate Johnston, a former Physician Assistant of 15 years and now an Eating Habits & Weight Loss Coach, this podcast explores why knowledge isn’t enough — and how mindset, emotions, perfectionism, and a dysregulated nervous system quietly drive eating habits. You’ll learn: ✔️ What’s truly driving cravings, emotional eating, and overeating ✔️ How to stop blaming yourself for struggling with food ✔️ Behavioral science-backed tools to build sustainable eating habits and regulate stress ✔️ What makes weight loss harder — and how to stop reinforcing those patterns ✔️ Mindset shifts that help you stay consistent, even with a demanding schedule Each week, you’ll feel more calm, confident, and in control around food — and build eating habits that support sustainable weight loss for life. For support beyond this podcast, you can book a free consult at katemjohnston.com/eat-with-intention It’s simply a space to talk through what’s going on with your eating patterns, uncover your deepest motivators, and see what support could look like for you. 🎧 New episodes weekly. ✨ Subscribe and send to a friend in healthcare who will benefit too. *The content in this podcast and my coaching services are for informational purposes only and do not replace medical advice or consultations with a healthcare or mental health provider.