Talking with Emma: Stop fighting food & weight

Emma Wright
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Talking with Emma is the podcast for women who are tired of obsessive food thinking, struggling with body image and feeling like food and weight is the one thing they can’t get sorted. I’m Emma Wright — feminist health coach, author, and someone who knows exactly how exhausting it is to live like not matter how much you try, your health is never quite “good enough.” After years of controlling my weight, focusing on food, exercising harder, and constantly feeling like a failure, I discovered something different — and more powerful:  Coaching tools that help you trust yourself again - and take charge of your health the way you want to. Each episode, I’ll share the tools I use with clients who want relief health feeling so confusing — and who are ready end emotional eating, stop thinking about food all the time and improve their body image.  If you’re ready for those things, this podcast is for you. 📥 Want to go deeper?  Download the Self-Assessment — a free tool to evaluate what’s really going on beneath the food and body thinking. Curious about working together?I’m currently welcoming new 1:1 clients. Book a no-cost consultation where we’ll talk about how to achieve the health goals you have and what kind of support you need to do that, and of course, whether coaching with me feels like the right fit.

  1. 3D AGO

    44: What to do when anxiety strikes (or any big emotion) - RERELEASE

    This week I'm re-releasing one of my most popular episodes. Given the state of the world at the moment, the tools you'll learn in this episode have never been more useful or needed. In the episode, I walk you through a simple, three-step process for bringing self-compassion into any big emotion.  You’ll learn: Why emotions like anxiety are not a personal flaw, but your body’s way of keeping you safeThe fastest way to calm your nervous system (hint: it starts with your hands, not your thoughts)The short kindness script that replaces self-criticism with care in under a minuteA client story that shows how quickly this can shift how you feelYou’ll finish the episode knowing exactly what to do the next time emotion takes over: Normalise. Touch. Kindness. Because you’re not your emotions — you have emotions. And that means you can work with them, not against them. Links & Resources: 🎧 Download the Midlife Body Image Guide to manage your anxiety without eating your feelings.  Curious about working together? I’m currently taking private clients. Book a consultation where will discuss what you want to achieve, what you’ve currently been doing, and you’ll leave with a clear step-by-step individualised plan to achieve it. Whether I can help you achieve your goal or not, you’ll leave knowing what the next steps are. 🌐 Emma's Website 📱 Follow on LinkedIn If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review. Let’s help more women stop fixing their bodies and start trusting them.

    21 min

  2. MAR 9

    43: Why Getting Dressed Feels So Hard (For So Many Women)

    Have you ever cancelled plans because getting dressed felt too hard? Did standing in front of the mirror, trying things on, and seeing your body from every angle suddenly make the whole evening feel overwhelming? In this episode of the Talking with Emma Podcast, Emma Wright explores the hidden emotional pattern behind why so many women struggle with body image, confidence, and getting dressed for social situations. Many women believe that body confidence will come once they become more disciplined — eating better, losing weight, or exercising more. But behaviour science tells us something different. Our actions are driven by emotion, not discipline. That means the moment in front of the mirror is often less about how your body looks — and more about how you feel about your body. In this episode, Emma shares the story of a client who regularly cancelled plans because getting dressed triggered shame and self-doubt. Once she understood the emotional pattern behind this behaviour, everything changed. In this episode we explore: Why getting dressed can feel emotionally overwhelmingThe hidden body image pattern that leads women to cancel plans or avoid social situationsWhy discipline and confidence often miss the point when it comes to body imageHow thoughts about your body trigger emotions like shame and anxietyWhy your nervous system tries to escape those feelingsThe surprising power of body neutralityHow understanding your emotional patterns can help you feel more comfortable in your bodyTake the Body Image Score Assessment If you recognise yourself in this episode — avoiding photos, feeling anxious about getting dressed, or cancelling plans because of how you feel about your body — the next step is understanding your current patterns. Take the Body Image Score assessment to see how thoughts and emotions about your body may be influencing your confidence and behaviour. The assessment only takes minutes and includes a free Body Image Guide and audio. Take the assessment here Curious about working together? I’m currently taking private coaching clients. Book a consultation to discuss what you want to achieve and create a clear step-by-step individualised plan to achieve it. Whether I can help you archive your goal or not, you’ll leave knowing what the next steps are. 🌐 Emma's Website 📱 Follow on LinkedIn If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review. Let’s help more women stop fixing their bodies and start trusting them.

    14 min

  3. MAR 2

    42: The Hidden Reason Body Image Still Impacts You

    In this episode, Emma shares a powerful insight from a recent talk where not a single woman in a room of 90 had never tried to lose weight. That moment reveals something bigger than personal struggle. It reveals a culture. If nearly every woman has tried to shrink herself — and most still feel dissatisfied — the problem is not individual failure. It’s the system we’ve been trained to participate in. Emma unpacks: The powerful link between self-worth and sustainable health behavioursThe four components of body image most people don’t understandHow “thinking first” coaching creates change that actually sticksIf you’ve tried to action your way into feeling better about yourself — and ended up exhausted — this episode will help you understand why. And more importantly, what to do instead. Mentioned in the episode: Download the Midlife Body Image Guide to get a picture of your current body image, thinking and eating patterns.  Curious about working together? I’m currently taking private coaching clients. Book a consultation to discuss what you want to achieve and create a clear step-by-step individualised plan to achieve it. Whether I can help you achieve your goal or not, you’ll leave knowing what the next steps are. 🌐 Emma's Website 📱 Follow on LinkedIn If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review. Let’s help more women stop fixing their bodies and start trusting them.

    22 min

  4. FEB 23

    41: Money, worthiness and body image with Jane Guy

    In this powerful episode, I talk with Jane Guy, about how women are socialized to think about money and success.  Jane brings a unique perspective on what keeps women stuck around money - their internal stories, cultural narratives and black and white thinking. We looked at how similar our money stories are to our body image stories and how both keep us playing small in smiliar ways.  Jane helps women rewrite their relationship with money through her business coaching where she turns the intellectual into the practical.  This conversation is a bold reminder of the impact of our socialisation on every aspect of our lives. It was also a hugely hopeful episode where we help women navigate their way to a very different relationship with money and body image to impact a more postive sense of worthiness.  What you’ll learn in this episode: Where our money stories start How to change our money story so it's more empoweringThe link between how we feel about our bodies and how we are with moneyThe best place to start to make change stickMentioned in the show: Jane guy business coach helps women articulate their value so their work is clearly understood, recognised, and resourced. With over 20 years of experience supporting women and a reputation for sharp, no-fluff strategy with a huge side of laughter, Jane helps women move from being busy and capable to being known as high-impact problem-solvers and leaders.  Find Jane on LinkedIN, Instagram and Facebook Get on her mailing list here Also mentioned in the show: Download the Midlife Body Image Guide to get early access to workshop details and ticket release dates.  Curious about working together? I’m currently taking private coaching clients. Book a consultation to discuss what you want to achieve and create a clear step-by-step individualised plan to achieve it. Whether I can help you archive your goal or not, you’ll leave knowing what the next steps are. 🌐 Emma's Website 📱 Follow on LinkedIn If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review. Let’s help more women stop fixing their bodies and start trusting them.

    1h 8m

  5. FEB 16

    40: Emotional Eating is Biology not weakness

    This episode is about how stress eating, night eating and unconscious eating are biological responses, not a weakness you need to overcome. Emotional eating a topic the wellness and nutrition world often makes out is a personal weakness - stress eating or night eating or unconscious eating - but is a very normal biological response.  Knowing this takes a huge struggle out of your eating and ends the battle you have with yourself.  Mentioned in the episode: The Emotional Eating Solution Workshop: Learn a powerful tool to end night eating, unconscious eating and stress eating. Feb 19 | Noon | Recording avaiable Download the Midlife Body Image Guide to get early access to workshop details and ticket release dates.  Curious about working together? I’m currently taking private coaching clients. Book a consultation to discuss what you want to achieve and create a clear step-by-step individualised plan to achieve it. Whether I can help you archive your goal or not, you’ll leave knowing what the next steps are. 🌐 Emma's Website 📱 Follow on LinkedIn If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review. Let’s help more women stop fixing their bodies and start trusting them.

    18 min

  6. FEB 9

    39: Emotional Eating Unpacked

    In this episode of Talking with Emma we're going to unpack emotional eating from a unique standpoint, so that you can see that it may not be the problem you feel it currently is, and you can actually do something about it. The Emotional Eating Solution Workshop: Learn a powerful tool to end night eating, unconscious eating and stress eating. Feb 19 | Noon | Recording avaiable Mentioned in the episode: Download the Midlife Body Image Guide to get early access to workshop details and ticket release dates.  Curious about working together? I’m currently taking private coaching clients. Book a consultation to discuss what you want to achieve and create a clear step-by-step individualised plan to achieve it. Whether I can help you archive your goal or not, you’ll leave knowing what the next steps are. 🌐 Emma's Website 📱 Follow on LinkedIn If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review. Let’s help more women stop fixing their bodies and start trusting them.

    24 min

  7. FEB 2

    38 ways dieting interferes with your life

    The pursuit of weight loss is almost universally talked about in positive terms. But it has huge costs.  This episode outlines many of the side effects that women are unaware of or not told about when they embark on weight loss behaviour. It goes through 38 side effects over four categories: Physical, Social, Psychological, and Behavioural.  Mentioned in the episode: Download the Midlife Body Image Guide to get early access to workshop details and ticket release dates.  Curious about working together? I’m currently taking private coaching clients. Book a consultation to discuss what you want to achieve and create a clear step-by-step individualised plan to achieve it. Whether I can help you archive your goal or not, you’ll leave knowing what the next steps are. 🌐 Emma's Website 📱 Follow on LinkedIn If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review. Let’s help more women stop fixing their bodies and start trusting them.

    11 min

  8. JAN 26

    37: Coping With Weight Gain

    In this episode we talk about weight gain in a way you've probably never heard it discussed, especially if you're a midlife woman.  This episode is for you: You dislike diet culture but still fear weight gainYou feel uncomfortable in a changing bodyYou want relief from body-related fear, not another plan In this episode, you’ll explore: The cultural beliefs that teach women to feel like weight gain is a moral failureWhy dieting is an amazing emotional coping strategy if you don't have another way to feel hard feelingsHow control what we eat can feel safer than uncertainty, even when it costs youHow to get what you want - confidence, self-respect, feeling good enough - without 'having' to lose weight You’ll also hear why wanting weight loss does not make you shallow or wrong. Mentioned in the episode: The Normalising Weight Gain workshop on March 21. Half-day workshopRecorded and available by replayFocused on tools, not mindset forcingDesigned for midlife women who want relief, not controlLimited to 15Download the Midlife Body Image Guide to get early access to workshop details and ticket release dates.

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Talking with Emma is the podcast for women who are tired of obsessive food thinking, struggling with body image and feeling like food and weight is the one thing they can’t get sorted. I’m Emma Wright — feminist health coach, author, and someone who knows exactly how exhausting it is to live like not matter how much you try, your health is never quite “good enough.” After years of controlling my weight, focusing on food, exercising harder, and constantly feeling like a failure, I discovered something different — and more powerful:  Coaching tools that help you trust yourself again - and take charge of your health the way you want to. Each episode, I’ll share the tools I use with clients who want relief health feeling so confusing — and who are ready end emotional eating, stop thinking about food all the time and improve their body image.  If you’re ready for those things, this podcast is for you. 📥 Want to go deeper?  Download the Self-Assessment — a free tool to evaluate what’s really going on beneath the food and body thinking. Curious about working together?I’m currently welcoming new 1:1 clients. Book a no-cost consultation where we’ll talk about how to achieve the health goals you have and what kind of support you need to do that, and of course, whether coaching with me feels like the right fit.

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