10 episodes
The YoYo Freedom Podcast Gemma Keys
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- Health & Fitness
Listen in to find help if you feel stuck in a cycle of yoyo-dieting, bingeing or overeating. Discover actionable, step-by-step tools and strategies to guide you toward feeling relaxed and confident around food instead of anxious and out-of-control.
This is the podcast for you if:
—you’ve tried everything you can think of to fix your eating, and want to find something that will actually last this time,
—you're done with the food-hangovers, grinding fatigue and crushing low moods that come with binge eating, and
—you're ready to make peace with the skin-you're-in and reach your natural weight with newfound ease.
There is a way to change your eating, love your body, and create more freedom, energy and passion in your life without being pulled down by food.
You can heal from bingeing and overeating for the long term—because, this time, it’s about finding what's right for you, based on your unique experience and life.
The YoYo Freedom Podcast explores:
—the reasons you might be overeating,
—quick wins to start changing your eating right away,
—effective strategies to manage cravings and urges,
—what to do if you're an emotional eater,
—how to tune into your body—even if you've been turning down the volume for a long time, and
—the importance of self-care and what that can look like.
And, most importantly, how to trust yourself and love yourself as you go.
Gemma combines her knowledge and skills as an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practitioner, LCS Certified Life and Weightloss Coach, and two-times-BSc(Hons) graduate in nutrition and psychology, with the insight gained from her own nearly-30-year battle to end bingeing.
Find out more at https://yoyofreedom.com
Disclaimer: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or psychological condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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#010: Why you crave certain foods & what to do about it
If it seems that pizza, ice-cream, cookies, sweets, bread or crisps are constantly calling your name, this is the episode for you. Listen in to discover how the brain operates pathways of desire that can create intense urges to eat, and the strategies you can use to ramp down those cravings. Choose from a selection of simple tools which will help you create more non-food related pleasure in your life at the same time as you feel more relaxed and in control around food. For show notes, go to https://yoyofreedom.com/10 Disclaimer: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or psychological condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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#009: How to cope with an urge—part 2
Urges to eat can have the power to lead you straight to the foods that leave you feeling wiped out and all round terrible. The good news is that, no matter how strong or overpowering the urge, there is a way through. And the more urges you explore in the ways I’m sharing, the less the power they hold over you. In this episode I share a tool that reframes urges in a way that completely changes how you interpret, interact and respond to them. And it’s also an approach that’s backed by rigorous and ongoing research. The Internal Family Systems model—or IFS for short—is radically transforming how we relate to many behaviors, inducing those that might be considered compulsive or addictive, like binge eating. For show notes, go to https://yoyofreedom.com/9 Disclaimer: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or psychological condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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#008: How to cope with an urge—part 1
If you struggle with overeating or bingeing, urges to eat can feel particularly scary and overwhelming. Discover strategies to cope with those full-on urges and the two most powerful ways to understand them and get through them in this episode and the next. Because, when you’re able to experience a strong urge to binge AND know you’ll be ok without turning to food—that’s the taste of freedom! For show notes, go to https://yoyofreedom.com/8 Disclaimer: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or psychological condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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#007: Eat more to eat less
Let’s talk about food restriction—aka dieting—and how it may impact episodes of binge eating or overeating. Wanting to diet can make sense for many reasons, but what are the longer term effects on your eating patterns? Listen in to learn two action steps that help soothe the body and, together, can be really effective in preventing a binge. For show notes go to https://yoyofreedom.com/7 Disclaimer: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or psychological condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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#006: Get to the bottom of, “Why do I eat like this?”
Listen in for the six reasons that commonly lead to overeating and binge eating. The combination—or layering—of those reasons looks different for different people. It’s through understanding which are relevant for you that you’ll know where to start to make meaningful and lasting change to your eating patterns. Gain access to a quick and simple tool to help you uncover the “Why” behind your eating. For show notes, go to https://yoyofreedom.com/6 Disclaimer: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or psychological condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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#005: How to find the foods that work for you
With so many—often conflicting—messages about how to follow the “correct diet,” it can be tricky and confusing to find the foods that support you and feel nourishing, energising and sustainable. In this episode you’ll learn the simple steps to discover the foods that work for you. It will be a key step in tuning into your body, mind and emotions which will directly help you move away from binge eating and overeating. You’ll be offered a simple tool that will help you find which foods feel great! For show notes, go to https://yoyofreedom.com/5 Disclaimer: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or psychological condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.