When We Use Food to Pause, Finish, or Avoid: The Hidden Moments Behind Weight Loss Struggles

In this episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily B explores why weight loss often feels hard, especially during transitions, emotional stress, and unstructured moments in daily life. Rather than focusing on willpower or dieting, Emily breaks down eight common moments when emotional eating tends to show up — including moments of transition, completion, avoidance, overwhelm, downshifting, loneliness, reward, and identity shifts. These patterns aren’t about failure. They’re about how we’ve learned to cope when life asks us to pause, finish, begin, or feel. Through personal reflection and grounded coaching, Emily invites you to notice when eating isn’t driven by hunger, but by habit, emotion, or a need for relief. This episode offers a more sustainable approach to weight health — one rooted in awareness, curiosity, and self-trust rather than control. If you’ve ever found yourself setting the same weight loss goals year after year, this conversation will help you understand what’s really getting in the way, and where meaningful change actually begins.

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Emily Brower Professionally Certified Life Coach, Private & Group Coaching Specializing in Weight Health, Time Management and Perfectionist Thinking
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Emily Magenheim  A dual-certified Health & Wellness and Life Coach, Emily brings both professional expertise and deep personal passion to this work. Her mission? To help you feel better in your body—not through restriction, deprivation, or punishing workouts—but through personalized support rooted in compassion, science, and real-life sustainability.
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Meghan Hogan (E-RYT 500) is the owner of Maitri Yoga Studio in Troy, NY, and founder of the Move with Maitri Mentorship program. She weaves yoga philosophy, breathwork, meditation, and mindful movement to help students reclaim energy, find steadiness, and remember their inner wholeness.

Beth Kruger is a Women’s Health and Midlife Coach with over 20 years of experience supporting women through pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause. Certified in Integrative Health Coaching and Menopause Yoga, she offers a holistic, compassionate approach to help women navigate midlife with confidence, clarity, and vitality.
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