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Tears & Tacos
My Addiction to Emotional EatingBy Chef Emilia Santos
Length4h 11m
About this audiobook
No More Midnight Snacks: Conquering Emotional Eating takes an in-depth look at the powerful connection between emotions and eating habits. This insightful book explores how food can become a coping mechanism for dealing with stress, anxiety, loneliness, or even boredom. Many people find themselves reaching for comfort foods in moments of emotional turmoil, but over time, this behavior can lead to unhealthy patterns that affect both physical and mental health. The book aims to uncover the roots of emotional eating and provides a roadmap for overcoming these habits once and for all.
The narrative begins by examining the psychological triggers that lead people to use food as a form of emotional comfort. It explores how difficult emotions such as sadness, anger, or frustration can prompt individuals to seek solace in food, particularly high-calorie, sugary, or salty comfort foods. The book highlights how this behavior, although initially soothing, can ultimately create feelings of guilt, shame, and helplessness, creating a vicious cycle that is hard to break.
No More Midnight Snacks takes a compassionate and non-judgmental approach to understanding emotional eating. It explains that emotional eaters are not simply indulging in bad habits, but are often using food as a way to soothe deeper psychological needs. The book looks at how emotional eating can stem from unresolved trauma, low self-esteem, or unhealthy patterns learned in childhood, making it a complex issue that requires more than just willpower to overcome.
Through personal stories and expert insights, the book offers a variety of strategies to help individuals recognize the triggers for emotional eating and replace them with healthier coping mechanisms. It focuses on building emotional resilience, fostering a positive relationship with food, and developing mindfulness techniques to stay present in moments of stress or emotional upheaval. These methods empower readers to regain control over their eating habits and break free from the grip of emotional eating.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology, Health and Wellness
Length4 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 15, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
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31. Why We Eat Our Feelings
42. Physical Hunger vs. Emotional Hunger
53. The Addicted Brain: Why We Crave
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64. Your Emotional Eating Triggers: Stress, Trauma, and More
75. The Hidden Dangers of Emotional Eating
86. The Cycle of Craving, Guilt, and Shame
97. Face Your Patterns: The Food-Mood Diary
108. How Food Affects Your Mood
119. Healing Your Body Image
1210. How Emotional Eating Strains Relationships
1311. Therapy That Works: CBT, DBT, and ACT
1412. Mindfulness: Eating with Intention
1513. Move to Heal: Exercise and Yoga
1614. Build Your Support Network
1715. Bounce Back from Setbacks
1816. Winning the Long Game: Maintenance
1917. Your New Story: Freedom from Midnight Snacks
20Frequently Asked Questions: Answers for Your Healing Journey
21More Questions Answered: Deeper Wisdom for Your Recovery
22Common Myths About Emotional Eating: What You Need to Know
23Common Myths: More Myths About Emotional Eating: Unmasking the Lies
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