Too Much on Her Plate with Dr. Melissa McCreery: Emotional Eating Help for Smart, High-Achieving Women
Tired of feeling out of control around food - even though you’re successful everywhere else?
Too Much on Her Plate is the podcast for high-achieving women who are done with diets, shame, and trying to “just be more disciplined.” If you struggle with emotional eating, stress eating, or overeating at night, this is your space to finally identify how to break the cycle.
Hosted by psychologist and emotional eating expert Dr. Melissa McCreery, each episode offers practical strategies, mindset shifts, and compassionate coaching to help you end the cycle - without deprivation or willpower.
You’ll learn how to:
• Stop emotional eating and stress eating at the root
• Rewire beliefs that lead to guilt, perfectionism, and self-sabotage
• Ditch diet mentality and take your power back from food
• Create lasting freedom and confidence with eating - and in your life
Melissa’s unique approach has helped thousands of smart women break free from food struggles and feel at home in their bodies again. Ready to find out what’s really driving your overeating? Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz or explore group and private coaching at TooMuchonHerPlate.com.
You don’t need another diet. You need a new approach - one that fits you.
Episodes
205 episodes
203: The Power Struggle with Food: Why Control Always Backfires
Why does the day fall apart with food—even when you were “good” all day?If you’re stuck in a power struggle with food, this episode will help you understand why more control isn't the answer—and what to do instead.You’ll hear:...
202: Emotional Eating, Limited Bandwidth, and the Tools That Actually Help
Emotional eating, limited bandwidth, and the tools that actually helpWhat if your eating struggles aren’t a willpower problem, but a capacity problem?In this episode, I share the real reasons emotional eating gets worse whe...
201: Overwhelmed and Overeating: A Smarter Path That Honors Your Capacity
Overwhelmed and overeating? This episode shows you a better way.Feeling stretched thin, overloaded, or stuck in emotional eating patterns—but don’t have the energy to fix it? You’re not alone. Most smart, high-achieving women don’...
200: The Truth About Diets: 25 Powerful Reasons to Stop Starting Over
The truth about diets? They keep you stuck.As the new year approaches, you might feel the pull of another plan, another try, another round of willpower. But what if the problem isn’t you? What if it’s the diet itself?In this b...
199: Before You Pick Another Weight Loss Plan: What Smart Women Miss About Overeating
Before you commit to a new weight loss plan, here’s what you really need to know.If you’re a high-achieving woman, chances are your overeating has nothing to do with willpower—and everything to do with the hidden hungers that traditional...
198: How to Stop Autopilot Eating Habits During the Holidays
Struggling with autopilot eating habits during the holidays? You’re not alone, and there’s a better way than just trying to control your eating with willpower.In this episode, you’ll learn:What autopilot eating habits look li...
197: Overeating in December? It’s Not Your Fault - and Here’s What Helps
Overeating in December? It’s not your fault - and here’s what helpsStruggling with overeating in December? It’s not about willpower. In this episode, you’ll learn how holiday stress, time pressure, and constant food cues trigger a...
196: Strength Training for Women Over 40: The Real Benefits
Strength training isn’t just for athletes—it’s one of the best things you can do for your health, energy, and confidence after 40.In this episode, I’m talking with physical therapist and health coach Michele Riechman about why strength t...
195: The Real Reason You Lose Control Around Food (It’s Not Discipline)
Why do you lose control around food even when you know better? It’s not about willpower. And it’s not about discipline.In this episode, I’m walking you through:The shortcut your brain has lea...
194: Trusting Yourself with Food Again: How to Break the Overeating Cycle for Good
Trusting yourself with food again isn’t just possible, it’s the smarter way forward.If you’ve lost count of how many times you’ve started over, this episode will help you understand why the cycle keeps happening and what it really...
193: What Ozempic and Quick Fixes Can’t Fix About Emotional Eating - and What Actually Works
You’ve heard the hype — Ozempic, quick fixes, magic pills. But if you’ve ever struggled with emotional eating, there’s something these “solutions” can’t fix.In this episode, we’ll unpack:Why quick fixes often fail women who o...
192: How to Stop Eating Halloween Candy on Autopilot
Tired of eating Halloween candy without even realizing it? In this “Best Of” episode, Dr. Melissa McCreery walks you through a powerful mindful eating experiment you can try with candy (or any food) to stop autopilot eating, reduce emotional ea...
191: How to Stop Overeating with Simplicity and Small, Imperfect Steps
When it comes to ending the struggle with food, most smart women overcomplicate things. We tell ourselves we need more willpower, more control, or the perfect plan - and then we either never quite get started, or end up in cycles of not hitting...
190: How Hormones Drive Your Cravings, Energy Crashes & Emotional Eating
Ever wondered why your efforts don’t bring results - even when you eat “clean” and stick to all the rules? This episode with Dr. Beth Westie digs into the relationship between hormones and cravings, energy slumps, and emotional eating. Beth bre...
189: What Finally Clicked After Decades of Fixing Emotional Eating
Tina had done the therapy, the journaling, the inner work – she even wrote a book about her transformation. But food still held power over her.In this powerful conversation, Tina shares what worked after decades of working to fix emotion...
188: When perfectionism fuels overeating (and you don’t even realize it)
You make a plan, get motivated, and expect yourself to follow through perfectly. But when things go off track, the cycle starts again.In this episode, we’re looking at how hidden perfectionism fuels overeating - and what actually helps y...
187: What Smart Women Get Wrong About Food, Motivation, and Happiness – with Dr. Laurie Santos
Why do smart, successful women struggle with food, motivation, and happiness? Yale psychologist Dr. Laurie Santos joins Dr. Melissa McCreery to unpack the real reasons behind emotional eating, self-sabotage, and toxic motivation. Tune in to lea...
186: When your brain says “screw it”: How to break the cycle of stress eating
After a stressful day, do you ever find yourself saying “screw it” and heading straight for the snacks? You’re not alone – and it’s not about lack of willpower. In this episode, we’ll unpack the real reasons behind that snap, why food ...
185: Stop Weekend Overeating: Why It Happens and How to Fix It
Do your weekends leave you feeling like you’re starting over every Monday? In this episode, I unpack why weekend overeating happens, what role diet mentality plays, and how to shift into a food relationship that works every day of the week. It’...
184: Why You Struggle with Nighttime Eating Even After a Great Day
You make great choices all day. You stick to your plan. You avoid the breakroom snacks. But when the evening hits, all bets are off. You sit down, the TV goes on, and the snacks come out.If you keep blowing it at night and wondering what...
183: Somatic eating, food trauma, and why willpower won’t heal your relationship with food
Is it really about willpower? Or is your body trying to tell you something?In this powerful conversation, Stephanie Mara Fox shares how somatic eating helps you decode your cravings, make peace with food, and heal from binge and emotiona...
182: Q&A Why You're Mindlessly Eating Through Zoom Calls (and What to Do Instead)
Mindlessly snacking through Zoom calls? You’re not alone. In this week’s episode, I answer a listener’s question about why it’s so easy to graze through meetings without even tasting the food - and what to do instead.You’ll learn h...
181: Tired of Grazing After Work? Try This Simple Shift
You walk in the door after work—not hungry, but somehow you end up in the fridge.If this after-work grazing habit feels all too familiar, this episode is for you. I'm answering a listener’s question that gets to the heart of why we eat w...
180: When Wine Becomes Your Stress Relief: Breaking the Cycle of Overdrinking
Overdrinking and emotional eating often go hand-in-hand, but rarely do we talk openly about alcohol as a coping mechanism—especially for high-achieving women. In this episode, Dr. Sherry Price joins me to discuss how she broke free from a wine ...
179: Q&A: Breaking Up with Nighttime Eating on the Couch
If you’ve ever felt stuck in a loop of nighttime overeating or bingeing, this episode might help you direct your efforts at change in more effective directions. I’m not talking about willpower. I’m not shaming food (or hunger). I am talking abo...