Talking with Emma: End the Food Noise. Feel the Relief
Talking with Emma is the podcast for midlife women who are tired of obsessing over food and feeling like their body is the one thing they can’t get sorted.
I’m Emma Wright — body image coach, author, and someone who knows exactly how exhausting it is to live in a body that never feels “good enough.”
After years of trying to eat better, exercise harder, and finally feel at peace, I discovered something different — and more powerful:
Coaching tools that help you change the way you think, not just what you eat.
Each episode, I’ll share the exact tools I use with smart, capable clients who want relief from food and body struggles — and who are ready to show up in their life with more calm, and more confidence.
If you’re done waiting to feel good in your body, this podcast is for you.
📥 Want to go deeper?
Download the Midlife Body Image Assessment — a free tool to help you uncover what’s really going on beneath the food and body noise, so you can start feeling more grounded, confident, and in charge.
This isn’t another thing to “stick to.” It’s a way to get curious, not critical.
Curious about working together?
I’m currently welcoming new 1:1 clients. Book a no-cost, judgement free consultation where we’ll talk about what’s keeping you stuck, what kind of support would feel good, and whether coaching with me feels like the right fit.
Talking with Emma: End the Food Noise. Feel the Relief
5: Why You Still Don't Feel Good Enough (and strive for perfection)
Description:
If you feel like you’re always striving — to get it right, to hold it together, to prove you’re good enough — and want to feel more confident instead, this episode is for you.
We talk about how perfectionism keeps you stuck in the cycle of “not enough,” even if you’ve done all the work to leave diet culture behind. You’ll learn why failure feels so personal, and how to build a different relationship with it — one that makes an easier relationship with yourself possible.
In this episode, I explain how perfectionism often stems from a nervous system response — not a personality flaw. We explore why failure feels unsafe, how diet culture taught us to internalise it, and how to begin softening those patterns with a powerful self-coaching tool.
You’ll learn:
- Why perfectionism is often a survival response, not a moral failing
- How diet culture links failure to personal worth
- Why success doesn’t solve the fear of “not being good enough”
- A self-coaching tool to help you feel safe with imperfection — and start living more fully
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📥 Want to go deeper? Download the Midlife Body Image Assessment — it’s the next step in understanding what’s really going on beneath your food and body struggles so you can stop obsessing about food and start feeling more easy in your body.
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I’m currently taking 1:1 clients. Book a no-cost consultation where we’ll talk about your goals and see if I’m the right coach to support you.
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