Talking with Emma: Stop fighting food & weight
Talking with Emma is the podcast for women who are tired of obsessive food thinking, struggling with body image and feeling like food and weight is the one thing they can’t get sorted.
I’m Emma Wright — feminist health coach, author, and someone who knows exactly how exhausting it is to live like not matter how much you try, your health is never quite “good enough.”
After years of controlling my weight, focusing on food, exercising harder, and constantly feeling like a failure, I discovered something different — and more powerful:
Coaching tools that help you trust yourself again - and take charge of your health the way you want to.
Each episode, I’ll share the tools I use with clients who want relief health feeling so confusing — and who are ready end emotional eating, stop thinking about food all the time and improve their body image.
If you’re ready for those things, this podcast is for you.
📥 Want to go deeper?
Download the Self-Assessment — a free tool to evaluate what’s really going on beneath the food and body thinking.
Curious about working together?
I’m currently welcoming new 1:1 clients. Book a no-cost consultation where we’ll talk about how to achieve the health goals you have and what kind of support you need to do that, and of course, whether coaching with me feels like the right fit.
Talking with Emma: Stop fighting food & weight
11: How to Feel Calm if You’ve Put on Weight in Your Midlife Body
If you've recently put on weight and found yourself spiralling — even though you know diets don't work — this episode is for you.
In today’s conversation, we talk about what to do when your body changes and panic sets in. When the old food and body thoughts are loud. When you feel ashamed for even caring, but can't stop thinking about it.
You’ll hear the story of a smart, capable midlife woman who said, "I hate that I care about this so much. I feel like I should know better."
And we unpack exactly why that reaction makes perfect sense — and how you can start feeling calmer, more grounded, and more in charge of your response.
We’re not talking about body love or body positivity.
We’re talking about something more powerful: self-respect, even in the hard moments.
In this episode, I share a 4-step self-coaching tool to help you:
- Understand why you feel unsettled after gaining weight (even if you're anti-diet)
- Soothe the shame and reactivity without falling back into control tactics
- Choose a kind, respectful response — without needing to fake confidence
- Create physical comfort to support emotional calm
This episode will help you stop abandoning yourself — and start staying with yourself — when your body changes.
🎧 Listen now to learn:
- Why shame after weight gain isn’t personal failure — it’s cultural conditioning
- How to work with your brain’s autopilot, instead of against it
- What to do with those harsh thoughts about your changing body
- Why comfort (yes, including good underwear) is a powerful first step toward calm
If you liked this episode and want to stay connected with Emma and the tools she shares, the next best step is to download the Midlife Body Image Guide. You'll also get first access to free masterclasses on emotional eating, body acceptance, and getting obsessive food thinking out of your brain.
Links & Resources:
🎧 Download the Midlife Body Image Guide + audio guide.
Curious about working together?
I’m currently taking private clients. Book a consultation where will discuss what you want to achieve, what you’ve currently been doing, and you’ll leave with a clear step-by-step individualised plan to achieve it. Whether I can help you archive your goal or not, you’ll leave knowing what the next steps are.
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