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.
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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
61: (BEST OF) Why Trying Harder Is Not The Answer
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In this episode, I look at that sneaky ingrained belief that if we just try harder — eat better food, be more disciplined, stick to the plan — we’ll finally feel better. But the issue isn’t a lack of willpower or time management. It’s a culture that taught us to fight our bodies instead of working with them.
I share the story of a client who broke this cycle and introduce you to one of my core self-coaching tools: “Work with your body, not on it.” It’s a small but radical shift that can change everything.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why trying harder keeps you fighting yourself and feeling exhausted
- The reason willpower isn't the problem
- What happens when we stop controlling and start collaborating with our bodies
- A practical self-coaching technique to begin today
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Curious about working together?
I’m currently taking 1:1 clients. Book a consultation where we'll create and individualized plan for you to stop trying harder and be more effective. Whether we work together or not, you'll know your next steps.
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