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Real people. Real breakthroughs. For more than 3 decades, Marc David has helped millions discover the true causes of their unwanted eating habits like overeating, binge eating, emotional eat...

If you're of a certain age, you've probably noticed that young people – teenagers, especially – have a strong need for approval from others....

Jill, 44, wants a new relationship with food – one where she can enjoy a more easygoing, intuitive way of eating. She'd like eating to be fu...

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Negative body image is something that so many of us struggle with – regardless of our nationality, age, or background. It almost seems to be...

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Many of us struggle with emotional eating. And that's because food is a reliable way to manage our unwanted emotions. Think: Bored. Stressed...

For those of us who struggle with weight, are in a battle with food, or who have ongoing anxiety around eating, it's no secret that these un...

Ever hear the phrase "health is wealth?" For many people, we don't quite recognize how valuable our health is until we find illness or injur...

A surprising fact about the weight loss universe is that despite so many built-in difficulties, plenty of people have success. So often, we...

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Chances are, you've had the experience of hearing conflicting voices in your head when it comes to food and body. One part of us can clearly...

Picture this: You're trucking along your day – everything's going pretty well, when BOOM: You see a picture of yourself, and you're instantl...

Managing emotions with food, otherwise known as emotional eating, is something that humans have been doing for millenia. And the reason is s...

When it comes to body weight, most of us are focused on one thing: losing it! But many people aren't prepared for what happens after weight...

Night-time binge eating. It's a pastime that many people struggle with, and can feel truly insurmountable. But nightly binge eating doesn't...

Like so many of us, Cherie, age 56, wants to lose 20 pounds – but without the constant fight and struggle. Cherie has been battling these 20...

Raelene, 46, would love to lose about 40 kilos. And she's had great success in the past: all she has to do is eliminate sugar, cut down on t...

Barbara, 60, is finally ready to explore the world, go on adventures, and find the man of her dreams. She's done lots of therapy, read all t...

If you've been dieting for many years, you know it can get to be a little "much." Chronic dieting can leave us frustrated, exhausted, and ex...

Emotional eating always has a psychological or biological reason for showing up in our life. It never just "happens" … it's almost always an...

It's no surprise that many people around the world would like to lose weight. In fact, between 2017 and 2021, 55% of all Americans have expr...

In this episode of The Psychology of Eating Podcast, we're going to take a look at why we need to get past the label of 'body dysmorphia' –...

We all have different reasons for wanting to lose weight: Feeling lighter Being healthier Fitting into your "skinny" clothes Or sometimes, j...

The desire to lose weight unites so many people around the world. And while it may be a common global phenomenon … what's not frequently rec...

In this episode, Marc David works with Richard, 72, who is living in a constant state of vigilance when it comes to his weight and health. L...

When it comes to weight loss, so many of us feel that we need to restrict our food, punish the body with exercise, and be in a constant stat...

So many of us are trying to lose weight. We can put all of our energy, our heart and soul, into fulfilling what seems like a simple desire -...

When it comes to weight, many people can identify with the concept of "weight extremism" – otherwise known as yo-yo dieting. We're "all in"...

Food is so much more than just fuel for our bodies. It's also a powerful connector. Food brings us together with family and friends, and all...

Our culture is quick to praise dramatic weight loss. But it rarely acknowledges the heaviness that so often lingers afterward – the fear of...

When we're facing a chronic health challenge, one of the great ways to help ourselves is to turn to food and diet. So many of us have had gr...

When it comes to food and weight, many of us have learned to treat our bodies as a kind of machine. We know what our Body Mass Index (BMI) "...

For so many of us, numbers hold power. Whether it's our bank account, the calories on our plate, or our final exam score, we give tremendous...

One thing we learn very early in our journey with food and body is that everyone's got an opinion. We find no shortage of health and nutriti...

Regrets. They're something all of us have experienced over the years. Whether it's not following a dream career, missing out on the trip of...

When it comes to weight, most of us are focused on improving our physical metabolism. We've been taught to think that weight loss is largely...

In this episode, we explore how, for some people, the lifelong desire to lose weight can reflect an unconscious attempt to "fix" parts of ou...

Many of us have had the thought, "I just want to feel comfortable in my own skin." But have you ever stopped and truly considered this phras...

Ask anyone who has diabetes what it's like living with this disease, and you'll probably hear a lot. … About the hundreds of decisions that...

In this episode, we explore some of the gifts and hidden messages our health challenges are here to teach us. For 56-year old Lynn, there's...

In this week's episode, Marc works with 52-year old Hulya on the important topic of how we learn to manage stress and regulate our emotions,...

Let's be honest: trying to figure out what's best to eat for our unique body – and stick to it – can be really hard. So can trying to lose w...

If you've ever tried to lose weight, you know it's not so easy. In fact, it can be incredibly challenging (just look at all the billions of...

Do you love going against the rules? If so, you might have a strong "inner rebel" – an archetype that lives inside us, and can unwittingly m...

When it comes to emotional eating, so many of us focus on the habit itself -- the mindless munching on potato chips or the quick relief from...

In this episode, we explore stress eating – a type of emotional eating – from the perspective of eating psychology. But first, for those unf...

In the weight loss world, the concept of a weight "set point" is pretty common. Meaning, our bodies seem to have an intrinsic natural weight...

In this episode, we meet 53-year old Lydia, who has been dieting for 40 years. As an adolescent, Lydia developed anxiety about how her body...

Ahvanya, 27, from Goa, India, has one wish when it comes to food and body: to never engage in negative self-talk again. Meaning, she would a...

Good health is the foundation for every other wonderful thing we could want in life: relationships, career, wealth, happiness, and so much m...