Ep 116 Your Mindset Is Messing With Your Hormones

<p>In this episode, I&#39;m unpacking the real science behind food guilt — and why beating yourself up after eating isn&#39;t keeping you on track. It&#39;s actively working against you.</p><p><strong>You&#39;ll learn:</strong></p><ul><li>Why food guilt triggers your HPA axis and spikes cortisol, increasing cravings, reducing satisfaction, and impairing the very self-regulation you&#39;re counting on</li><li>How <strong>chronic</strong> stress hormones amplify fat storage, particularly for women in perimenopause and menopause</li><li>The truth about the <strong>&quot;doughnut study&quot;</strong> — how self-compassion after eating led to significantly less food intake later, not more</li><li>The remarkable findings of the <strong>&quot;milkshake study&quot;</strong> — where the same 380-calorie drink produced measurably different ghrelin responses based purely on what participants <em>believed</em> they were drinking</li><li>Five practical CBT-informed steps I use with clients to start dismantling the stress-eat-guilt loop for good</li></ul><p>This isn&#39;t about being soft on yourself. It&#39;s about understanding that guilt is a stress response — and stress has a hormonal cost your body can&#39;t afford.</p><p><strong>Referenced research:</strong></p><ul><li>Crum, A.J. et al. (2011) — <em>Mind Over Milkshakes</em>, Health Psychology</li><li>Self-compassion and eating behaviour research (doughnut study paradigm)</li></ul><p>If you&#39;d like to connect you can find me at www.nourishandnurtu.re and on Instagram www.instagram.com/nourishandnurtu.re</p><p></p>