Episode Details

What if the key to lasting weight loss isn’t another diet — but healing your relationship with food, your body, and yourself? Jane Mark Gin, registered clinical counselor, author, and mother of three, shares how she sustained over 100 pounds of weight loss for more than a decade.

In this honest conversation, Jane reveals:

• Why crash diets failed and internal healing changed everything

• The root causes of emotional eating and disordered eating

• How trauma, anxiety, and using food for comfort show up in daily life

• Practical tools like yoga, meditation, grounding, and nervous system regulation

• Advice for young adults struggling with body image, self-worth, and food

If you’re tired of the diet cycle and ready for sustainable change, this episode offers real hope and actionable wisdom.

Jane is a clinical counselor and author of *Always Hungry*, helping others move beyond diet culture toward true internal healing.

Connect with Jane Mc Guinness

Website: https://www.janemcguinnesstheauthor.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janemcguinnesstheauthor/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Jane

1:10 - Jane’s 100+ lb Weight Loss Journey & What Made It Sustainable

4:50 - Healing Internally Before External Change

8:30 - Childhood Roots: Food as Comfort, Love & Escape from Anxiety

14:15 - Emotional Eating Explained – Why We Eat Without Hunger

21:40 - Nervous System Regulation: Fight/Flight vs Safety in the Body

28:50 - Practical Tools – Yoga, Meditation, Grounding & Breathing

37:20 - Building Interoceptive Awareness (Knowing Hunger, Emotions)

45:10 - Advice for Young Adults on Body Image & Food Relationship

52:30 - Final Thoughts on Lasting Healing & Self-Compassion