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How Career Burnout Reshapes Your Relationship With Food
Season 2
Episode 97
Published 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Description
In this episode of The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how chronic workplace exhaustion rewires the brain's reward system, leading to shifts in eating patterns, cravings, and metabolism. They unpack the science behind stress-induced changes in appetite, why comfort food feels necessary during burnout, and how to rebuild a healthier relationship with food as part of recovery. Drawing on research from Harvard Medical School on cortisol and ghrelin, the hosts offer practical steps to break the cycle of emotional eating and restore intuitive eating cues. If you've noticed your eating habits changing alongside your stress levels, this episode offers clarity and actionable strategies.