Oct 30, 202625 minS2
Are you actually recovering from binge eating and emotional eating, or have you just found new ways to control food? You might have stopped dieting, but are you still monitoring your portions, counting your steps...
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When Food Feels Hard
Hosted by Dr Sarah Cooke · health · EN-GB
About this Podcast:
If you struggle with emotional or binge eating and feel stuck in cycles of restriction, guilt, and starting over, this podcast is for you.You’ll learn why binge eating isn’t a willpower issue, how to break free from the binge–restrict cycle, and how to approach food with compassion instead of control.This podcast is for anyone ready to leave diet culture behind and build a healthier, more peaceful relationship with food.
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What is When Food Feels Hard about?
If you struggle with emotional or binge eating and feel stuck in cycles of restriction, guilt, and starting over, this podcast is for you. You’ll learn why binge eating isn’t a willpower issue, how to break free from the binge, restrict cycle, and how to approach food with compassion instead of control.
Who hosts When Food Feels Hard?
When Food Feels Hard is hosted by Dr Sarah Cooke. The show has published 45 episodes to date.
What has When Food Feels Hard covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Client stories this week: control, perfectionism and things keeping you stuck" (30 October 2026, 25 minutes), "When You’re Doing Everything “Right” But You’re Still Stuck" (19 October 2026, 33 minutes), and "Is Monitoring Your Weight Really Keeping You in Control?" (12 October 2026, 43 minutes).
How often does When Food Feels Hard publish?
When Food Feels Hard publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 45 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on When Food Feels Hard?
Booking probability for When Food Feels Hard is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. When Food Feels Hard requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. When Food Feels Hard's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch When Food Feels Hard?
The strongest fits for When Food Feels Hard are Therapists & Other Health Practitioners and Family & Social Services. When Food Feels Hard has a health audience.
About the host
Dr Sarah Cooke hosts When Food Feels Hard, a health podcast with 45 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 19, 202633 minS2
You’re eating regularly. You’re trying to eat balanced meals. You’re learning about emotional eating. You’re working on your relationship with food. And yet… you’re still stuck. You’re still thinking about food all the...
- Oct 12, 202643 minS2
“If I know what I weigh, I can keep things under control.” Maybe you weigh yourself every morning. Maybe you check your weight after a holiday, weekend, meal out or period of eating more. Maybe you tell yourself you’re...
Episode #4
What if You Never Started Another Diet?
Oct 5, 202627 minS2What if you never started another diet? In this episode, we explore the fear underneath giving up dieting, what you might actually gain from stepping away from the diet cycle, and why stopping dieting isn't giving up —...
Episode #2
Why “I'll Just Have One” Doesn’t Work
Sep 28, 202622 minS2Why does telling yourself “I’ll just have one” sometimes make you want even more? In this episode, we’re exploring the difference between choice and restriction , and why rules around food can create more urgency and...
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- Sep 21, 202635 minS2
Do you feel like you can manage your eating all day… and then the evening comes and suddenly you can’t stop thinking about food? You might tell yourself you have no willpower, that you’re an emotional eater, or that you...
- Sep 14, 202625 minS2
Have you ever eaten something you’d planned not to eat and suddenly thought, “Fuck it — I’ve already blown it, so I may as well carry on”? That moment can feel like the switch has been flipped. One biscuit becomes the...
Episode #38
“They’ve lost weight, they look amazing…”
Sep 7, 202630 minS1Have you ever seen someone who has lost weight and immediately thought, “they’ve lost weight they look amazing… maybe I should lose weight too?” You might not even realise it, but that thought can be your diet voice...
Episode #37
September Reset
Sep 2, 202631 minS1The September Reset: Why Autumn Can Trigger Binge Eating & Body Image Struggles September can feel like a fresh start. The summer is coming to an end, routines are changing, and suddenly there can be a familiar pressure...
- Aug 22, 202643 minS1
<p>In this episode, I'm joined by Stephanie Dodier, Clinical Non-Diet Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and Cognitive Behaviour Coach, and host of The Beyond the Food Show. Stephanie spent 25 years...
- Aug 22, 202643 minS1
In this episode, I'm joined by Stephanie Dodier , Clinical Non-Diet Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and Cognitive Behaviour Coach, and host of The Beyond the Food Show . Stephanie spent 25 years...
Episode #33
“I can have it, so I will have it”
Aug 17, 202623 minS1<p><br></p><p>The “I can have it, so I will have it” turns up when people are stopping restriction and giving themselves permission to eat the foods they weren’t eating before. Whilst this is part of the healing...
Episode #33
“I can have it, so I will have it”
Aug 17, 202623 minS1The “I can have it, so I will have it” turns up when people are stopping restriction and giving themselves permission to eat the foods they weren’t eating before. Whilst this is part of the healing journey, it can start...
Episode #31
What to do AFTER a binge
Aug 11, 202624 minS1<p>In this episode we explore how to approach a binge once it’s happened. We discuss old patterns of self-criticism and restriction and how these will keep you stuck in the same cycles, and offer new things to think...
Episode #31
What to do AFTER a binge
Aug 11, 202624 minS1In this episode we explore how to approach a binge once it’s happened. We discuss old patterns of self-criticism and restriction and how these will keep you stuck in the same cycles, and offer new things to think about...
Episode #31
Untangling Health from Weight
Aug 5, 202654 minS1<p>We've been taught to believe that losing weight automatically means becoming healthier—but what if that's only part of the story?</p><p>In this episode, I'm unpacking one of the biggest myths in health and nutrition...
Episode #31
Untangling Health from Weight
Aug 5, 202654 minS1We've been taught to believe that losing weight automatically means becoming healthier—but what if that's only part of the story? In this episode, I'm unpacking one of the biggest myths in health and nutrition: that...
Episode #31
The Hidden Restriction No One Talks About
Jul 27, 202622 minS1<p>This episode discusses the lesser talked about restriction- why restricting joy can lead to emotional and binge eating, and how to change it.</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss the beliefs around needing to earn rest...
Episode #31
The Hidden Restriction No One Talks About
Jul 27, 202622 minS1This episode discusses the lesser talked about restriction- why restricting joy can lead to emotional and binge eating, and how to change it. We discuss the beliefs around needing to earn rest, pleasure, fun and play...
- Jul 21, 202645 minS1
This episode goes through thought patterns which often occur in disordered eating, and how they keep you stuck with progress. Unhelpful thought patterns can often trigger restriction or bingeing, and it’s an important...
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