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Lizzie Ens Show119: The Real Reason You Can’t Stop Eating (It’s Not Your Willpower)If you feel out of control around food, it’s not willpower. It’s your brain trying to cope.In this episode, Lizzie Ens sits down with food addiction specialist Meghann Hempel to explain why emotional eating keeps winning and how to break the cycle.You’ll learn what’s really driving bingeing, cravings, and food obsession, and what actually helps you feel calm, grounded, and in control again.If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why can’t I stop eating?” or felt frustrated that discipline and healthy habits still aren’t enough, this episode will...
2025-12-1640 min
Healthy AF | Healthy After 5040. From Food Addiction to Freedom: Meghann Hempel's JourneyMost of us don't realize how deep our relationship with food runs until we try to change it. In this Healthy AF episode, I sit down with Meghann Hempel, who shares her powerful journey from battling food addiction, emotional eating, and self-sabotage to finding complete freedom through mindset, community, and real nourishment. For years, Meghann found herself stuck in the cycle so many of us know too well — using food for comfort, trying every new plan, and blaming herself when nothing worked. But everything changed when she stopped chasing perfection and started addressing the root ca...
2025-11-1056 min
Meghann UnfilteredWhy I Don’t Share What I Eat On Social MediaIn this episode, I’m breaking down why you won’t see me posting every single thing I eat on Instagram.Here’s the truth: when it comes to food and health, comparison is everywhere. The moment I share a meal, people start wondering if that’s exactly what my clients are eating, too. And that’s where confusion sets in.The reality? Every single client I work with gets an individualized approach—because there’s no one-size-fits-all plan, especially when it comes to food addiction and long-term health.
2025-08-1810 min
Decoding HealthHow To Overcome Food Addiction with Meghann HempelSend a textIn this honest and empowering episode, Meghann Hempel opens up about her personal battle with food addiction and the critical turning points in her journey to recovery. She shares how recognizing the problem, identifying trigger or “drug” foods, and setting boundaries around danger zones are key steps toward healing. The conversation explores how to communicate healthy habits to others and reframe your story around food in a way that supports long-term wellness. Meghann touches on her work with clients using GLP-1 medications, offering additional insight into the modern landscape of food addiction recovery.Me...
2025-07-211h 01
Food FreedomEpisode 48: The Dumb Stuff People Say About Food Addiction With Guest Meghann HempelIn Episode 48 Mary and her guest Meghann Hempel cover some of the dumb stuff influencers say about food addiction.
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2024-04-1942 min
Off Of The Couch PodcastMeghann Hempel, Health Coach and Food Addiction SpecialistMeghann Hempel, @Meghann.Alice on Instagram, helps others reach fitness and health goals after dealing with traumatic
brain injury, drug withdrawals and food addiction herself.
2023-11-1537 minFood FreedomEpisode 38: Guest Meghann HempelIn Episode 38 Mary talks with Meghann Hempel. Find Meghann on Instagram @meghann.alice
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2023-11-1035 min
Sweat It OutChasing After Your Health | Meghann Hempel#252 – On today’s episode, Anthony & Bryan are joined by athlete, coach, licensed esthetician, and health and fitness professional with 12+ years of experience in the field, Meghann Hempel.
Meghann shares her story of her upbringing as being a child dealing with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and how her parents not know any better, put her on medications which resulted in weight gain and depression symptoms. At 16, she entered the fitness world and started incorporating working out which in turn led to overly restricting food as well as binging food. After years passed, she became a firefighter and an adva...
2022-07-0145 min
Captivate + Convert with Christy CegelskiMy Journey with Keto Part 2Today's episode is a little different...When I started sharing that I was working with someone to heal some of the hormonal and metabolic issues I'd been struggling with (and my results) I got a lot of questions about what I was doing, how it worked, and why.So, I thought, what better way to address all the questions than to dedicate an entire podcast episode to the subject? And of course, I had to interview the woman who's helping to change my life and my health!As it turned...
2021-09-2743 minCaptivate + Convert with Christy CegelskiMy Journey With Keto Part 1“I’m in the clear now. I’m feeling like a human and I’m ready to take on the world.”— Meghann HempelCertified health and lifestyle coach and personal trainer Meghann Hempel has the kind of inspiring ‘behind the business’ story that could be turned into a bestselling book. And we’re going to explore it all on the Captivate + Convert podcast!Prior to changing the lives of her clients (including me!), Meghann dealt with her own unhealthy relationship to food — which started at the a...
2021-09-2042 min
The Fat Fueled Family PodcastBrain, Body & Beyond w/ Meghann Hempel | Fat Fueled Family Podcast Episode 159Through her journey of disordered eating, the struggles of anxiety, OCD, and depression, and overcoming the only available treatment method presented to her at the time- prescribed medications- this week’s guest was able to heal and transform her life with the Ketogenic Lifestyle. One of Meghann Hempel’s greatest blessings and accomplishments was getting through the challenges associated with psychiatric drug withdrawal and being set free from Big Pharma. Meg is a firm believer we have the ability to heal ourselves through food, wellness, and lifestyle changes. Through this experience, she came to realize her life's mission is to h...
2021-08-2638 min
The Fit Farming Food Mom, Connie NightingaleMeghann Hempel on OCD, Depression Eating Disorders and Psychiatric Drug WithdrawalMeghann is a recovering fitness and food addict, and a TBI survivor. She is a mother, a certified health coach and certified personal trainer and also a certified firefighter, advanced Emergency Medical Technician, and a licensed aesthetician.
Through her journey of disordered eating, the struggles of anxiety, OCD, and depression, and overcoming the only available treatment method presented to her at the time (prescribed medications) She was able to heal and transform her life with the Ketogenic Lifestyle.
Getting through the challenges associated with psychiatric drug withdrawal and being set free from Big Pharma has been one of her greatest b...
2021-03-1555 min