Brain Powered Weight Loss - With Eliza Kingsford

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  EP: 23 - GLPs, Emotional Eating & The Missing Piece of Weight Loss

  Sep 24, 202639 min

  GLPs, Emotional Eating & The Missing Piece of Weight Loss GLP medications can be incredibly powerful tools for weight loss—but what happens when the medication changes your appetite without changing the stress, emotions, or patterns that were driving you to eat in the first place? In this thought-provoking solo episode, host Eliza Kingsford explores a part of the GLP conversation she believes deserves far more attention: the lived experience of the person taking the medication. While GLPs can alter hunger, reward signaling, and food intake, Eliza explains why lasting wellbeing also requires us to consider emotional eating, body image, identity, stress, and nervous system regulation. Drawing from more than two decades of clinical experience, Eliza explores what can happen when food is no longer available as a primary coping mechanism, why losing weight doesn’t automatically create comfort or confidence in your body, and how GLP support can go beyond nutrition and medication management. This episode isn’t anti-medication—it’s an invitation to think more holistically about how these powerful tools can be paired with deeper emotional and nervous system work. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why Eliza believes GLP care should consider the whole person—not just weight, appetite, and physical side effects. What “phenomenology” means and why your lived experience matters when considering any medical intervention. How GLP medications can blunt the urge to eat without necessarily addressing the stress or emotional signals underneath it. Why emotional eating may be a nervous system response rather than simply a problem with willpower or discipline. The important difference between losing weight and actually feeling safe, comfortable, and confident in your body. How rapid changes in weight can affect body image, identity, relationships, and the way you experience yourself. Why nervous system regulation and behavioral support can be important pieces of comprehensive GLP support. How to use the window created by medication to explore the deeper patterns that may have contributed to overeating or weight gain. Listen If You’re Curious About: Why stress can trigger the urge to eat—and what may happen when a GLP reduces that urge. The connection between emotional eating, nervous system dysregulation, and food as a coping mechanism. Why changing your body doesn’t automatically change your body image. How identity can lag behind physical weight loss. What more holistic GLP support could look like alongside medical care. How nervous system regulation can help you address the signals beneath your eating patterns. Why Eliza views GLP medication as a powerful tool rather than the entire solution. Episode Highlights: [00:00 – 03:00] The Missing Conversation Around GLPs + Phenomenology [03:00 – 06:00] The Rapidly Changing GLP Medication Landscape [06:00 – 10:00] Why Your Lived Experience Matters in Medical Care [10:00 – 14:30] From Willpower and Discipline to Biology and Medication [14:30 – 18:00] Agency, Long-Term Medication Use + The Need for Behavioral Support [18:00 – 22:30] Stress, Emotional Eating + What Happens When GLPs Blunt the Signal [22:30 – 25:30] Body Image: Why Losing Weight and Feeling Good in Your Body Are Different [25:30 – 29:30] Identity Shifts, Safety + Adjusting to Life in a Smaller Body [29:30 – 32:30] Emotional Eating, Nervous System Regulation + Looking for the Root Cause [32:30 – 36:00] Reward Circuitry + Questions About the Longer-Term Experience [36:00 – 38:30] Using GLPs as a Tool While Doing the Deeper Work About Your Host: Eliza Kingsford is a licensed psychotherapist, best selling author and nervous system expert who helps people quiet food noise and create powerful relationships with food, their bodies, and themselves. With over two decades of experience and a deep understanding of neurobiology, identity, emotional eating, and nervous system regulation, Eliza is redefining what it means to create sustainable change. Free Resource for You: Ready to Understand Why Weight Loss Has Felt So Hard? Join Eliza for the Master Your Weight Loss Workshop , a free three-day live experience designed to help you understand the foundational pieces of weight loss that often get overlooked when the focus is only on diets, plans, discipline, or willpower. You’ll learn: ✅ Why knowing what to do doesn’t always translate into being able to do it consistently ✅ How your brain and nervous system influence food patterns and behavior change ✅ What may be driving food noise and the urge to eat beneath the surface ✅ Why repeated dieting can leave you feeling stuck—and what needs to happen to create a different path forward The live experience also includes opportunities to interact, an alumni panel, giveaways, and a deeper look at Eliza’s philosophy and approach to sustainable change. Links & Resources: Learn More – Explore Eliza’s science-backed approach to nervous system regulation, behavior change, and creating a healthier relationship with food and your body. Follow Eliza on Instagram: @elizakingsford ✉️ Have a question or podcast topic idea? Reach out at support@elizakingsford.com Keywords: emotional eating, body image, nervous system regulation, stress, GLP support, GLP medications, weight loss, food noise, nervous system dysregulation, behavior change, identity, emotional wellbeing You can find all of my resources, links and programs at elizakingsford.com

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  EP 22 - Behind the Scenes of My Master Your Weight Loss Workshop

  Aug 20, 202629 min

  Behind the Scenes of My Master Your Weight Loss Workshop: What I Wish Everyone Knew About Weight Loss In this episode, host Eliza Kingsford takes you behind the scenes of her Master Your Weight Loss Workshop and explains why she created it after decades of working with people who felt stuck in the cycle of dieting, losing weight, regaining it, and blaming themselves. Drawing from more than 20 years of clinical experience and her training in neuroscience, behavior change, and the nervous system, Eliza explores the missing foundational pieces she believes traditional weight loss approaches often overlook. She also unpacks the changing conversation around weight loss medications and GLPs, why reducing food noise isn’t necessarily the same as understanding what drives eating behavior, and why lasting change requires looking beneath habits and behaviors to the biological, psychological, and nervous-system patterns underneath them. If you’ve ever thought, “I know what to do, why can’t I just get myself to do it?” this episode offers a very different way to understand the struggle. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why Eliza created the Master Your Weight Loss Workshop—and what participants can expect from the three-day live experience. What she learned from watching clients succeed in controlled clinical environments, only to struggle again when they returned home. Why motivation, discipline, and knowing what to do aren’t always enough to create lasting behavior change. How Eliza’s training in cognitive neuroscience, applied neuroscience, behavior science, and nervous system theories changed the way she worked with clients. Why understanding the drivers underneath food behavior needs to come before trying to change habits and patterns. How the weight loss conversation shifted from willpower and discipline toward biology with the rise of GLP medications. Why Eliza believes reducing food noise can be helpful without necessarily addressing all of the underlying drivers that point someone toward food. How attention, intention, neuroplasticity, and the nervous system influence our capacity for lasting change. Listen If You’re Curious About: Why you can desperately want to change and still struggle to follow through consistently. The relationship between your nervous system, brain, habits, and eating behaviors. Why years of dieting can lead to learned helplessness and the feeling that there’s no point in trying again. How GLP medications fit into Eliza’s broader philosophy of sustainable weight loss. Why food may be the response or symptom rather than the entire problem. How social media, information overload, and quick-fix culture can make meaningful behavior change even harder. What Eliza calls the “fundamentals of weight loss”—and why she believes they need to come before another diet, plan, or exercise program. Episode Highlights: [00:00 – 02:00] What the Master Your Weight Loss Workshop Is + Why Eliza Created It [02:00 – 04:30] The Clinical Experience That Made Eliza Question How Change Really Works [04:30 – 07:30] Neuroscience, the Nervous System & Discovering a Missing Foundation for Change [07:30 – 10:30] Why the Weight Loss Industry Focused So Heavily on Willpower & Discipline [10:30 – 12:30] Feeling Out of Control Around Food + How Social Media Compounded the Problem [12:30 – 15:30] The Rise of GLPs & How the Weight Loss Narrative Shifted Toward Biology [15:30 – 18:00] Food Noise, Eating Behavior & Why Eliza Wants to Understand the Underlying Drivers [18:00 – 20:30] Why a Three-Day Workshop Can Go Where Social Media Clips Can’t [20:30 – 22:30] Clinical Experience, Listening to Clients & Building The Shift [22:30 – 24:30] Attention, Intention & Why Our Modern Environment Can Make Change Harder [24:30 – 27:30] What You’ll Experience in the Workshop + Eliza’s Philosophy of the Fundamentals of Weight Loss [27:30 – 28:00] Upcoming Q&A Episode + How to Submit Your Questions About Your Host: Eliza Kingsford is a licensed psychotherapist, best selling author and nervous system expert who has spent more than two decades helping people understand and change their relationships with food, weight, and themselves. Her work brings together clinical psychology, neuroscience, nervous system regulation, behavior change, and habit formation to address the deeper patterns that can make sustainable change feel so difficult. Free Resource for You: Ready to Understand Why Weight Loss Has Felt So Hard? Join Eliza for the Master Your Weight Loss Workshop , a free three-day live experience designed to help you understand the foundational pieces of weight loss that often get overlooked when the focus is only on diets, plans, discipline, or willpower. You’ll learn: ✅ Why knowing what to do doesn’t always translate into being able to do it consistently ✅ How your brain and nervous system influence food patterns and behavior change ✅ What may be driving food noise and the urge to eat beneath the surface ✅ Why repeated dieting can leave you feeling stuck—and what needs to happen to create a different path forward The live experience also includes opportunities to interact, an alumni panel, giveaways, and a deeper look at Eliza’s philosophy and approach to sustainable change. Links & Resources: Join the Master Your Weight Loss Workshop - Click Here To Register! Learn More About The Shift – Eliza’s signature program for addressing the nervous system, brain, habits, and underlying patterns connected to food and weight. Submit a Question for the Podcast – Have a question you’d like Eliza to answer? Submit a question for an upcoming Q&A episode to support@elizakingsford.com You can find all of my resources, links and programs at elizakingsford.com

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  EP 21: GLP-1s: The Hidden Side Effect No One Is Talking About

  Jul 30, 202631 min

  GLP-1s, Apathy & Anhedonia: The Hidden Side Effect No One Is Talking About Are you taking a GLP-1 medication and feeling emotionally flat, unmotivated, or disconnected from the things you used to enjoy? In this episode, Eliza explores an increasingly common—but rarely discussed, experience reported by many people using GLP-1 medications: apathy and anhedonia. While research on this topic is still emerging, Eliza breaks down the neuroscience behind why these medications may affect motivation and emotional wellbeing, how dopamine and reward circuitry play a role, and why addressing the nervous system is essential for lasting health. If you've been wondering why you're losing weight but don't necessarily feel happier, this episode offers an important perspective and hope. What You'll Learn in This Episode: The difference between apathy and anhedonia , and why that distinction matters. How GLP-1 medications influence dopamine and the brain's reward circuitry. Why some people experience emotional flatness, low motivation, or reduced enjoyment while taking these medications. The connection between stress, emotional eating, and why reducing food noise doesn't automatically resolve underlying emotional patterns. Why weight loss alone doesn't create lasting happiness or fulfillment. How nervous system regulation can help reduce emotional eating while improving resilience and emotional wellbeing. Practical ways to support both successful weight loss and emotional health while using GLP-1 medications. Listen If You're Curious About: Why you feel "meh" or emotionally flat on a GLP-1 medication. The science behind dopamine, motivation, and reward. Emotional eating beyond willpower and food cravings. The relationship between stress, the nervous system, and sustainable weight loss. How to feel healthier without sacrificing your emotional wellbeing. Episode Highlights: [00:00 – 02:20] Why Emotional Flatness on GLP-1s Deserves More Attention [02:20 – 05:00] Why Research Hasn't Caught Up Yet [05:00 – 08:45] The Limits of Traditional Medical Research & Why Personal Experience Matters [09:00 – 10:45] The Pattern Eliza Began Seeing in Her Clinical Practice [10:45 – 15:45] Apathy vs. Anhedonia: Understanding the Difference [15:45 – 18:00] Everyday Signs Your Reward Circuitry May Be Changing [18:00 – 21:30] Why Turning Down Food Noise Doesn't Eliminate Stress [21:30 – 24:40] Why Weight Loss Doesn't Automatically Create Happiness [24:40 – 28:15] The Nervous System Solution: Supporting Both Weight Loss & Emotional Health [28:15 – 31:15] Final Takeaways: Awareness, Validation & Hope About Your Host: Eliza Kingsford is a licensed psychotherapist, bestselling author, and nervous system expert who helps people quiet food noise and create healthier relationships with food, their bodies, and themselves. Through her science-backed approach combining neurobiology, psychology, and nervous system regulation, she helps people create sustainable behavior change without relying on shame or willpower. Free Resources for You: Ready to Finally Understand Why Change Feels So Hard? If you've ever blamed yourself for not sticking to a plan, this workshop will show you why the answer isn't more willpower. ️ Watch Eliza’s FREE Workshop: Master Your Weight Loss: Why It’s Not About Willpower You'll learn: ✅ How your nervous system controls lasting change ✅ Why diets keep failing you ✅ How to move from shame to clarity and self-compassion ✅ What creates sustainable transformation Links & Resources: Learn More: The Shift – Eliza’s signature program for nervous system-based behavior change Follow Eliza on Instagram: @elizakingsford ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs the reminder that they are not broken—they simply need a different approach. You can find all of my resources, links and programs at elizakingsford.com

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  EP 20 - Why Behavior Change Is So Hard (And How to Finally Make It Stick)

  Jul 14, 202625 min

  Why Behavior Change Is So Hard with Eliza Kingsford Why is it so difficult to change our behavior—even when we desperately want to? In this episode, Eliza Kingsford unpacks one of the most misunderstood topics in psychology and neuroscience: behavior change. Using compelling research, relatable examples, and the latest understanding of the brain and nervous system, she explains why information alone isn't enough to create lasting transformation. From heart attack patients who struggle to follow life-saving medical advice to the everyday challenges of emotional eating, exercise, and breaking old habits, Eliza reveals why your brain is wired to prioritize prediction, efficiency, and survival over change. Most importantly, she explains how working with your nervous system—instead of fighting against it—creates sustainable, lasting behavior change. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why knowing what to do isn't enough to change behavior. What research on heart attack patients teaches us about human behavior. How your brain prioritizes prediction and energy conservation over new habits. Why habits feel automatic—and why breaking them feels so difficult. The role of homeostasis and your body's "energy budget" in resisting change. Why restrictive diets often become harder to follow over time. How repeated failed attempts at change create predictive patterns in the brain. Why nervous system safety is essential for lasting transformation. The difference between forcing behavior change and creating sustainable change through alignment. Listen If You're Curious About: Why emotional eating and unhealthy habits feel so automatic. The neuroscience behind motivation and willpower. Why New Year's resolutions and diets often fail. How the brain predicts future behavior based on past experience. What it really takes to build lasting habits. Why you are not broken—and how lasting change is absolutely possible. Episode Highlights: [00:00 – 01:54] Why Behavior Change Feels So Hard [02:00 – 06:59] What Heart Attack Recovery Teaches Us About Human Behavior [07:00 – 09:22] Why Information Alone Doesn't Create Change [09:23 – 12:17] The Brain's Primary Job: Prediction and Energy Conservation [12:18 – 16:31] Habits, Homeostasis & Why the Brain Resists Change [16:32 – 18:59] Working With the Nervous System Instead of Against It [19:00 – 20:59] How Failed Diets Teach the Brain to Expect Failure [21:00 – 22:55] Retraining the Brain Through Safety and Alignment [23:00 – 25:09] The Key Takeaways for Sustainable Behavior Change About Your Host: Eliza Kingsford is a licensed psychotherapist, bestselling author, and nervous system expert who helps people quiet food noise and build healthier relationships with food, their bodies, and themselves. Through neuroscience, psychology, and nervous system regulation, Eliza teaches a compassionate, science-backed approach to creating lasting behavior change. Free Resources for You: 🎯 Ready to Finally Understand Why Change Feels So Hard? If you've ever blamed yourself for not sticking to a plan, this workshop will show you why the answer isn't more willpower. 📽️ Watch Eliza’s FREE Workshop: Master Your Weight Loss: Why It’s Not About Willpower You'll learn: ✅ How your nervous system controls lasting change ✅ Why diets keep failing you ✅ How to move from shame to clarity and self-compassion ✅ What creates sustainable transformation Links & Resources: 🧠 Learn More: The Shift – Eliza’s signature program for nervous system-based behavior change 📱 Follow Eliza on Instagram: @elizakingsford ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs the reminder that they are not broken—they simply need a different approach. You can find all of my resources, links and programs at elizakingsford.com

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  EP 18: Why You Keep Self-Sabotaging With Food (And How Learned Helplessness Keeps You Stuck)

  May 28, 202627 minS0

  <h1>Why You Keep Self-Sabotaging With Food (And How Learned Helplessness Keeps You Stuck)</h1><p>Why do we keep repeating behaviors we desperately want to change—even when we know better?</p><p>In this episode of the Brain Powered Weight Loss Podcast, Eliza breaks down the powerful concept of learned helplessness and explains why change can feel impossible despite our best intentions. Through the lens of neuroscience, nervous system regulation, and predictive brain patterns, this episode explores how the brain learns to expect failure and then unconsciously works to conserve energy by resisting change.</p><p>You’ll lear...

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