Show Notes
You eat well all day, hold it together, and then lose the plot at night. This episode explains why, and it's not a willpower problem.
I'm talking about the joy deficit. When your daily life has very little genuine pleasure, your brain goes looking for dopamine the fastest way it knows how. Food. In secret. Frantic. Followed by shame.
I break down the neuroscience of why a joyless day creates a biological drive to binge. I talk through the 5 signs you might have a joy deficit right now. I share the client win that changed her life, and I give you one practice to start this week.
Your brain isn't obsessed with food because something is wrong with you. It's obsessed with food because food is the main source of pleasure available to it. Give it more of everything else. Watch what happens.
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