{"podcast":{"title":"Trusting Dorothy","slug":"trusting-dorothy-6583052","podcast_index_feed_id":6583052,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147535892/feed","website_url":"https://www.dorothymcgatlin.com/podcasts/trusting-dorothy","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/site/152013/podcasts/a5f67bc-fd3f-7f40-ff27-cf6715cf684_Trusting_Dorothy_Podcast_Cover.jpg","author":"Dorothy McGatlin","episode_count":131,"summary":"Trusting Dorothy is a podcast about coming home to yourself, gently, truthfully, and powerfully. Hosted by coach, mentor and fitness pro Dorothy McGatlin, each episode explores what it means to feel strong, clear, and at peace in your body and your life, while stepping into deeper alignment with your most elevated, authentic self. Here, you’ll find grounded conversations about nervous system regulation, sustainable health, embodied self-trust, and living in tune with your truth. This is for the woman who is creating the habits & mindset to love their bodies and life If you’re craving something softer, deeper, and more expansive—you’re in the right place. Because this isn’t just about trusting Dorothy... it’s about trusting yourself.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trusting-dorothy-6583052"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 122: Beyond Willpower: Understanding Hunger, Hormones, and Habit Change","slug":"ep-122-beyond-willpower-understanding-hunger-hormones-and-habit-change","published_at":"2026-03-31T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trusting-dorothy-6583052/ep-122-beyond-willpower-understanding-hunger-hormones-and-habit-change","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trusting-dorothy-6583052","url":"https://www.dorothymcgatlin.com/podcasts/trusting-dorothy/episodes/2149186165","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149186165.mp3","summary":"If you've ever felt you've been doing everything \"right\" eating well, paying attention, showing up for yourself, and yet your hunger feels bottomless, the scale isn't moving the way you expected, and you're wondering if something is wrong with you. Friend, nothing is wrong with you. Let's talk about what's actually going on. In this week's episode, we're wrapping up the mini coaching series with a conversation that ties it all together: why arbitrary goals and timelines can work for us or against us, how to use a hunger scale as a helpful tool, and why your hunger might feel amplified especially if you're in perimenopause. In This Episode You'll Learn: ✔ Why setting arbitrary numbers (like \"lose a pound a week\" or \"12 weeks\") can sometimes hold you back from feeling successful ✔ How to think about timeframes for habit change and why it's always okay to give yourself more time ✔ The difference between reflexive living and reflective living, and why that pause matters so much ✔ How to use the 0–10 hunger scale to eat in a way that feels nourishing, not restrictive ✔ What to do when you're eating well but still feel like a bottomless pit ✔ Why food quality matters just as much as food quantity when it comes to feeling full and satisfied ✔ How sleep deprivation and stress hormones directly affect your hunger and cravings ✔ What declining estrogen and progesterone during perimenopause can do to your hunger signals, mood, and sleep, and what to do about it ✔ Why the old \"eat less, do more cardio\" approach doesn't serve women as we age, and what actually does ✔ How to become the person who maintains healthy habits long after any program ends This Episode Is Especially Helpful If: You've been following along with this coaching series and want to understand the bigger picture Y…","meta_description":"If you've ever felt you've been doing everything \"right\" eating well, paying attention, showing up for yourself, and yet your hunger feels bottomless, the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1529,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trusting-dorothy-6583052/episodes/ep-122-beyond-willpower-understanding-hunger-hormones-and-habit-change/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trusting-dorothy-6583052/ep-122-beyond-willpower-understanding-hunger-hormones-and-habit-change.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}