{"podcast":{"title":"Weight Loss Forensics: FBI Tactics to Investigate Cravings, Overeating, and Why Diets Suck","slug":"weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830","podcast_index_feed_id":6609830,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2246922.rss","website_url":"https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/blog/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/4ryq7xe9ut0t65c4xdf6zpz9el3o?.jpg","author":"Holly Bertone, PMP, CNHP, and Emotional Eating and Weight Loss Coach","episode_count":171,"summary":"Weight Loss Forensics is the go-to podcast where we use FBI tactics to investigate food cravings, overeating, and why diets suck. Hosted by Holly Bertone, PMP, and former FBI Chief of Staff for Counterintelligence, now known as the Emotional Eating Profiler and Coach, this show dives deep into the psychology of weight loss, emotional eating triggers, and conducts behavioral profiles and forensics of what got us here in the first place. Hit that follow button if you’re sick of lame diets and want a better approach to achieve sustainable weight loss. Each week, you'll get smart, practical strategies and mindset shifts to help you stop food cravings, balance your hormones, boost your metabolism, achieve optimal metabolic health, and break the sabotage cycle... for good. We’ll answer questions like: * What are the best ways to lose stubborn weight after 35? * What should I eat to balance hormones during perimenopause? * How do I stop stress eating or turning to comfort food at night? * Why isn't my diet working anymore now that I'm in my 40s or 50s? * What's the best way to lose weight during perimenopause or menopause? * What’s the best diet for perimenopause or menopause weight loss…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T14:24:02.694405+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830"},"episode":{"title":"221: You’re Not Eating Your Feelings. You’re Eating Shame.","slug":"221-you-re-not-eating-your-feelings-you-re-eating-shame","published_at":"2026-06-19T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/221-you-re-not-eating-your-feelings-you-re-eating-shame","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2246922/episodes/19340788-221-you-re-not-eating-your-feelings-you-re-eating-shame.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2246922/episodes/19340788-221-you-re-not-eating-your-feelings-you-re-eating-shame.mp3","summary":"Most women say they experience shame after they emotionally eat, binge eat, or overeat. But what if I told you that the shame comes first? Shame is actually one of the reasons and the drivers behind why you are reaching for the comfort food in the first place. Today, you’re going to track shame back to its 3 core wounds, and how it drives your emotional eating. Together, we will investigate: Shame comes before emotional eating, not after. Here's the proof. The 3 wounds that drive almost ...","meta_description":"Most women say they experience shame after they emotionally eat, binge eat, or overeat. But what if I told you that the shame comes first? Shame is actual…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":660,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/episodes/221-you-re-not-eating-your-feelings-you-re-eating-shame/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/221-you-re-not-eating-your-feelings-you-re-eating-shame.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}