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Nov 2023
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208 - The Truth About Emotional Eating

Maggie Sterling
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A lot of people don't think they're emotional eaters, but the truth is that you don't need some big life event or to be super depressed to emotionally eat. It can be something much smaller. We dive deeper in this week's episode.

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