Addiction Recovery Skills for Emotional Eating and Lasting Weight Loss -Dr. Daniel Hochman

🤔Do you feel like you know exactly what to do to lose weight—but struggle to consistently follow through? In this powerful episode, Lindsey sits down with board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Hochman to explore the surprising overlap between addiction recovery, emotional eating, food addiction, and sustainable weight loss. Dr. Hochman explains why addictive behaviors aren't simply failures of willpower but often attempts to escape emotional discomfort. Together, they discuss how these same patterns can show up through food, dieting, social media, perfectionism, overworking, and other coping mechanisms. This conversation offers a compassionate and science-based perspective on why so many people stay stuck in cycles of shame, self-criticism, emotional eating, and repeated attempts to "start over." You'll learn practical recovery principles that can help improve your relationship with food, build emotional resilience, and create lasting health changes that don't rely on perfection. In this episode we discuss: • Why addiction is often an emotional coping strategy rather than a willpower problem • The connection between addiction recovery and emotional eating • Food addiction, chronic dieting, and weight cycling • Why smart, successful people often repeat unhealthy patterns • The role of shame in maintaining addictive behaviors • How perfectionism sabotages long-term weight loss • Learning to tolerate discomfort without turning to food • Accountability without shame Whether you're struggling with emotional eating, food addiction, weight regain, or simply feeling exhausted by the start-over cycle, this episode offers hope, practical tools, and a fresh perspective on lasting change. Daniel Hochman is a board-certified psychiatrist, private practice clinician and creator of the "Self Recovery Program", which was recognized as one of the leading alternatives to AA. His view is that addiction isn't a failure of willpower, but a trained strategy to escape intolerable emotion. A cycle that spans everything from alcohol to food to social media abuse. Daniel gets why smart, high achieving people keep looping though painful habits, no matter how many "success logs" or routines they follow! Connect with Dr. Daniel Hochman: • Website: https://www.selfrecovery.org/ • YouTube:    / @selfrecovery   • Facebook:   / selfrecoveryhealth   Connect with Lindsey House: • Website: https://www.healthaccountabilitycoach... • Podcast: https://www.healthaccountabilitycoach... • Facebook:   / houselifestyles   🎁 FREE Resources to Support Better Health: • Book a FREE 1:1 Call → https://calendly.com/houselifestyles/... • Join Our Free Facebook Community →   / 1077725052   • Download Your FREE Meal Planning Guide → https://pages.lindseyhouse.net/free-g...