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Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “If I could just be more disciplined, I’d feel better about my body”?
When your body starts changing in perimenopause, that familiar urge to tighten the rules can return—even after years of working on your relationship with food.
In this episode of Living Life Naturally, Lynne Wadsworth welcomes chef, eating psychology coach, and author Amber Caudle for a compassionate conversation about moving from self-control to self-trust.
Amber opens up about her long history of dieting and disordered eating, finding greater peace with food, and navigating another layer of body changes in perimenopause. She shares how she began reconsidering her workouts, allowing more recovery, and asking what her body needed rather than immediately trying to change it.
Together, Lynne and Amber Explore:
- How changing energy and body composition can bring old food fears back.
- The pressure to be perfect with food and exercise.
- Amber’s perspective on stress, rushed meals, and emotional eating.
- Giving yourself permission to sit down and enjoy a meal.
- Simple food preparation that supports nourishment and enjoyment.
- Building a definition of strength that includes emotional resilience and rest.
Amber also introduces her book, Hungry: Reclaiming Food Freedom and Finding Peace in Your Body, and the hope she wants readers to take from her story.
A gentle place to begin: choose one meal this week to enjoy sitting down, with fewer distractions, and notice the experience without grading yourself.
About Amber Caudle:
Amber Caudle is a chef, eating psychology coach, and author of Hungry: Reclaiming Food Freedom and Finding Peace in Your Body. Trained in mind-body nutrition, eating psychology, and nervous system regulation, Amber helps women reconnect with their bodies, break patterns of self-abandonment, and build lasting self-trust.
As the founder of The Source Café, a health-focused restaurant in Southern California, Amber spent decades nourishing others while privately struggling with binge eating, restriction, body obsession, and the pursuit of control. Today she blends her experience as a chef with nutrition, eating psychology, and somatic work to help women create a more peaceful, nourishing relationship with themselves.
Connect With Amber Caudle:
Website: https://www.nourishyourpowers.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ambercaudlela/
Book information: https://gethungrybook.com/
A Gentle Disclaimer:
This episode shares general information and the guest’s perspectives. It does not provide individualized medical advice. Nutrition supports overall well-being and can be an important part of cancer care, but it does not replace cancer treatment. Discuss dietary changes, supplements and herbal products with your healthcare team, especially during cancer treatment.
Content note: This episode includes discussion of restriction, bingeing, and body image.
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