Be Well by Alana Kessler

Be Well by Alana Kessler Becoming You. A Natural Unfolding of Balance and Equanimity Through Nutrition, Yoga and Inner Welln Be Well.

By Alana Kessler, a Holistic Health Coach in New York City works to integrate your mind & body to receive, incorporate & transform intrinsic & extrinsic information supporting the evolution of day to day living. Holistic Health through Alana's unique Method Mapping technique & The BE WELL ARC System balances wellness with Nutrition & Yoga to refine your health & find your best, most complete self.

03/06/2026

If you have PCOS and your hunger feels unpredictable, it makes sense.

PCOS affects insulin.
Insulin affects hunger and fullness cues.

In this clip from my new Q & Alana series, I answer a listener's question about how much of cravings are physiological and how much are behavioral.

A lot of women are blaming themselves for something that has a biological component.

If you have a question you want answered, you can submit it at
speakpipe.com/emotionaleatingunwrapped

We’ll review it for the next episode.

Full episode link is in the comments or show notes.

03/05/2026

Your mood will change.
Your hunger will change.
That is going to keep happening.

The question is what you do next.
In this clip from my new Q & Alana series, I answer a listener question about breaking patterns without needing a full reset.
It usually starts with one small commitment you keep to yourself.

Submit your question at
speakpipe.com/emotionaleatingunwrapped

Full episode link is in the comments or show notes.

A lot of women think hunger should be steady and predictable.But appetite changes.It changes when you are stressed.It ch...
03/05/2026

A lot of women think hunger should be steady and predictable.

But appetite changes.

It changes when you are stressed.
It changes when you are focused and working for hours.
It changes with hormones.
It changes with sleep.
It changes with insulin.

In this week’s Q and Alana episode of Emotional Eating Unwrapped, we talk about inconsistent appetite, ADHD and forgetting to eat, PCOS and cravings, depression and delayed hunger, and the shame that attaches to all of it.

Sometimes you are not hungry all day.

Sometimes you feel like you could eat everything in sight.

Neither one automatically means you are failing.

This conversation is about understanding what is happening in your body and deciding how you want to respond instead of blaming yourself.

The full episode link is in the comments below 👇

03/04/2026

If food feels harder to manage during hormonal shifts, it doesn’t mean you’re losing control.

It means your body isn’t willing to stay hungry, suppress discomfort, or follow rules that no longer fit.

In this episode, I talk about why this change can feel scary and why it’s actually a sign of growth.

👉 Full episode link in the comments.

03/02/2026

During hormonal shifts, hunger can feel unpredictable.

It goes from fine to not fine very quickly.

In this episode, I explain why cravings feel more intense before your period and why responding earlier changes everything.

👉 Full episode link in the comments.

02/28/2026

During hormonal changes, the old tools stop working.

Skipping meals.
Eating lighter.
Overexercising.

In this episode, I talk about why the body doesn’t respond to control during these phases and what it’s actually asking for instead.

👉 Full episode link in the comments.

02/27/2026

When hormones shift, food can feel like it suddenly has a megaphone.

Hunger comes on fast.
Cravings feel urgent.
And eating feels harder to trust.

In this episode, I explain why this happens and why louder food thoughts don’t mean you’re out of control.

Drop “127” in the comments 🤍

02/26/2026

During hormonal shifts, you don’t just feel hungrier, you feel more worried about it.

Thoughts like “What if this keeps going?” or “What if I gain weight?” get louder, even if nothing has actually changed.

In this episode, I talk about why hormones bring old food fears closer to the surface and why that doesn’t mean you’re going backwards.

👉 Full episode link in the comments.

A lot of women wonder why food feels harder to manage right before their period or during hormonal transitions, even whe...
02/26/2026

A lot of women wonder why food feels harder to manage right before their period or during hormonal transitions, even when nothing has changed.

Hunger feels more intense.
Cravings show up faster.
And the tools that used to work suddenly don’t.

In this week’s episode of Emotional Eating Unwrapped, I talk about why hormonal shifts make food feel louder and why this isn’t a loss of discipline or control.

Hormones change how your body uses energy, how quickly blood sugar drops, how sensitive fullness feels, and how old food fears resurface. What looks like chaos is often the body asking for support in a new way.

This stage isn’t about tightening rules or proving discipline.
It’s about learning how to respond in the moment, without turning food into the enemy or yourself into the problem.

👉 Full episode link in the comments.

02/25/2026

When eating is inconsistent, food thoughts get louder.

Cravings feel more aggressive.
Food takes up more mental space.
And it can feel like everything is closing in.

In this episode, I explain why that food noise isn’t a loss of control, it’s your body asking for steadiness, predictability, and something solid to trust.

👉 Full episode link in the comments.

02/23/2026

Food feels more comforting when life is fuller and more complicated.

So when you’re done, making decisions, holding it all together, being needed, eating gives the brain a break.

In this episode, I talk about why emotional eating increases with responsibility and mental load and why treating it like a problem only adds more pressure.

👉 Full episode link in the comments.

02/21/2026

After years of stress, responsibility, and dieting, your body doesn’t want extremes anymore.

It doesn’t want another reset, detox, or rigid plan.
It wants regular meals. Familiar rhythms. Enough food.

In this episode, I explain why the body becomes slower on purpose and why trying to shock it back into change only creates more resistance.

👉 Full episode link in the comments.

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