Truce with Food with Ali Shapiro, MSOD, CHHC
Health, Fitness & Longevity
About
You've done Weight Watchers. Therapy. The functional medicine workup. You know more about nutrition than most people. And yet, you still can't make it stick. So now you're wondering if you're just the problem. You are not the problem. The framework you needed—that integrates real, lasting change—just never showed up, so you keep blaming yourself instead. Truce With Food® is a podcast for women in perimenopause and menopause who are exhausted from emotional eating, binge eating, overeating, and food noise taking up more space in their lives than they ever wanted. If you're eating when you're not hungry, can't figure out why what used to work no longer does, or just want a real conversation about your relationship with food and your body, you're in the right place. Host Ali Shapiro is a holistic nutritionist, cancer survivor, and creator of the research-based Truce With Food® framework that’s also built on 19 years of real client results. She healed her own relations
Episodes
- 322. Healing Your Relationship With Food Is a Rebellious Act
This episode explores why a healthy relationship with food is essential, especially during challenging times. It delves into societal conditioning that discourages self-investment and how food struggles often relate to power dynamics, emph…
- 321. Why Intuitive Functional Medicine Works When Protocols Don't with Erin Holt
In this episode of Truce with Food, host Ali Shapiro talks with Erin Holt about the current state of functional medicine. They discuss the industry's shift towards overly protocol-driven approaches and introduce Holt's concept of "intuitiv…
- 320. What Your Food Stage Reveals About Why Nothing Has Worked Long Term
Ali Shapiro introduces the concept of food stages on Truce with Food, explaining that differing approaches to food struggles often mismatch an individual's developmental stage. The episode outlines four stages of resolving food battles: Ga…
- 319. What a Truce with Food Taught Me About Redefining Success
This episode of Truce with Food with Ali Shapiro explores how societal definitions of success and ambition evolve over time, particularly after significant life changes like motherhood and menopause. Shapiro shares her personal journey of…
- 318. Funk’tional Nutrition: How Belonging, Not Willpower, Shapes Your Eating
In this episode of Insatiable, Ali Shapiro joins Erin Holt on The Funk'tional Nutritionist podcast to explore how functional medicine, adult development, and lived experience impact eating patterns. The discussion focuses on how a sense of…
- 317. How Just Showing Up Ended Years of Binging
What happens after you've tried everything? The plans, protocols, cleanses, and tracking apps. The running, the restriction, the attempt to outrun the fork. At some point, the effort becomes its own kind of exhaustion. You're no longer cha…
- 316. Why Being Too Tired Is Exactly Why You Need Support
You tell yourself you're too busy and too tired to focus on yourself. You'll do it when things calm down, when work eases up, when the kids need less, when you finally get a good night's sleep. But food still calls your name at all the wro…
- 315. Five Shifts to Finally Stay Consistent With Food
You've followed the plans. Upped the discipline. Doubled down on getting back on track. And still, food and taking care of yourself feel harder than they used to. You're not the problem. The problem is trying to apply the same strategies y…
- 314. Why Food Plans Fail After 40 and What Works Instead
You've done the work. Tried the protocols, followed the plans. And yet food still takes up way too much mental space. You're not the problem. Those one-size-fits-all protocols you've been handed were never going to work for where you actua…
- 313. What’s Still Missing From the “Emotional Eating” Conversation with Dr. Deborah MacNamara [Best Of]
Happy New Year, Insatiable listeners! Welcome to 2026. Today I’m resharing my conversation with parenting expert Dr. Deborah MacNamara, where we explore how food connects to our deep need for belonging, how feeling significant plays into b…
- 312. Why Willpower Isn’t the Problem: The Truth About the Knowing–Doing Gap [Courageous Pivot Podcast]
What if your inability to change isn't a failure of willpower, but your heart's way of protecting you from something you're not ready to face? Today I’m sharing a conversation I had with Meghan Telpner for the Courageous Pivot podcast abou…
- 311. How to Finally Stop White-Knuckling Your Weight-Loss Journey with Sas Petherick [Body Stories #5]
Today, Sas Petherick returns for the fifth installment of our Body Stories series — and she’s nearly a year into her holistic weight-loss journey! In this conversation, Sas shares what’s become unmistakably clear along the way: true change…
- 310. How to Feel our Feelings with Mary Tilson
You’ve probably heard the advice: “Feel your emotions.” But what does that actually mean in everyday life? Especially when so many of us believe we’re feeling our feelings when we’re actually thinking our feelings. And thus, not feeling be…
- 309. What Feels Good Right Now: Ending Emotional Outsourcing with Beatriz Victoria Albina [Part 2]
This week, Beatriz Victoria Albina returns to Insatiable for part two of our conversation on ending emotional outsourcing — the habit of looking outside ourselves for validation, safety, and worth. In this episode, we explore the practices…
- 308. Maybe You’re Not Actually Gluten Sensitive: Ending Emotional Outsourcing with Beatriz Victoria Albina [Part 1]
Today, I’m joined by Beatriz Victoria Albina for a conversation about the emotions that often hide beneath common gut issues—and why codependency isn’t the real problem (and boundaries aren’t the full solution). We also dive into her new b…
- 307. How About Now with Kate Baer
Today I’m joined by everyone’s favorite poet, Kate Baer , for a tender conversation about midlife transitions, medical anxiety, and the power of female friendship. We talk about how to orient around ideas instead of problems, and we share…
- 306. 3 Perimenopause and Menopause Fitness Myths Debunked with Liz Wolfe
This week Liz Wolfe returns to the show for a candid conversation about all the fitness myths we’re seeing around the wild world of wellness in 2025. Together, we get into why people are slapping the word “perimenopause” on everything, how…
- 305. 5 Things I Changed My Mind About This Year
This week, I’m joined by my former cohost Juliet Root for a fun, truth-seeking conversation about how our perspectives on food, body, and movement have shifted in 2025. Together, we share the biggest things we’ve changed our minds about—wh…
- 304. Rethinking Weight Loss, Willpower, and Emotional Eating with Ali Shapiro [Well-Fed Woman Podcast]
If you’ve ever thought “Why can’t I just stick with it?” , this episode is for you. Today I’m resharing a conversation I had with Noelle Tarr of Coconuts & Kettlebells for her podcast, Well-Fed Women . We discuss why willpower isn’t the pr…
- 303. Before You Try Another Reset: 3 Things I Hear When People Are Considering ‘Why Am I Eating This Now?’
It’s officially back-to-school season! Which means you might be thinking it’s time for a new nutrition plan, exercise routine, or self-improvement challenge. But before you set out once again, I want you to ask yourself: “Will I just end u…
- 302. A Holistic Approach to GLP-1s with Mayo Clinic Dietician Tara Schmidt
Tara Schmidt, M.Ed., RDN, LD is the lead dietitian for the Mayo Clinic Diet, host of the Mayo Clinic On Nutrition podcast, and Medical Editor of the Nutrition & Fitness channel. Today she joins me for a holistic, evidence-based conversatio…
- 301. You Don’t Have to Feel Powerless Around Food with Ginny and Isis
Why Am I Eating This Now? is open for registration! Today I’m resharing a great conversation — and a powerful “Where are they now?” update — with two past Why Am I Eating This Now?: The Courage for Consistency participants who tell their p…
- 300. What Really Works for Women Over 40: Three Essential Lessons
Welcome to the 300th episode of Insatiable! To celebrate this milestone, I’m sharing three essential lessons every woman over 40 should know about health, weight loss, and nutrition in midlife. After years of making this show and working w…
- 299. How to Hold Your Weight Loss Goals Loosely (for better results) with Sas Petherick [Body Stories #4]
Body Stories is back — and we’re halfway through the journey. Sas Petherick returns to share what she’s learning six months into her year-long holistic weight loss experiment. She opens up about how her relationship with food is evolving,…
- 298. Why Wholeness Beats “Being Good” with Elise Loehnen
Today Elise Loehnen returns to Insatiable for a much-needed reminder that you don’t have to be good. And in fact, focusing on being “good” or “nice” might perpetuate your battle with food and leave you feeling deeply unfulfilled. In this c…
- 297. Why I Joined Orange Theory (even though it’s “Bad” if you’re over 40)
A few months ago, my exercise routine stopped working for me. I’d been focusing on strength training for years, but I just didn’t want to go to the gym anymore. I felt super apathetic. At first, I chalked it up to bad sleep and low energy.…
- 296. Emotions & Embodiment for Sustainable Weight Loss with Sas Petherick [Body Stories Series #3]
Our Body Stories series is back with another installment of my friend Sas Petherick’s intentional weight loss journey. We’re three months in now, and she’s discovering how her new routines are integrating into her daily life and reshaping…
- 295. “We’re the Brave Ones” — Discipline vs Devotion, Macros & Being “Sporty” with Sas Petherick [Body Stories Series #2]
Today we continue our Body Stories series with Sas Petherick! She joined me on Insatiable last month ( listen here! ) to talk about her intentional weight loss journey. This week she returns so we can catch up on how things are going one m…
- 294. Why Food is NOT the Problem When Your Diet Falls Off Track [Wits & Weights Podcast]
Do you feel trapped in a cycle of dieting and frustration? Why do your best efforts with food seem to fail when it matters most? Is it possible that your food struggles are about something deeper than food itself? In this episode of Wits &…
- 293. Is Your Eating a Problem or a Portal?
Here at Insatiable, we’re all about providing the education you need for perimenopause, menopause and aging. I mean, we did a whole season on it , and it's obviously been my own focus since going through early menopause a couple of years a…
- 292. Fat Loss vs Weight Loss and Health Over 40 with Philip Pape
I love Philip Pape’s approach to health, because everything he teaches is evidence-based. So today he’s joining me on the podcast to unpack a few “trendy” nutrition and fitness topics like fat loss, muscle building, protein, calorie-counti…
- 291. How to Lose Weight AND Love Yourself (because you can do both!) with Sas Petherick [Body Stories Series #1]
Today’s episode is with my long-time friend and colleague Sas Petherick . It’s about those times when you want to lose weight… but you also want to love your body. This is also the beginning of our new Body Series: ongoing conversations ab…
- 290. Insatiable Is Back! with episodes on body stories, midlife weight loss, emotional eating & more
2025 has been the longest year ever (already), hasn’t it? My sleep issues are back. I’m working on HRT shifts. The political climate is chaos. And I just needed to take February to rest. But the podcast is coming back! I’m here today to le…
- 289. Three Things I Most Often Hear from You When Considering Truce with Food & FREE BREAKTHROUGH SESSION THIS WED. (Jan. 8th)!
After nearly 300 episodes of the Insatiable Podcast , I know you likely understand food challenges intellectually —now it's time for real change. Join me, Ali, for a FREE breakthrough session that will transform your relationship with food…
- 288. Enjoying Food and Staying Balanced During the Holidays [Sisters in Sobriety Podcast]
Hey, Insatiable listeners. Today I’m sharing a conversation I had with Sonia and Kathleen for their podcast Sisters in Sobriety all about food, belonging, and self-awareness during the holiday season. In this episode, I answer big question…
- 287. Food Freedom: Sugar Rehab [Best Of]
Ah, sugar…referred to as the sugar dragon, sugar siren, and sugar addiction. There are physical and emotional root causes and solutions of how to reduce sugar in your life. In this episode, we will discuss: Why sugar is so dangerous and ye…
- 286. Beyond the Candy Bowl: My 3 Rules for Halloween
Happy Halloween season, dear Insatiable listeners! As we move toward this sweet-and-spooky holiday, I wanted to share how we approach candy in my household — before, during, and after trick-or-treating. In this episode, I'll explain the th…
- 285. How to Stop the Sugar-Anxiety Feedback Loop with Dr. Ellen Vora [Best Of]
Not eating the right foods for our unique bodies creates anxiety. This anxiety shows up as a felt sense of anxiety AND also “needing something more” to eat but not knowing what that is or a general feeling of being unsatisfied with what th…
- 284. Rethinking Menopause, Hormones and HRT with Kristin Johnson and Maria Claps of Wise and Well
I’ve shared on the show before that starting menopause radically changed my body. And we’ve talked about how hard it is to find smart, supportive, and true information about health, hormones, and HRT in midlife. But now there is finally a…
- 283. How Self-Awareness and Community Can Heal Your Eating Triggers with Ginny and Isis (Ali interviews 2 participants from her "Why Am I Eating This Now?" Group Program)
Too many of us feel like we have to go it alone with food. We put so much work into trying to lose weight and get healthy, but we just end up feeling isolated and ashamed. In this episode, I’m joined by my clients Ginny and Isis to talk ab…
- 282. You Don’t Have to Feel Powerless Around Food with Ginny and Isis (Ali interviews 2 participants from her "Why Am I Eating This Now?" Group Program)
Have you ever asked yourself, ‘why am I eating this now?’ I’ve talked about this in many of my past episodes , but today I’m excited to have two clients joining me to share their powerful stories of going from “failing” at every program th…
- 281. Hidden Aging Factors that Affect Cravings and Easy Solutions for Gut Health and Insulin Resistance with Dr. Jannine Krause, ND, LAc
As a cancer survivor, I’ve always felt like aging is a privilege. But now in my mid-forties, I’m learning firsthand that perimenopause, menopause and midlife bring their own set of body image issues and health concerns. My clients ask me q…
- 280. What’s Missing From the “Emotional Eating” Conversation with Dr. Deborah MacNamara
Have you ever struggled with family dinners, comfort foods, or getting your kids to eat? Or do you feel like you should be working harder to change your own eating habits? If you answered yes, then this episode just might help you make lif…
- 279. Restriction: A Moving Target (Ali interviews 2 group program participants)
I'm thrilled to bring you the powerful, perspective-shifting stories of two recent participants in my Truce with Food group program. In this deep dive conversation, we explore the idea of restriction as a moving target, not just in our foo…
- 278. How to Better Understand Stress with Andrea Nakayama, Functional Medicine Nutritionist and Educator
Stress. We experience it so much in our lives today, yet do we truly understand it? We bring stress to our healing, to our eating, to our health challenges, but how often do we pause to take in the whole picture of what's really going on?…
- 277. Is Stress Eating a Way to Feel Safe? (Ali as Guest on The Health Fix Podcast with Dr. Jannine Krause)
I've been a guest on a lot of podcasts lately. When I believe these episodes may be helpful to you, dear Insatiable listeners, I'll post them here in my feed. Today's episode is a rebroadcast of my appearance this week on The Health Fix Po…
- 276. Simplifying Food: Liz Wolfe on the Magic of Macros (especially as we age)
Audience favorite Liz Wolfe is back! Macros matter more than you might expect. Liz and I both cover macros in our work, although from different (yet complimentary) angles, so expect a wide-ranging, dot-connecting conversation that'll give…
- 275. Alcohol & Sugar: The Overlapping Struggles with Angela Pugh
Get ready for an insightful conversation with Angela Pugh, a renowned recovery expert and life coach. We discuss how to tell when thoughts and behaviors around food and alcohol tip over into problematic, even when life is seemingly going w…
- 274. Reimagining Food and the Body: Ali’s Reflections as a 30-Year Cancer Survivor [Rewind]
In this special Insatiable podcast episode, I celebrate a major milestone: 30 years as a cancer survivor. I’ll share how what resolved my acne, depression, IBS, infertility, and out of control eating was learning how to redefine health bey…
- 273. Three Insatiable Listeners' Questions (Answered by Ali)
Today's episode is all about you, dear Insatiable listeners. The questions are coming in hot via voicemail and text messaging . Please keep them coming! I love connecting with you and I'll continue to do my best to guide you along your pat…