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Explore Mindful Eating & Self-Led Eating with Alice Rosen | HCA Talks Health Podcast
What does it really mean to practise mindful eating and develop a positive, sustainable relationship with food? Do you find yourself stuck in cycles of dieting, binge eating, or feeling at war with your body? In this episode of HCA Talks Health, we explore how self-led eating can help you move away from restriction and towards trust, compassion, and awareness in your eating habits.
We’re joined by Alice Rosen, founder of The No-Diet and Self-Led Eating Workshops and The Conscious Café. A counsellor, educator, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner, Alice specialises in eating and body image issues, bringing a deeply compassionate approach to supporting clients with anxiety, mood disorders, life transitions, and chronic stress or pain.
🎧 Tune in to discover:
What mindful eating really looks like in daily life
How self-led eating differs from dieting and why it works
Practical tools to shift out of binge eating cycles
The role of self-compassion in healing your relationship with food
How Health Coaches can support clients struggling with food and body image
Whether you’re a Health Coach, wellness practitioner, or simply looking to heal your relationship with food, this episode will leave you with practical insights to bring more awareness and kindness to your eating journey.
⏱️ Timestamps: Exploring Mindful Eating with Alice Rosen
0:00 – Introduction to Alice Rosen & her background
1:00 – What is the Conscious Cafe?
2:00 – The practice of mindful eating explained
3:00 – Trusting the body’s signals
4:00 – Guided mindful eating practice begins
5:00 – Settling into the body & noticing sensations
6:00 – Checking in with hunger, emotions & state of mind
7:00 – Exploring what kind of food your body wants
8:00 – Host reflects on her own hunger & food choice
10:00 – Setting an intention before eating
11:00 – Using grace as a mindful eating tool
12:00 – Eating intentionally: bite, pause, savour
14:00 – Reflections on taste, nourishment & awareness
16:00 – Checking hunger levels & stopping when satisfied
18:00 – The importance of allowing future hunger
19:00 – Gratitude & embodiment in mindful eating
21:00 – Shifting from external rules to present-moment eating
22:00 – How mindful eating cultivates a healthy relationship with food
24:00 – Unhealthy relationships with food & diet culture
26:00 – Cravings, satiety & satisfaction explained
28:00 – Alice’s personal journey into mindful eating
30:00 – Can one powerful experience change everything?
32:00 – How internal family systems (IFS) supports mindful eating
34:00 – Self-led eating vs. parts-led eating
36:00 – Understanding parts: the rebel, the manager & the exiles
38:00 – Planning meals with self-leadership
40:00 – Why mindfulness alone isn’t always enough
42:00 – Meeting resistance & the role of compassion
44:00 – Story: helping a child slow down with candy
46:00 – Dealing with shame after binge eating
47:00 – Food as an easy trigger for shame
48:00 – Resources: Conscious Cafe & guided practices
49:00 – Final reflections & invitation to practice mindful eating
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