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E 294: Tammy's Take #10: You Don't Have A Food Problem, You Have A Coping Problem
Episode 294 • 10th April 2026 • Adult Child of Dysfunction • Tammy Vincent
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In this episode of Tammy’s Takes, Tammy Vincent breaks down one of the most common struggles people face when it comes to health, weight, and self-control:

👉 cravings

Following her conversation with Christine Trimp, Tammy reframes the issue in a powerful way—this isn’t about food… it’s about patterns.

If you’ve ever felt like you “know what to do” but still find yourself reaching for the same foods, stuck in the same habits, or battling the same cycle, this episode will help you understand why.

Tammy explains how cravings are often rooted in emotional and nervous system patterns, not a lack of discipline, and walks you through a simple, real-time process you can use to break the cycle as it’s happening.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why this isn’t a food problem—it’s a coping pattern
  • How emotional triggers drive cravings and habits
  • The difference between physical hunger and emotional urges
  • A simple 4-step “real-time reset” to interrupt the pattern
  • How to begin responding differently instead of reacting automatically

This episode moves beyond awareness and gives you something you can actually use in your everyday life.

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🔑 Key Takeaway

You don’t have a food problem.

You have a pattern your body learned to survive.

And once you learn how to respond differently…

everything begins to change.

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Transcripts

Speaker:

Welcome back to another episode of

Tammy's Takes, where we turn powerful

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conversations into practical strategies

you can use right here, right now.

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my last episode, which I highly encourage

you to go back and listen to, I sat

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down with Christine Trim and we talked

about something that so many people

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struggle with, cravings, food, sugar,

and the cycles that keep you stuck.

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But what really stood out

to me wasn't just the food.

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It was what the food was doing

for you, not to you, for you.

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And that is what I wanna break down

today, because let's be honest,

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you already know what to eat.

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Christine said it very well when she

said, you don't need another meal plan.

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You need to get to the root.

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You don't need the other meal plan.

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You don't need a list of

good foods and bad foods.

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So if you know what to do,

why aren't you doing it?

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because this isn't about food.

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This is about coping.

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For many people, food became comfort,

distraction, protecting, and numbing.

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I can remember as a little child,

when my parents would fight, I

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would grab a sleeve of Oreo cookies

and go hide in a drainage ditch.

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I know many, many people that get

anxious at a party and they go

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and they stand in the corner with

cookies or cake or whatever it

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is, just to avoid a confrontation.

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I know so many people

that just reach for food.

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So many of you that are listening.

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This started way before

you even realized it.

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Christine shared.

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These patterns are tied to way

deeper emotional experiences.

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But what we can do about it, maybe

just maybe instead of asking,

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why can't I stop eating this?

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Ask yourself, what is this helping

me avoid, feel, or cope with?

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Because that's where your power lies.

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So the next time you feel the urge,

not the hunger, the urge to eat, I

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want you to try something different.

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Four little steps.

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simple steps.

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Number one, catch it.

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Pause and ask yourself,

what am I feeling right now?

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Is it stress?

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Is it loneliness?

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Is it boredom?

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Is it overwhelm?

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Is it anger?

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Is it frustration?

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Whatever it is, figure

out what you're feeling.

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Now, bring it into your body.

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Where am I feeling this?

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My chest, my stomach, my shoulders.

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Put your hand there.

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Take one breath, one deep breath.

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Now ask yourself, what do

I actually need right now?

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Do you need a rest, A

break, a better connection?

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Some movement.

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need to breathe because food might just

be the habit, but it's not the need.

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So today you're gonna

do one thing different.

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This is the part that changes

absolutely everything because

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yes, awareness is powerful.

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Action is what creates change.

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So after those three steps, I want

you to do one small thing differently.

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Drink a glass of water.

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Go outside and walk

around for two minutes.

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Take a few deep breaths.

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Text someone, walk around the room,

dance, shake, listen to a song.

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But wait 10 minutes before eating.

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Not 10 things, not perfectly,

just one little shift.

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Just wait that 10 minutes.

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you don't break patterns

by thinking differently.

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You break them by responding differently.

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So let's just say you just had a

stressful conversation with someone,

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and now you're standing in the

kitchen, what's the old pattern?

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Grab the chips, grab something quick,

eat a cookie, grab a glass of milk.

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What should the new pattern be?

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We're gonna pause.

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We're gonna say, what am I feeling?

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Maybe it's overwhelm.

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Where do I feel it tighten my chest?

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One deep breath.

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What do I need?

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I just need a moment.

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Then you take a breath, you step outside,

and that moment right there, that's

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where the pattern starts to break.

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Christine talked.

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A lot about how it's not just physical,

it's emotional, it's spiritual,

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it's deeply rooted in patterns

that we've been caring for years.

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And she also said something so powerful.

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This is not your fault, but

it is your responsibility.

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That's where your power comes

in, and that's where you're

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gonna start to make the shifts.

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I'm gonna take it one step, deeper,

because this is where my work comes in.

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Those cravings, they're not random.

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They are patterns in your system,

patterns in your nervous system,

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patterns in your energy, and if you

don't see them, you keep repeating them.

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And this is exactly why I do bio frequency

voice scans with anybody that wants them.

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Because instead of guessing, instead

of trying to figure it out in your

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head, we can actually see what

your body is holding, the stress,

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the imbalances, the patterns.

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And once you see it, everything

starts to make sense.

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If this hit home, if you're

realizing this isn't about food,

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this is about something much deeper,

I want to invite you to try it.

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Book your complimentary scan in the link

below, or actually just text me and find

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out when you can come watch one live.

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you don't have a food problem.

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You have a pattern your body to

survive, and once you understand that,

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you can finally start changing it.

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Well, good luck.

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I love you guys.

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I will see you back and I hope

somebody can try this four step

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process and let me know how it goes.

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Have a great day.

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