Emotional Eating vs. Binge Eating: What’s Really Going On and How Hormones Play a Role with Amber Romaniuk

In this episode, Mia sits down with Emotional Eating, Digestive, and Hormone Expert Amber Romaniuk to break down the real differences between emotional eating, binge eating, food addiction, and how hormone imbalances can fuel these patterns. Amber shares her personal journey, the emotional and biological roots of overeating, and what sustainable healing actually looks like.

We Cover:

• Emotional eating vs. binge eating vs. food addiction
• Subtle signs eating patterns are becoming more serious
• Trauma, stress, ADHD & the nervous system role in overeating
• Emotional hunger vs. physical hunger
• Why dieting and under-nourishment trigger binge eating
• The dopamine + food addiction connection
• Hormones that influence cravings: cortisol, insulin, leptin, ghrelin
• How peri/menopause changes hunger + emotional eating
• Where to start when healing your relationship with food
• When to get professional support