Have you ever wondered why you turn to food when you’re not physically hungry—or why your emotional eating seems to follow the same patterns over and over?

Emotional eating doesn’t look the same for everyone. In my work, I’ve identified four different types of emotional eaters. Understanding which type you are can help you make sense of why you eat the way you do—and what may need to change in order to heal your relationship with food.

I recently joined Kim Hynes on The Emotional Eats Podcast to talk about the four types of emotional eaters, how these patterns develop, and how recognizing your own pattern can be an important first step toward change.

You can watch our full conversation below.

Which type of emotional eater are you?

Now that you’ve learned about the four types, find out which one sounds most like you. Take my free Emotional Eater Quiz to learn more about your emotional eating patterns and what may be driving them. The quiz pops up 5 seconds after you click the link.