The Life You Crave Podcast
You have better things to do than diet
On this podcast you’ll learn how willpower and discipline are completely irrelevant when trying to stop overeating. Let's stop counting calories, carbs, and macros, and start spending time on what really matters: your career, your family, your health, and maybe even being a better role model to the next generation of girls.
Most importantly, you’re going to learn that there’s nothing wrong with you. The diet industry is profiting off of our confusion, desperation, and overwhelm. This is total B.S. The secret to food freedom, the power to stop overeating is a combination of WHAT you eat, and how you THINK about food.
Welcome to the beginning of a brand new, totally different approach to stop overeating. Buckle up! You just might enjoy the ride this time.
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Ep 174: From Craving to Confidence: How the Urge Practice Transformed My Relationship with Food
In this episode of The Life You Crave, Lia takes you inside one of the most powerful tools she used to stop overeating, lose 30 pounds without dieting, and build unshakeable self-trust: The Urge Practice.
Ep 173: How to Raise Your Standards
In this episode, Lia Pinelli breaks down how raising your standards—and protecting them with clear boundaries—becomes the catalyst for creating a life you truly crave. Learn how to stop tolerating what drains you, honor your needs without guilt, and lead yourself with confidence. If you’re ready to step into greater alignment, self-trust, and personal power, this episode is your invitation.
Ep 172: Your Holiday Guide to NOT Overeating
This week, Lia breaks down the difference between real pleasure and false pleasure so you can enjoy the holidays without guilt, overeating, or “starting over in January.” Learn how honoring what your body truly wants builds confidence, trust, and freedom around food. If you’re ready to feel aligned, empowered, and proud of how you eat this season, this episode is for you.
Ep 171: The Question You Need to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Holiday Party
Lia shares the one question that can change your entire holiday eating experience. From growing up in a food-loving Italian family to navigating old patterns that resurface this time of year, she breaks down how to enjoy holiday food without guilt or overwhelm. Learn how intention, not willpower, creates calm and confidence. Plus, a peek at upcoming episodes on holiday pressure and family dynamics.
Ep 170: How Conscious Self-Leadership Can Transform Your Relationships with Dr. Jeni Wahlig
In this juicy episode of The Life You Crave, I’m joined by Dr. Jeni Wahlig, co-founder of Powerful Love Relationships and the brilliant mind behind the Powerful Love Method. If you’ve ever wished your relationships felt easier, more honest, or more you—this one’s for you.
Ep 169: How to Stop Playing Small + Create the Life You Crave, Unapologetically
In this episode of The Life You Crave, Lia Pinelli shares how to stop playing small, break free from self-doubt, and step boldly into the life you crave.
Ep 168: From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: Identifying Your Inner Critic in Disguise
In this episode of The Life You Crave, Lia Pinelli reveals how to spot your inner critic—even when it’s hiding behind the “voice of reason.”
Ep 167: How to Build Confidence in Any Area of Your Life (even food)
In this episode of The Life You Crave, Lia Pinelli introduces the Confidence Cycle—a simple but powerful way to build confidence quickly.
Ep 166: Are GLP-1s Cheating?
In this episode of The Life You Crave, Lia Pinelli spills the tea on how these meds can quiet that nonstop food noise, the truth about what they can (and can’t) do, and why lasting results still come down to your mindset and habits.
Ep 165: Money Love Sex Power: A Conversation with Laura Miolla
In this week’s episode of The Life You Crave, I’m joined by the brilliant Laura Miolla—a powerhouse neuroscience-based coach and consultant who is flipping the script on what it means to lead, earn, and live as a woman today.
Ep 164: How to Stop Loving Your Food Saboteurs
In this episode of 'The Life You Crave,' host Lia Pinelli guides ambitious women towards a life free from the constraints of overeating, overworking, and overgiving. Lia shares her personal journey of breaking up with ice cream, a food she once claimed to love but realized was detrimental to her health due to severe inflammation.
Ep 163: How to Find Alignment With Food
In today’s no-BS conversation, I’m breaking down why that old wagon needs to be set on fire—and what to do instead. Because spoiler alert: you’re not broken, undisciplined, or bad at sticking to a plan. You’re just out of alignment.
Ep 162: Help! I Fell Off the Wagon!
Have you ever felt like you “fell off the wagon” with your eating? In this empowering episode of The Life You Crave, Lia Pinelli invites you to drop the diet mentality for good and explore a new approach to food rooted in alignment, not restriction.
Ep 161: ADHD & Food with Annie Fernandez
In this engaging episode of The Life You Crave, host Lia Pinelli welcomes ADHD coach Annie Fernandez to explore the unique challenges that adult women with ADHD face, particularly regarding food and eating habits.
Ep 160: Independence from Overindulgence- A July 4th Survival Guide
This week, we’re celebrating more than just fireworks and freedom. In this bite-sized episode, I’m sharing how to declare your own independence—from overindulging.
Ep 159: 50, Fierce, and Finally Free: How Dr. Elyse Transformed Her Body and Her Life
In this episode of the Life You Crave podcast, Lia welcomes Dr. Elyse Rast, a certified coach and educator specialized in helping midlife women take control of their dating lives.
Ep 158: To Truly Change Your Habits, You Must Ask Yourself This One Question
In this episode, I’m sharing the game-changing mindset shift that makes habit transformation feel natural and effortless.
Ep 157: How to Become Someone Who Exercises Daily
In this episode of The Life You Crave, Lia Pinelli shares her journey of transforming her relationship with exercise.
Ep 156: The Habit Code: Unleash the Code of Effortless Change
In this live training session for the Food Freedom for Fempreneurs Facebook group, Lia Pinelli introduces her transformative Three Cs approach—Curiosity, Compassion, and Courage—designed to help women achieve lasting behavioral change around food.
Ep 155: Unlocking Food Freedom: The 3 Cs for Lasting Change Part II
In this live training session for the Food Freedom for Fempreneurs Facebook group, Lia Pinelli introduces her transformative Three Cs approach—Curiosity, Compassion, and Courage—designed to help women achieve lasting behavioral change around food.

