The Midlife Feast
The Midlife Feast
Jenn Salib Huber RD ND
#174: How to Rebuild Your Habits in Midlife: A Kinder, Science-Backed Approach with Signe Darpinian, LMFT
50 minutes Posted Dec 8, 2025 at 6:00 am.
Welcome And Why Habits Matter
Meet Signa And Her Work
Defining Habit Through Neuroscience
Diet Culture Rewards And Entrenchment
Habit Reversal For Binge Patterns
Emotion Regulation And Urge Surfing
From Dieting To Weight-Neutral Habits
Building Movement Routines That Stick
Intrinsic Motivation And Joyful Movement
Micro Goals, Exploration, And Aging Brains
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Sometimes the routines that feel the hardest to change are the ones that once helped us cope. In this episode, therapist and eating-disorder specialist Signe Darpinian breaks down how those patterns get wired into the brain, why diet culture reinforces them, and how midlife is actually an ideal time to reshape habits with clarity and compassion. We dig into what it really takes to unwind the patterns that feel automatic, especially the ones that show up at the end of a long day or week. You’l...