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Hi *|FNAME|*! 

Last week in honor of my birthday and being a contributing author to my mentor’s book DIFFERENT, I asked you to guess which of these Top 3 Highly Sensitive Strengths you think is my tippy top #1 strongest inner strength. 

A. I am very intuitive.
B. I am highly aware of subtleties in my environment and of other people’s needs. 
C. I am visionary and able to imagine possibilities. 

Thank you so much for playing along with me! It was so fun to receive your guesses. 

As I shared last week, I possess ALL of these strengths (as does every person who is Highly Sensitive – we are literally born with these strengths. But learning how to use them effectively is a whole other kit and caboodle. More on that later in this email). 

But there is one strength that has always been front and center for me, all 37 years I’ve been on this planet. 

And the answer is… 

I AM VERY INTUITIVE 🥳✨

I can confidently say that because I have healed my emotional eating and, therefore, no longer drowning or denying my feelings, senses, and intuitive messages, my intuition has become razor sharp. 

And because I have been deeply committed to training my Highly Sensitive Nervous System to work FOR me, rather than against me, my intuition has become my ultimate superpower.

One simple example of its major part in my work is when I receive someone’s Discovery Session Application. 

While my human body is physically reading the valuable information they share with me… my intuitive body reads “beyond the words.” 

I make notes of what’s coming through my review, and if I have a sense there’s more for us to explore, we’ll get something on the calendar to connect for that further discovery. 

In our Discovery Process together, my intuition is (once again!) front and center. 

I do not use a script or have specific questions I check off. No. 

Instead, I literally fully and completely surrender to my intuition. 

To this day, this is why Escape From Emotional Eating Discovery Sessions are so unique compared to other coaching support out there. And it’s what makes them so transformative for all those who experience them. 

I love them too – because what reveals itself is always above and beyond what our human minds can see. 

What’s also really been interesting is that even after we complete our zoom connection, my intuition is usually STILL sharing insights and inklings about our conversation, which I’ll capture and share with the person when applicable and appropriate. 

In typing this out and sharing it with you, I realize that I don’t think I’ve ever shared the intricacies of how I use my intuition in this way ever before. 

I also realize this is not how most people do business – haha!  

In the past, I wouldn’t have felt comfortable sharing such intricate details of my process… but having done this work for almost 12 years and really honing how I use my intuition to support me and my work for 9 of those years… I’ve had so many clients tell me things like, “You’re able to see things for me that I can’t see for myself” and “This is why I love working with you.” 

There are SO many more ways I use my intuition in my business and my personal life too. What I shared here is just one example.

My intuition is my ever-present, ever-constant, guiding light and inner compass.

It’s something that comes so naturally to me and I feel SO grateful that I get to use it in the way that I do in my work with my clients… because it makes everything feel so fun and magical. ✨

Does that mean everything is always rainbows and butterflies over here? 

Absolutely not. I am human. And I do have moments of resisting it too. 

But what I’ve found is that as my intuition has grown into that constant compass… even in the darkest, hardest, down-on-my-knees moments in business AND life…it is the golden thread of my intuition that guides me. 

Having shared my personal experience here, I have to ask you: 

(1) Where in your life are you meant to listen, honor, and trust your intuition even more? 

(go with whatever answer comes to you 😊) 

(2) As a woman who strives for excellence, how would your HEALTH change (physically, mentally, and emotionally) by allowing your intuition to be honored and followed even more? 

Think about it. 

In service to your freedom,

P.S. In my last email, I mentioned that the first person to guess my strength correctly will WIN a free copy of the e-book DIFFERENT! 🎁 🦋 

Well, it turns out I pulled a few strings (because you are part of my inner circle), and Heather has granted my special request that ALL who submitted a guess will WIN a free copy of the e-book DIFFERENT! YAY! CONGRATS! 🎉

P.P.S. If you missed the opportunity to play the game with us, you can still grab yourself a copy of the book DIFFERENT right here.  (Be sure to turn to page 111 for my contribution to the book! 🎉🎉

Hi! Guess what!? My birthday is tomorrow (I’ll be 37 – woohoo!), so I thought it would be fun to play a little game together! 🎉🎁

Since you’re a part of my inner circle, I share more openly with you than I do on social media… and you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been talking more and more about how I am a Highly Sensitive Person and how that impacts how I take care of myself and move throughout this overwhelming world. 

And if you’ve been here for a little while, you may remember that my mentor of NINE YEARS invited me to be a contributing author to her book DIFFERENT. 🎉 

In the section I wrote, I share more about my personal experience learning and leading as a Highly Sensitive (look for it on page 111!) ✨

And since I love to play and have fun no matter how old I am, I thought it would be fun for you to have a chance to win a prize – my gift to you! 🎁 – by guessing which of these Highly Sensitive Strengths is my #1. 

Even if we’re just getting to know each other, I invite you to reply back to this email with your guess! 

Come on, let’s play! ⤵️

From these Top 3 Highly Sensitive Strengths, which do you think is my tippy top #1 strongest inner strength? 

A. I am very intuitive.

B. I am highly aware of subtleties in my environment and of other people’s needs. 

C. I am visionary and able to imagine possibilities. 

HINT: Know that I do possess ALL of these strengths, as does every person who is Highly Sensitive. 😄 But there is one strength that has ALWAYS been front and center for me, all through the 37 years I’ve been on this planet. Before I knew and accepted that I was Highly Sensitive, I often accessed it without even knowing I was doing it! 

And as I continue to train my Highly Sensitive Nervous System to work for me, it continues to get even more supercharged! ⚡️🚀⚡️

Reply back and take your guess! 

And the first person to guess correctly will WIN a free copy of the e-book DIFFERENT! 🎁 🦋 

Woohoo! 

Thanks for playing! 

In service to your freedom (and having fun together),

P.S. Keep your eye on your inbox over the next few days for the answer and to find out if you’re our winner! 🎁 💖

Once I got over the shock that I was indeed an emotional eater…

– even though I didn’t have 100’s of pounds to lose.

– even though I already knew SO much about nutrition and fitness thanks to my Integrative Nutrition and Holistic Health certification.

– even though I had spent over 936 hours in therapy which never touched the core of my relationship with food or my body.  

I searched high and low for support to help me heal my relationship with food.  

I knew I couldn’t work with just anyone or do just any kind of program because… well, I was different. I knew I needed to find support that was aligned and right for me. 

So I searched…
And searched. 
And searched. 

I became frustrated that the scarce options I found were very misaligned with me…  

– I knew I needed something to help me, teach me, guide me to the roots of my chaotic compulsive relationship with food… I knew the surface approach of general health coaching, to just eat healthier and exercise more, wasn’t enough… because I was already doing that. 

– I knew my issues weren’t severe enough for something extreme like an eating disorder clinic. 

– I knew Overeaters Anonymous was not the place for me. I knew I wanted real change where I could truly break free from my cyclical chaotic patterns with food and my body. 

I realized that my options weren’t just scarce… they were non-existent.

WTF. 

Then, something wild happened. I remember this moment clear as day (even though it was so long ago dinosaurs basically roamed the earth). 

I remember it because what happened next changed everything. 

I was at a fork in the road (no pun intended). 

I saw that I had Option 1: “F**K IT.” To give up, to resign… to throw up my hands, internalize the limiting belief that my emotional eating was just something I had to live with… just another thing to push down, to swallow… another cross for me to bear… 

OR 

Option 2: Refuse to settle.

Then, I saw my future play out on the movie screen of my mind. Two distinct clips of what my life would be like if I chose Option 1 or Option 2.  

In the mental clip of Option 1: The Path Of Resignation, I saw myself getting older, my life getting harder, and my relationship with food getting exponentially worse. I saw myself living in hell.

Then, a mental clip of Option 2 popped into my head. While this vision wasn’t totally clear, I felt light and bright. I could sense hope and possibility…even if I couldn’t make out all the details. 

I could feel deep in my gut that there just had to be a way…and it was in that moment I made a choice that changed everything. 

I was NOT going to settle. I was going to find a way… 

I was going to find a way to truly be free from my emotional eating. 

To have the peace, freedom, and joy in my body, mind, and soul I had longed for. 

What I didn’t realize then, that I now know, is that I wasn’t just going to find a way. I was going to create it. 

And then help others find freedom too. 

This is how I ended up here – free from my own emotional eating and, since 2011, helping women who strive for excellence to heal the roots of their emotional eating so they can embody their full potential.

My sense is, that you and I have a lot in common.

You are someone who strives for excellence, just like me. 

You don’t fit the typical stereotype of an emotional eater, and you know that the conventional support offered to the masses isn’t going to help you truly put an end to your self-destructive patterns with food. 

And you’ve been secretly juggling your own choice point – to give up and continue to secretly carry the burden of your unhealthy relationship with food. 

OR, refuse to settle. 

This is your choice point, your fork in the road. 

If your gut has been guiding you to connect one-on-one with me… just to see what the next steps look like, then I invite you to click here right now so we can do just that. 

Click here now and let me hold your hand because what happens next will change everything. 

In service to your freedom,

P.S. And if you’re thinking, “Eh, I should just be able to just figure this out on my own,” – As your coach and someone who has literally been in your shoes, I don’t recommend it. 

Your chaotic relationship with food and your body is, at the core, a fight between you and yourself. If you truly want to stop this war and have peace, you’ll need someone outside of yourself to step in and cease-fire. Not a friend or family member. An expert, like me. So click now so we can get this ball rolling.

P.P.S. I know you are a woman who strives for excellence. You wait until you are so bruised, beaten down, and even barely breathing until you let yourself receive help. As your coach, I’m loving reminding you that it doesn’t have to be that way. It’s time to release your shame and achiever mentality and simply take the next step to apply right here. Right now. 

P.P.P.S. My team and I made a pretty picture to illustrate where Escape From Emotional Eating is compared to the rest of the industry. Enjoy! 😍

Hi! It’s been a minute since I shared a few of my favorite things. 

Every once in a while, I come across something that brings me so much joy that I just have to share it with the people I love. So, since you are a part of my inner circle 😉 I wanted to share a few things I have been using and loving in my personal life in hopes that it will elevate yours as well! 

Here is what I’ve been excited about this season:

A little piece of my sensitive earth-loving soul would cringe every time I’d put a plastic trash bag in the kitchen trash can. A few months ago HoldOn Bags waltzed onto my radar. I was tentative at first, buying just a few as a test. Would they rip? Would we have soggy drippy trash juice all over the place? Would my husband kill me for introducing another eco-friendly swap to our house? 

Welp, the results are in, my friend, and they passed ALL the tests. Oh! The joy I experience watching these green bags being tossed into the trash truck each week, knowing it will break down faster than all the others. I never expected myself to get so jazzed about trash…but here we are. 😂

Back in November, Zach’s dad passed away. 💔 It was tragic, very traumatic, and a lot sooner than anyone was expecting or prepared for. Because of the work I do, I knew that Zach, myself, and our family would need support moving through our grief. I wasn’t willing to do it alone.

I knew I needed someone, something, to hold the space for me. And for Zach. I was ready and fully committed to being the student (again) of my own growth and process. #imalearnerforlife

Since then, Zach and I have been working through this difficult time, both individually and collectively, thanks to a recommendation I received from one of my clients (if you are reading this, THANK YOU again. I am so, so grateful.). 

When she said to me, “this work was life-changing and so in alignment with the work we do here at Escape From Emotional Eating,” her recommendation rose to the top of my list. While we are still very much in the thick of it, I have been paying it forward and telling everyone I know about this work. 

I do feel called to share more about my grief journey since grief is inevitable, and we need to talk more about it. Plus, there are so many parallels and intersections to the work I do with my clients. But I want to make sure I am in tune with myself and do so when ready, so stay tuned. 

Until then, I highly recommend this.

I hope you find something fun or inspiring in these resources that support your body, mind, and soul in being of full service to you, your calling, and your purpose. Remember, if you want to thrive in this world, using food to cope will only get in your way.

I’d love to hear what you’re currently loving too… got a new recipe, book, or gizmo that brings joy to your life? I’d love to hear about it! Just hit “reply” and let me know!

In service to your freedom,

Stop questioning whether you do enough or give enough. 

Your value and significance are not rooted in what or how much you do. 

Today, let “good enough” be sufficient despite your efforts and continual striving for excellence. 

Know and trust that you are a beneficial part of this Universe. 

In service to your freedom,

P.S. This message was something I shared with my clients on our last Community Support Call. If you’d like to receive more support and guidance just like this from me, click here to apply now. At this time, there are a limited number of program spots available. 

You are a woman who strives for excellence, *|FNAME|*.

But your go-go-go mentality and do-do-do grind can quickly become unsustainable and violently unhealthy if you don’t do this 1 thing.

Without this 1 thing, you are at war with your body, pushing her way, way, way beyond her limits.

Without this 1 thing, you are at war with your children because you cannot find enough time to be fully present with them.

“I’m so busy” becomes your standard greeting… even a badge of pride as if exhaustion is your trophy.

So, what is this 1 thing that all women who strive for excellence must do consistently (myself included 🙋🏼‍♀️)?

It is: slow down to rest.

Learning how to slow down to rest, to truly restore and rejuvenate, is so important to creating your success… especially when it comes to breaking free from addictive patterns like overeating and overworking… that it’s something I teach every single client of mine.

And today, in this video, I’ll be sharing a clip from one of the Escape From Emotional Eating Community Support Calls where I’m specifically talking about exactly that: slow down and rest.

Click below to watch now ⤵️

In service to your freedom,

P.S. Busy-ness is an addiction just like overeating, overdrinking, overworking, and over-responsibility.

You know you need help, but there’s this part of you that is kicking, screaming, and doing everything in its power to distract you from taking action and truly changing your behavior.

Which is why I invite you to click here right now to break free from your own inner resistances and take the first step toward your freedom.

The time is now.

*|FNAME|* – it’s time we clear the air when it comes to emotional eating.  

Thanks to diet culture and a general lack of true education about what emotional eating really is, we have a lot to untangle. 

So, I will be your teacher today! 

Buckle up and click the video below – class is officially in session! 

Watch now because it will support you in having a clearer understanding of your own personal relationship with food. 

In service to your freedom,

P.S. I’d love to hear from you! After you watch today’s class, let me know what your biggest takeaway was in the comments below the video.