Posts Tagged ‘stress eating’

My issues with food were never about food itself. I realized that after bingeing my way through nutrition school and burning myself out, working out all the time.  I was clear: Nutrition and fitness were not going to heal the roots of my issues with food. It doesn’t matter if you swap your cookies for carrot…

Over the last few weeks, my clients have been sharing with me what their experience here at Escape From Emotional Eating has been like for them. This is how my clients are describing our work together:  Let yourself receive the energy that is in each of these words. Each one of them holds the energy…

Most people think that emotional eating is a way to numb difficult feelings like stress, anxiety, and fear. But one important thing I’ve learned from my own journey to heal my emotional eating and helping hundreds of other women do the same over the last 10 years is that emotional eating also numbs your power.  One of…

I woke up with a tremendous amount of energy moving thru my body on the first day I was going to lead our Summer ESCAPE last week.  In the past, I would have labeled it anxiety and overwhelm and sought to numb it thru food and alcohol. I can remember how the intensity of this energy…

I just wrapped up our Summer ESCAPE, which is a 2-day deeply transformational training with my clients where we focused on healing and strengthening their relationship with Self.  Because overeating is a REJECTION of Self. It is a moment of self-betrayal and self-punishment.  In order to truly heal your relationship with food, you must address the disloyalty…

Do you struggle to listen to that little voice within that says, “I’m full!”? Do your inner food demons start barking things like “just one more bite” and “but you may never have this delicious food again!”?  You are not alone.  The roots of your issues with food are in your mind. Not your body. So today, I wanted to share a short…

Growing up, I was always teased for how sensitive and emotional I was.       “Here comes Miss Emotional!”     “You are SO sensitive!”     “WHY ARE YOU CRYING?!”  Ugh. I quickly learned that it was not safe for me to feel or express my feelings. So, I swallowed them, shoved them way down, and put…

The decision to commit to healing my relationship with food wasn’t an easy one. I remember wrestling with so many fears like “is this even possible for me?” because I had tried so many mismatched methods and programs.  Even though at times, I was overwhelmed with fear, there were 5 things I knew in my heart…