Emotional Eating Solutions

Emotional nutrients??? We often think in terms of physical nutrients to deal with health issues - but we rarely, if ever, think in terms of 'emotional nutrients' when it comes to eating. I define emotional nutrients to be emotions that boost your well-being. Here are 3 you can start incorporating...

Many people think of themselves as emotional eaters - but maybe they’re not... Today I want to share 1 really important thing you may not have thought about that will change how you think about emotional eating. I used to think of myself as an emotional eater. If I was sad, lonely, bored,...

We eat to avoid discomfort. And then we feel discomfort having eaten more than our tummies are comfortable with. There's physical discomfort and psychological discomfort. So then we eat more to try to drown out the psychological discomfort, which adds to both the physical and psychological discomfort. And...

Do you eat when you're bored? I could write a really long post about all of this, but it boils down to one thing: If you think about it, boredom is caused by a thought or thoughts that the present moment should be different. It should be more exciting. It should be more interesting. It...

When people come to me for help, really what they want is a way out of pain. The pain of being heavier than they think they should be; the pain of being obsessed with food; the pain of 'fighting' urges; the pain of trying to change the shape of their bodies and the pain of hating themselves (which is...

Last week I wrote about feelings, why it's important to feel them, and what gets in the way of us feeling them. It's here if you missed it. Today I want to give you a step by step exercise in how to feel your feelings. Short and sweet! How to feel your feelings I think what's really helpful...