531: Comforting Yourself Without Food: Skills to Combat Emotional Eating

There are Ways to Ease a Heavy Heart that Won't Sabotage Your Health

In the least harmful way emotional eating will have you feeling stuffed at you step away from the table.  Even a little more than that you may have challenges with your weight.  On a more serious note emotional eating can lead to more serious mental health issues like Bulimia Nervosa.

It stands to reason that being able to soothe yourself without food is enormously beneficial.  Today I discus the difference between emotional and physical hunger and 8 steps to Mindful Esting

In this Episode, You Will Learn:

  • The difference between emotional and physical hunger
  • 7 Questions to help you determine if you are an emotional eater
  • 4 Alternative comforting mechanisms that don't include food
  • 8 Steps to Mindful Eating


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Emotional Eating Vs. Mindful Eating


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