March 31, 2020

051 - A Podcast for Your Loved Ones

50 minutes

If you’re listening to this episode, it might be because your loved one is suffering from issues with food and body. This episode is geared toward those who are trying to support someone in the midst of their recovery journey (or even someone who is considering taking the first steps). In this episode, Jessi shares what the struggle with food and body looks like, how our brain and neural pathways are affected by it and why it’s not an issue of willpower. She shares everything from how triggers can cause you to relapse, what the healing process will look like and how you can best support someone during their journey to healing.

In this episode:

How the struggle with food and body works

What the patterns of a struggle of food and body might look like

The inner dialogue that many people struggle with

How triggers can cause you to relapse and how your brain stores things as coping mechanisms

Why it’s not a willpower issue and how the struggle is similar to any addiction such as addiction to alcohol, pornography, etc.

The high that comes from eating for binge eaters, overeaters or emotional eaters

The mental energy that comes from making decisions with food

What the FFM does to help women retrain their thinking and help them overcome their struggles with food and body

What the healing process looks like

How it takes time to find balance during recovery

What you can do to best support someone in the process of healing

Why comments from loved ones can be triggering during the recovery process (even well-intentioned ones)

Learning to hold space and affirm loved ones for being emotional without the need to try to fix

A powerful question you can ask your loved ones when they’re opening up to you

How Jessi and her team audit incoming FFM clients to make sure they’re a good fit and will get the support they need

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