Emotional eating is a lot more complex than just, "I'm sad so I want a treat."

We also eat when to celebrate, to fit in, and so many other reasons.

Understanding the biological, social, and emotional components of how and why we eat is really important if you want to hone the skill of mindful eating where you nourish your body, indulge intentionally, and food thoughts don't dominate every waking moment.

I'm joined today by Registered Dietitian, Lisa Ellis to discuss this and more.

Lisa Ellis is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and nutrition therapist (LCSW) in private practice in the NYC area. She received a B.S, in nutrition and psychology from Simmons University; an M.S. in clinical nutrition from New York Medical College; and an MSW from Fordham University. Her areas of expertise include eating disorders and Emotion-Triggered Eating in children, adolescents, adults, and families.

A recognized expert in the field of nutrition and emotion-triggered eating, she has contributed nutrition information to a variety of publications, including Redbook, Glamour, New York Times, US News & World Report, Fortune Magazine, Westchester Magazine, Huffington Post, Runner’s World, Yahoo, The Healthy, and Today’s Dietitian. Her recent book Why Did I Just Eat That?: How to Let Go of Emotional Eating and Heal Your Relationship with Food was an Amazon Best-Seller.

Lisa’s website is https://integratingnutrition.com/Lisa's book's website is https://whydidijusteatthat.com/Instagram: @lisaellisrdmswFacebook: Lisa Ellis RD MSW

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