There is SO much information out there on therapy, eating disorders, and self-help that you could spend endless amounts of time reading and learning… but what do you do when you've learned so much, and your life STILL isn't changing the way you'd hoped?

Giuliana Hazelwood is the owner of Sense of Self Somatics. She's an acupuncturist who also does coaching. She does a lot of somatic therapies – she specializes in eating disorders, but works with a whole host of other health challenges, like anxiety, depression, and trauma. Her work is informed in part by Internal Family Systems (IFS – we'll talk about this a bit in this post).

Giuliana is the perfect blend of art and science. She is the creator of Bedside Manner Universe, which is a really cool place to discuss and learn more about the art of medicine and how the arts relate to science. She also has a podcast there – it's pretty awesome.

What we're talking about today is so important. When you listen to podcasts (ahem), read books, or scroll through blogs, I know you're trying to learn new information to improve your life. So why then does nothing actually change more often than not?

This is because increased awareness, understanding, and logic can only take you so far. Obviously, I'm going to be the first person to tell you that these things are important. But if we keep it in our brains and don't actually move that into our body and incorporate it into our actual life… then what's the point?

Today's post is about how understanding and logic can only take you so far, and what the heck to do after that. So let's jump right in!

Tweetable Quotes

"It's very common that people with restrictive-type behaviors have a glitch in the way that the brain deals with serotonin. They'll have chronically high levels of anxiety, and one of the ways the body deals with that is by not eating – by repressing the physical urge to eat." – Giuliana Hazelwood, MS, LAc

"The truth is, the part of the brain that is rational can communicate and be really intellectual… but that part of the brain doesn't talk to the part of the brain that feels things really emotionally… so, what I do in session is help people make a bridge." – Giuliana Hazelwood, MS, LAc

"If you physically get the body in a place where it's more willing to cooperate from a neurological perspective, then you can bring in other things that are more emotional or psychological, or address the social context of the eating disorder." – Giuliana Hazelwood, MS, LAc

Resources:

Bedside Manner Universe

Giuliana's Instagram

Bedside Manner Podcast

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