In this episode, Alana dives deep into the topic of grieving your relationship with food. She addresses the often overlooked emotional complexities that arise when we actually succeed in overcoming emotional eating behaviors. Alana shares her personal journey and the internal battle she faced in healing from emotional eating and emphasizes the importance of honoring and grieving the process of healing and the need to address the deeper emotional aspects associated with our relationship with food. 

Knowing and prioritizing yourself and becoming your own best friend is the foundation to happy, healthy relationships – food included!

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Takeaways

Chapters

00:00

Introduction

00:26

Dealing with Emotions Without Food

03:19

The Grieving Process of Healing from Emotional Eating

04:19

The Internal Battle of Wanting to Stop Toxic Behaviors

07:09

The Fear of Letting Go of Coping Behaviors

09:05

Growing a Bigger Capacity for Life Without Food as a Coping Mechanism

11:33

Healing Isn't About Never Having the Urge to Emotional Eat

12:18

Permission to Want to Binge

13:46

Navigating Through Emotions to Live a Happy Life

14:42

Not Knowing or Understanding Oneself

19:08

Leaning Into the Feelings and Having a Dialogue with Oneself

20:08

Becoming One's Own Best Friend

21:09

Decoding Permanent Weight Loss Course

22:06

Conclusion