In this episode, Alana unpacks the popular narrative of body positivity and reintroduces the concept of body neutrality. She shares her personal journey of extremes and explores why striving for constant positivity may not be the key to genuine self-acceptance. Alana emphasizes the importance of embracing honest feelings about our bodies and creating a mindset of gratitude and appreciation. Join Alana as we uncover the practice of body neutrality and its role in cultivating authentic body confidence and positivity. 

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Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction

1:30 - The Balance Between Body Positivity and Acceptance

06:33 - Body Confidence Allows to Engage Fully.

10:43 - Body Neutrality and Exploring Your True Feelings

13:21 - Long Term Body Confidence + Security

15:42 - Living In Extremes Leads to Shame

22:56 - Aiming for Neutrality in Society

24:52 - Body Neutrality In Practice

25:02 - Conclusion

In this episode, Alana invites celebrity wardrobe stylist Samantha Brown to unwrap the intricate relationship between body confidence and personal style. Samantha shares her own trials with diets, body image, and the fashion industry's evolving, yet still limited, inclusivity.  The two dive into the complexities of body acceptance, motherhood, and the impact of our self-image on children, as well as discovering the transformative power of dressing up and self-prioritization. Tune in as Alana and Samantha explore how the way we dress can shape our days, boost motivation, and even celebrate achievements, all while allowing our most authentic self shine through.

Curious on how you can work with Samantha to harness your personal style? Learn more here.

Order Samantha’s new children’s book, Dressing Up: Pip’s Truly Fashionable Tale

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Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction and Background

03:08 - The Importance of Feeling Good in Your Clothes

06:23 - Body Image and Confidence in the Fashion Industry

09:16 - Transforming Lives through Personal Styling

12:45 - The Journey of Body Transformation

19:28 - The Impact of Motherhood on Body Image

22:26 - The Role of Tools and Perspectives in Body Image

25:35 - The Book 'Dressing Up' as a Love Letter to Children

26:18 - Where to Find the Book and Book Tour Information

27:05 - Conclusion

In this episode, Alana unravels the 5 most common triggers for emotional eating and explores how emotional eating is not a one-size-fits-all behavior. Alana shares her own experiences and insights into the variety of triggers and patterns that lead us to seek solace in food. From depressed eating to happy eating, she delves into the emotional needs and desires underlying these behaviors, aiming to help listeners recognize their unique triggers. Join Alana as we uncover the roots of emotional eating and begin the journey toward a healthier, more mindful relationship with food.

Are you unsure of which category of Emotional Eater that you fall into? Want to know more about what makes an emotional eater? Download the free checklist here.

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Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction and Importance of Recognizing Different Types of Emotional Eaters

02:23 - Personal Experience with Emotional Eating

04:16 - Grazing and Planned Binge as Emotional Eating Pathways

06:36 - Depressed Eating

09:30 - Anxiety Eating

13:12 - Angry Eating

14:41 - Bored Eating

19:29 - Happy Eating

21:19 - Understanding the Need Behind Emotional Eating

22:44 - Creating New Strategies for a Healthier Relationship with Food

23:39 - Conclusion

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!

Ready to overcome your struggle with emotional eating and start your journey toward permanent weight loss? Learn more about Alana’s exclusive Decoding Permanent Weight Loss Program, available now for $197 (typically $597) for a limited time.

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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

In this episode, you’ll hear from Tina McSweeney, who has transformed her life by using Alana’s Sober Eating Method.

Tina shares her journey of healing from emotional eating and the positive impact it has had on her relationships and self-worth. Alana and Tina speak about everything from recognizing emotional eating, creating boundaries, raising standards, and achieving personal goals.

Tina emphasizes the importance of believing in the possibility of change and encourages listeners to build self-acceptance and embrace the journey of transformation.

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Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction and Guest Introduction

03:17 - Starting the Journey

06:17 - Recognizing Emotional Eating

09:22 - Creating Boundaries and Addressing Needs

10:54 - Overcoming the Fear of Change

12:17 - Changing Relationship Dynamics

14:06 - Reducing Anxiety through Food Choices

16:16 - Raising Standards and Building Faith

18:59 - Initial Results and Confidence Boost

24:21 - Transformation and Self-Acceptance

26:26 - Achieving Goals and Finding Relationships

30:00 - Embodying Success and Overcoming Self-Sabotage

31:42 - Final Words of Encouragement

In this episode, Alana explains how tracking macros is often a projection of past trauma and a control coping mechanism disguised as a path to body confidence and food freedom.

She shares her personal experience with macro counting and highlights that it only works the first time due to the shock factor.

While macro counting is attractive to those who seek control and certainty, it ultimately leads to more confusion, obsession, and weight gain; so we talk about alternative approaches that focus on building self-trust, emotional attunement, and rewiring the root causes of eating habits.

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Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Topic Introduction

01:27 Macro Counting as a Trauma Response

03:25 The First Time Macro Counting Works

04:32 Macro Counting as a Control Mechanism

05:59 The Importance of Self-Trust

08:13 The Failure of Macro Counting

09:42 Alternative Approaches to Weight Loss

11:21 Macro Counting and a Dysregulated Nervous System

13:31 The Gateway to a Dysregulated Nervous System

14:19 Moving Beyond Weight Loss as an Identity

15:36 True Change and Fostering a Healthy Relationship with Food

Summary

In this episode, Alana discusses the emotional ramifications of weight loss and the importance of admitting the desire to lose weight.

She shares her personal journey with emotional eating and weight fluctuations, highlighting how it affected her self-image and limited her experiences. Alana emphasizes that weight loss is a catalyst for change and a transformative journey that goes beyond the physical.

She encourages listeners to look beyond the numbers and embrace a life rich with purpose, joy, and fulfillment.

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Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage

01:29 The Emotional Ramifications of Weight Loss

03:24 The Importance of Admitting the Desire to Lose Weight

06:04 The Weight as a Representation of Mental and Emotional Blocks

07:23 Personal Journey with Emotional Eating and Weight Fluctuations

14:21 Living as a Shell of Myself

17:22 The Power of Admitting the Desire to Lose Weight

19:20 Holistic Transformation Beyond the Physical

26:00 Looking Beyond the Numbers and Vanity of Weight Loss

Negative self-talk is extremely common — and it has a huge impact on our self-esteem and self-worth. In this episode, we’ll discover how negative self-talk is learned and internalized from a young age, and influenced by childhood experiences and societal values. 

We dive into common negative self-talk statements and learn how they can serve as a window into our deepest desires, so we can recognize and reframe negative self-talk as a catalyst for positive change.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction: The Pervasive Topic of Negative Self-Talk

03:18 The Impact of Negative Self-Talk on Self-Worth and Identity

07:37 The Influence of Childhood Experiences on Negative Self-Talk

10:01 The Connection Between Negative Self-Talk and Body Image

13:24 Personal Story: Overcoming Negative Self-Talk and Body Image Issues

17:00 Consciously Repatterning Negative Self-Talk

20:26 Identifying and Understanding Common Negative Self-Talk Statements

24:41 Negative Self-Talk as a Catalyst for Change

26:39 Turning Negative Self-Talk into a Positive First Step

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Learning the skill of eating with intention can help you to lose weight, keep it off — and actually start enjoying food!

In this episode, we discuss how to learn to eat with intention, and I share my key principles to guide intentional eating. You’ll discover the the importance of self-awareness, satisfaction, and trust in making empowered choices about food.

Cultivate a healthier relationship with food, and life overall in this episode. You can learn more and get some great resources to help you heal from emotional overeating on my website at ⁠www.bewellbyak.com⁠.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and New Location

00:58 Topic Introduction: Losing Weight by Eating with Intention

03:22 Shifting Perspective on Weight Loss

04:21 Principle 1: Awareness

06:19 Principle 2: Engaging Senses and Paying Attention

09:26 Principle 3: Non-Judgment and Empowered Decision-Making

16:15 Principle 4: Gratitude

17:57 Practical Tips for Incorporating Intentional Eating

19:23 Benefits of Intentional Eating

20:51 Conclusion and Call to Action

Asking for help and getting support is crucial to succeeding on your weight loss journey. The truth is that weight loss is not just about food, but also about our environment and the people we surround ourselves with.

Discover the emotional and identity transformation that occurs when we lose weight and how this process leads to a need embracing vulnerability, curating our energetic space, dealing with unsupportive people, building a supportive community, and learning to receive support.

A supportive environment is key to making our weight loss journey easier and more sustainable.

You can learn more and get some great resources to help you heal from emotional overeating on my website at ⁠www.bewellbyak.com⁠.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 - The Importance of Asking for Help and Getting Support

03:03 - Losing Weight and Transforming Our Identity

07:30 - Embracing Vulnerability

13:14 - Curating Your Energetic Space

18:43 - Dealing with Unsupportive People

20:27 - Building a Supportive Community

21:21 - Learning to Receive Support

22:15 - The Power of a Supportive Environment