Emotional Eating Unwrapped

How Childhood Beliefs Affect Our Eating Habits and Body Perception


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In this episode, Alana dives into the hidden roots of our relationship with food, emphasizing how childhood experiences shape our eating habits and body perceptions. Alana candidly shares her own struggles with food, expressing the significant impact early narratives and beliefs have on our adult lives. She discusses how messages of scarcity, guilt, and using appetite as currency for love influence the way we interact with food. Alana encourages you to explore these ingrained patterns with compassion and responsibility, highlighting the importance of awareness in the healing process. Join Alana in uncovering these deep-seated issues and begin working towards a more empowered and mindful approach to eating.

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Takeaways

  • Our childhood experiences shape our relationship with food, eating, and our bodies.

  • Messages about scarcity, guilt, and using food as a currency for love can impact our attitudes and behaviors around eating.

  • We inherit self-talk and beliefs about our bodies from our caregivers.

  • Rewiring our relationship with food and self-talk begins with awareness, attention, and repetition.

  • Healing our patterns around food and self-image requires compassion, curiosity, and a willingness to change.

  • Chapters

    00:00 The Hidden Roots of Our Relationship with Food

    04:23 Exploring Childhood Experiences and Attitudes Towards Eating

    11:07 The Impact of Caregiver Messages and Self-Talk

    17:29 Rewiring Our Relationship with Food and Self-Talk

    21:40 Healing Patterns and Cultivating Empowerment

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