In this guest expert live segment, we welcome Sandra Elia, a Certified Food Addiction Counselor and best-selling author. Sandra is the founder of The Food Addiction Recovery Program and the author of "Never Enough: Three Pillars of Food Addiction Recovery". Gina and Sandra discuss obesity, ultra-processed food, and finding peace in what you're eating.

You can find the full video hosted at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2024

Topics covered:

• Introducing Sandra Elia, Certified Food Addiction Counsellor 
• Sandra’s story and how she came to write her book and develop her programs
• What is food addiction?
• Why did it take so long to recognize food addiction?
• When food is used for things other than nutrition - foods chemically engineered to be addictive
• Is the food you’re eating peaceful or is it creating an obsession of the mind?
• How do we recognize if we have a food addiction issue?
• Looking at our relationship with the scale and learning to love our body today
• Weight is not a moral issue - what are the narratives we’ve faced?
• How can we start to address food addiction today?
• Healing your relationship with food and yourself
• The importance of pairing weight loss medications with doing the inner work
• Eating for biological needs vs hedonic needs
• Understanding triggers
• Is there a difference between cravings and triggers?
• Where to find Sandra’s programs - https://www.sandraelia.com/8week-online-program - Special offer for Livy Losers: discount code LIVYLOSER gets you 75% off

Find her book Never Enough on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.ca/Never-Enough-Pillars-Addiction-Recovery/dp/1990700187/

To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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