Mastering Stress: How to Manage Your Nervous System and Emotional Eating with Mona Tippets

In this episode, Erin interviews Mona Tippets, a registered nurse and health coach, about the importance of managing the mind and nervous system to cope with burnout and emotional eating. Mona shares insights from her presentation on the fight or flight response, the role of the nervous system in behavior, and introduces practical tools to help regulate emotions and avoid turning to food for comfort. They discuss the physiological aspects of stress, how the nervous system impacts our actions, and ways to grow resilience for long-term lifestyle changes, particularly in adopting a sugar and flour-free diet.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:09 Meet Mona Tippets: Registered Nurse and Health Coach

01:20 Understanding Fight or Flight vs. Rest and Digest

03:17 The Role of the Nervous System in Emotional Eating

07:12 The Autonomic Nervous System Explained

08:20 The Brain's Development and Its Impact on Emotions

09:40 The Vagus Nerve: The Body's Communication Highway

17:53 Recognizing and Managing Triggers

25:44 Understanding Hunger: Physical vs. Emotional

27:24 Understanding Emotional Eating

28:13 Head Hunger Explained

28:20 Heart Hunger and Comfort Foods

29:14 The Brain's Role in Emotional States

30:49 Regulating Emotions and Building Resilience

33:56 Daily Practices for Emotional Regulation

35:54 Self-Regulation Techniques

46:55 Managing Triggers and Building Resilience

50:56 Final Thoughts and Reflections

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