Happy Satiated Saturday! 

We have been living in a time where we have been more isolated than ever. This past year we have been told to stay away from one another, stay in our homes, and socially distance. Physical distance may have been necessary, yet social connection was and is more important than ever. Dr. Porges, who created the Polyvagal Theory says, “We as humans seek safety, and this feeling of safety is based on social connectedness, which provides both mental and physical health. Being safe is not the equivalent of removing a threat.” 

Something that can often occur when navigating patterns of disordered eating or eating disorders is a tendency toward isolation. 

In this week’s episode, we will discuss how social isolation can actually fuel patterns of disordered eating including chronic dieting, restriction, binging, and overexercising.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

You're never truly alone on this healing journey. I'm here for you every step of the way.

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday! 

Think about the last thing you learned. Maybe it was learning how to cook something new or trying out a new physical movement or practicing showing up for yourself or others in a new way. We often start out learning how to do something with little confidence. This thing you were learning is new and that means it is new to your body. 

Yet, how often do you hold yourself back from doing something, waiting to build confidence to be able to go do the thing you desire to do? If we rely on having confidence before diving in, we may never get started.

In this week’s episode, we will explore how waiting to feel confident is getting in the way of cultivating a new relationship with your food, body, and business.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

If you're looking for support in this uncertain space you might be in, you can book a free 20 minute Connect Call with me. 

You may also find support in taking those baby steps in cultivating a new relationship with your food and body in my Intro to Somatic Eating™ mini course, which is still 50% off! Click below for more details. 

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With Compassion and Empathy,
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Happy Satiated Saturday!

I want you to think of a special relationship you have in your life. Maybe this is with a friend, a parent, a family member. It took time to build trust with this person. 

Every time they showed up for you, every time they picked up the phone when you needed them, every time they gave you a ride to the airport, every time they offered a shoulder to cry on, this was noted where they became someone you could trust. That trust can lead to feeling safe in the world. The same can be said for our relationship with our body. When we trust our body, this can cultivate a sense of confidence, safety, and self empowerment. We aren't born trusting or mistrusting our body. Based on our life experiences, that is learned over time.

In this week’s episode, I will share 3 Trust Interrupters and 3 Trust Enhancers to deepen into relationship with your body.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

Take all the time you need on this body trust journey. Just how it took years to get to where you are today in your relationship with your body, it will take time to create the kind of relationship you would like to have with it now. 

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday!

Dieting culture makes us believe that losing weight is the answer to everything. 

Want to find love? 

Just lose weight. 

Want more confidence? 

Lose weight. 

Want everlasting health? 

Losing weight is the way to get there. 

If we are made to believe that losing weight was the answer to everything, why would we let that go? 

In this week’s episode, I explain 3 reasons why you can't let go of the urge to lose weight and how those reasons are supporting you in some way. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

If you're wanting new tools to show up for your food and body differently, I have created the Intro to Somatic Eating™ mini course just for you!

The Somatic Eating™ tools you will learn in this mini course will guide you toward the embodiment you need to hear and interpret your body's messages to never rely on an external diet or expert ever again. 

And for a limited time, I'm offering this mini course at a 50% discount as I want as many individuals to have access to this information as possible. 

I WANT THE SOMATIC EATING MINI COURSE

With Compassion and Empathy,
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Happy Satiated Saturday!

I remember going through an intense experience many years ago. I was in complete shut down mode and my husband offered to make me lunch. A balanced meal made with love brought me back online where I could start processing what was happening differently.

Trauma is an emotional response to a distressing event. We cannot compare one person's trauma to another. It depends upon how your body processed that event. If a situation felt overwhelming, where you felt like you had to abandon your body, you have navigated a traumatic situation. Experiencing trauma can affect the optimal functioning of your gut and alter your gut microbiome. This can affect our relationship with food and our cravings. When processing a traumatic event, two different responses to food can occur. 

In this week’s episode, we will discuss food behaviors that can occur in response to trauma and new food reactions you can experiment with.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

Food can be used as a powerful tool when healing from trauma. If you're ever looking for more support on this journey,  email me at [email protected] anytime!

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday!

Do you wake up thinking about food, think about food all day long, and go to sleep thinking about food? If this is something you have experienced or are currently going through, please know you're not alone. 

You're thinking about food constantly for a reason. This is your body's way of communicating with you. Thinking about food isn't wrong. It's guiding you toward something your body is needing physically or emotionally.

In this week’s episode, we will explore 3 top reasons you can't stop thinking about food.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

Thinking about food is your body's way of guiding you. Experience your body as your best friend who is on your team. When a teammate wants to give you feedback, you listen. When your body is giving you feedback, you can slow down and deeply listen to what it might be trying to tell you.

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday!

Have you ever been in the cycle of restricting your food and then finding yourself in a full on binge? There are so many reasons why this cycle can occur and a myriad of emotions that can arise when in this cycle. 

The diet culture fuels the binge-restrict cycle. When it comes to diets, usually it begins with some kind of restriction that is externally forced upon your body. It doesn’t matter what your body tells you, as long as you follow the rules. Restriction might start with cutting out certain food groups without the internal information from your body telling you that food doesn’t work for you. 

When the body doesn’t get what it needs nutritionally and emotionally, at some point, your body is going to take over for you. It needs more food than you’re maybe giving it. It needs more macro and micronutrients than it's getting. It needs more attention and care. And then, the binge happens. At that point, it doesn’t matter what food you’re eating anymore. Your body has taken over and is urging you to eat to get what it needs. 

In this week’s episode, I discuss 5 effective Somatic Eating™ questions to begin asking yourself to learn what this cycle is here to teach you and break free from it.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

Slowing down and asking these questions with practice and time can facilitate showing up for yourself in new ways. Remember, you're never ever doing anything wrong. Healing from being in this cycle will not look linear. One day you may experiment with one of these questions and the next day you may want to feel the safety of the cycle. Just keep taking small bite sized steps forward and trust you're where you're meant to be each step of the way. 

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Lying down on a human sized piece of paper and having your body shape be outlined with a marker is an interesting experience.

It was my first year of Graduate School for my Masters in Body Psychotherapy. One day in class, our teacher took out a human sized roll of paper. We each had to lie down on the paper and a piece was cut to our height. We then had to pair off and lie down on the paper and have the other person outline our body with a marker. When I got up, I thought, "Yup. There I am. I've seen that shadow a million times."

Next, markers, colored pencils, and pens were brought out to choose what we wanted to draw on our body with. The activity was to draw our body's story visually. 

In this week’s episode, I share what I discovered in this body drawing experience and how you can replicate this experience for yourself to receive new insights on how your body is trying to talk to you.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

If you do your own body drawing feel free to take a picture of your drawing and send it to me at [email protected]! 

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Because of the diet culture we live in, many many individuals are on the spectrum of disordered eating. The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders states that "Eating disorders affect at least 9% of the population worldwide. 9% of the U.S. population, or 28.8 million Americans, will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. Less than 6% of people with eating disorders are medically diagnosed as “underweight.” Disordered eating patterns can affect anyone regardless of what one looks like externally. ​

The difference between disordered eating and eating disorders can be the severity of the habits and patterns with one's food and body. Disordered eating can include:

•  Food restriction
• Binge eating
• Unexplained digestive issues
• Changes in skin and hair Chronic dieting Self-worth connected to body shape and weight
• Preoccupation with body image Excessive or rigid exercise routine
• Calorie counting
• Fear and anxiety about certain foods or food groups
• A rigid approach to eating
• Relying on specific food rituals
• Withdrawing from social activities around food 

In this week’s episode, we're going to go on a journey exploring the 3 Somatic Eating phases to healing disordered eating patterns. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

The patterns you have been playing out with your food and body for potentially years and years have become a part of your comfort zone and maybe even your identity. At first, it may feel uncomfortable or disorienting to experiment with new food and body habits. You get to trust that you're always exactly where you're meant to be, learning what you're meant to be learning. Take all the time you need on this healing adventure. 

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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I want to offer a different perspective on "emotional eating."

Choosing food to emotionally self soothe is showing up for a reason. If we don't pay attention to what our body is trying to tell us, then our body is going to take over at some point to try and speak to us in louder ways. Think of how powerful your emotional eating or binge eating experiences are! What a potent way for your body to get your attention. Let's reframe that choosing food for emotional hunger reasons is not "wrong" or "bad." It is your body's way of communicating to you that it needs your attention. Our body can't speak with words and so this is the way it talks to you through cravings and urges and impulses. 

In this week’s episode, we will discuss a new way to navigate your eating experiences when you choose food to satiate an emotional hunger. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

Emotional Eating is not the problem. It is a surface level symptom asking you to come a little closer, dive a little deeper, and explore what is underneath. I'm here for you on this adventure into the unknown. 

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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