Experiencing unwanted symptoms is part of being human. Whether the discomfort is physical or emotional, we can count on life to bring us a steady stream of symptoms, each of which is there to provide us with a unique opportunity for growth and learning. The question is, when you notice something going on in your body that doesn’t feel so good, what’s your first response? Do you try to power through the issue, or do you stop to listen to what the symptom might be telling you? In this thought-provoking podcast episode, Emily Rosen, Director of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating explores four of the most common ways that people deal with symptoms, and she reveals some great insights on how you can be a better listener to your body’s hidden messages.

Stefanie is in her 40s and has had body image concerns since her teenage years. She knows it’s impacting her life as all kinds of negative thinking dominates her inner world and drains her energy. Stefanie feels like a prisoner of her own mind and wants to get out. She just doesn’t know how to do it. Tune in to this powerful podcast session as Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating lights a fire in Stefanie’s world and helps her find the exact motivation she needs to finally get on the right track to personal empowerment. 

It's quite easy these days to read all kinds of books, articles, blogs and more on eating disorders and disordered eating. These are deeply important and compelling topics for our times. So many people are living in pain and confusion, not knowing how to manage their unwanted eating habits, their weight, or their emotional challenges with food. But let’s take a different view on eating disorders and ask the question, “what's the opposite of disordered eating?” Tune in to this thoughtful and eye opening podcast episode as Emily Rosen, Director of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating delivers some great insights on what an empowered relationship with food and body can look like.

Since her teenage years, Suzie has been battling a number of concerns including fatigue, digestive problems, mood swings and now a recent weight gain. As a Thai Boxing professional, she puts a lot of strain on her body and she’s ready to find some answers, but isn’t sure where to turn. Tune into this great podcast episode as Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating helps Suzie see that the answers to her health and weight concerns are tied into her relationship with men, and how she sees herself as a woman. Being a professional boxer has helped her for sure, but it may be time to see her life in a whole new way. 

When it comes to good nutrition and healthy eating, we most often assume that all the work rests on us to make the right choices to eat the best foods, and that it’s all about our own individual efforts. Of course, this is true – but only to a degree. Great nutrition is also about how other people can contribute to your nutritional world, how they inspire you, support you, share similar health values, and mentor you with good insights and feedback . If you’d like help in following a healthy way to eat and are ready to effort a lot less, then please tune into this informative podcast where Emily Rosen, Director of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating delivers some great insights on the value that other people can provide us in both nutritional and emotional dimensions. You’ll see what good nutrition can mean in a whole new way.

Amy is a bright, motivated professional who has a great life, a wonderful career, and a beautiful family. Her challenge is a poor “belly image” – she simply doesn’t like her midsection, and the fat that naturally occupies it. She feels good about the rest of her body, but her stomach fat feels completely unacceptable to her and it silently bothers to the point where it impacts her self-esteem and confidence. Amy knows she should change this way of thinking, but can’t figure out how. Tune in to this unique podcast episode as Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating helps Amy with an unexpected strategy for success that has her inspired to move forward like never before.

Normally, most people think of good nutrition as getting the required vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that we need so that the body can simply do its job. It seems perfectly reasonable to assume that once we get our baseline nutrition from the food we eat, everything will be okay. But we live in a time when we’re under fantastic pressure from pollution, toxins in our food, and exposure to thousands of human made chemicals that never before existed in nature. It’s time to think about nutrition in a whole new way. Tune into this informative podcast episode as Emily Rosen, Director of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating details some great strategies for nutritional self defense.

Patricia is in her late 50s and is burdened with a big weight gain, emotional eating, negative thinking, and never ever feeling lovable or good enough. Her confidence is at a low point and her weight loss efforts keep failing her. She has a lot of nutrition knowledge but is clearly stuck and unsure how to make any headway. Tune into this fascinating podcast episode as Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating helps Patricia see where her problem is truly rooted, and how before she can have the hope of losing any weight, she needs to do one important thing that will make a huge difference not only for her body, but for her life.

Holly has a fascinating challenge with food: she’s afraid to be hungry and afraid that there won’t be enough to eat. She hoards food in the fridge, and she finds herself worrying that she’ll go hungry even though she can well afford what she needs. Holly knows she could be coming from a much better place, but doesn’t quite know how to get there. Tune in to this podcast episode as Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating helps Holly discover the brilliant reason behind her fear of being hungry, and how she can use this challenge to make herself a more empowered woman.

Most nutritional approaches focus on rearranging the food on our plate. Meaning, we’re told to eat more of this, less of that, include these new foods, take these new supplements, and so on. Of course, this all makes perfect sense and can be super useful for so many of us. But what we don’t see very often is nutrition and personal transformation being put into the same recipe. In this fascinating podcast episode, Emily Rosen, Director of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating delivers some fresh insights on how quality nutrition AND personal transformation are a powerful one-two punch for a better life. We think you’ll make some excellent connections and discoveries.