This week, I’m joined again by emotional eating expert Tricia Nelson. This time, we explore the intricate connection between emotional eating and romantic relationships. We talk about how emotional responsibility includes becoming aware of the ways food struggles can impact intimacy and communication in relationships.

We also discuss how isolation can intensify emotional eating, why connection and honesty are essential to healing, and the underlying reasons food becomes a coping mechanism. Tricia shares practical ways she has helped people shift these deep-rooted patterns, including how processing, expressing, and communicating how we’re feeling is essential to changing compulsive eating behaviors. It’s an honest conversation about how long-term struggles with food can affect the people in our lives, with practical advice for how to feel and connect with others instead of numb and avoid with food.

If you liked this episode, here's my first episode with her: Why We Eat Our Feelings (and What to Do Instead)—Tricia Nelson Explains

Show Notes | Resources | Mentions:

• The Substack I wrote about this most recently...
• Instagram: @tricianelson_
• Website: healyourhunger.com
• Emotional Eating Free Quiz
• Book: Heal Your Hunger: 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now
• Podcast: Heal Your Hunger Show on Apple Podcasts

Find Katie:

• Katie's Substack | IG: @letitouttt + @katiedalebout  | Zine shop is here!
• My Creative Clinic. 
• Book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling