As we set ourselves up for the new year, perhaps you're cleaning up...or cleaning out. Have you thought about cleaning your emotional pantry? This week Jenn is joined by Ana Vucetic, psychologist and health coach. Together they discuss the impact of external factors on our view of ourselves plus how and why we use food to cope with emotions. Then they dig into this "emotional pantry" to help us understand what it is and how to clean it. For 2022 to be our healthiest year yet, this is a must listen!    

Outline:

• Welcome back
• Meet Ana Vucetic
• Ana's story - her own struggle leading her to study psychology
• How different cultures & countries impact our body image
• The impact of external factors on our view of ourselves
• How to re-establish the connection to our own bodies
• The food
• The mindset around food
• The triggers
• What to track in this new year
• How we're taught to cope with emotions...by eating
• The emotional pantry
• What it is
• Past beliefs
• Current triggers
• The way you view food
• Shifting the power
• Triggers, learned habits, current circumstances
• Dismantling "what I eat is who I am"
• Tools to clean your emotional pantry
• Starting point
• The path - trial & error, journaling, photos
• Replacing negative thoughts
• The bird perspective
• How to believe you know your body best

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Quotes:

"I didn't know my weight gain was a problem 'til other people started pointing it out." – Ana Vucetic

"I wanted to focus my attention on where do the psychological elements and emotions play a part in weight loss and weight gain."  – Ana Vucetic

"I was so focused on dieting, I lost touch with what is it that I want."  – Ana Vucetic

"The average woman diets for 17 years and has tried over 260 diets." – Ana Vucetic

"Change the mindset that we can't trust ourselves."  – Ana Vucetic

"If driven by weight loss, you'll always be depriving yourself."  – Ana Vucetic   

"Weight loss is the side effect of what we do."  – Jenn Trepeck

"Stressing over eating the cookie is far worse than just eating the cookie."  – Ana Vucetic