Yes, it’s possible to have peace around food and your body

Eating when we’re not hungry is a great coping mechanism. I’m serious. It helps numb and comfort us at the same time. At the point in our lives when we developed those habits, we desperately needed them. And if you’re here, there’s a good chance that you’re ready to let them go.

A winding path cuts through a lush field of plants. The plants on either side create a vibrant contrast against the dark, muddy ground where the path is located. The sky appears overcast in the background, hinting at an atmospheric mood.

Before releasing an outdated operating system, we have it to honor it.

We also have to develop new ways of coping with emotional pain.

There are four phases to our work. And just to be clear: they’re not tidy, step-by-step processes. They overlap, they flip in sequence, they get muddy. And they heal: 1) recognition; 2) resourcing; 3) rewiring; 4) integration.

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Knowing something cognitively is worlds away from knowing it in your bones. We can talk all day. You already know the facts, the fads, the nutrition, the science. Talking doesn’t get us to peace.

Rewiring at the emotional level does.