HOW TO MANAGE THE BINGE / EMOTIONAL EATING CYCLE
How to tune into your body, regulate your emotions and nurture yourself.
You don’t lack motivation, willpower, or self-control as most diet books suggest.
Many clients tell me they've been dieting for most of their lives with little to short-lasting success. They've read all the books and tried every trend, yet, they're still struggling with food addiction and binging when they're feeling stressed or run-down.
No matter how hard you try to control yourself around food, you feel tormented by your urges to binge and do it in secret. Then, you judge yourself for your impulsivity, and lack of control around junk and the emotional-eating cycle perpetuates.
But here's the thing—you don’t lack motivation, willpower, or self-control as most diet books suggest.
There's a scientific reason for emotional eating and why your brain justifies the 9pm binge.
In this two-part course, you'll understand the science behind why you numb uncomfortable emotions with food and gain critical new skills to help you return to a grounded, optimal state and connect to your body instead.
By knowing how your brain works, you can learn to self-regulate, build a greater resistance to the feelings that make you want to eat, and understand behaviors when they crop up so you can change unwanted patterns that keep you stuck in the binge-eating cycle.
And finally, make peace with food.
WHO IT’S FOR:
Anyone who emotionally eats or binges on food and can't understand why they do it or how to stop.
People who understand the connection between their emotions and eating, but need a refresher to get back on track.
Students who’ve enrolled and completed my introductory course, Food is Not the Enemy as this one builds upon its teachings to deepen your understanding of why you use food to cope.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
How to build a greater resistance to stress or the emotions that make you want to eat emotionally.
What happens when your body goes into a fight or flight state and why your brain can justify a 9 P.M. binge.
Methods for calming your nervous system and returning to an optimal state so you’re less reactive to everyday triggers.
Vital tools to help you feel more grounded in your body and recognize your feelings so you can make conscious food choices rather than eating to numb out.
Why binging isn’t your fault and how to lessen your anxiety around food so you can occasionally indulge without overdoing it.
WHAT YOU’LL GET:
2, 90-minute pre-recorded videos so you can pause, rewind, and rewatch the videos as many times as you'd like.
Written exercises to help you understand what’s happening in your body and why you feel out of control so you can get back to an optimal state.
A step-by-step guide to help you self-soothe and connect with your body rather than escaping with food.
A ton of tools to support you in your time of need other than food.
A daily worksheet to practice the new tools you’re learning.
To learn from the real-life experiences of past students who’ve attended the live class to help process and apply the material in your own life.
About Natalie
Hey, I'm Natalie, a registered psychotherapist and life coach who's helped hundreds of clients and students get to the bottom of why they use food to cope.
I started this work because of my own struggles with emotional eating which started at the age of seven.
I tried everything from fasting to Nutrisystem, from Weight Watchers to pills, yet nothing worked. That's when my parents decided my only hope was liposuction at the age of seventeen.
You probably know how the story goes. I gained the weight back within a year and was crippled with shame and guilt. I couldn't understand why if I wanted something so badly as being "thin", why couldn't I do it?
Finally, I realized it wasn't about the food. Food was simply my tool of choice for dealing with the uncomfortable emotions I was feeling inside. Once I got to the root of why I was using food to cope, I could start the healing process and begin to see food in a healthy new way.
And that's my hope for you, too.
FAQ’s
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You’re not focusing on the food and trying to control it. You’re focused on connecting to what is underlying your drive for food. This class will support you in releasing the old shame that you have carried so you can start to heal in a new way.
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You’ll have access to ask questions, share your comments and your experiences in a private chat that only enrolled students in Food Is Not the Enemy get to see.
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I believe that when you emotionally eat, it’s because you are using food to cover our emotions. In my experience, you need to learn where there is a void in our lives (usually emotionally) to help us learn why you are turning to food in the first place. Once you learn this, you can learn how to re-establish your hunger signals and mindfully eat since those have been lost along the way.
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This is a self-study course and NOT a replacement for therapy, psychotherapy, or counseling. Therapy involves one-on-one relationships between clients and therapists. This course will help empower you to get to know yourself better, and provide you with tools to implement on your own, in an engaging, self-directed format.
Testimonials
“Before this course, I approached emotional eating by trying to curtail it, and beating myself up for every failure. I have found that how I talk to myself is usually critical. I feel now that I am learning more about myself, which is a gift to me after decades of abuse. The course is a self-acceptance, empowerment journey and Natalie is magical! She has a calm manner, wealth of information, and engaging style, and creating a life-long toolbox is a real confidence-builder.” ~ Kelly H
“Before taking this course, I gave into emotional eating. I had a policy of throwing in the towel. If I ‘messed up’ and had one cookie, might as well have ten. After taking the course I feel hopeful. I feel like I have some tools in my toolbox to assess how I am feeling and tools I can use to redirect my emotions, energy, and reconnect/be present in my body and feelings. I find myself more self aware, more in tune with my body and emotions, and able to recognize my own warning signs and developing and practicing tools to pull myself out of anxiousness and depression. I feel hopeful that I can overcome this and have a healthier relationship with myself and with food.” ~ Danielle W
“This course is taken at a gentle pace and Natalie is truly a gifted and sensitive teacher. I appreciate her approach and style and I feel lucky to have found her and her course. I am using tools to become aware of my eating and my emotions. Several times I have caught myself and been able to bring myself back to centre which hasn't happened in several years. I know this will change my life as I know it and help me be better at loving myself and allowing for self care. To anyone who may not be sure if this is for you, I encourage you to give it a try. I am so glad I did!” ~ Dawn M
How to tune into your body, regulate your emotions and nurture yourself.
You don’t lack motivation, willpower, or self-control as most diet books suggest.