#19 Emotional eating is okay. Seriously. [Stop the stigma & reap the benefits of comfort food]

How often do you hear the phrase "food is fuel" and "nourish your body"? We hear this all the time, but usually, this excludes emotional fuel or emotional nourishment.  

Meeting the needs of our body is not just about physical survival. We also need to meet the emotional needs ourselves as well. Eating can be part of a healthful, helpful toolbox of coping skills for you on your journey.

In today's episode, I'll share all about how emotional eating has such a negative connotation. You'll leave with some ideas for adding more coping tools, including putting eating back into your toolbox!

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Eating to cope with emotions, positively and negatively. [3:31]
• When & how emotional eating developed a negative connotation to it.  [5:03]
• Food can be a very effective coping tool [10:22]
• Some coping mechanisms bring you into the emotion and out of it  [12:58]
• What to do when food isn't helpful as a coping tool [18:27]
• Plus, lots more information on how to cope with our emotions and emotional eating.

Resources:

• Eating is Emotional - NEDAwareness Week Blog
• Dr. Rachel Millner
• National Eating Disorders Association
  

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