Binge Eating & Emotional Healing

Overcoming Emotional Eating: A Coach's Journey and Insights

Discover how Nan Saysana transformed her relationship with food, moved beyond shame, and now empowers others through her coaching. This episode dives into the emotional roots of overeating, practical strategies to sit with emotions, and the importance of self-kindness in recovery.

Key Topics

• Nan shares her personal journey from food obsession to emotional freedom
• Recognizing emotional triggers: loneliness, stress, boredom
• The myths around emotional eating and its true nature
• Practical tools: mindfulness, checking your emotional weather
• The importance of kindness over punishment in behavioral change
• The power of sharing stories to reduce shame and foster connection
• Building sustainable habits through gradual change
• The role of coaching and community support in healing

Timestamps

00:00 - Welcome and introduction to Nan Saysana, emotional eating coach
02:15 - What Nan's story reveals about her transformation with food
03:45 - Early signs of emotional eating and childhood influences
05:08 - Recognizing when food becomes a coping mechanism
07:02 - The emotional patterns behind binge eating
10:33 - Turning point
12:10 - The importance of community and podcast support
14:16 - How sharing stories reduces shame and builds confidence
16:33 - Internal shifts: awareness and sitting with emotions
18:54 - Tools for emotional regulation and managing urges
21:06 - The misconception of emotional eating as a big event
24:26 - Handling setbacks and high standards in recovery
27:21 - The emotional significance of becoming a bodybuilder in later years
28:50 - The lessons learned from the journey and embracing self-compassion
33:49 - Myths about emotional eating and the everyday emotional landscape
47:27 - How trust and vulnerability accelerate healing
49:47 - Client success stories and their impact on Nan
52:26 - How to get started with coaching or self-coaching
55:34 - Estimated timeframe for lasting change
56:23 - Wise words for younger selves: reassurance and hope
58:43 - Closing insights: curiosity over judgment, kindness as a magic tool

Resources & Links

• MiloBingeFix - Nan Saysana
• Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg

Connect with Nan Saysana:

• Instagram

Remember, emotional eating is common—you're not alone. With awareness, kindness, and support, change is possible.

Nan is currently training in hypnosis and is offering a small number of 90-minute practice sessions for 25€. It’s a real personalized session as part of her training.

People often use it for things like stress, sleep, confidence, changing a habit, or simply curiosity about hypnosis.

I thought it might be something you’d enjoy.

Here are all the details:  https://bit.ly/4sCB55T

If you’re interested or have questions, you can email her at nscoaching@outlook.fr with “Hypnosis practice” in the subject line.