Emotional Eating Unwrapped Alana Kessler

In this episode, Alana welcomes Jen Cayle Guam, a professional makeup artist, as they dive into the connection between self-love, beauty, and self-care. They discuss the significance of using skincare and makeup products tailored to individual needs and goals, highlighting the positive impact of a personalized beauty routine. Jen shares her beauty framework focused on enhancing natural features and maintaining balanced skincare practices. Together, they emphasize the importance of mindset in building self-worth and self-esteem, challenging perceptions of vanity tied to beauty and self-care. Join Alana and Jen as they explore the transformative power of self-love, discipline, and routine in feeling confident and light. 

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Curious to learn more about working with Alana so that you can end food overwhelm and create an empowered life through permanent weight loss? Inquire about the Alana’s Elite Coaching Experience

Ready to overcome emotional eating, reclaim your life, and never feel like a slave to food again? Learn more about The Emotional Eating Solution

Are you feeling called to take the step toward a permanent solution for sustainable weight loss? Learn more about Decoding Permanent Weight Loss

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Takeaways


Self-care and self-worth are important aspects of beauty and makeup.


Enhancing and highlighting one's natural features is more empowering than trying to hide or alter them.


Having a balanced skincare routine and using the right products for one's skin type is crucial.


Beauty routines and tutorials can help women feel confident and embrace their true selves.



Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Common Philosophy

04:44 Jen's Origin Story and Philosophy on Beauty

07:04 Jen's Beauty Framework and Philosophy

12:06 The Importance of Structure and Routine in Beauty

23:03 Educating Young Girls on Self-Care and Beauty

26:30 The Connection Between Self-Care and Confidence

28:41 Ways to Work with Jen Cayle Gaum


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In this episode, Alana Kessler discusses how emotional eating and our relationship with our bodies impact dating. She shares her personal experience of craving a partnership and how her disconnection with herself affected her dating life. Alana explores the importance of feeling secure and authentic in order to create a meaningful connection with a partner. She also discusses how attracting emotionally unavailable people can lead to nervous system chaos and hinder the formation of a healthy relationship. Alana emphasizes the need to cultivate softness and prioritize our own needs in order to attract a partner who meets our needs. Healing emotional eating and improving our relationship with our bodies can have a significant impact on our dating experiences.

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Curious to learn more about working with Alana so that you can end food overwhelm and create an empowered life through permanent weight loss? Inquire about the Alana’s Elite Coaching Experience

Ready to overcome emotional eating, reclaim your life, and never feel like a slave to food again? Learn more about The Emotional Eating Solution

Are you feeling called to take the step toward a permanent solution for sustainable weight loss? Learn more about Decoding Permanent Weight Loss

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Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram at @bewellbyak.

Takeaways


Our relationship with food and our bodies can impact our dating experiences.


Feeling secure and authentic is essential for creating a meaningful connection with a partner.


Attracting emotionally unavailable people can lead to nervous system chaos and hinder the formation of a healthy relationship.


Cultivating softness and prioritizing our own needs can help us attract a partner who meets our needs.


Healing emotional eating and improving our relationship with our bodies can have a significant impact on our dating experiences.



Chapters

00:00 Introduction: Emotional Eating and Body Image in Dating

02:17 The Impact of Disconnection on Dating

06:54 Creating Authentic Connections by Healing Insecurities

09:51 Attracting Emotionally Unavailable Partners and Nervous System Chaos

12:35 Cultivating Softness and Prioritizing Our Needs

21:02 Conclusion: Taking Steps Towards Emotional Eating Recovery


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In this episode, Alana discusses the different modalities of therapy and healing for emotional eating. She emphasizes the importance of incorporating multiple healing modalities that address both the brain and the body. Alana shares her personal experience with talk therapy and how it helped her, but also highlights the limitations of talk therapy in fully healing. She introduces alternative healing modalities such as Reiki, acupuncture, yoga, and walking meditation that focus on getting back into the body and moving energy. Alana emphasizes the need to trust the body and create a new experience through both understanding and embodiment.

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Curious to learn more about working with Alana so that you can end food overwhelm and create an empowered life through permanent weight loss? Inquire about the Alana’s Elite Coaching Experience

Ready to overcome emotional eating, reclaim your life, and never feel like a slave to food again? Learn more about The Emotional Eating Solution

Are you feeling called to take the step toward a permanent solution for sustainable weight loss? Learn more about Decoding Permanent Weight Loss

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Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram at @bewellbyak.

Takeaways


In addition to talk therapy, incorporating multiple healing modalities that address both the brain and the body is important for healing emotional eating.


Talk therapy can be helpful in understanding the why and making connections, but it may become a bottleneck in the healing process if it is the sole focus.


Alternative healing modalities such as Reiki, acupuncture, yoga, and walking meditation can help get back into the body and move energy.


Healing requires both rewiring the brain and un-stagnating and clearing energy in the body.


Understanding the why is not enough for healing; it is important to let go of the heaviness and create a new experience through embodiment.



Chapters

00:00 Introduction: Exploring Therapy and Healing Modalities

02:23 The Limitations of Talk Therapy

08:07 Talk Therapy: Understanding vs. Embodiment

11:29 Alternative Healing Modalities: Reiki and Acupuncture

14:16 Alternative Healing Modalities: Yoga and Walking Meditation

18:52 Letting Go of the Why and Creating a New Experience

19:17 Conclusion: Taking Action for Lasting Change


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In this episode, Alana is joined again by podcast co-pilot, Kassi to delve into the multifaceted concept of self-care, highlighting its importance beyond the superficial enjoyments. They explore the deeper dimensions of self-care that encompass feeling grounded, maintaining a calm nervous system, and making empowered choices for overall well-being. Discussing the barriers that often prevent us from prioritizing self-care, such as feelings of undeservingness or the glorification of overwork, they emphasize the necessity of redefining pleasure as a disciplined commitment rather than mere indulgence. Tune in as the pair unravel the daily practices and mindsets that can integrate self-care into our everyday lives and challenge the extremes by promoting emotional balance and stability. Join Alana and Kassi in this enlightening discussion to understand how true self-care can transform not just moments, but the entirety of our lives.

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Curious to learn more about working with Alana so that you can end food overwhelm and create an empowered life through permanent weight loss? Inquire about the Alana’s Elite Coaching Experience

Ready to overcome emotional eating, reclaim your life, and never feel like a slave to food again? Learn more about The Emotional Eating Solution

Are you feeling called to take the step toward a permanent solution for sustainable weight loss? Learn more about Decoding Permanent Weight Loss

Explore more from Be Well by AK

Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram at @bewellbyak.

Takeaways


Self-care is not just about indulging in treats or scheduled spa days, but also about making choices and creating a life that aligns with your higher self.


Integrating self-care into daily life and building routines and practices that support feeling good and grounded is important.


Barriers to self-care include the need to prove worthiness and the fear of pleasure.


Expanding the view of self-care and recognizing that it is a daily practice can lead to a more sustainable sense of well-being.



Chapters

00:00 Exploring the essence and practice of self-care

03:58 Self-care as daily routine, not just escape

08:07 Real self care is aligning life activities

12:54 Self care as daily practice for personal growth

21:50 Feeling deserving of self-care

23:47 Self-care is a birthright, not self-indulgence

27:59 Daily self-care is found in small actions




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In this episode, Alana discusses the complex role of Ozempic in the weight loss journey, particularly in relation to emotional eating. She addresses whether using Ozempic can be considered cheating, its potential as a tool for weight loss, and its impact on long-term emotional and physical health. Alana thoroughly explores how Ozempic might suppress immediate weight-related issues without addressing the underlying causes of emotional eating, emphasizing the need for a holistic approach to sustainable health transformation. Join Alana as she unpacks the nuances of using medical interventions like Ozempic and encourages a deeper, more integrative look at body health and emotional well-being.

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Curious to learn more about working with Alana so that you can end food overwhelm and create an empowered life through permanent weight loss? Inquire about the Alana’s Elite Coaching Experience

Ready to overcome emotional eating, reclaim your life, and never feel like a slave to food again? Learn more about The Emotional Eating Solution

Are you feeling called to take the step toward a permanent solution for sustainable weight loss? Learn more about Decoding Permanent Weight Loss

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Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram at @bewellbyak.

Takeaways


Ozempic can be a powerful tool for weight loss, but it is not a solution on its own for sustainable, long-term weight loss.


Addressing the emotional triggers and root issues of emotional eating is crucial for lasting weight loss.


The use of Ozempic does not automatically indicate disordered eating behavior, but individual motivations and intentions matter.


Influencers using Ozempic should consider being transparent about their journey and any changes in their perspective.


Weight loss is more than just a smaller body; it requires an empowered mindset and emotional transformation.



Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Overview of Ozempic

08:04 The Importance of Addressing Root Issues

13:17 The Relationship Between Weight and Happiness

22:11 Taking Control of Your Weight Loss Journey


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In this episode, Alana addresses the intricate ties between the hormone cortisol, weight management, and emotional eating. She unpacks cortisol's vital role in stress response and how its chronic release can lead to weight gain by impacting metabolism and various bodily functions. Alana emphasizes that the strategies for permanent weight loss encompass more than just diet and exercise; it requires an understanding of how our lifestyle, thoughts, and feelings stimulate cortisol production. She advises on ways to achieve balance by releasing the need to control food intake through restrictive measures and by curating an energetic space that promotes relaxation and well-being. Listen as Alana explains the biochemistry of emotional eating and discover holistic and sustainable approaches to weight loss that harmonize mind, body, and spirit. Join Alana to delve deeper into the cortisol question and unravel its effects on our eating behaviors and overall health.

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Curious to learn more about working with Alana so that you can end food overwhelm and create an empowered life through permanent weight loss? Inquire about the Alana’s Elite Coaching Experience

Ready to overcome emotional eating, reclaim your life, and never feel like a slave to food again? Learn more about The Emotional Eating Solution

Are you feeling called to take the step toward a permanent solution for sustainable weight loss? Learn more about Decoding Permanent Weight Loss

Explore more from Be Well by AK

Be sure to follow Alana on Instagram at @bewellbyak.

Takeaways


Chronic stress and the constant release of cortisol can lead to weight gain and metabolic imbalances.


Understanding cortisol and its impact on the body's functions is crucial for holistic healing and weight loss.


Letting go of the need to control and how curating one's energetic space are important strategies for achieving balance and sustainable weight loss.


Food is only a fraction of the story when it comes to weight loss; healing the mind, body, and spirit is essential for optimizing metabolism.



Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Appreciation of Spring

04:21 Weight Gain as a Symptom of Hormone Imbalance

09:04 The Problem of Chronic Release of Cortisol

13:12 The Limitations of Control and Macro Counting

21:48 The Role of Lifestyle in Cortisol Balance


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