32. ww's dr.allison grupski, phd, on emotional eating and building better mindset

Cassidy interviews Dr. Allison Grupski, PhD,  Senior Director of Behavior Change at WW. 

We discuss: 

+ How Dr. Allison got into the field of studying how people eat and her role as a coach and senior director at WW

+ Having been heavily involved in the academic world and focusing on research related to eating behaviors, Dr. Allison explains what made her transition to working in the “diet industry”

+ What is emotional eating, and what happens in our brain when we start to emotionally eat?

+ Identity vs. actions - what is the difference between the two when it comes to emotional eating?

+ Eating is just one way of dealing with life, but when does eating become an unhealthy way of coping and how can we tackle it?

+ Dr Allison shares what it means for her personally to take care of herself, especially when she puts so much energy into helping others

+ What has surprised Dr Allison the most about people after years of working as a health psychologist

Connect with Dr. Allison:

https://www.instagram.com/allison_g_phd/
ww: ww_allison_phd

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