The Empowered Eating & Living Podcast

Sarah Emily Speers
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The Empowered Eating & Living Podcast explores your inner world and the psychological, emotional, energetic and spiritual components that may be influencing your food and eating issues. Hosted by Sarah Emily Speers, LMFT, an Empowered Eating Coach, energy worker, and trained psychotherapist who, after recovering from her own eating disorder, set out on a mission to empower others struggling with a spectrum of eating issues — including emotional eating, food cravings, binge eating and/or bulimia — to learn the information and inner work processes that can support you on your journey to improving your relationship with food, eating and your body. In this podcast, you’ll learn from Sarah Emily as well as guest experts and client stories intended to educate you, spark introspection, offer inspiration and provide you with tangible actions you can take in your own life — including guided meditation and tapping practices — that may assist you in accessing your inner world, processing emotions, shifting your mindset and feeling more aligned with your true nature. Disclaimer: The information contained in The Empowered Eating & Living Podcast, including ideas, suggestions, comments, postings, resources and other materials is educational in nature and is provided only as general information and is not medical or psychological advice. Any information, stories, examples or testimonials posted herein do not constitute a warranty, guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of an individual using any information contained herein for any particular purpose or issue. Although Sarah Speers is a licensed marriage and family therapist in the State of California, she only offers her services as an energy worker and health coach, and her services are not part of her psychotherapy. Sarah Speers accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the use or misuse of the information contained on this podcast, including links, if any, to other resources.

  1. 07/03/2023

    Episode 44: Shaina Rae ON Parenting Patterns & Somatic Healing for Mothers Managing Their Mental Wellbeing

    One of the biggest stressors I hear women name who are struggling with emotional eating is parenting. If you’re a mother who desires to manage your own mental wellbeing so you can best parent your children, without passing on trauma or unconscious patterns to them, then this episode is for you. This conversation with somatic attachment therapist Shaina Rae dives into her process of supporting mothers through their own internal healing so you can thrive in parenthood. We discuss… What somatic attachment therapy is and how it differs from traditional talk therapy.The five alignments to practice when supporting your child with co-regulating their emotions effectively. An overview of the parenting patterns that, once you understand, can transform how you approach parenting your child (and re-parenting your own inner child). The importance of resting in being rather than always doing. This episode is such an important conversation for all parents, especially if you’re constantly triggered by your child’s emotions. Through doing your own inner work, you can support yourself in having the emotional capacity and skills to support your child in processing their own big emotions.  About Shaina Rae:  Shaina Rae is a somatic attachment coach + therapist who believes in the healing power of embodiment. She has now dedicated her career to helping moms and aspiring moms break free from their mental health struggles and find balance within their mind, body, and soul so that they can release their triggers and thrive in the motherhood and parenting journey.  She specializes in using a combination of techniques from adult attachment repair (AARM), internal family systems (parts work), hypnosis, breathwork, and sound healing to assist her clients in creating a new sense of peace and well-being in their nervous systems so that they can feel confident in their abilities to raise a secure attached child that can thrive in this unpredictable world.  Connect with Shaina:  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/my.attachment.therapist/Podcast | Mama EmbodiedFree Quiz | What’s Your Personality Pattern?Connect with Sarah Emily: Website | www.sarahspeers.comInstagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/Interested in applying to work with Sarah? Check out my services here and join my waitlist to learn about upcoming opportunities to work with me.  Music by MBB: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

    55 min

  2. 06/26/2023

    Episode 43: The 5 Clues to Distinguish Between Physical & Emotional Hunger

    Improving emotional eating patterns requires learning how to distinguish between physical hunger cues and emotional hunger cues. Perhaps you struggle knowing if you're truly physically hungry, either because you’re disconnected from your body cues or you’re disconnected from your emotions. All you know is that you find yourself thinking about food and desiring to eat. In this episode, you’ll learn the top five clues to look for to help you begin to discern between physical and emotional hunger. As you become more aware of your internal experiences and body’s messages, you’ll be better equipped to tend to your emotional or physical needs in ways that are both satisfying and supportive.  Connect with Sarah Emily:  Website | www.sarahspeers.comInstagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/  Check out my services and join the waitlist to work with me.  Love this show? Please leave a review! We deeply appreciate you sharing the love with others who may benefit from listening too. Music by MBB: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

    17 min

  3. 06/19/2023

    Episode 42: Katie Papo ON The Path To End Binge Eating Via The Rewired Eating Framework

    In this conversation with Katie Papo, founder of the Rewired Eating Framework, you’ll learn about her four-step path to food freedom (reset, receive, respond and repeat). Katie talks about her story developing an eating disorder, her struggle with imposter syndrome, and how she found the determination to heal herself in an out-of-the-box way and support others to do the same. You’ll gain so many valuable nuggets of wisdom in this episode, including…  How the Rewired Eating Framework can help you on your path to food freedom.Why restriction leads to binging, and how to overcome your fear to stop dieting.How to make yourself “un-triggerable” around trigger foods.Key mindset shifts to make to end binge eating. Ways to begin listening to your body and understanding what it actually needs. What to do if you feel hopeless about ever getting better. This conversation will ignite a fire of hope within your soul and leave you with a renewed sense of determination that no matter how long you've been struggling with binge eating, you CAN improve these habits with the right information and support.  About Katie Papo:  Katie Papo is the Creator of the proven Rewired Eating framework and Host of the Binge Eating to Food Freedom Podcast, for genuine and lasting freedom from binge eating, food addiction and yo-yo dieting.  Connect with Katie:  Website | https://katiepapo.comListen to the Binge Eating to Food Freedom PodcastConnect with Sarah Emily: Website | www.sarahspeers.comInstagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/Interested in applying to work with Sarah?  Check out my services here and join my waitlist to learn about upcoming opportunities to work with me. Music by MBB: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

    54 min

  4. 06/05/2023

    Episode 41: [Guided Practice] Self Scan to Build Body Awareness

    Awareness is the first step in changing your eating habits. It’s necessary to be able to distinguish between physical hunger and emotional hunger, and identify what it is your body and being truly needs to feel good. This requires getting out of your thinking mind and dropping into the body so you can listen to the wisdom of your body and learn how to interpret the information you discover through self-exploration. In this episode, I take you through a guided practice to support you in exercising your awareness muscle and becoming more in touch with the sensations, emotions and thoughts arising in the present moment. With this present-moment awareness, you will be better able to determine whether your body is truly hungry for food or actually craving something else such as an emotional release, sleep or stress relief.  Connect with Sarah Emily:  Website | www.sarahspeers.comInstagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/  Check out my services and join the waitlist to work with me.  Love this show? Please leave a review! We deeply appreciate you sharing the love with others who may benefit from listening too. Music by MBB: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

    19 min

  5. 05/22/2023

    Episode 40: Shana James ON What To Do If You’re Craving Intimacy & Emotional Connection With Your Partner

    One of the most common areas women struggle with that is directly connected to emotional eating is a lack of satisfying sexual intimacy and emotional connection with their partners. If you are craving more pleasure and connection with your partner but don’t know how to ask for what you desire, then you may turn to food as a default form of pleasure to fill the void. If you feel stuck and hopeless that your relationship can improve, then this is the episode for you. I talk with Shana James, author of the book Honest Sex and relationship coach to men, all about the male and female psyche in relationships, and how women can create the connection they desire with their partner, regardless of how closed off he may seem.  In this episode we discuss: Common mistakes women make in trying to feel loved and connected to their partner, that may be pushing him away.Becoming aware of how much you criticize your man into changing (there are better ways).How to express your desires and overcome your fear of rejection.The importance of honesty and vulnerability in connection, as a path to deepening intimacy.Why do men shut down and pull away if they feel like they are failing as a partner?Dismantling the myth that your husband will be more attracted to you if you lose weight.What to do if you feel like you’re growing apart from your partner. This is such a mind and heart-opening episode for anyone committed to creating a more fulfilling love life with your man (and yourself). Enjoy! About Shana James:  As a relationship coach for 20 years, Shana James has humbly discovered the causes of disconnection and distrust in relationships, as well as how to build trust and keep passion alive. Shana has a Master’s in psychology, as well as DISC and Positive Intelligence certifications. She has facilitated decades of Authentic Relating workshops based on her training in communication, mindfulness, psychology and sensuality, and specializes in helping clients date and create healthy relationships after divorce. Shana is the creator and host of the Man Alive podcast, with 250+ episodes and more than half a million downloads, and has a TEDx Talk, “What 1,000 Men's Tears Reveal About the Crisis Between Men and Women.” She recently released her book Honest Sex: A Passionate Path to Deepen Connection and Keep Relationships Alive. She also published: Power and Pleasure: A Man's Guide to Becoming a Confident and Satisfied Lover and Leader.  Connect with Shana:  Website | https://shanajamescoaching.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/shanajames/Check out the book Honest SexShana’s TedTalk: What 1000 Men’s Tears Reveal About The Crisis Between Men & WomenListen to the Man Alive PodcastConnect with Sarah Emily: Website | www.sarahspeers.comInstagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/Interested in applying to work with Sarah?  Check out my services here and join my waitlist to learn about upcoming opportunities to work with me. Music by MBB: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

    51 min

  6. 05/15/2023

    Episode 39: A Warning About “Clean Eating” Plans — How Your Intention Of Eating Healthy May Set You Up To Spiral Into Disordered Eating Patterns

    When your intention is to improve your nutrition and health, it can be tempting to turn to “clean eating” plans as the solution, but what most people don’t realize is that these restrictive diets can actually set you up for failure and lead to disordered eating patterns such as binging, food cravings and obsessing about food 24/7. Yikes! In this episode, I give some warnings about why a clean eating plan can be harmful and backfire, in the hopes that you can save yourself from the misery that can result.   I talk about Why clean eating does not necessarily equal healthy living.The misconception women have about what healthy looks like.The importance of inclusion and quantity as principles for true healthy eating/living.How many “health experts” may themselves be struggling with disordered eating behind closed doors.What orthorexia is and how an obsession with eating clean can become a severe eating disorder.The comparison trap — how what works for one person doesn’t mean it’s right for you.How to begin to take your authority back from experts and listen to your body to help you determine what eating and foods are right and best for your own health (your body knows!).Why doing the inner emotional work is necessary to make the eating improvements you desire. Connect with Sarah Emily:  Website | www.sarahspeers.comInstagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/  Check out my services and join the waitlist to work with me.  Love this show? Please leave a review! We deeply appreciate you sharing the love with others who may benefit from listening too. Music by MBB: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

    26 min

  7. 05/08/2023

    Episode 38: Tanin Matin ON Our Healing Session Together — What Doing The “Inner Work” for Eating Issues Looks Like

    I help people do the inner work for eating issues, using modalities such as tapping, but you may be wondering what that actually means and looks like in practice. It can be helpful to hear directly from someone who has done the “work” with me to understand what happens in a session and the benefits that result. That’s why I invited my dear friend and fellow healer Tanin Matin onto the podcast to share about her recent healing session with me where we worked on breaking her emotional attachment to highly craved foods and uncovered the underlying emotions driving her to eat for a feeling of connection and safety.  Tanin is a spiritual coach and leader of the Energetic Revolution who has a gift for speaking about trauma, energy and healing in a way that makes sense. Not only will you get a perspective into what a healing session with me looks like, but you’ll also learn from Tanin about how to witness your emotions without judgment, expand your consciousness, and cultivate a spiritual practice that can support you in feeling nourished on a soul level. This is one of my favorite episodes!  In this episode we discuss: Tanin’s experience from our tapping and healing session together.Examples of how your brain creates emotional attachments to foods that you most crave.How a trauma or survival response can contribute to binging behaviors. The Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) that I use to help someone rewire their brain’s response to comfort foods. How to develop emotional awareness and the capacity to effectively feel and process your emotions. The value of developing a spiritual practice and connection to a greater power as part of your healing journey.About Tanin Matin:  Tanin is a Spiritual Teacher, Trauma Healer, and Conscious Business Coach for influential leaders, artists, and healers. Tanin’s mission is to be a leading voice for Trauma-Informed Relating, Authentic Expression, and Spiritual Being. She educates on the science of spirituality, manifestation, and miracles and the psychology of energy and healing to support collective awakening and human optimization. Her work is rooted in trauma healing, somatic attachment repair, neuroscience, neuro-linguistic programming, integrative health, energetics, breathwork, and consciousness to bridge the “why behind the woo.”  Tanin created The Energetic Revolution, which is a 6-month Trauma-Informed Spiritual Healing Certification for those that want to become Trauma-Informed Spiritual Energy Healers & Leaders. Connect with Tanin:  Website — The Energetic Revolution | https://www.theenergeticrevolution.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/iamtaninmatin/Connect with Sarah Emily: Website | www.sarahspeers.comInstagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/Interested in applying to work with Sarah?  Check out my services here, join my waitlist, or book a complimentary discovery call with meMusic by MBB: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

    56 min

  8. 05/01/2023

    Episode 37: Top 7 Mindset Shifts To Improve Your Thinking Habits (& Therefore Eating Habits)

    It’s essential to improve your mindset when you desire to improve your eating habits, because every thought you think and word you speak influences how you feel and behave. If you find your mind is consumed by thoughts about food and body, inner criticism, and a victim mentality that you’ll never get better, then this episode will inspire you to choose a more positive mental attitude to support you in making the habit changes you desire. Your mindset matters!   The 7 mindset shifts I cover are: How to make positive meaning of your eating struggles.Viewing your eating episodes not as a problem, but as a window into your healing.From thinking your body is the enemy to viewing her as a friend.Why you don’t have a willpower problem, but rather a coping problem.Going from prohibition to permissioning your desired foods.Stopping labeling foods as “good” or “bad.”Learning to make choices from a place of “I love myself, therefore…”I also provide you with some activities you can do on your own to help you make these mindset shifts. Enjoy! Interested in applying to work with Sarah?  Check out my services here, join my waitlist, or book a complimentary discovery call with me.Connect with Sarah Emily:  Website | www.sarahspeers.comInstagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/Love this show? Please leave a review! We deeply appreciate you sharing the love with others who may benefit from listening too. Music by MBB: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

    29 min
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The Empowered Eating & Living Podcast explores your inner world and the psychological, emotional, energetic and spiritual components that may be influencing your food and eating issues. Hosted by Sarah Emily Speers, LMFT, an Empowered Eating Coach, energy worker, and trained psychotherapist who, after recovering from her own eating disorder, set out on a mission to empower others struggling with a spectrum of eating issues — including emotional eating, food cravings, binge eating and/or bulimia — to learn the information and inner work processes that can support you on your journey to improving your relationship with food, eating and your body. In this podcast, you’ll learn from Sarah Emily as well as guest experts and client stories intended to educate you, spark introspection, offer inspiration and provide you with tangible actions you can take in your own life — including guided meditation and tapping practices — that may assist you in accessing your inner world, processing emotions, shifting your mindset and feeling more aligned with your true nature. Disclaimer: The information contained in The Empowered Eating & Living Podcast, including ideas, suggestions, comments, postings, resources and other materials is educational in nature and is provided only as general information and is not medical or psychological advice. Any information, stories, examples or testimonials posted herein do not constitute a warranty, guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of an individual using any information contained herein for any particular purpose or issue. Although Sarah Speers is a licensed marriage and family therapist in the State of California, she only offers her services as an energy worker and health coach, and her services are not part of her psychotherapy. Sarah Speers accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the use or misuse of the information contained on this podcast, including links, if any, to other resources.

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