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 practic ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 arisin ..read more

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 rela ..read more

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 conn ..read more

When it comes to eating disorder treatment, there are many options, and it can be overwhelming to know where to go for the right support. I want to make this easier for you by sharing treatment options I believe to be the best out there. That’s why I invited Heather Russo, the Chief Clinical Officer at Alsana, on to the podcast to showcase their holistic approach to residential treatment for eating disorders. We address the misconceptions about residential treatment programs and highlight the unique features of Alsana that are part of their Adaptive Care Model for recovery, that way you can ma ..read more

Sound healing is becoming an increasingly popular healing modality, and for good reason. In this episode I speak with spiritual coach Lindsay Schroeder all about sound healing and how you can begin to practice using your own voice to liberate stagnant energy, balance your throat chakra, release anger, reclaim your power and intentionally align to your food. She even guides us through a simple yet effective 60 second “Om” practice. This is especially beneficial if you are afraid to use your voice or if you stuff your emotions down with food. Sound is a powerful healing modality because it bypas ..read more

Poor body image is something that almost every woman struggles with. Eating issues oftentimes result from your attempt to control food in order to control the weight and shape of your body. If you’ve ever thought, “I’ll love myself when I lose weight or look better,” then this episode is a must listen. I explain how body image is shaped and offer ways to break the toxic beauty brainwashing, start to see your body through a new lens, and cultivate greater body acceptance.  In this episode you’ll learn:  The miracle that your body truly is.  How hating your body is a learned cond ..read more

Ditch the New Year resolutions, which are often too rigid and set you up to fail, and instead set intentions for the year ahead. Setting New Year intentions is a great practice to align your energy with your soul’s desire of how you want to think, feel, behave and evolve the year ahead. They serve more as guideposts than strict goals you have to achieve. Tune in to hear my top 20 intentions for 2023, which focus less on what you must do and more on who you get to be.  Adopt the intentions that resonate with you or let them inspire you to create your own.  Connect with Sarah Emily:&nb ..read more