BEE #124: Emotions, and Their Impact On Your Eating

The Breakthrough Emotional Eating Podcast

Do your emotions influence your food choices? 100% they do! If you have ever found yourself elbow deep in a carton of Ben & Jerry’s after a fight with your partner, you know this to be true.

Why does this happen?

In this week’s episode of The Breakthrough Emotional Eating podcast, I’m diving into the impact of emotions on our eating habits. I will break down why we crave certain foods when stressed, sad, or lonely. From the psychological comfort of positive memories to the brain's release of dopamine and endorphins, we unpack the science behind the allure of comfort foods.

In Part II, I’ll talk about how food becomes a quick escape from emotional discomfort, acting as a distraction or even a temporary numbing agent. We also break down the role of neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine in influencing our mood and pleasure.

The episode wraps up with practical tips for healthier coping strategies, encouraging mindfulness, emotional expression, and stress reduction techniques to replace using food as the go-to emotional crutch.

So, if you've ever found yourself reaching for that tub of ice cream when stressed or feeling a bit down, this episode explains why it happens and offers some practical tips to build a healthier relationship with food and emotions.

If you are looking for your first steps in the process of managing your emotional eating and losing weight, you want to take my free course, Food Freedom, which will lay out each of the first three steps for you to take to understanding why you emotionally eat and how to start to change how you think and in turn manage your food.

⁠⁠Click this link⁠⁠ to start your journey to “food freedom"

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