Stress Eating Techniques

“Food Calms Me Down”

It’s a familiar refrain that I have heard often from my clients. I used to think the same thing. That is . . . if I took time to think about it at all. If what you need is to be calm, then there may not be faster ways to do it, but there are [...]

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How To Stop Eating At Night

Whether you have night eating disorder, or night eating is just a bad habit, it’s a habit worth changing. We know that people tend to sabotage their diets at the same time every day. If you are an emotional eater, then fears and other negative emotions tend to surface at night, so there’s more emotion [...]

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EFT For Stress Eating at Night

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Why Self-Discipline Is Overrated

If there is one trait that is valued in every society, it may well be self discipline. Teachers and parents alike value it in children, and you would be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t want to be more self disciplined in some area of their lives. Self discipline is that ability to marshal [...]

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How To Handle Stressful Events Without Overeating

Stressful events create anxiety. Stress related eating occurs when the urge to eat is triggered by anxiety. Your emotional brain takes over and you experience a strong desire to eat. Anxiety and stress go together. Sometimes, it’s a build up of stressful events over time. Sometimes, it’s one big event that causes you to lose your composure. [...]

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5 Ways To Stop Stress Eating and Build Resilience

Stress drains your ability to pick yourself up after life lets you down unless you build stress resilience. Just as you take in nutritional food and transform it into energy, positive emotions transform into resiliency. People who are resilient tend to be able to take things in stride, choosing positive emotions and behaviors in the [...]

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