Similar to emotional eating, treating food addiction involves a therapeutic process of gaining insight and awareness into unresolved emotional issues. Besides that, the food addict must also identify and stop eating the foods he or she is addicted to. A food journal can be a valuable tool in this process. Try writing down the foods […]
Jane’s Story of Food Addiction
All her life, Jane noticed that other people around didn’t seem to look at food the same way she did. While she waited all day for school to be over so she could come home and snack (usually right up until dinner), other kids hung out with friends, worked in the library or played sports. […]
Upcoming Groups and Workshops – New Starts and Ideas
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Starting a ripple of recovery from eating disorders
It's my mission to help as many people with eating disorders as possible. I'm only one person, so I concentrate on the ripple effect. For example, by supervising registered interns and graduate interns, I enable more clients to get support and for lower fees. On the other side, we're providing a rich learning experience for […]
Resources for emotional eating and food addiction
Following up our recent feature article about emotional eating and food addiction, here are some resources for dealing with both: Recommended resources for emotional eating Women, Food and God and Breaking Free from Emotional Eating by Geneen Roth, as well as her other books The Food and Feelings Workbook: A Full Course Meal on Emotional […]
Don’t wait to live your life
Personal Note from Sandee Nebel As we mentioned last week in the feature article about emotional eating, emotional eaters and food addicts sometimes put life on hold. They promise themselves, and sometimes others, that they’ll pick things up again as soon as they lose that 5, 10 or 50 pounds. What are you waiting for? To me this is a […]