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If Your Weight Could Talk…

Louisa Latela, MSW, LCSW

It is my belief that we are all wonderful magnificent bundles of energetic love. That is our true or authentic essence. We know this when we are born, but somewhere along the way we disconnect from…

Are you fed up with struggling with overeating, starting another d-i-e-t that you know will probably blow up on you, or wishing your pants were not so tight?

Here are five simple things you can implement today to control your cravings, eat less, and thrive more.

We do what we do because that’s what we do. That may seem like one of the most ridiculous sentences ever committed to paper, but read it again. **We do what we do because that’s what we…

Change is not a one-shot-deal, especially as it relates to emotional eating. Are you letting new tools in? Are you struggling to be tougher, have more willpower, or resign yourself to deprivation?…

Or are you trying to build your recovery around your life?

Emotional eating happens when you aren’t getting or giving yourself what you really need. Food becomes a way of trying to cope with feelings—to numb them, change them, or to try to comfort yourself when you have feelings that you don’t want to deal with directly. Many busy women trace their emotional eating to time issues. When life feels so full and complicated, it’s easy to experience analysis paralysis about how or where to begin. Here are 3 simple tips to help you claim more time and stop using food as a way to take care of you.

In my work, I find that one of the most common explanations people give for their struggle with diets and with obesity is “I’m a food addict.” When asked what this means, most people explain…

Many smart women struggle with their weight and many busy, successful professional women resort to food to cope with the stress, uncertainty, and other emotions that occur in a full, high-pressure life. Unfortunately, for many, these battles with food become vicious cycles. If you are a high-achiever—a woman who is successful in many areas of her life who finds herself stuck in these cycles—there is a way out.

Here are three tips to start breaking the yo-yo diet emotional eating cycle.

Many authors, self-help gurus and other diet and eating experts suggest that we find substitutions for eating, however, the best thing to do might be to simply do nothing. Sounds strange? Why do we…

Emotional eating is a powerful force that can become a deeply ingrained, almost automatic response to certain feelings. Breaking free of emotional eating (and most overeating) means honoring the…

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