Whether you’ve been stressed about your health, suffered losses, tired of the quarantine, had financial stressors, working long hours or had a relationship breakup, stress has become a constant irritant for many of us. If you’re struggling with binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction, your eating behaviors may be the first sign that you are stressed to the max. When the situation goes on for weeks or months, and the stress becomes chronic, the

When you hold a negative picture or are dissatisfied with your body, it can be a significant predictor of compulsive overeating, binge eating, emotional distress, depression and problems in your relationships.  Having positive feelings about your body if you are in a bigger body may be difficult in a culture filled with images of the thin “ideal,” but it’s not impossible.    In this podcast, you will learn: 1. How childhood adversity or trauma affects

Despite the research, many people continue to look for a “perfect diet” (diet to go on) and cycle from one fad diet to the next, hoping that they will find a quick fix or a solution to their food and body image issues.   They are often excited when starting a new fad diet, then disappointed when they are not able to stay on their chosen diet or to maintain their gains.  But have you ever

There are over 200 million searches on google for the term “food addiction.”  Food addiction affects a large number of individuals, even though it’s not accepted as a true diagnosis (yet) by the medical profession.  Using the Yale Food Addiction Scale, 5-10% of the general population test positive for food addiction.  Over half of individuals diagnosed with binge eating disorder also meet criteria for food addiction. When you struggle with food addiction, the basic principles