Emotional eating as self-care is a dangerous habit many of us fall into. A lack of self-care is often a set up for using emotional eating to self-soothe. Once in […]
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Emotional Eating- It’s Not Hunger, It’s Loneliness
Struggling with emotional eating? When I ask clients to look at why they have the urge to eat when they aren’t hungry, it can be hard for them to identify […]
3 Steps to End the Downward Spiral
If you struggle with emotional eating, you know about the downward spiral all too well. Picture this…it is Monday morning and you are fresh off a weekend of self-sabotage and […]
3 Signs It’s Time to Change Your Relationship With Food
Our relationship with food is deeply personal. There are so many emotions attached and the patterns start so early, they are often so ingrained, they can be difficult to change. […]
6 Week Online Emotional Eating Group
Do you struggle with emotional eating? Are you exhausted by the ongoing struggle with food? Are you tired of your cycle of self-sabotage when it comes to food, but don’t […]
Something to Think About This Holiday Season
It seems like Halloween kicks off the holiday season and the emotional eating that goes along with it. For the next two months, staying on track with eating and exercise […]
Food As a Flashback
In his amazing book Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, Pete Walker discusses how trauma impacts a person’s ability to cope even years after the traumatic events in childhood. Even […]
Emotional Eating- Don’t Ignore Emotional Pain
Emotional eating seems is so common. There are very few people who never struggle with it on some level. If you eat when you aren’t physically hungry, it is emotional […]
No Feeling is Final- How to End Emotional Eating
Most people struggle with emotional eating. More often than not, they probably have no idea they are eating for emotional reasons. Emotional eating becomes so habitual, we eventually turn off […]
The Emotional Eating Part
Emotional eating is a complex issue. When you have told someone about your struggle with weight and eating, how often has the response been, “well, just don’t eat so much”? […]
Michelle Lewis has been working in the mental health field since 2001. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Weber State University and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Utah. She is passionate about helping others achieve their goals.