For many, emotional eating feels like a runaway train. They want to stop themselves and feel powerless. There are a few reasons for this. You hate yourself. This might seem harsh, but every person I have encountered who is entrenched deeply in emotional eating tends to have a deep sense of self-hatred. Emotional eating serves […]
When it comes to the battle with weight loss, so many people get stuck in the pound shedding trap. Lose 10 pounds in 10 days!! All the magazines tell you it is possible, you just need to eat these foods in this order at this time of day. Yeah right. How many of those have […]
In my opinion, the word NO is the most feared word in our language. And what does that have to do with emotional eating, you ask? How often do you say yes when you want to say no? It happens so often for many people, they don’t seem to recognize it. Pay close attention. We […]
For those of us who struggle with emotional eating, we tell ourselves many lies to keep ourselves stuck. I think the biggest lie is believing that feeling our emotions will irreparably damage us. No one has ever died from allowing themselves to feel emotions. We are all fully capable of enduring difficult emotions. The problem […]
Salt Lake Weight Counseling….you guys help people with weight loss, right? When a new client calls for an appointment, they often want to focus on weight loss. Sure, weight counseling is obviously part of what we do, but the weight piece is a very, very small part. The biggest key to achieving and maintaining a […]
How many of you weigh yourselves daily or nearly every day? Doesn’t it just make you crazy? Up 2 lbs, down 1/2, up 1, down 3. I recently had a client tell me that she had gained three pounds in three days. In order for that to be accurate, she would have had to consume […]
Most people who struggle with feelings of shame wear it like a thick blanket. It has been with them for so long, they don’t know what life is like without it. Shame creates a lot of problems in our lives. This is particularly true in self-care. Shame leads us to sabotage ourselves and leave us […]
Most women struggle with emotional eating. Many men struggle with emotional eating as well, but they don’t seem to recognize it as readily as women. Emotional eating tends to breed shame. When someone asks me what I do and I tell them that I specialize in emotional eating, I get one of two responses. Either […]
Do you frequently use food to cope? If so, it is likely that you tend to use food to fill an emotional void. Often, I see clients who use food to meet emotional needs for comfort, nurturing, relief and although they miss these quite a bit, defiance and control. When I ask clients to start […]
EMDR Therapy, as described in a previous article, What Is EMDR Therapy? is a powerful therapy developed in the 80’s to address trauma. When we look at trauma, it all occurs on a spectrum. While most tend to think of trauma as simply abuse and war, we also see residual effects of trauma in simple experiences like […]
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. Read more