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 […]
What’s Wrong With Me?
What’s wrong with me? I often have clients say, “I know what to do, but I can’t seem to make myself do it. What’s wrong with me?”. This dangerous territory […]
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. […]
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 […]
Why You Just Can’t Change
If you are reading this, you probably have a love/hate relationship with food. It can be a push pull relationship that takes you to your highest highs and lowest lows! […]
Eating to Dissociate
Emotional eating is a form of dissociation. If you aren’t familiar with the term dissociation, it is the ability for the brain to separate from pain. When injured in an […]
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 […]
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.