I know what it’s like to struggle with eating emotionally.
Stress eating was my thing all throughout high school and college. I was a huge procrastinator, often pulling all nighters to get my work done. What did I do while procrastinating? You guessed it – I ate. Popcorn, crackers, M & Ms, pretzels. Just a little snack first and then I’ll start studying, I told myself.
This pattern carried through to my adult years, when I ate to deal with the stress of work and raising children.
When I was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer at age 41, I did a deep dive into health and nutrition, wanting to learn everything I could to prevent future issues.
I made a lot of changes in my diet and lifestyle. But I noticed that I still turned to food when stressed, only now it was more healthy foods.
I began to realize that this habit of eating for reasons other than hunger was a big problem for both my physical and emotional health. I didn’t want to rely on food to help myself cope or to distract myself anymore. I wanted to feel more in control and intentional with my eating.
I started paying more attention and noticing my tendency to reach for food whenever I was stressed, bored or procrastinating. I started changing my habits and my mindset around food and eating with the help of my own coaching and research in the field.
I finally learned how to break the habit of using food to solve my emotions, as well as how to eat in a way that I truly love that supports my health, and I can teach you how to do it too!
I am a Certified Health Coach trained at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where I studied numerous dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques and innovative coaching methods with some of the world’s top health and wellness experts. I obtained an additional certificate in Emotional Eating Psychology while there as well.
Given my passion for health and my own experience with emotional eating, plus over 20 years as a clinical social worker in the field of mental health, I am uniquely qualified to help get you the results you are looking for in this area of your life!
You will learn how to feel confident and in control around food, and finally have the peaceful relationship with food and eating that you want and deserve. You will learn how to eat in a way that will help you achieve optimal health and feel amazing in your body, without feeling restricted or deprived. You will finally be able to put this battle with food behind you so that you can focus on making midlife the best years of your life.