Disordered Eating
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Have you made the decision to transition to WFPB, vegan, or vegetarianism?
Or maybe have you been in an on/off again relationship with diet programs?
Do you find that you are shaming yourself when you eat certain foods or fail to workout?
Are your emotions get the better of you driving you to food?
Do you find that your just not coping the way you use to?
Your mindset around food or yourself may be shameful or negative.
You may have been teased during childhood or encouraged to diet at a young age.
You may be beating yourself up because you have not been able to stick to your lifestyle change.
Together, we can work to unlearn old diet culture behaviors, decrease self-defeating behaviors, and improve your relationship with food.
More importantly we work to honor your new lifestyle and get you on the path to the healthier you through holistic wellness. We have to heal the mind, body, and soul!
“Let food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.”
-Hippocrates
Emotional or Disordered Eating
Emotions are tricky little buggers who can make life stressors harder to cope with when we have been taught unhealthy coping skills.
Sometimes we are taught by our mothers when they took us to weekly weight clubs or we got a high of sorts from our favorite treat/snack.
Either way, we learned to associate emotions to food and food to emotions.
Our brains became rewired similarly to how it happens with other addictions. Food addictions or struggles are difficult because we need food to survive.
Overcoming these battles can happen within therapy.
Food Mindset
When making lifestyle changes, our bodies and minds often battle each other. Our minds try to trick us into thinking that this change is not what we need. There’s that saying that it takes 21 days to form a habit. That’s true but it takes longer than 21 days to change your mindset. Especially if it has been conditioned to be your worst enemy for years. Mindset work is crucial when making lifestyle changes.
Lifestyle Medicine through Lifestyle Therapy.
You may be wondering what treatment may look like for food mindset, disordered eating, or emotional eating. The focus is to find the overall balance. We take a holistic approach to treatment. We utilize the 8 dimensions of wellness, mindfulness, and 6 pillars of health as the foundation. We work to identify your triggers, automatic negative thoughts, and self-work.
Therapy is just one part of the recovery journey for any addiction. Holistic approaches are always best. Treatment for food mindset, disordered eating, or emotional eating may include collaborating with primary care doctors, nutritionists, or other medical providers.
8 Dimensions of Wellness
Bee-come the healthiest version of you.
“The groundwork of all happiness is good health”
-Leigh Hunt
