How Your Secret Of Emotional Eating Is Sabotaging Your Life
It feels so good in the moment. The escape is so worth it. This mental anguish — these emotional demons — you don’t have time for that stuff. Emotional eating. Call it what you will, but it’s just food…comforting you in the moment so you can plow through your day with a paycheck and a smile […]
Why Is Emotional Eating Harmful?
“The Kitchen is the heart of the home.” “Food brings people together.” “Chocolate makes everything better.” So why is emotional eating harmful? Heck, food is part of every celebration, sporting event and break-up meltdown. When was the last time you went to a party with no food? No food, no party. Food is the unspoken […]
How To Inspire Your Top Talent When They Appear Burned Out On The Job
The modern-day workplace has evolved from the days of career-long tenure and a parting Rolex. Employees who feel burned out or undervalued don’t stick it out for the farewell party. Instead they keep their resumes updated and ready for sending. If you are on the employer or management end of your business, you will recognize […]
How Can You Overcome Emotional Eating?
Your body isn’t hungry, but you keep reaching for food. Depression. Eat. Elation. Eat. Stress. Eat. Boredom. Eat. How can you overcome emotional eating? It’s so ingrained in the rhythm of your life. Food is always there, offering you an emotional release both during and after eating. You don’t even have friends who are that […]
Low Self-Esteem And Depression: How Healing One Heals The Other
Low self-esteem and depression often go hand-in-hand. Low self-esteem can leave you vulnerable to depression, and depression can wreak havoc with your self-esteem. Depression takes the color out of life and leaves a trail of grays in its wake. It can distort thinking, leading to decreased self-confidence, insecurity and self-loathing. Thoughts that would otherwise be […]
What Does It Mean To Eat Your Feelings? Here’s What You’re Really Doing…
The mere mention of food stirs our senses and elicits both memories and feelings. But what does it mean to eat your feelings? What is the distinction between having feelings about food and using food to manipulate your emotions? S’mores. Popcorn. Grandma’s comfort foods. The smell of hot cookies coming out of the oven. Slumber parties. […]
5 Secrets to Avoid Eating Disorder Relapse & Body Image Dysmorphia
It seems like eating disorder relapse can take people by surprise. Is it important to understand that eating disorder relapse is a possibility, and to talk about it? Absolutely! People are new in the world of recovery believe that once they have some time under their belt they are home free. It doesn’t matter if you […]
How Does Being Honest Help You Make Your Relationship Better?
Once you truly understand how being honest in your relationship helps make it even better, you’ll have a greater appreciation for what you already know in your gut – that being honest is preferable to being dishonest. After all, “honesty is the best policy” and honesty is what all the good stuff of being in […]
The 4 Disadvantages Of Being Honest All The Time
Is it possible to be too honest? Is honesty really the best policy? The answer to both questions is … a definite maybe. And that’s because along with the obvious advantages, there are also disadvantages of being honest all the time. Honesty can be a tricky thing. On the one hand, when you talk about […]