If you find yourself using emotional eating as an outlet when stressed, it is best to view it objectively and learn from the trigger. It is common to use food and alcohol to numb and comfort emotions. However, in reality, this prolongs and worsens the problem. Let go of the guilt and, instead, try picking up your journal and writing about your needs. By simply understanding the ... Continue Reading
5 Techniques to Help Banish Emotional Eating
Here are five techniques to help break emotional eating, starting with re-patterning your behavior and next delving into those boxed-up emotions. You know what to eat. And what not to. You don't eat gluten or sugar, nor do you drink soda. You're meticulous about what food you put into your mouth. And how could you not be? You've read so much about food and wellness that you've ... Continue Reading
Vitamin P deficiency: How lack of pleasure severely impacts health
As we race through our busy days and barely take time to eat, let alone enjoy a meal, more is at stake than simply depriving our taste buds. Vitality is seriously compromised, too. When we don't take pleasure in our food, regardless of how nutritionally superior it may be, our mental and physical well-being plummet. Scientific research agrees: If we consume tasteless fare, ... Continue Reading
Let’s EAT!!! (Emotional Awareness Training)
Ever wonder why healthy 'diets' produce powerful results for some, and not for others? Maybe you're someone who's been eating healthier and feeling better, but find yourself still stuck with certain addictive behaviors around food? You've been exercising and introducing more body/mind practices into your lifestyle, but 'out of the blue' anxiety sometimes hits and you end up ... Continue Reading
Emotional Fitness
In all aspects of life the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions is paramount. As you'll discover in this podcast, Shawn Stevenson explores the many facets of emotional fitness with Hypnotherapist and NLP master Jonni LaForce. You too can harness the power of emotion to deepen your love with your partner, become more successful at work, attain abundant ... Continue Reading