What to Do When Your Habits Come Out on Full Display
Eat, Girl, Eat
Welcome back to another episode of Eat Girl Eat. In this episode, we’re discussing how our habits come out on full display when we’re burnt out or stressed. It can feel like the worst time for our habits to come out to play, but the truth is this is something almost everybody goes through under difficult circumstances. When you’re experiencing this for yourself, practicing self-compassion is key. It can be tempting to jump right into trying to change, but accepting whatever shows up without beating yourself up about it is a much more freeing approach. Topics covered in this episode: The...
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Disappointment and Your Brain - Why Do Self-Sabotage When We Feel the Big "D"
Eat, Girl, Eat
Today’s episode of Eat Girl Eat is all about the big D: disappointment. This is a topic that has been coming up in conversation very often recently. Disappointment is a part of everyday life, and we all feel it when we have an experience that doesn’t meet our expectations, or when we don’t meet someone else’s expectation of us. Any strong emotion that stirs inside us creates energy that needs to be directed somewhere, and such is the case with disappointment. “Disappointment” is a loaded word and emotion. Learning how to release the emotions in a healthy way is vital to healing the...
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The Beauty of Rotten Lemons
Eat, Girl, Eat
We all know the old saying, “when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” Well, what if the lemons life hands us are rotten? What if we are unable to make a good situation out of a bad one? This is a theme that has been popping up in the community with frequency lately. This is often when our disordered eating and other maladaptive coping mechanisms show up and try to take over. The question is, when life hands you rotten lemons, what can you do instead? The truth is that we don’t always have to make a bad situation good, and that a lot of our healing can take place when we learn to...
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Eating all the Carbs and Not Gaining Weight
Eat, Girl, Eat
Today’s episode is an enlightening one for those impacted by stressful triggers that lead to unhelpful, food-related coping mechanisms. Maria just got back from a three-week trip in Italy, a country known for its attractive culinary landscape. Maria also took a trip back in 2014 to Italy, but returned this time with a completely different mindset. While she was more restrictive with her diet in 2014, when she returned home she found her jeans didn’t fit anyways. This time around she decided that she would be accepting of herself and respond to her experiences with curiosity instead of...
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Vacation - Part Two
Eat, Girl, Eat
On this episode of Eat Girl Eat, we’re continuing the conversation around vacation. Specifically, navigating thoughts and conversations around your body and food during your summer holidays. While difficulties may arise, it’s also a great opportunity to try the “so what” approach. So what about how your body looks? So what about the clothes you wear? So what to the family members who try to have a say in what you eat or don’t eat? Learning to assertively respond to unwelcome comments can help you get through the experiences that could come up for you on holiday. Topics covered in...
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Vacation - Part One
Eat, Girl, Eat
Around this time of year, many people are preparing to take a vacation. This can bring up a lot of anxiety and worry about how they’ll manage situations as they arise on holiday, whether that’s internal thoughts, habits, or experiences with others. Being out of routine can make you feel a loss of control. But in the midst of it all, you’re still always okay. It feels risky, but it can also be manageable if you take it one step at a time. The truth is we don’t need control as much as we might feel we do. Topics covered in this episode: Why people often seek support in their...
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Live Coaching - Sarah Coaches Maria Moving Through the Experience of the Moving Pod
Eat, Girl, Eat
Today we have a unique episode for listeners. We share a live coaching session of Sarah and Maria to provide a window into a real, raw, vulnerable experience so that you can see how this type of coaching unfolds. This episode will show you that your mind dictates your emotions, not your circumstances. Maria recently moved, and it was a bigger undertaking than she had anticipated. The many renovations being done, coupled with having everything stored in a pod in the driveway, led to feelings of overwhelm. The compulsion to relieve the anxiety by taking some kind of action instead of being with...
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Acceptance - Part Three
Eat, Girl, Eat
This episode continues on with our exploration of acceptance. Specifically, the stickiness that exists in the space between acknowledging that acceptance is the destination, and the confusion behind how to actually get there. This is not something you do once, but rather an ongoing challenge to face on a daily basis. What do you do in the process to move toward acceptance of the weight you are at; of the body you are in? How do you move toward the goal? It can be frustrating or discouraging to navigate the space in between. Once you learn the tools to help you move forward, you can endure the...
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Acceptance - Part Two
Eat, Girl, Eat
We’re continuing the discussion from our previous episode about acceptance. Resisting change and the emotions that come with acceptance can lead to difficulty. Even if where we’re at right now isn’t where we truly feel we need to be, we also must understand that we can’t change the past. No matter which way you look at it, there are just some situations where you have to relinquish some control. Acceptance doesn’t mean you have to stay where you are, it just means you aren’t focused on resisting your emotions or circumstances. Allow yourself to get curious about dropping the...
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Acceptance - Part One
Eat, Girl, Eat
Do you feel comfortable just letting things be as they are? That’s acceptance, and the reality is it looks differently for everyone, especially in the face of chaos or change. When in unfamiliar or uncertain circumstances, you may feel a need to control external events. However, what you’re likely trying to actually control is your emotional state. We all become accustomed to seeing life one way, and shifting to a new perspective isn’t easy. Learning to trust your body’s intuition and intelligence is key—our bodies are always able to manage what they need. There will be bumps in the...
info_outlineIt isn’t easy to take a step back and feel like you’re doing “nothing,” especially when you’re struggling in your relationship with food. But the truth is, doing nothing doesn’t mean you’re not trying—it simply means you’re not spending your energy on things you can’t control.
The best thing you can do when your thoughts overwhelm you and you feel like you’re in the midst of a storm is to drop an anchor. Hold that space. Practice acknowledging the storm without interacting with it. Take care of yourself and allow the storm to pass.
Topics covered in this episode:
- Why you don’t need to battle during an emotional storm.
- Recent feedback from a client and how it influenced this episode.
- The difference between doing nothing and doing nothing in the storm.
- What dropping an anchor in the storm means and how it can help.
- Why you don’t need to accept all your thinking as personal and true.
- How engaging in your true self will help you weather the storm.
- What reflecting on your own inner dialogue can do for you.
- The best place to put your energy and focus in times of difficulty.
- Why it’s important to acknowledge the storm even if you don’t react to it.
- How needing to practice being with the storm only makes you human.
- The importance of learning to ground in your own human experience.
- Remembering we do things everyday despite resistance.
- Homework on what to be curious about this week as you navigate your own storms.
Sarah’s website: www.wellofbeing.co.uk
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