#212 - Finding the wisdom in emotional eating with Stephanie Mara Fox

Let’s talk about binge eating and trauma… In this latest podcast episode, Stephanie, a somatic eating counselor for over a decade, unveils the intricate emotional factors involved in binge eating.Emotional eating and binge eating can actually be a message from your body, signaling dysregulation of some kind. Yet, we often simply beat ourselves up when we overindulge in ice cream, cookie, chips, etc. So, here’s what you can do instead to overcome binge eating once and for all!LINKSJoin our Rebuild Your Metabolism ChallengeLearn more about our 16-week Winatlife Accelerator Program: Book your callSaturée productsFollow:Kitty Blomfield @kittyblomfieldStephanie Mara Fox, MA, CMBEC, CHC, CYT, is a Somatic Nutritional Counselor and Mentor with a Master’s Degree in Somatic Psychotherapy. She is the creator of Somatic Eating®, a body-oriented, sensation focused therapeutic approach to eating. She’s supported women, coaches, and wellness professionals all over the world, helping them to heal from disordered eating patterns, binge eating, emotional eating, chronic dieting, and body image concerns. She has been working for over the past decade to guide women in feeling empowered in their relationship with their food and body. Stephanie is published in the International Body Psychotherapy Journal, featured in Somatic Psychotherapy Today, VoyageDenver, Elephant Journal, Authority Magazine, and Your Recovery Revealed Summit. She is a teacher at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating and has supervised thousands of mind-body eating coaches. Stephanie is on a mission to guide others into a safe and regulated relationship with food so they can go out and create their Satiated Life.Websites: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comReceive 50% off my Intro to Somatic Eating® Mini Course here: bit.ly/3YQi5TdSHOW NOTES02:44 - Stephanie's background, practicing as a Somatic Nutritional Counselor03:37 - Emotional eating and underlying trauma05:10 - Physical hunger vs emotional hunger07:17 - Binge and comfort eating08:47 - Window of tolerance10:42 - Alcohol consumption11:17 - Fight or flight response12:18 - Protective eating14:36 - Fear response14:58 - Connecting with food18:45 - Interrupting emotional eating before it happens21:01 - Bringing language to emotions23:40 - Our TTC Journey26:05 - Feeling your emotions27:44 - Flowing with yourself with where you're at29:06 - Starting to see our relationship with food as a doorway29:45 - Trusting your body31:10 - Stephanie's programs32:12 - Working in baby steps32:55 - Bringing in curiosityAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands