Podcast Summary
Identifying and addressing emotions and past traumas behind emotional eating during fasting: Learn a three-step process to tackle emotional eating and limiting beliefs, and join a supportive community to heal and achieve health goals with expert guidance and support.
Emotional eating is a sign of food addiction, and it can hinder our ability to feel joy and express emotions in other ways. JJ Fluzane, an empowerment strategist and author, shares her expertise on identifying and addressing the emotions and past traumas that hold us back from achieving our health goals, including overcoming emotional eating during fasting. She offers a three-step process to help listeners tackle emotional eating and limiting beliefs. The Resetter podcast aims to give listeners the power to heal and believe in themselves again. Additionally, Dr. Mindy Pelz invites listeners to join her Reset Academy, where they can surround themselves with like-minded individuals and receive guidance and support on their fasting and health journey.
Understanding Emotions and Food: Fasting can help us become more aware of emotional connections to food and develop healthier habits, recognizing food is not just fuel but a tool for changing emotions.
Our emotions play a significant role in our relationship with food and our overall health journey. If we're using food to suppress or celebrate emotions, we may be hindering our ability to lose weight or achieve our health goals. Fasting can be an effective tool to help us become more aware of our emotional connections to food and develop healthier habits. The conversation emphasized that food is not just fuel, but also a common tool for changing emotions. By recognizing this and being mindful of our emotional triggers, we can make more conscious choices about our eating habits and ultimately improve our overall wellbeing. To join a supportive community and learn more about fasting and emotional health, visit doctor.mindypels.com/resetacademy.
Understanding Emotional Eating: Explore emotional drivers behind eating habits, practice expressing emotions, and consider fasting as a tool to retrain the mind and create a healthier relationship with food.
Our relationship with food is complex and often rooted in emotional or mental needs rather than physical hunger. We've lost touch with our bodies due to an overabundance of food and have become preoccupied with what, when, and how we eat. When trying to make changes to our eating habits, it's essential to ask ourselves why we eat and to be curious about our motivations. Fasting can help us retrain our minds and create a healthier relationship with food, but it's not a quick fix. Instead, we need to learn how to express emotions and deal with discomfort without turning to food. Anxiety, for example, is not an emotion but a body sensation that needs expression. By recognizing the emotional and mental drivers behind our eating habits and developing tools to express emotions, we can create a more balanced and fulfilling relationship with food.
Understanding emotional reasons for food choices: Recognizing emotional drivers of food choices and addressing underlying emotions through practices like meditation and using tools like the Feelings and Needs List is crucial for making sustainable diet changes.
Understanding the emotional reasons behind our food choices is crucial for making sustainable diet changes. Many people are not fully present in their bodies and may be unaware that they're reaching for food due to emotional reasons rather than hunger. Before we can have a healthier relationship with food, we need to address the underlying emotions. For some people, particularly those with air signs in their astrology chart, being too much in their heads can prevent them from being present in their bodies and integrating emotions. In such cases, bringing awareness to the body through practices like meditation and visualization can help access and address the underlying emotions. The Feelings and Needs List can be a useful tool for identifying and understanding emotions and needs that may be driving food choices. Overall, it's essential to recognize the emotional component of eating and to develop strategies for addressing it in a healthy and sustainable way.
Identifying physiological vs psychological needs: Understanding the difference between physical and mental hunger signals can lead to healthier choices and improved overall well-being. Try an elimination diet and listen to your body's cues to foster a deeper connection to your inner intelligence.
Understanding the difference between physiological and psychological needs is crucial for making healthy choices. Our bodies and minds are interconnected, and ignoring the signals our bodies send us can lead to disconnection and potential health issues. To start, consider an elimination diet to identify any food sensitivities causing biochemical cravings. Once those are addressed, pay attention to where and how hunger manifests in your body. Is it a physical sensation or a mental desire? By trusting your body's signals and allowing for a more organic approach to hunger, you can foster a deeper connection to your inner intelligence and overall well-being. Remember, your body is your first indicator of health, and neglecting its messages can result in disconnect and disease.
Understanding hunger and emotions: Mindfulness, deep breathing, and introspection help us become aware of body sensations and emotions to distinguish true hunger from emotional eating. Making healthier choices and improving overall wellbeing.
Becoming physically aware of our bodies and emotions is key to understanding if we're truly hungry or if we're eating due to other reasons like boredom or emotional needs. This awareness can be developed through practices like mindfulness, deep breathing, and introspection. By asking ourselves if we're emotionally triggered or actually hungry, we can make healthier choices and improve our overall wellbeing. It's important to remember that emotional eating is often a complex issue that may require additional support, such as therapy or coaching, to address the underlying beliefs and patterns. However, making simple changes like being mindful of our body sensations and emotions can be a powerful first step towards transforming our relationship with food. Additionally, understanding the connection between our biochemistry and emotions can help us make choices that support our overall health and wellbeing.
Identifying and addressing emotional needs: Recognize emotions, determine underlying needs, explore strategies to meet those needs without blaming others, and take responsibility for personal growth.
Identifying and addressing emotional needs is a crucial part of making meaningful changes in our lives. When we feel negative emotions, it's often because a need is not being met or perceived as not being met. To understand this better, the first step is to identify our emotions using a feelings and needs list, which includes a wide range of feeling words. The second step is to determine the underlying need that is causing the negative emotion, without blaming others or giving away our power. The third step is to explore strategies to meet that need without requiring others to change. This process can be simple yet complex, and requires time and effort to change deeply ingrained beliefs and patterns. By focusing on our own needs and taking responsibility for meeting them, we can work towards creating lasting change and improving our overall well-being.
Identify emotions and underlying needs: Recognize emotions, determine unmet needs, and strategize to meet them without emotional eating
Understanding and addressing your emotions and the underlying needs driving them is crucial for overcoming emotional eating patterns. First, identify how you feel in your body and what emotions arise. Next, determine which major need isn't being met, and brainstorm strategies to meet that need without relying on others. This template empowers you to take control and move past blaming others for your feelings. Additionally, consider joining Doctor Mindy's PowerSync 60 program, designed with hormonal needs in mind and offering a customized meal plan and fasting elements. By focusing on these steps, you can effectively address emotional eating patterns and improve your overall well-being.
Understanding Emotional Drivers of Food and Health: Fasting can help us become more aware of emotional patterns and underlying needs, allowing us to make healthier choices and find lasting freedom.
Our relationship with food and health can be influenced by deeper emotional needs and addictive patterns. Fasting can help us become more aware of these patterns and the underlying emotions driving them. For some, the restriction during a fast can lead to overeating or feeling a strong desire for certain foods once the fast is over. This yo-yo behavior may be a sign of a deeper need for freedom or control. To break this cycle, it's important to reflect on our motivations for fasting and our overall relationship with food and health. By asking ourselves what we're truly committed to and what emotional needs we're trying to fulfill, we can begin to make healthier choices and find lasting freedom.
Identifying emotional drivers behind food choices: Techniques like EFT can help address root causes of emotional eating, promoting self-acceptance and self-love, leading to improved relationship with food
Understanding the emotional drivers behind our relationship with food and addressing the underlying issues can help us break free from emotional eating patterns. Awareness of our thought processes is crucial, and food is often used as a coping mechanism for repressed emotions. Techniques like EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) can help identify and address the root causes, encouraging self-acceptance and self-love. Remember, only you can fill the holes in your own boat, and external validation won't solve the problem. Instead, practice acknowledging and validating yourself, and watch as your relationship with food transforms.
Understanding and prioritizing your own love languages: Practicing self-love by fulfilling your own love language needs is crucial for personal growth and happiness. Understanding and prioritizing these needs challenges societal norms and empowers us to take control of emotional well-being.
Practicing self-love by fulfilling your own love language needs is essential for personal growth and happiness, rather than relying on others for validation. This concept challenges societal norms of selfishness and people-pleasing, as every choice we make is driven by the desire to feel better. By understanding and prioritizing our own love languages, we can cultivate a healthy sense of self-worth and reduce the need for external affirmation. This shift in perspective empowers us to take control of our emotional well-being and live authentically.
Understanding your intentions and motivations for giving: Be honest with yourself about why you give and what you hope to gain. Practice self-care daily to stay connected to emotions and intentions.
Giving with the expectation of receiving something in return can lead to disappointment and a damaging pattern of behavior. To break this pattern, it's essential to be honest with ourselves about our intentions and motivations for giving. Before engaging in an interaction, ask yourself why you're doing it and what you hope to gain. If your intentions are pure and you don't receive the desired outcome, it's crucial to acknowledge your feelings and not let them lead to negative behaviors like emotional eating. The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks is a book that can help individuals understand the importance of self-awareness and self-acceptance. If you could go back in time, what advice would you give your 20-year-old self? The answer is simple: you are enough, and you don't need to perform or prove yourself to others to earn their love and approval. A daily habit that can amplify positivity and self-love is practicing self-care, such as meditation or journaling, to help you stay connected to your emotions and intentions.
Prioritizing free time and self-care for a fulfilling life: Schedule non-negotiable self-care appointments, prioritize joyful activities, and seek inspiration from holistic doctors like Christiane Northrup and Andrew Weil.
Prioritizing free time and self-care is essential for living a fulfilling life. This means scheduling time for activities that bring joy and alignment, rather than feeling obligated or anxious. Free time should be treated as a non-negotiable appointment, and self-care activities such as massages, acupuncture, and exercise should be prioritized. A key inspiration for this mindset comes from doctors like Christiane Northrup, who embody a holistic approach to health and wellness, incorporating practices like astrology, nonviolent communication, and natural hormone therapy. As the medical world begins to shift towards a more holistic approach to health, more doctors are expected to follow in the footsteps of trailblazers like Northrup and Davis, who are challenging the traditional healthcare paradigm.
Empowering Change in Healthcare through Knowledge and Conversations: Individuals can drive change in healthcare by sharing knowledge and advocating for evidence-based practices. Engaging in deep conversations and meaningful exchanges can lead to transformative learning opportunities for healthcare professionals, ultimately improving patient care.
Individuals have the power to drive change in healthcare by advocating for evidence-based practices and educating healthcare professionals. This can be achieved by sharing knowledge gained from books and resources, leading to doctors seeking new learning opportunities to better serve their patients. The speaker, who emphasizes the importance of deep conversations and meaningful exchanges, encourages listeners to engage in discussions about health, life, and mindset through platforms like the Resetter podcast. By fostering these conversations, we can collectively work towards transforming the healthcare industry and embracing a new, more effective approach. The speaker's message to the world is that each person holds the power to create their own reality and make positive changes. They are deeply grateful for the listeners' support and commitment to this journey towards better health and mindset.
