Ep 028: I'm too damaged to make peace with food. (with Christy Harrison)

Have you ALWAYS had a complicated relationship with food? Did you learn at an early age how to cope with your emotions using food and cannot imagine living a life with food peace? This episode is for you! Julie and her guest Christy Harrison from the podcast Food Psych discuss possible solutions.

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Key Points:

• You are NOT too damaged to heal your relationship with food.
• Remember and appreciate the functionality of food bringing a way to cope with chaos and trauma.
• Appreciate the subtle hungers.
• Humans are adaptive.
• Find professionals who are body positive, understand eating disorders, and a trauma specialist.
• Food may be like a security blanket. Before yanking it away, be curious about why the coping mechanism is there...that's where the healing begins.
• Self compassion is the foundation for food peace.
• Your cravings for disordered eating may be from an unmet need. What was just happening? What do I really need?

Show Notes:

• Link to subscribe to the weekly FREE Food Peace Newsletter. It is sent out every Tuesday morning and no spam EVER.
• Christy Harrison <-- Check out her FAB Intuitive Eating Online Course. It is made for you in mind.
• Food Psych podcast
• Intuitive Eating Counselors
• Body Positive providers
• Episode 27 a letter writer describes hiding under the kitchen table eating food. Others have been there too.
• 8 Keys to Trauma Recovery by Babette Rothschild

• Your Child's Weight by Ellyn Satter
• EMDR
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America
• Barbara Birsinger RD
• Eating Disorder Dietitians
• Julie Dillon RD blog

Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to [e-mail]. 

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