Hello and welcome back. I'm so glad you decided to hit play on this specific episode because what that tells me is I am hanging out with somebody who is curious

and hungry to heal and those are my favorite types of people. So what's going on? So glad you're

here. Today I want to talk about what is required to heal. I want to demystify what it takes to

heal binge and emotional overeating. I want to talk about how to know when you're

ready to heal and who the Food Freedom Online program is a good fit for and who it's not a good

fit for. But before we dive in, it's always important that I remind you that I am not a medical

or mental health professional. I don't provide any medical or mental health services.

I always advise that you seek those

services and understand that the information in this podcast, my social media and inside of the

Food Freedom Online program are not a substitute for those things or eating disorder treatment.

I did receive my coaching certification through the Institute for the Psychology of Eating,

so that's the lens that I speak from.

And while all of our struggles with food and body image are entirely unique, we likely share

similarities. If not in our behaviors, in the mindset, and in terms of the mental pathways

that we've wired into our brain through repeated action. Now, when I was deep in

my struggles with binge, emotional overeating, yo-yo dieting, and feeling crippling insecurity as it

relates to body image, I often didn't know which way was up and which way was down. The truth is,

there were some days that I felt unstoppable, driven, disciplined, and like I could stick to my meal

plan, my macros, my workout routine, no matter what came my way. It was like I was laser

focused. But then there were days, weeks, and sometimes even months where it just all seemed to

unravel. It was like the willpower, the discipline, and the drive I possessed at the beginning

of my journey just wasn't there anymore. The cheat meal would turn into a cheat day,

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