Why We Numb—The Real Reason We Avoid Pain & Seek Comfort (With Dr. Chip Dodd)

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🗓️ 22 March 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

OUTWEIGH: Why do we turn to food, alcohol, shopping, or even busyness when life feels overwhelming? In this episode, Chip and Leanne dive into the real reason we numb—what we’re actually trying to escape or avoid—and how society conditions us to suppress rather than process emotions. They break down the neuroscience behind coping mechanisms, revealing why they provide short-term relief but lead to long-term suffering. If you’ve ever wondered why breaking free from old habits feels impossible, this episode will give you the clarity you need to start shifting your patterns.

Visit Chip's website at: ChipDodd.com

You can order your copy of Chip's book, The Voice of the Heart: A Call To Full Living HERE.

Listen to the Living With Heart Podcast HERE.

Leanne Ellington // StresslessEating.com // @leanneellington

To learn more about re-wiring your brain to heal from the all-or-nothing diet mentality for good....but WITHOUT restricting yourself, punishing your body, (and definitely WITHOUT ever having to use words like macros, low-carb, or calorie burn) check out Leanne's FREE Stressless Eating Webinar @ www.StresslessEating.com

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0:00.0	I won't let my body outweigh
0:03.0	everything that I'm made of.
0:06.0	Won't spend my life trying to change.
0:08.0	I'm learning to love who I am.
0:11.0	I am strong.
0:12.0	I feel free.
0:14.0	I know every part of me is beautiful.
0:18.0	And I will always outweigh if you feel it put your hands in the air show
0:26.5	some love to the mirror while you're there let's take it one day at your top because
0:31.1	you and die outweigh hey hey leanne here and I hope you enjoyed this series with Dr. Chip Dodd here on Outway.
0:40.4	And if you want to learn more about how I teach my own clients to turn off the part of their
0:44.8	brain that's obsessed with food, obsessed with their weight, and rewire their own brain for peace
0:50.2	and freedom, then head on over to stresslesseating.com, where I've literally peeled back
0:55.2	the curtain and walked you through the exact strategy I teach my clients to heal themselves
1:00.6	from the all-or-nothing diet mentality for good. But without restricting themselves, punishing
1:06.2	their bodies, and definitely without ever having to use words like macros, low carb, or calorie burn.
1:12.6	It is all over there for you to access over at Stressless Eating.com.
1:18.8	Hey, hey, and happy Saturday Outwe.
1:21.1	We are back for part two of this four-part mini-series here with Dr. Chip Dodd.
1:26.0	Hello.
1:26.5	Oh, good.
1:27.1	Good to see you. Yes, good to have you
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