#3: How much thought space are you giving food, your body, & exercise?

Make Peace With Food

In this episode of Make Peace with Food, host Emily LaVoie invites listeners on a reflective journey to understand the mental space dedicated to thoughts about food, exercise, and body image. As an experienced eating psychology coach, Emily provides a safe haven for individuals struggling with their relationship with food and body image.

Emily deep dives into the significance of one's thought space, asking listeners to pause and analyze the percentage of their daily thoughts occupied by future meals, diet culture, and body ideals. She challenges the pervasive guilt and shame associated with eating choices and urges us to reconsider the societal pressures dictating our self-perception.

Listeners will receive real-life examples from Emily's coaching practice, as she discusses the tools, such as journaling prompts, she employs to guide her clients toward setting more realistic goals for their relationship with food and appearance. Discover why striving towards an 'ideal body image' might hinder rather than help, and why a neutral approach to appearance can lead to a healthier mind and body.

Emily gets personal, sharing a revealing moment post-engagement, where her focus unintentionally shifted to food—a common occurrence in the complex web of food relationships.

Drawing upon the concept that movement and exercise are morally neutral, Emily encourages embracing a new perspective on physical activity that isn't tethered to self-worth. Additionally, she offers complimentary Zoom consultations for deeper engagement with the ideas discussed, providing a first step for those ready to venture into a more positive thought space.

At the heart of this episode, Emily champions mental liberation from the binds of diet culture and societal standards, opening the floor for self-discovery and genuine progress.

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