086: The Key to Ending Emotional Eating for Good with Stephanie Mara Fox

I’ve shared on the podcast before that I’ve struggled with emotional eating, and I know I’m not alone. In this episode, Stephanie Mara Fox, a Somatic Nutritional Counselor and Mentor, is sharing her expertise on how we can tune into our body’s cues to break our patterns of emotional eating while still giving ourselves comfort and safety. If you struggle with turning to food for comfort, this is the episode for you!

Stephanie Mara Fox, MA, CMBEC, CHC, CYT, is a Somatic Nutritional Counselor and Mentor with a Master’s Degree in Somatic Psychotherapy. She is the creator of Somatic Eating®, a body-oriented, sensation focused therapeutic approach to eating. She’s supported women, coaches, and wellness professionals all over the world, helping them to heal from disordered eating patterns, binge eating, emotional eating, chronic dieting, and body image concerns.

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• Contact: support@stephaniemara.com

You can receive 50% off Stephanie’s Intro to Somatic Eating® Mini Course here: bit.ly/3YQi5Td (discount already applied)

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Some key takeaways from this episode include:

• “Somatic” means relating to the body as distinct from the mind. While a lot of remedies focus on our thoughts first, somatic practices have us pay attention to sensations in our bodies to tune in to what it might be telling us.

• If you’re stuck in a pattern of emotional eating, recognize that you’re looking for safety in a time of stress in your body. Don’t judge yourself or beat yourself up. Instead, look for other ways to give yourself that feeling of safety that isn’t food related.

• As you’re working through healthier coping mechanisms, you might feel some grief for your old source of comfort, and that’s okay! Recognize that it did help you feel safe when you needed that, and have compassion for your inner child.

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