Former NASA psychologist and Healing Coach, Dr. Stephanie Lopez, discusses the toxic relationship between emotions and food, exploring how suppressing emotions leads to subconscious eating habits. She shares tips on developing emotional awareness to transform your relationship with food. The podcast also touches on balancing motherhood with entrepreneurship and strategies to address emotional eating patterns.
Suppressing emotions can lead to subconscious eating habits, emotional awareness can transform relationship with food.
Use tools like emotion wheel to identify nuanced emotions, distinguish between specific feelings effectively.
Deep dives
Understanding Emotions and Food Connection
Dr. Stephanie Lopez, an expert guiding daughters of narcissistic mothers, helps high-achieving women tackle anxiety and stress hidden beneath their outward success. She emphasizes understanding one's emotional landscape to identify suppressed feelings that lead to anxiety. By recognizing and processing emotions beyond just labeling everything as anxiety, individuals can address underlying issues that drive unhealthy coping mechanisms like eating.
Dealing with Anxiety and Emotions
Dr. Steph advocates for using tools like the emotion wheel to identify the nuanced emotions lying beneath general labels like anxiety. Slowing down, tuning into the body, and distinguishing between specific feelings help individuals navigate overwhelming emotions effectively. By stepping back and gaining clarity on their emotions, people can address the root causes of anxiety and avoid using food or other distractions as coping mechanisms.
Unpacking Emotional Awareness
Emphasizing the need to break the cycle of automatic responses, Dr. Steph encourages individuals to engage in a body scan and explore underlying emotions proactively. By recognizing and understanding the stories and assumptions behind their emotions, people can reclaim their power and make informed choices. Cultivating emotional granularity and responding to feelings at a deeper level can lead to healthier coping mechanisms and a more balanced approach to handling anxiety and emotional challenges.
Do you eat out of anxiety, frustration, or overwhelm? A huge reason for binge eating and overeating is from an emotional trigger, and we are chatting with Dr. Stephanie Lopez! Dr. Steph is a former NASA psychologist and Healing Coach, and we are diving deep into the toxic relationship between our emotions and food.
In this episode, we'll talk about how suppressing our emotions can lead to subconscious eating habits, and how developing emotional awareness can transform your relationship with food and overall well-being.
What can you expect from this podcast & future episodes?
Bite-size episodes that are binge-able (no pun intended)!
Tips to help you stop binging & overeating
A friendly face, a hint of sarcasm & touch of tough love to help you be normal around food.