Take a Break from Your Weight with Cassie Christopher
Episode 43
“She grew up in an authoritarian religious family of emotional eaters. Which would result in her becoming an extremely accomplished, but emotionally suppressed, young woman. Memories of gifts of sugar treats taught her to care for herself with food. She now agrees that the mental food cycle is craziness. Are you ready to be done with the craziness? Are you ready to finally trust yourself with food? Then tune in and begin your journey to release yourself from decades of self-disrespect and self-denial. This is Cassie Christopher one amazingly self-aware, confident, and fun, up-and-coming F50Woman.”
We Talk About…
Learning why we eat emotionally and why eating emotionally works
How motherhood can exaggerate food issues
Window of tolerance model by Dan Segal applied to eating
Weight as a socially acceptable way to mistreat yourself
You need to heal past trauma to find health with food
The 4 Pillars of recovery from emotional eating
Understanding menopause to heal emotional eating
Quotes She Served Up:
“Who I am today and what I do now would not have happened had if I was not who I was as a kid”
“We have been sold a bill of lies that diets are the answer”
“When we believe we are either perfect or a failure we will always be a failure because there is no such thing as perfect”
“Get to a place where you feel good enough to understand what your mind is doing”
“Self-compassion will solve the problem every time”
Advice for Her Younger Self: Nothing
Recommended Books:
“Atlas of the Heart” by Brene Brown
“Self-Compassion” by Dr. Kristin Neff
“Self-Compassion Workbook” by Dr. Kristin Neff
“Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family” Ellyn Satter
Resources Mentioned:
Meditation: Dr. Kristin Neff: Mindfulness Audio
Menopause: Gennev.com: Use “CASSIE20” for a 20% discount at checkout
Contact Information:
www.cassiechristopher.net/free (free resource)
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