Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Lori is the founder of the Carnivore Cheer YouTube channel. Over the course of her life she has struggled with weight and emotional eating. It was not until she started the keto and, eventually, the carnivore diet that she began to lose weight and see serious relief from various chronic issues. In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Lori talk about: (03:23) Lori’s YouTube channel and how she came up with the name ‘Carnivore Cheer’ (07:22) Getting to know Lori (12:48) Lori’s relationship with food when she was a child (19:22) The concept of emotional eating and why people do it (31:01) Learning how to quit emotional eating (35:29) Why so many people struggle with emotional eating (45:29) Avoiding foods that are especially tempting (48:42) What life is like having had a proctocolectomy (59:26) Tips for staying the course with your diet (01:04:49) The importance of trauma recovery (01:08:14) Having pity versus having compassion (01:09:50) What Lori would like to see changed in the world Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.   Links:   Stepping Stones Foundation of Hope (Video Podcast Episode) Healing Humanity (Carnivore Documentary)   Lori: YouTube   Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree Instagram Account LinkedIn Account Ritmos Negros Podcast Q Med Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life