Description
In this episode, Michelle chats with Stephanie Mara Fox, Somatic Nutritional Counselor and expert on binge eating. They discuss the connection between our mind and body, why we binge eat, and provide tangible tools to use before, during, and after an episode of binge or emotional eating. They talk about:
Stephanie’s personal connection to disordered eating and digestive issuesHow our nervous system responds to a threat (or stress) Food as an experience of love and safety, especially during periods of traumaWhy we binge eatStrategies and the Somatic Eating (trademarked by Stephanie) approach How to know when to sit in the discomfort and when to lean on behaviors Tapping into your internal authentic voice, healing your inner child Tools to check in with yourself throughout the day
Links
Work with Stephanie and her free resources:
1-on-1 Somatic Eating Nutrition Counseling
11-week Somatic Eating Group Program
Intro to Somatic Eating mini course
Mentorship for Coaches
Listen to the Satiated Podcast
Follow Stephanie on IG
Follow Stephanie on TikTok
Work with Michelle and her free resources:
Quiet the Diet
Podcast Page
Episode Page (with transcript!)
Work 1-on-1 with a functional Registered Dietitian at Michelle Shapiro Nutrition LLC
Learn more about the practice
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Timestamps:
(1:20) Intro by Michelle into to the current model/ concepts of binge eating recovery and innovative, supportive strategies Michelle and Stephanie use with
(6:30) Stephanie Mara Fox discusses her personal connection to disordered eating and digestive concerns, defining her term “Somatic Eating”
(10:00) How the body’s nervous system responds to a threat, stress, or trauma
(12:55) The connection between digestive issues and disordered eating, trauma, dysregulation, and chronic dieting
(20:10) Why we binge eat; Strategies for binge eating (conventional vs. somatic approach)
(28:30) How to know when to sit in the discomfort vs. using strategies to shift your response
(39:34) Listening to our internal conversations before a binge (using internal family systems) to identify the root cause and put language to our inner child
(55:28) Tools to check in with yourself throughout the day and reduce frequency of bingeing over time
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