Emotional eating ~ erg! Why do we do it? Wellllll, because we have emotions that we don’t have the tools to cope with!
Even with all the tools that I have, sometimes I just get overwhelmed. Sheree Druskin and Caren Laboy of The Nutritious Moms have some great substitutes for us and really great ideas to help us move through the rough spots in life without sabotaging ourselves with food that does not support us.
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My kids are in their teen years and let me tell you, if I make it through this with my sanity intact, I will consider myself blessed. Not only is it painful to watch my kids maneuver around in the hormonal imbalances and emotional ups and downs– it also brings my teen-hood screaming to the surface! And these deep emotional things tend to propel me into emotional eating.
The only way to move through it is with tools. The tools help me heal myself and then I become a positive mirror for them
For a long time, those tools were all kinds of substances. I thought they would quell the intensity of my feelings. They didn’t and so now I don’t. Then all of the sudden I realized that I was using food the same way that I used other things. Just trying to fill that empty hole in my soul. Sigh.
The only way to fill that “hole” is with a spiritual practice. That can mean whatever you want it to mean, as long as it effects you in a positive nurturing way. Nature, self-help groups, writing groups, 12-step groups, theology, yoga, empowerment seminars are just a few ways to follow a nurturing spiritual path and gathering healthy tools for life.
I walk a very deep spiritual path now ~ this path saved me from myself, from my own inner demons. There was no other answer for me, and that includes food as well. Believe me, by the time I got to this understanding, I had tried everything out there…xoK
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Kristin Ace of Morristown is a professional actress, writer, storyteller and healer. She created Good Vibrations with Kristin as an avenue to combine her gifts and talents for uplifting conversations to raise the vibration of the Earth and all that tune in. To learn more about Kristin please visit www.kristinace.com
