Yo-Yo Diets

Digestive Issues

Food Guilt

Module 1

In module 1, I talk about what Mindfulness is & why it's important. I then discuss an overview of Mindful Eating & how to incorporate it into your life. I teach you how mindful eating can optimize your digestion, help you listen to your body & understand what your body is telling you. HOW you eat is just as important as WHAT you eat. I then also share some common symptoms that may indicate your body is out of balance.

But let's think about this…. How can we make healthier food choices that make us feel our best (aka mindful eating) when we are addicted to sugar, refined carbohydrates, processed foods, alcohol, and foods that are "bad" for us? These processed foods change our brain chemistry and OVERRIDE our body's natural signals. So we CAN'T listen to these signals even if we have the best intentions to be healthy & want to make changes!

Module 2

In Module 2, this is where I dive into blood sugar and sugar addiction …. One of the roots to why you may actually struggle with mindful eating! I go over how to balance blood sugar, what foods you can eat and remove to balance blood sugar, and symptoms you may be experiencing. I give you a guide to good fats & how to incorporate them into your life.

In my opinion, other Mindful Eating courses fail to discuss blood sugar & processed food addictions. But I added this important information because I want to remove ANY barriers possible when it comes to eating with more intention.

If you have unbalanced blood sugar, it is extremely difficult to overcome cravings & be healthy. I believe it is one of the most overlooked items of health and well being.

Module 3

In module 3, I discuss CRAVINGS. I explain how to identify your craving type (there are five) & discuss the main foods we're addicted to & why that is. I walk through the history of our food supply & how we got to our "modern diet" and where we may be heading in the wrong direction. I get you to question FIVE foods to see if they are really serving you & your highest self. Once you learn more about these foods, you may understand why you feel ruled by your cravings.

THEN I also realized even if you have all of that under control, you may still be struggling with emotional eating… which will also derail your best of intentions when it comes to mindful eating. Emotions and Food are so intertwined. Not to mention our cravings get worse when we are tired and stressed, dehydrated, and burnt out. We are a nation that is numbing our emotions with food, alcohol, sugar, and tons of other things.

SO that's when I dive into the mind-body connection in the next module and how we can get our emotions under control so we don't turn to food for comfort.

Module 4

In module 4, I dive deep into stress eating & emotional eating. Many of us struggle with these things (and may not even realize it). It's not always as obvious to spot as you think! Plus, I wanted to discuss the guilt and shame that many of us feel when we make poor food choices and struggle to get back on the 'healthy train". We beat ourselves up thinking it's going to get us to change. Yet we repeat the same patterns again.

So that's why I introduce you to a PRACTICAL tool that has helped me in so many ways. It's called the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and it will help you release your stress & tune into your emotions so you don't turn to food for comfort. I walk you through the entire process, the nine meridian points on the body, and how to do the technique yourself (whenever & wherever you need it!) so you can take control of any anxiety or stress around food.

The entire EFT process rewires your brain so you no longer are overcome by the same cravings & emotions that have controlled you in the past.

Module 5

In module 5, I put together a library of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) meditations to help you in your mindful eating journey.

I will be adding meditations on the stress around changing your diet, cravings for dairy, sugar, coffee, and bread/gluten, mindless snacking, emotional eating, body confidence, our weight, and the food guilt we all feel from time to time.

My goal is to teach you how to release the stress you may feel around food or about changing your diet. Using EFT can help allow you to make healthier decisions from a calm & grounded place.

Throughout the life of the course, I will be building out a library of meditations that will help you with cravings, stress, anxiety, and chronic illness.  Once you enroll, you will be getting all these meditations plus any I ever add in the future for free.

If there are any meditations that would help you in your mindful eating journey, I encourage course students to reach out in the private Facebook group & I will create them for you.

Module 6

I wasn't going to make a module about weight because I don't want us focusing on our weight, but I realized that weight gain or weight loss is already on many of our minds 24/7.

Many of us struggle with our weight, stressing about our weight, worrying we will never lose or gain weight. And when we're stressed, we don't digest our food properly, which can lead to health symptoms, cortisol spikes, and weight gain! (which is a never ending cycle).

The smallest amount of stress around our weight can actually lead to weight gain!

In Module 6, I discuss weight & how to uncover the truth about our weight struggles (hint, it's not about calories or measuring food). I discuss how we can improve our mindset around weight and to start to love the bodies we're in. This process may actually release any weight gain naturally!

I also share a few ways weight gain can signal our body is out of balance & what weight issues could signify.