21. Your Emotional Thermostat

Emotional Intelligence: Your emotions are trying to help you! In this episode, we continue building the Emotional Intelligence layer of your weight loss foundation by exploring the concept of your emotional thermostat.Just as a thermostat alerts us when something needs attention, our emotions provide valuable information about what may be happening beneath the surface. Instead of reacting automatically to difficult emotions with food, self-criticism, avoidance, or giving up, we can learn to get curious about what those emotions are trying to tell us.Using Kimmie Jackson's Universal Human Needs, you'll learn how to identify the need behind an emotion, gain greater clarity, and respond in ways that help you move forward on your weight loss path.You'll also learn a simple three-step process—Name It to Tame It, Zoom In to Decode, and Connect, Check and Go—to help you recognize and fulfill your needs while continuing to make progress.The emotion is the signal.The need is the message.And your response is where growth happens.