#43 - Unlox'U Interview (Eating Psychology, Food, Dieting, Habits, Binge Eating, Anorexia, Night Time Eating etc.)

Eugenia Nikiforow is a Eating Psychologist who runs the business Mindfoodness and her expertise is in how we eat and its connection to our emotions. Free E-Book as mentioned on the podcast can be located here. https://eugenianikiforow.kartra.com/page/bingeeatingworkbook   SOCIAL MEDIA Website - mindfoodness.nz Twitter - @MindFoodNessNZ Instagram - mindfoodness.nz Facebook - Mindfoodness - Mind and Body Transformation   TIMESTAMPS   00:35 - Eugenia’s Journey To Become An Eating Psychologist 03:30 - Eugenia ’s Clients Knew What Not To Eat/Focus On Why We Eat 05:20 - In Uncertain Times We Consume Food Because Of How It Makes Us Feel 07:41 - Self Medication/Substance Abuse 08:30 - You Cannot Fix What You Aren’t Aware Of 09:50 - Night Time Eating/Reece Explains Why He Eats At Night 12:06 - How We Create A Habit/Stimulating Habit 14:30 - Chocolate/Reward System In The Brain 15:55 - Eating At Night A Result Of Traditional Gatherings At Night 17:12 - Meeting A Need In Another Way/Oral Satisfaction 18:11 - Eating Dessert Can Form The Night Time Eating Habit 19:50 - Habit Vs Addiction 21:35 - Movement Helps Stimulate The Brain 23:43 - Gratitude/Men Struggling With Gratitude/Brain & Heart Waves 25:49 - Being Restorative/Breathing 26:22 - Tips If You Struggle To Get To Sleep 27:05 - The Negative Stigma Of Breath/Breathing Incorrectly 28:58 - Hysteria Creates More Hysteria 29:30 - Logic Overriding Emotional Thought 31:55 - Telling Someone Not To Panic Doesn’t Work 32:30 - Eugenia Is Very Self Aware Of When Her Own Emotion Overrides Her Logic 35:09 - Avoiding Your Triggers 36:10 - Social Media Being A Trigger For Eating Disorders/Orthorexia 37:30 - Social Media Is Fake 39:37 - Eugenia’s Struggle With Binge Eating & Body Physique Competition Struggles 41:29 - Binge Eating Can Lead To Anorexia/One Extreme To The Other 42:22 - Eugenia Is Against Diets 44:39 - Does A Diet Actually Work For You? 45:45 - Dieting Is Usually Done To Mask A Deeper Issue/Body Type 47:00 - Veganism Is A Lifestyle Not A Diet 48:29 - Gluten Free/ Are You Doing It Because You’re Intolerant Or Jumping On A Trend? 51:03 - Assessing How You Feel After Eating A Particular Food/Food Journal 52:45 - Eugenia Assesses Clients Over 6 Months Minimum 54:33 - We All Need Support Networks/Eugenia Has A Support Person 56:45 - Eugenia Speaks On Being Triggered By Husband/Different Communication 58:22 - Eating Psychologist VsTherapist/How People Find Eugenia/Eugenia’s Knowledge 1:00:50 - Eating Psychology Is Relatively New 1:01:31 - The Gut Is Connected To Everything/ 1:01:58 - Turning The Coronavirus/Lockdown Into A Positive 1:04:21 - Eugenia Is Not A Foodie/What Eugenia Eats 1:05:58 - If You Are Stimulated You Wont Be Tempted To Eat 1:06:45 - The Lockdown/Lonely People 1:07:45 - Eugenia Is A Yoga Teacher And Does Online Courses 1:08:49 - How To Follow Eugenia 1:09:46 - Eugenia’s Free E-Book (Overeating Triggers Book)