#65: The Truth About Emotional Eating & How We Can Heal Through Internal Family Systems with Dr. Kim Daniels, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Abbie chats with Dr. Kim Daniels, a licensed clinical psychologist and emotional eating coach, about the biospychosocial components of eating disorders, the diagnosis of binge eating, and how so many factors come together to create our relationship with food and our bodies. Topics discussed: What’s on Kim’s plate right now as a mother, and her current favorite snack Kim's relationship with food and her body as a child How our experience of puberty impacts body image Working in bariatric surgery prior to finding the weight-inclusive approach Binge eating as a diagnosis Assumptions in ED treatment The hurdles of transitioning into anti-diet work The problem with emotional eating and the restrict-binge cycle Internal Family Systems (IFS) as a model for healing our relationship with body and food  Using self-compassion in understanding our parts How to begin using IFS without overwhelm Dr. Kim Daniels is an emotional eating coach with a degree in clinical psychology. She is also trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness  More info on Abbie's monthly "advanced!" group: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group Abbie’s website: www.abbieattwoodwellness.com  Find Kim on IG: @kimdanielspsyd Kim's website: https://www.drkimdaniels.com/ Upcoming webinar series with Kim: https://bit.ly/eewebinarseries This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe