BEE #156: How Gratitude and Journaling Help You Break the Emotional Eating Cycle

Message me with comments or questionsIn this week’s episode of the Breakthrough Emotional Eating Podcast, Kristin's unpacking two of the most powerful (yet underrated) tools for lasting change — gratitude and journaling.She explore how your thoughts set off emotions that drive your actions — and how you can interrupt that loop before it leads to emotional eating. You’ll learn how simple daily routines can calm your nervous system, reduce food urges, and help you build the consistency and confidence that diets never deliver.Inside this episode, you’ll discover: ✨ The TEA-Cycle that links your thoughts, emotions, and actions — and how to interrupt it ✨ Why gratitude raises dopamine and serotonin, helping you feel more content and in control ✨ How to retrain your Reticular Activating System (RAS) to notice the good instead of the negative ✨ How journaling empties your mind, reducing urges and anxiety around food ✨ The power of tracking your wins to build self-trust and momentum ✨ Three simple daily practices you can start today to reset your relationship with foodThis episode blends all three parts of my 3 R’s to Food Freedom™ framework — Routine, Rewiring, and Radical Accountability — to help you create real emotional freedom with food.🎁 Bonus Gift: Want my 20 Journal Prompts for Emotional Eaters Head to my Instagram [@kristinjonescoaching]. If you already follow me, send me a DM with the word “GRATITUDE.” If not, follow me first and then send the same DM — I’ll send your copy right to you! Or just click here to download your copy.Connect with me online:1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinjonescoaching/2. You Tube channel, Kristin Jones Coaching: https://www.youtube.com/@KristinJonesCoaching443. You Tube channel, Breakthrough Emotional Eating Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@breakthroughpodcast-443 . Website: https://www.kristinjonescoaching.com If you want to learn how to stop nighttime eating, get my 3 Day Nighttime Snacking Reset: https://go.kristinjonescoaching.com/nighttime-snacking-reset Needing more specific and direct support for your emotional eating and overeating? Check out my online course, Stop Dieting Start Feeling, and my personalized coaching program, Breakthrough To You. If you found this episode helpful, don't forget to leave a review on the platform you used to listen and share it with your friends on your Instagram stories. Also, be sure to follow me on Instagram @breakthroughemotionaleating, and don't hesitate to slide into my DMs to share your thoughts and fee...