Encore: Exploring Somatic Therapy and Emotional Eating The Importance of Acceptance and Validation with Michelle Lall

Summary: Alicia and Michelle Lall discuss somatic therapy and its connection to emotional eating. Michelle explains that somatic meditations with psychotherapy tools help access and process the root emotions that trigger emotional eating. She emphasizes that emotional eating is a coping mechanism developed in childhood due to a lack of emotional regulation and understanding. Michelle discusses the importance of addressing the root causes of emotional eating and how it relates to unresolved trauma and unmet needs. She emphasizes the need to shift from survival mode to thriving mode and the role of the nervous system in this process. She also shares insights into her Emotionally Eating Evolution program and the somatic approach she uses to help clients resolve emotional triggers and find wholeness. Keywords: somatic therapy, emotional eating, coping mechanism, childhood trauma, emotional regulation, holding space, re-parenting, empathy, compassion, self-awareness, structure, flow, mentors, personal growth, emotional eating, trauma, unmet needs, survival mode, thriving mode, nervous system, acceptance, validation, healing, Emotionally Eating Evolution program, somatic approach, wholeness Takeaways: Somatic meditations with psychotherapy tools help access and process the root emotions that trigger emotional eating. Emotional eating is a coping mechanism developed in childhood due to a lack of emotional regulation and understanding. Holding space for oneself and re-parenting are essential for developing empathy, compassion, and self-awareness. Personal growth requires a balance of structure and flow, and mentors can guide the inner work. Emotional eating is often a coping mechanism for unmet needs and unresolved trauma. Shifting from survival mode to thriving mode requires addressing the root causes of emotional eating. True healing comes from giving ourselves the acceptance and validation we need. The Emotionally Eating Evolution program uses a somatic approach to help clients resolve emotional triggers and find wholeness. Sound Bites: "We have triggers usually when we're emotionally eating, something triggered us." "Food physiologically, when you eat it, yes, there's a connection to love, but it also gives your body that endorphin rush." "We're almost like re-parenting ourselves and I'm guiding them if I notice there's more of that critical voice coming out." "We try to get closest to the seed, the root of the first time." "We are surviving and not thriving." "When you're in survival mode, you're fighting yourself, you're fighting the world." Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Somatic Therapy and Emotional Eating 04:48 Understanding the Root Emotions of Emotional Eating 07:43 The Importance of Holding Space and Re-Parenting 13:41 Balancing Structure and Flow in Personal Growth 18:10 The Role of Mentors in Guiding Inner Work 31:44 Addressing the Root Causes 35:00 Shifting from Survival Mode to Thriving Mode 42:03 The Importance of Acceptance and Validation 46:20 The Somatic Approach to Healing Where to find Michelle! Website: ⁠⁠https://lallnutrition.com/emotional-eating-evolution-program/⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/LALLnutrition/⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lallnutrition/⁠ Subscribe to The Eating Me Podcast on YouTube!! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@aliciachristian9226?si=lndTSV7K9miNuetj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay in contact with Alicia! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aliciachristian.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Divaleesh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thealiciachristian/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thealiciachristian?lang=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠