Food is Not Anger Management

Have you ever had a week where the stress just won't let up?  Between work deadlines, travel plans, and endless to-do lists, it's easy to let healthy habits slide.  You find yourself grabbing the quickest meal, not the healthiest, because you're too busy managing everything else to make a conscious choice.  In this episode of "Food is Fuel, and Other Thoughts to Eat By," your host gets personal about a stressful week leading up to his vacation.  But the conversation goes deeper than just stress-eating. This week's chapter tackles a more powerful emotion: anger.  What do you do when you're angry?  The host explores how, for many, the shame and confusion of anger lead directly to overeating. He discusses how we often aren't taught the tools to handle anger constructively, causing it to become a "monster inside."  Tune in to explore: How stress and anger hijack our ability to make rational decisions.  Why we sometimes misdirect anger from work onto our loved ones at home.  The crucial role of self-awareness in breaking the cycle of unhealthy coping mechanisms.  Actionable ways to develop an "emotional vocabulary" and find healthy outlets for anger before it deals with you.  If you've ever struggled with the powerful connection between your emotions and your actions, this episode provides an honest and relatable discussion.