The Nervous System Side of Your Relationship with Food

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Have you ever felt like food has all the power, that you can’t trust yourself around it, or that no matter how hard you try, you keep falling into the same patterns of overeating, restricting, or guilt?What if your struggles with food aren’t really about willpower at all, but about your nervous system?In this episode of Building Resilience, I’m joined by Jane Pilger, a coach who helps people move from fighting with their bodies to building food freedom and body trust. Jane shares her own 25-year journey with binge eating and how learning about the nervous system became the missing piece in her healing.We’ll explore:Food struggles are signals from your nervous system, not lack of willpowerShame and judgment keep you stuck, curiosity and compassion help you healFood often acts as a safety strategy but can also feel unsafe (the safety paradox)Black-and-white thinking about food is a sign of dysregulationThe Three Powerful Questions: What do I notice? What do I need? What’s next?Links mentioned:Connect with Jane PilgerBinge Eating Breakthrough Mini Series on food and the nervous systemFree resource: IBS Nervous System ResetNEW: My Safe Space: Affirmation and Journal Prompt Set📝 Get My Resilience JournalA guided journal for emotional well-being and nervous system care:🛍️ Amazon US🛍️ Amazon CA: Buy Here🎓 Join the Nervous System Journaling Club Doodle, journal, and heal in community Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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