Transforming Your Relationship With Food and A Holistic Approach to Wellness With Jessica Guerrero

Jessica, a licensed eating freely practitioner, shares her personal journey with food and caregiving. She discusses the connection between emotions and food cravings and how to transform the relationship with food. Jessica also highlights the importance of conscious decision-making and breaking the habit loop. She explains the four pillars of her work: CBT tools, nutritional rehabilitation, neuroscience, and self-compassion. Jessica shares a success story of a client overcoming binge eating and emphasizes the importance of a holistic approach to wellness. She provides practical steps to become aware of emotional eating and addresses recurring symptoms and gut health.  Key Takeaways:Emotional eating is often triggered by specific emotions, and it is important to identify these triggers and find alternative coping mechanisms.Transforming the relationship with food involves reframing it as a source of nourishment and energy rather than comfort or shame.Conscious decision-making and breaking the habit loop are key to overcoming emotional eating.A holistic approach to wellness, including CBT tools, nutritional rehabilitation, neuroscience, and self-compassion, can help individuals overcome disordered eating patterns.Important Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Jessica and her work as an eating freely practitioner 01:18 Jessica's personal journey with food and caregiving 04:07 Transforming the relationship with food 05:26 Understanding the emotional triggers for food cravings 07:18 Conscious decision-making and breaking the habit loop 09:39 Making the decision to become a health coach 11:06 The limitations of traditional healthcare and the importance of collaboration 13:06 Success story of a client overcoming binge eating 14:01 The four pillars of Jessica's work: CBT tools, nutritional rehabilitation, neuroscience, and self-compassion 15:26 The importance of a holistic approach to wellness 20:19 Dealing with setbacks and giving oneself grace 24:01 Addressing recurring symptoms and revisiting gut health 27:39 Ways to connect with JessicaTo learn more about Jessica, you may connect with her here:Socials: IG: @thisisyourlifehealthcoachingFB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552575181137LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-guerrero-3164b1100/Website: https://www.thisisyourlifecoaching.com/P.S. - Don't forget to share this episode & connect with the Holistic Sister Circle on Facebook & Instagram.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1827055304393980Instagram: https://instagram.com/theholisticsistercircle?igshid=NzZlODBkYWE4Ng==Support the show