Why you feel controlled by emotional eating

On Episode 121 of The Diet Diaries I’m diving into the myth of happiness and the connection to emotional eating.Inspired by a quote I read on my beloved Cup of Jo blog by author Hugh McKay, I’m talking about the idea of wholeness and how that is a much more accurate way to describe what need to want for ourselves as humans. If you’ve ever struggled with the hard thoughts and feelings because you’re always feeling hungry even after eating and you constantly wonder why do I hate my body, this one is for you.We’ve gotten to a place in our society where happiness has been put on a pedestal and the only feeling we want to experience…and so by default we’ve been taught to push away and feel bad about the harder emotions. “Good vibes only” was seemingly everywhere on Instagram for a long time and I think it’s had a such a detrimental impact on our expectations and is a total misrepresentation of what the human experience truly is. Here’s what you’ll hear in episode 121:Why its normal and ok to not feel happy all of the timeWhy chasing the goal of happiness is a big driver of emotional eatingWhy food never actually makes us feel betterWhat we’re chasing when we use food to cope with feelingsSome of my favorite resources for learning more about emotions including Atlas of the Heart by Brene BrownHow to use an emotion wheel to identify and cope with your emotionsA go to skill to help you shift your thoughtsHow emotions actually coexistIf happiness isn’t the goal, then what is? How emotional eating connects to fat lossI’ll be doing an episode soon on some somatic tools for how to tolerate and move through the hard emotions and this will be a great companion to the tools from episode 119.Get all the details for the Spring Weekend RetreatConnect with JordanaFind me on InstagramSign up for my weekly letter with personal stories and nutrition, body image and mindset tipsSchedule a free discovery call to talk more about working together Listen to more episodes of The Diet Diaries