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Monday Mar 04, 2019
#24: Getting To The Root Cause Of Our Eating Behaviors
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Monday Mar 04, 2019
In this episode, we share our 10K view of the root causes of food and body image issues.
The goal for this conversation is to help you understand that our eating behaviors and body image issues are often *symptoms* of deeper concerns, such as:
- Trauma (physical, emotional, relational)
- Shame
- Self esteem/self worth issues
- "Leaky" boundaries (over-functioning for or trying to please others)
- A deficit of connection, rest, creativity, and purpose
Keep in mind that you don't have to FIX any of these things right away, but it can be very helpful to understand that your coping behaviors (emotional eating, restricting food, over-exercising) are serving some purpose for you.
The first step to healing is FLOODING yourself with compassion and getting clear that you’ve been doing your best, given the tools you had. Then, and only then, can you start to gently consider more useful coping strategies and/or asking for help.
When we skip the step of addressing what’s driving our behavior and go straight to focusing on diet or exercise, we’re only addressing the symptoms, rather than the root cause. It’s like walking around with a rock in our shoe and taking ibuprofen instead of taking the time to stop, remove our shoe, and address the problem.
We will take a deeper dive into each of the underlying issues mentioned above in future episodes. For now, we’d like you to step back and gently consider whether there might be underlying issues that are keeping you stuck in behavior loops that make you feel frustrated, ashamed, or stuck.
This sounds painful to look at, but, for most people, it’s much LESS painful than letting these things fester. Resolving our deeper issues allows us to release self-defeating patterns and heal our relationship with food, body, and self.
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xo,
Lisa and Jenny, Co-Hosts
The Mind Your Body Podcast
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