Ep. 94 - Tricia Nelson - Confessions of a Binge Eater, Understanding Emotional Eating

Tricia Nelson is an emotional eating expert and the author of Heal Your Hunger.

In this episode, we discuss what emotional eating really is, whether some people are more predisposed to disordered eating, the difference between quick diet fixes and addressing the deeper root causes, the common traits of emotional eaters and how to understand and identify emotional eating patterns, why certain foods feel “comforting,” how to combat emotional eating, and the different types of hunger — and so much more.

Find me online: https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly

Find Tricia Online: Website: https://healyourhunger.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TriciaNelson_

00:00 what is emotional eating 8:40 are some people more predisposed to disordered eating? 13:00 quick diet fix vs examining the deeper issues 15:00 traits of emotional eaters 18:00 day to day of working as a nutritionist 22:30 understanding and identifying emotional eating 28:00 why comfort food is ‘comforting’ 29:30 the different types of hunger 32:00 how to combat emotional eating

Keywords emotional eating, disordered eating, food addiction, recovery, mental health, community support, self-discovery, coping mechanisms, comfort food, emotional well-being