Renee spent 40 years on the Diet Yo-Yo before she got free of emotional eating, which helped her not only lose the pounds but maintain her goal weight since 2012. She redirected her practice to coach others to do the same.
Renee has a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Counseling and a clinical residency in Pastoral Care. Her TEDx Talk on Emotional Eating has over 500,000 views and continues to grow, her book was an Amazon best-seller, and her clients span six continents. Antarctica is just a little hard to break into. :)
Show Notes
In This Episode:
- We talk about what is emotional eating and how do we create it?
- If we can unwind what is making that particular food so important to you, then you can learn to find a different soother.
- So there are reasons that we are connected to particular things.
- We talk about why do you think most diets fail?
- How do you navigate a snack filled home? Especially if all parties of the household are on board with any particular style of.
- Let's say somebody is emotional eating and that's the issue. How do they dig in and find out what is the issue driving, emotional, eating? How do they boil that down and figure out what it is?
- It's trendy right now, especially on social media to have like self-deprecating humor and just this sense of low worth and I think it's an important thing to address,
- Find what will keep your body there and then get creative about the different foods that you use to satisfy that plan.
Quotes from This Episode:
- "I've been amazed at the epidemic of low self-worth, and if you don't feel good about yourself, you're going to use anything at hand to make yourself feel better." - Renée
- "Find what works for your body. Deal with your emotional baggage and find a way to be your best self, because when you're in your best self, you always make better choices." - Renée
What is Fire Within Nutrition and Fitness?
If you want to transform your life with nutrition and fitness, there are no shortcuts. You need a sustainable plan: the right mindset, and the knowledge and inspiration to stoke the fire within. Just like the Phoenix, you can burn your old habits, never turn back, and emerge anew.