(Video) Window of Tolerance: Why We Use Food to Soothe

I'm sharing a short clip from the workshop I gave a few weeks ago, Nurturing the Wise Mind for Conscious Nourishment. In the clip I talk about a psychological concept called window of tolerance to explain how and why we use food to soothe, escape, numb, or create a sense of control.

Katie SchmidtMarch 23, 2021Emotional Eating, Emotional Awareness, Emotional Trauma, Mental Health Toolkit, Mental & Emotional Wellness, Behavioral Food Therapy, Relationship to food, Food Habits, Mindful Eating, Mindfulness, Window of Tolerance, VideoComment

Behavioral Food Therapy: Signs We Should Work Together

As a Behavioral Food Therapist, there are a variety of reasons clients choose to partner with me on their healing journey. While they might initially be attracted to the idea of "perfecting" their diet, deep down they know the solution to their mindless eating habits, weight concerns, food anxiety, low energy, or self-doubt is multi-faceted. They might not be able to articulate it at first, but their gut instinct tells them it's not just "what" they eat that deserves attention, but also "how" they interact with food and with themSELVES.

Katie SchmidtJuly 25, 2020Behavioral Food Therapy, Mindfulness, Trauma Healing, Emotional Trauma, Mental Health Toolkit, Mental & Emotional Wellness, Food Habits, Mindset, Mindful Eating, Healthy Mindset, Relationship to food, Healing, Resilience, Connection, Emotional Eating, Emotional AwarenessComment

Live Q&A: Tackling Your Sticky Food Habits

Why is it important to address tricky food habits? Because they keep us stuck and make us feel bad on many levels. And there are techniques and mindsets we can adopt to free up mental and emotional bandwidth, find ease in our food life, and have more energy for what really matters.

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