Eating Psychology Blog

Welcome to my blog! I write all kinds of “how to” articles related to eating psychology — particularly, to my psycho‑spiritual approach to stopping compulsive eating: Psycho-Spiritual Wellness.

[Personal Post] A 1 Year Update on “Gentle Weight Loss”

Gentle Weight Loss is something that I introduced in the winter of 2021 as a way to slowly accelerate the path to your natural weight.

December 8, 2022 No Comments

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Emotional Tolerance: The #1 Skill for Psycho-Spiritual Wellness

Emotional tolerance is a critical skill to stop unwanted eating patterns like overeating, night eating, or binge eating. It involves developing your willingness to feel

December 5, 2022 5 Comments

Trapped Emotions and Weight Gain: How One Leads to the Other & How to Release the Pattern

There is no doubt that trapped emotions and weight gain are connected. While this is frustrating, no doubt about it, there are tools you can

October 6, 2022 No Comments

How to Stop Counting Calories Obsessively: 7 Steps for Eating Without Anxiety

You’re about to learn how to stop counting calories obsessively. It involves an open mind and willingness to consider that giving up dieting could be

June 9, 2022 4 Comments

Why Do I Feel Guilty After Eating? 5 Ways to Shake Free of Food Guilt!

Looking down at an empty plate, thinking to myself, “Why do I feel guilty after eating? Why do I feel bad about what I just

June 1, 2022 2 Comments

10 Reasons Why You Still Want to Eat When You’re Full (and How to Stop!)

It’s midnight. I’m standing in my kitchen looking down at an empty tray of cookies, thinking to myself, “Why do I still want to eat

May 17, 2022 16 Comments

Top Hits

While the posts above are my latest and greatest, I wanted to showcase my best content all in one place. Enjoy these top hits!

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How to Stop Dieting and Eat Normally: 5 Steps to Food Freedom

Giving up dieting is tough, and it’s even harder when you have no idea what you’re doing. It’s a necessary step, though, if you want

August 8, 2020 37 Comments

7 Ways to Overcome the Fear of Wasting Food (in Relation to Overeating)

Do you ever overeat because you don’t want to waste food or money? Perhaps you spent $20 on a meal and felt like you’d be

September 22, 2017 32 Comments

What is hedonic eating? 3 ways to cope with this type of compulsive eating

How to Stop Hedonic Eating: The Cure Is Your Psychology

Halfway through a sleeve of Kashi cookies, I’m frustrated… because I told myself that I could have one, but somehow I keep reaching back for

May 2, 2022 26 Comments

90% of weight loss is psychology. Here are some tips for all my binge eaters out there.

9 Psychological Blocks to Weight Loss & How to Overcome Them

If I’m being honest, I don’t like talking about the psychological blocks to weight loss because I’m a wellness coach, not a weight loss coach… But! Since I

January 15, 2020 24 Comments