Episode 128: Eating Your Anxiety With Dietitian Erica Drewry

<span style='font-weight: 400;'>Chocolate, ice cream, chips, cheese balls, Ho-Hos, and Junior Mints. My list was packed with all the necessities for surviving a global pandemic–at least all the necessities for one who emotionally eats. </span> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>When the governor of Ohio announced that he was closing all non-essential businesses, my first thought was: Oh no! Do we have enough food? I did a mental scan of our fridge and our pantry, wondering if we had enough to make it through a couple of weeks, if not longer, under lockdown.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>I immediately opened an Instacart account and started making my list. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>I was going to be ready for what was coming.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>All this month I am talking with experts in a variety of areas to pull back the curtain on our avoiding ways and how we can make small manageable changes to bring intention to our lives. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Today I am talking with</span> <a href='https://alignednutrition.com/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Erica Drewry</span></a> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>about avoidance and how it plays out with food. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Erica is a registered dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor in Columbus, Ohio. For the past 11 years, she has been the owner of</span> <a href='https://alignednutrition.com/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Aligned Nutrition</span></a> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>and provides nutritional counseling in person and virtually.  </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>This topic is very personal to me and</span> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>I am so excited for you to hear our conversation!  It is an open and honest (at times very vulnerable!) conversation about food, anxiety, and avoidance.</span> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>You will definitely get a glimpse into my personal story of how I use food to avoid