Episode 141: Emotional Eating Expert Tricia Nelson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode I’m speaking with Tricia Nelson, an internationally acclaimed author, transformational speaker, and Emotional Eating Expert. She lost fifty pounds by identifying and healing the underlying causes of her emotional eating and has spent over thirty years researching the hidden causes of the addictive personality. Tricia is the Founder of</span> <a href= "https://www.healyourhunger.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Heal Your Hunger, Inc.</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, author of the #1 bestselling book,</span> <a href="http://book.healyourhunger.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Heal Your Hunger, 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and host of the popular podcast,</span> <a href= "https://www.healyourhunger.com/heal-your-hunger-2/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Heal Your Hunger Show</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Additionally, Tricia is a TEDx speaker, a highly regarded coach, and has been featured on The List, NBC, CBS, KTLA, FOX and Discovery Health. </span>  </p> <p><strong>There so many important takeaways from my conversation with Tricia, but here are some which struck me the most:</strong></p> <ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Differentiating between physical and emotional hunger is key when working through emotional eating challenges;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Obsessive food thoughts function like a painkiller, escape and punishment, so getting to the</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">heart of why you overeat is key in your healing;</span></li> </ul> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Knowing yourself when it comes to your overall well-being – and learning to make self-care a priority in your life – can go a long way in helping you make healthy eating choices;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-we