Emotional eating
...and how to overcome it
Emotional eating is one of the most common challenges faced by those struggling with conflict and relationship anxiety. Food often becomes a source of comfort - whether to soothe the aftermath of a disagreement or to fill the loneliness vacuum when a partner stays late at work again. Whilst it offers temporary relief, emotional eating masks deeper feelings of anxiety, stress, or self-doubt, leaving behind guilt, frustration, and an ongoing sense of helplessness.
Struggles with relationship issues, anxiety, and self-worth are often deeply interwoven, making it difficult to seek help. Feelings of shame and guilt can hold us back, especially when we’re perceived by others as high-functioning, successful, and capable. Many emotional eaters excel in their careers, manage busy households, and appear strong on the outside, whilst hiding the extent of the problem from those closest to them. Behaviours such as food hoarding, secret eating, excessive exercise, bingeing, purging, rigid control over food, or daily weighing are closely guarded secrets. This cycle can be exhausting, leading to insomnia, isolation, intrusive thoughts, fatigue, panic and overwhelm.
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While it may seem like an unbreakable pattern learned in childhood, this belief is not necessarily true. With courage and determination - the heart of a samurai - it is possible to break free from the grip of emotional eating. By addressing the underlying issues and building healthier habits, rediscovering balance, we can develop a healthier relationship with food, and find ease and confidence in our bodies again.
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How to break free from emotional eating
Breaking free from emotional eating begins with understanding the emotions and triggers that drive the destructive pattern of emotional eating. The treatment journey involves uncovering unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns, addressing emotional overwhelm, and cultivating the self-awareness needed to develop healthier coping mechanisms.
CBT, hypnosis and hypnojourneying are powerful tools that help you create an empowering future, regain emotional control, and restore balance in your life. Together, we’ll analyze the cravings of the “sugar demon” that keep you trapped in the cycle of emotional eating. Our work will also focus on setting healthy boundaries, prioritizing self-care, and designing a future that aligns with your authentic self, your relationship and life vision.
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Emotional eating treatment:
The weightless journey
Experience
Weightlessness
Understand that the real power of weightlessness starts in the mind.
Meet Your
Future Self
The Miracle is here. Meet your future self and adopt their wisdom.
Unravel the Lies of the Sugar Demon
Who really has their claws into you? Meet the Sugar Demon and banish their power.
Master
Mindful Eating
You will discover that the solution to your eating terrors can be found right now...