Has the pandemic got you eating and drinking like a 22-year-old college student on a seven-month spring break?

Maybe you're noticing a few pounds piling on, or tightness in your clothes, or a bit more gasping on those uphill hikes.

Friend, if you've used food or alcohol to survive this insane year, I am so there with you. (And honestly, I really think so is anyone who isn't a space alien from planet Oblivious.)

So in today's episode, I'm gonna walk you through a 90-day roadmap to help you beat emotional eating and feel healthier, energized, and more alive.

Ready? Let's do this.

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Episode Sneak Peek

• [6:20] What is emotional eating? Food as a mood-altering substance. The No. 1 reason diets fail. Why we need to feel our feelings in order to be healthy and fully alive.

• [8:46] Applying the 80/20 principle to emotional eating. How 20% of your eating habits are probably 80% of the problem. Sugar, alcohol, and other common culprits. Why it makes sense to focus on the 20% instead of trying to fix everything at once.

• [10:03] All about emotional eating triggers. Why your mother-in-law or job is not really a trigger … and what is. A simple exercise to help you uncover triggering thoughts and replace them with more useful ones.

• [15:22] How to stop emotional eating in 90 days. A roadmap for healthier habits. How to set effective goals. All about action steps. Making your plan fail-proof. How to put your action plan on your calendar.

• [21:49] Common thought errors that contribute to emotional eating. The importance of noticing feelings. Why we feel entitled to be happy every minute and how this sabotages us. How to stop creating stories about your feelings and just let them be. The magic of allowing feelings (and what we do instead.)

• [27:00] The goal of your 90-day plan is not to be perfect. What struggle and failure teach us. Ways to be more compassionate to yourself.