We all experience food cravings from time to time. Sometimes these cravings seem to come out of the blue, and we suddenly find ourselves swept away by the irresistible desire to consume a particular food. Whether it's pickles, potato chips, shrimp or bananas, it may feel like the craving is completely random - but in fact, cravings are almost always carrying important messages. They may relate to any aspect of our being - body, mind, heart, or soul - and chances are, they'll stick around until we start paying attention. This fascinating new podcast episode breaks down three main types of cravings to help you understand what your sudden desires for certain foods may be telling you. When you learn their language, you just may start to welcome cravings and the information they offer about what you need to thrive!
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Michelle had been struggling with her weight for a lifetime, so a recent weight loss of 80 pounds might be expected to leave her thrilled. But instead, she’s constantly worried about gaining it all back, she still obsesses over food, and she still judges herself for what she eats. Michelle wants to let go of this unnecessary stress, but can’t figure it out. In a highly engaging first session, Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, helped Michelle have a breakthrough using some unexpected tricks from Dynamic Eating Psychology. Tune in now as Marc does a follow-up session with Michelle. You’ll get a chance to see the remarkable progress she’s made since her first session!
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For many people, the term "gut feeling" suggests a mysterious feeling that can't be proven, an intuitive hunch that may or may not be right. But in recent years, we've learned that the gut actually has a lot of intelligence, and we can benefit from learning to listen to its language. Science has discovered that the stomach, esophagus, and intestines are packed full of as many neurons as you'll find in your spinal cord. Not only that, but the signals coming from these nerve cells actually tell the brain in your head what to do. Intrigued? Then tune in to this new podcast and learn how you can enhance your metabolism by giving the brain in your belly the attention it deserves.
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Hayley is in her mid 20s and feeling super challenged by a constant onslaught of negative thoughts about her body. She also finds herself overeating and binge eating, and believes that when she has the perfect body, she can finally love herself. Her perfectionism is strangling her creativity and her happiness. She is clearly stuck and needs some new strategies. In Hayley's first compelling session, Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, helped her come up with some surprising strategies and unique homework assignments that left Hayley feeling upbeat, renewed, and ready to shine in her life. Tune in now as Marc does a follow-up session with Hayley. You’ll get a chance to see how she’s progressed since her first session, and the results are inspiring!
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Have you ever pushed yourself to include certain foods in your diet, even though you didn’t really enjoy them, because they were supposed to be “good for you”? We want to make the best dietary choices to keep our body healthy and happy, but we often miss this key factor: the role of pleasure in the digestive process. As it turns out, we can be eating the most nutritious food in the world, but if we don't like what we're eating, the body simply won’t be able to metabolize it to the fullest – and we might even be setting ourselves up to make less-healthy choices later on. This fascinating new podcast episode explains why Vitamin P – Pleasure – is an important part of any meal. Tune in to learn why, when it comes to healthy eating, enjoyment really matters.
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Kim has been struggling with her weight for 28 years, and in the last 3 years she’s been dealing with low energy and fatigue. She has a solid knowledge of health and nutrition and has worked hard to lose weight and get her energy back, but is now feeling stuck and discouraged. Nothing is working, and she’s hit a dead end. In Kim's first session with Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating helped her discover an unexpected way through her weight and energy struggles that required Kim to radically change her dieting and health strategies, and her outlook on life. Tune in now as Marc does a follow-up session with Kim. You’ll get a chance to see how she’s progressed since her first session, and the results are surprising!
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These days, there's a lot of talk in the nutrition world about carbohydrates. Some experts advocate low-carb diets while others swear by a high-carb plan. Then there are the debates about which carbs are good for you and which carbs should be avoided at all costs. It’s time to simplify what has become a complex conversation. This empowering new podcast episode explains how carbohydrates can fool the body into overeating, binge eating and weight gain – and what to do about it. She'll also detail the simple and elegant biology of how different types of carbohydrates impact the body in both positive and problematic ways.
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Anastasia is a smart and loving woman who finds herself in a fascinating conundrum. She’s always wanted to be thin, and when she finally lost the last bunch of weight to get there, she was stressed about keeping it off. Then she found herself pregnant. And as hard as it was to admit, she felt disgusted with her “fat” pregnant body. Anastasia knews she should be seeing things differently, but she simply could not stop the self-attacking thoughts. In her first session, Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, helped Anastasia with some great insights, powerful coaching and a no-nonsense approach. Tune in now as Marc does a follow-up session with Anastasia. You’ll get a chance to see how she’s progressed since her first session, and the results are truly uplifting!
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While you're sleeping, you might be taking a break from your daily activities, but your body is still taking care of business! Sleep has some amazing benefits when it comes to natural appetite regulation and our healthiest nutritional metabolism. This informative podcast episode explains how eating before bed impacts sleep, why we often feel tired and toxic in the morning, how to maximize your capacity to heal and regenerate while you sleep, and more. This is a practical video with lots of great tips that you won’t want to miss!
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Our 20s are often a time of great change and flux, and a time when we want to feel our healthiest and sexiest. But for Arielle, sugar seems to be getting in the way of her finding her natural weight. What’s more, her challenge with managing sugar has her feeling less confident about life and hungry for some answers. In her first session, Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating helped Arielle discover that her sweet tooth is here to teach her some important life lessons - the kind of lessons that can help her grow and finally become the powerful young woman that she knows she is destined to become. Tune in now as Marc does a follow-up session with Arielle. You’ll get a chance to see how she’s progressed since her first session, and the results are inspirational!
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When it comes to food and nutrition, there's one question on just about everyone's mind: What should I eat? With hundreds of self-proclaimed diet experts vying for our attention, each claiming to have figured out the number one best way to eat for weight loss, longevity, radiant health and perfect happiness, it can be very challenging to determine what's right for you. Luckily, your body has some tried and true wisdom that can help you make the best food choices for your unique metabolic needs. Tune in to this fascinating new podcast episode which shares some practical tips and encouragement that will help you find your own answer to that age-old question!
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Clara grew up surrounded by a dieting mentality and feeling shame about her body. She always felt that something was wrong with her and needed to be fixed so she could finally be lovable. The problem is, she’s forever trying to lose weight that just won’t come off. In her first session, Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, revealed some surprising lessons that Clara needed to learn to put her body in the optimum state of calorie burning, and put her mind in the right place so she can stop fighting herself and discover her true power and her natural weight. Tune in now as Marc does a follow-up session with Clara. You’ll get a chance to see the great progress she’s made since her first session!
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Imagination is an incredibly powerful force, especially when it comes to the human body. With focused and repeated thoughts, we literally shape our physical experience. As a direct result of the beliefs we hold in our minds, some people can walk across hot coals or heal from illness by means of an unexplained “placebo effect” - while other beliefs can lead to damaging behaviors that undermine health. Most of us are continually shaping our physical bodies through our unconscious beliefs - but what if we could use our minds to consciously change our bodies? This episode explores the very tangible power of imagination to impact our body!
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Imagine carrying around 90 extra pounds for a lifetime that was triggered by trauma and abuse ages ago. Imagine exercising and dieting for years in a diligent way and losing almost nothing. What would you do? Can that weight ever come off? Stories like this are more common than most people realize. And when all the traditional approaches fail, it’s time to try some unusual and unexpected approaches. In Kathleen's first poignant and powerful session, Marc David helped her to learn some unique and unusual weight loss strategies that are unlike anything you might have ever imagined. Tune in now as Marc does a follow-up session with Kathleen. You’ll get a chance to see how she’s progressed since her first session, and the results are remarkable!
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These days, many people embrace mindful eating as a way to become more present with meals and more aware of food’s effects on us. We can take this helpful practice even deeper when we understand that our whole bodies have important information to share when it comes to making the eating choices that best support our health and wellbeing. If we’ve struggled with our relationship with food, we may tend to distrust our body's signals, but there is no better source of feedback about how to nourish ourselves in the best possible way for our own unique metabolic needs. This episode shares five simple but powerful ways to practice “whole body eating”.
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Robin is 55 but eats like a 15 year old without any rules. The problem is, her extra weight has become a health risk - and she doesn’t have much control of her eating, despite being well educated and motivated. She is a mature, hard working woman who’s super-smart and gets things done, yet there’s this part of her that completely derails her. In her first session, Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, helped Robin discover a part of herself that she never even knew, and gave some powerful advice on how she can finally find freedom with food. Tune in now as Marc does a follow-up session with Robin. You’ll get a chance to see how she’s progressed since her first session, and the results are uplifting.
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Have you ever noticed that your personality changes when you’re hungry? Some people become short-tempered or emotional when it’s been too long since they’ve eaten, while others might feel spacey or disconnected. Most of us have experienced one or more of these reactions at some point in our lives. But what if we keep our bodies in a constant state of hunger by limiting our intake of food? If we’re restricting calories, protein, or essential fats, hunger might be impacting our personality in ways we would never have imagined. In this compelling new podcast episode, we take an honest look at the effects long-term hunger can have on everything from our relationships with loved ones to our outlook on life.
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When you make a living helping others get in shape and look good, it can be painful to think that you yourself aren’t measuring up and looking the part. After a lifetime of dieting, exercise and even hitting her perfect target weight, Liz still wasn’t happy, nor could she maintain her ideal body. She was under a constant pressure to make sure she looked like everyone seemed to expect a fitness expert should. In Liz's first powerful session, Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, helped her to learn a deep life lesson and finally see daylight and a way through her predicament. Tune in now as Marc does a follow-up session with Liz. You’ll get a chance to see how she’s progressed since her first session, and the results are extraordinary.
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It’s no secret that overeating can grip so many of us and occupy so much of our thought time. Overeating can leave us feeling guilty, or frustrated, or stuffed, and worst of all, it can be the one obstacle that seemingly stops us in our weight loss efforts. Tune in as Emily Rosen, Director of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating shares about 2 MORE mistakes that can cause us to overeat that have nothing to do with being a willpower weakling. Once you better understand these mistakes, the power is more firmly in your hands to turn things around with greater confidence and ease.
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Jodie finds herself eating sugar and constantly going against her own best intentions to eat healthy and lose weight. It’s as if she’s two different people. Well, as it turns out, she is. We humans have multiple personas that inhabit our consciousness, and the better we know them, the more we can manage our inner world and our relationship with food. In Jodie's first session she discovered a “hidden voice” inside of her, and finally learned how to turn things around and be in control of her own metabolic destiny. Tune in now as Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating does a follow-up session with Jodie. You’ll get a chance to see how she’s progressed since her first session with Marc, and the results are fascinating!
Interested in becoming a certified coach in eating psychology? Then tune in to hear Marc talk about our Mind Body Eating Coach Certification Training, and download a copy of our School Catalog: https://psychologyofeating.com/info-kit/ Learn our powerful, cutting-edge approach, and discover how you can create a unique career helping others find peace and freedom with food.
If you've ever been on a diet, you probably remember denying yourself certain foods, only to find yourself thinking about these forbidden treats all the time. And even though you could be doing a great job of resisting the temptation, you might unknowingly be sabotaging your weight loss efforts because of this quirk of human metabolism: digestion begins not in the stomach, but in the brain. This means that how we think about certain foods actually has an impact on how our bodies metabolize those foods. If you’ve always been told that weight gain or weight loss is the result of a simple caloric equation, get ready for a whole new perspective! This eye-opening new podcast episode explains the mind's important and surprising role in weight loss.
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Just because we can have what others consider “a great body” doesn’t mean we’re exempt from a negative body image. In her first emotionally charged session, Coralie discovered how revealing a powerful family secret has finally allowed her to find a way through her fear of food and weight gain, and to begin to once and for all make peace with her body. Now tune in as Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating does a follow-up session with Coralie. You’ll get a chance to see how she’s progressed since her first session with Marc, and the results are uplifting.
Interested in becoming a certified coach in eating psychology? Then tune in to hear Marc talk about our Mind Body Eating Coach Certification Training, and download a copy of our School Catalog: https://psychologyofeating.com/info-kit/ Learn our powerful, cutting-edge approach, and discover how you can create a unique career helping others find peace and freedom with food.
Healthy relationships require caring, compassion, and lots of good, honest communication. So, when was the last time you brought these qualities to your relationship with food? Maybe it’s time to give this long-term, committed relationship some loving attention. When we stop seeing food as just something we consume, and start looking at it as an area of life that’s full of needs, desires, hidden expectations and unexplored feelings, we can gain some surprising insights into why we make the choices that we do. This thought-provoking podcast episode sheds light on the powerful dynamics of our lifelong relationship with food and offers some great tips for opening our hearts to all that food can teach us.
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After being overweight most of her life, Dawn finally lost a significant amount of weight, about 90 pounds, for the first time at the age of 43. She was able to maintain that new weight for 5 years without much effort. Then she fell into an intense cycle of overeating, followed by intense calorie restriction and exercise, and the weight started to come back on. Dawn has tried counseling, along with different diets and exercise programs, but with no success. And worse, her overeating happens in secret and she moves through her day with far too much shame and guilt. Tune into this fascinating podcast episode as Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating helps Dawn see that her food issues actually have nothing at all to do with food, and how by focusing on where the action truly is, she can finally find freedom.
Interested in becoming a certified coach in eating psychology? Then tune in to hear Marc talk about our Mind Body Eating Coach Certification Training, and download a copy of our School Catalog: https://psychologyofeating.com/info-kit/ Learn our powerful, cutting-edge approach, and discover how you can create a unique career helping others find peace and freedom with food.
When we have to make decisions about our health, most of us prefer to back up our choices with solid scientific evidence. In the field of nutrition, there are plenty of experts claiming to have definitive proof that their approach is the best. But sometimes a strange thing happens: two researchers will defend opposite points of view, and they’ll each cite studies that back up their recommended dietary plan. How can a single food be proven to be both good and bad for you? If you’ve ever been frustrated by contradictory nutritional “facts,” please join us for a new podcast episode that’ll leave you with some great strategies for making sense out of the confusion.
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