“A lot of us have not been educated on what emotional eating is, so it tends to sort of get scooped into these other avenues, like dieting or even eating disorders, where I really believe that emotional eating is its own sort of entity.”

Jessica Procini

To function every day, we need the nourishment and energy that come from food. However, some people tend to use food as an escape and a coping mechanism.

Overconsumption can lead to various diseases such as heart failure and diabetes. But how can we manage this when we eat food to deal with stress every day? How can we be sure that we don't consume tremendous amounts of food to compensate for our pain, anxiety, and personal struggles?

In today's episode, Jessica Procini shares with us how we can heal from our love-hate relationship with food. She discusses her journey toward self-improvement, preserving the sacredness of food, and fostering a supportive community.

This episode is for everyone who wants to learn more about emotional eating and heal from destructive eating behavior. Tune in right now!

Follow Jessica @jessprocini

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Ever Forward Radio is made possible by our proud partners! Shop using the link/code below to save you money and to further support the show - THANK YOU! 

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Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:

  1. Learn how to preserve the sacredness of food and its importance in our lives.

  2. Jessica will also discuss how to use food as fuel to move freely with nourishment and fulfillment, instead of using it as an escape.

  3. The significant differences between emotional eating, diets, and eating disorders. 

Resources

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Episode Highlights

Having Sacred Time with Our Food

  • Emotional eating can get worse due to the lack of prioritization of mealtime being a sacred experience. 

  • Due to the lack of sacred space for eating, we steal our nourishment from other things—for example, using technology while having a meal. 

  • Eating a meal in a disconnected way gives power to the emotional eating cycle. 

  • Adults must teach children that food is sacred. 

Sharing the Sacredness of Food

  • Sabotage comes from our relationship with others.

  • Most people feel uncomfortable with changing their bad eating habits, so they avoid it.

  • Be in the conversation to reinforce the sacredness of food. 

  • On Jessica’s retreats for her clients, mealtime is a sacred experience and space. Talking and usage of technology are not allowed. 

  • Set yourself for success rather than sabotage.  

Jessica's Journey

  • For 20 years, her love-hate relationship with food was torture.

  • She came from a family with a long history of addiction in various forms. 

  • Jessica tried many ways to break the cycle of emotional eating, but it didn't work. 

  • For emotional eaters, diets don't work. It's all about the relationship with food. 

  • She does this work to support people who are going through the same pain she experienced before. 

Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Eating

  • Choosing to break the cycle of emotional eating is a decision you have to make every day.

  • When you heal your love-hate relationship with food, everyone in your life will benefit.  

Fostering a Supportive Community

  • When you surround yourself with a like-minded community, everything gets easier.

  • Support from the people around you and your community is essential.

  • When you set an example, it creates a ripple effect. You can touch many lives by being an excellent example to others.

Separating Emotional Eating from Dieting 

  • Emotional eating and dieting are two completely different things.

  • Often, the issue of emotional eating gets tangled with dieting and eating disorders. 

  • Emotional eating isn't what you're eating. It's about why you're eating.

  • For the longest time, Jessica didn't know she was an emotional eater. She used to change her diet and exercise a lot but later realized it's not working for her. 

The Power of Why

  • You are responsible for choosing what you eat.

  • Emotional eaters tend to avoid responsibility for their experiences.

  • If your reason for eating something is that you want it, go deeper. Ask yourself what you are really hungry for. 

Jessica's Current Projects

  • She enjoys making retreats for her clients.

  • She has recently introduced the four roots of emotional eating at her retreats.

Testimonies of Jessica's Clients

  • She talked about the story of one of her clients, Sandy, a top surgeon. Sandy was able to channel her newfound mental clarity and energy on starting an organization that helps doctors identify victims of sex trafficking.  

  • Healing your relationship with food can open various avenues for healing.

Jessica's Big “Aha” Moment

  • Her relationship with food reflects on how she's showing up on various aspects of her life. 

  • Emotional eating offers an escape that's not healthy and sustainable.

  • Due to her healing, she feels a deeper connection with her husband, a greater sense of vulnerability in their relationship, and, ultimately, more love. 

On Doing the Work 

  • The mind interferes with the body.

  • It is worth it to do the work and change your destructive relationship with food.

  • Commit. Trust. Be authentic and find integrity with yourself and all the things that you do.  

  • Pay attention to your body and your thought process.

  • Learn the language of your own body. 

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5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode

  1. “I think that pattern, that habit of eating in a disconnected way just really gives power to the emotional eating cycle because emotional eating is a cycle that is truly based on disconnection and avoidance.”

  2. “I come from a long history of many generations of addiction in various forms. My parents were emotional eaters, and I came to this point of, like, ‘Enough is enough. This is going to stop with me.’”

  3. “For those who are afraid of being the first one to make the change, what I will say is that when the tide rises, all boats rise with it.”

  4. “A lot of us have not been educated on what emotional eating is, so it tends to sort of get scooped into these other avenues, like dieting or even eating disorders, where I really believe that emotional eating is its own sort of entity.”

  5. “I'm really grateful for the journey that I've walked with emotional eating because healing my emotional eating has given me the capacity to recognize how emotionally healthy I am now, how emotionally resilient I am, how emotionally fit I am.”

About the Guest

Jessica Procini is the founder and creator of Escape From Emotional Eating. Her mission is to help people use food as fuel instead of a way to escape their stressful lives. 

To connect more with Jessica, you can reach her by visiting her website. You can take the free quiz and find out what to do about your emotional eating habits.

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Enjoy the Podcast? 

If it's a resounding yes, feel free to like, share, and subscribe to the podcast.

Think we're a 5-star podcast? If you do, we'd love to see your review. Help us reach more people and cater to our audience better.

Do you want to heal your love-hate relationship with food? Join the EF Nation private Facebook group! Connect and engage with other listeners and expand upon this episode at https://www.facebook.com/everforwardradio.

Learn how to podcast! Learn more about starting your own podcast in Chase's "Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Podcasting" at OperationPodcast.com.

This podcast is available on Apple and Spotify. You may also connect with me through Instagram or my website. Thank you for listening!

EFR 293: Emotional Eating - How to Break Poor Nutrition Habits and Find Emotional Healing with Jessica Procini

To function every day, we need the nourishment and energy that come from food. However, some people tend to use food as an escape and a coping mechanism.

Overconsumption can lead to various diseases such as heart failure and diabetes. But how can we manage this when we eat food to deal with stress every day? How can we be sure that we don't consume tremendous amounts of food to compensate for our pain, anxiety, and personal struggles?

In today's episode, Jessica Procini shares with us how we can heal from our love-hate relationship with food. She discusses her journey toward self-improvement, preserving the sacredness of food, and fostering a supportive community.

This episode is for everyone who wants to learn more about emotional eating and heal from destructive eating behavior. Tune in right now!

Follow Jessica @jessprocini

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Ever Forward Radio is made possible by our proud partners! Shop using the link/code below to save you money and to further support the show - THANK YOU! 

-----

Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:

  1. Learn how to preserve the sacredness of food and its importance in our lives.

  2. Jessica will also discuss how to use food as fuel to move freely with nourishment and fulfillment, instead of using it as an escape.

  3. The significant differences between emotional eating, diets, and eating disorders. 

Resources

-----

Episode Highlights

Having Sacred Time with Our Food

  • Emotional eating can get worse due to the lack of prioritization of mealtime being a sacred experience. 

  • Due to the lack of sacred space for eating, we steal our nourishment from other things—for example, using technology while having a meal. 

  • Eating a meal in a disconnected way gives power to the emotional eating cycle. 

  • Adults must teach children that food is sacred. 

Sharing the Sacredness of Food

  • Sabotage comes from our relationship with others.

  • Most people feel uncomfortable with changing their bad eating habits, so they avoid it.

  • Be in the conversation to reinforce the sacredness of food. 

  • On Jessica’s retreats for her clients, mealtime is a sacred experience and space. Talking and usage of technology are not allowed. 

  • Set yourself for success rather than sabotage.  

Jessica's Journey

  • For 20 years, her love-hate relationship with food was torture.

  • She came from a family with a long history of addiction in various forms. 

  • Jessica tried many ways to break the cycle of emotional eating, but it didn't work. 

  • For emotional eaters, diets don't work. It's all about the relationship with food. 

  • She does this work to support people who are going through the same pain she experienced before. 

Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Eating

  • Choosing to break the cycle of emotional eating is a decision you have to make every day.

  • When you heal your love-hate relationship with food, everyone in your life will benefit.  

Fostering a Supportive Community

  • When you surround yourself with a like-minded community, everything gets easier.

  • Support from the people around you and your community is essential.

  • When you set an example, it creates a ripple effect. You can touch many lives by being an excellent example to others.

Separating Emotional Eating from Dieting 

  • Emotional eating and dieting are two completely different things.

  • Often, the issue of emotional eating gets tangled with dieting and eating disorders. 

  • Emotional eating isn't what you're eating. It's about why you're eating.

  • For the longest time, Jessica didn't know she was an emotional eater. She used to change her diet and exercise a lot but later realized it's not working for her. 

The Power of Why

  • You are responsible for choosing what you eat.

  • Emotional eaters tend to avoid responsibility for their experiences.

  • If your reason for eating something is that you want it, go deeper. Ask yourself what you are really hungry for. 

Jessica's Current Projects

  • She enjoys making retreats for her clients.

  • She has recently introduced the four roots of emotional eating at her retreats.

Testimonies of Jessica's Clients

  • She talked about the story of one of her clients, Sandy, a top surgeon. Sandy was able to channel her newfound mental clarity and energy on starting an organization that helps doctors identify victims of sex trafficking.  

  • Healing your relationship with food can open various avenues for healing.

Jessica's Big “Aha” Moment

  • Her relationship with food reflects on how she's showing up on various aspects of her life. 

  • Emotional eating offers an escape that's not healthy and sustainable.

  • Due to her healing, she feels a deeper connection with her husband, a greater sense of vulnerability in their relationship, and, ultimately, more love. 

On Doing the Work 

  • The mind interferes with the body.

  • It is worth it to do the work and change your destructive relationship with food.

  • Commit. Trust. Be authentic and find integrity with yourself and all the things that you do.  

  • Pay attention to your body and your thought process.

  • Learn the language of your own body. 

-----

5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode

  1. “I think that pattern, that habit of eating in a disconnected way just really gives power to the emotional eating cycle because emotional eating is a cycle that is truly based on disconnection and avoidance.”

  2. “I come from a long history of many generations of addiction in various forms. My parents were emotional eaters, and I came to this point of, like, ‘Enough is enough. This is going to stop with me.’”

  3. “For those who are afraid of being the first one to make the change, what I will say is that when the tide rises, all boats rise with it.”

  4. “A lot of us have not been educated on what emotional eating is, so it tends to sort of get scooped into these other avenues, like dieting or even eating disorders, where I really believe that emotional eating is its own sort of entity.”

  5. “I'm really grateful for the journey that I've walked with emotional eating because healing my emotional eating has given me the capacity to recognize how emotionally healthy I am now, how emotionally resilient I am, how emotionally fit I am.”

About the Guest

Jessica Procini is the founder and creator of Escape From Emotional Eating. Her mission is to help people use food as fuel instead of a way to escape their stressful lives. 

To connect more with Jessica, you can reach her by visiting her website. You can take the free quiz and find out what to do about your emotional eating habits.

-----

Enjoy the Podcast? 

If it's a resounding yes, feel free to like, share, and subscribe to the podcast.

Think we're a 5-star podcast? If you do, we'd love to see your review. Help us reach more people and cater to our audience better.

Do you want to heal your love-hate relationship with food? Join the EF Nation private Facebook group! Connect and engage with other listeners and expand upon this episode at https://www.facebook.com/everforwardradio.

Learn how to podcast! Learn more about starting your own podcast in Chase's "Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Podcasting" at OperationPodcast.com.

This podcast is available on Apple and Spotify. You may also connect with me through Instagram or my website. Thank you for listening!