In this episode, Laura discusses with Michelle and Kelly what “people pleasing” looks like, where it comes from, and the ways that it affects our relationships with our friends, family, and food.
Believe it or not, our struggles with food often have less to do with willpower and more to do with our deeper emotional needs—particularly, our need for belonging. When we find ourselves overeating, binge eating, or reaching for food when we’re not hungry, it’s usually a symptom of something else. Think of it like a […]
Listen to Liz Hansen’s interview with Certified Holistic Health Coach, Laura Folkes, on “What your “bad” eating is really about (no shame included!)”
In this interview I get vulnerable and share my journey of making peace with food after years of weight loss struggles and restrictive dieting. Listen in to learn how we can have a “truce” with food instead of constantly battling with willpower and restriction.
Do you often put other people’s needs ahead of your own and consider yourself to be a people pleaser? It’s a common behavior that many associate with their personalities. It may even feel like it’s who you are. It can make us feel like we’re either disciplined or undisciplined in pleasing ourselves or others. However, […]
Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Laura Folkes and I’m a Certified Holistic Health Coach supporting clients to transform their relationships with food. I got into this work because I haven’t always had the best relationship with food and have been on a journey of my own. How it started My struggle with weight began at the […]
Overeating often isn’t about being more or less disciplined. I caught up with Brooke Bailey to discuss the layers of thinking that can lead us to overeat when we are stressed. Be sure to check out the questions I provide that can help you begin to understand your eating patterns.
This episode delves into how food can act as a subconscious protective mechanism, the interconnectedness of physical, emotional, and spiritual health, and offers practical strategies for creating personal and emotional wealth.
In this interview Sabrina Victoria and I discuss the real reason you binge eat and fall off track with your eating, even when you have good intentions.
Go beyond the surface and discover how to heal your relationship with food
Healing your relationship with food and self
Do you ever feel like after you’ve worked hard at something, you ease up on your eating because you feel like you deserve a reward for working so hard? In this podcast interview Laura and Barry discuss why we self-sabotage, why we lose control around food, and how to stick to your eating and goals. […]