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How Perfectionism, People Pleasing, and Procrastination Influence Your Eating

Do you consider yourself to be a people pleaser, perfectionist and/or a procrastinator? These are common behaviors people use and associate with parts of their personalities. It may even feel like it’s who you are. However, these behaviors aren’t fixed, and you likely adapted them as a form of protection. When I say protection, I’m […]

When Lack of Willpower is a Symptom of Feeling Unsafe

When thinking about getting back “on track” with our eating or ending self-sabotage around food, traditionally we’ve had to resist the food and garner up enough willpower or discipline to make changes. What if the issue isn’t about the food and isn’t because of who you are around food? People often ask me how Truce […]

A Food Transformation Story

People often ask what the Truce with Food process is like and the types of results they can expect. Below is a case study of one client’s journey through the 6-month program. It was incredible to witness the transformation she experienced not only with food, but also with herself. If you’d like to explore how Truce with Food can […]

How to sustainably transform your relationship with food

Listen in as Laura sits down with Lowry Olafson to talk about the Truce with Food process and how your “bad” habits are actually a form of protection.

Are you deprived or depleted?

Have you ever been to a party, zone in on the dessert table and start thinking about which ones you’re going to sample? You want to stay “in control” of what you eat because you don’t want to overindulge too much, but you also don’t want to feel deprived. The second you think of limiting […]

Mindless Habits: The Unstuck Podcast

Are you feeling tired, anxious, inadequate, or lonely? In this interview with LaChelle, I share how these feelings can be connected to mindless habits that could be sabotaging you.

Interview: Food Freedom & Diet Culture

Laura sat down with Jillian from the Frontcourt Female Podcast where they talked about food freedom and diet culture. Imagine what a world without diet culture would look like! Why are diets unsustainable? They cover all of this and more. This is a portion of their conversation. The full interview can be found here. Jillian: […]

Break Free From Self-Sabotage: Soul Food Sunday

Karria and Laura talk about how and why we use food as protection, as well as how you can identify if you’re self-sabotaging.

Obsessed with Making a Truce with Food: Obsessed

Tune in to learn how food is typically a symptom when we lack some sense of emotional safety or belonging. You’ll also learn where the gap is between having the desire to reach your goals and being able to stick with working towards them. And you’ll walk away with powerful tips on how to be […]

Break the Cycle of Self-Sabotage: Fully Alive

Laura shared with Mary how her personal health journey inspired her entrepreneurial path to help others release self-sabotaging behaviors, embrace self-confidence, and live out personal truths by self-authoring their own stories. Check out the interview!

Laura B. Folkes Business Spotlight: Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce

Learn about Laura’s background, why she became a health coach, as well as what she loves doing outside of running her business.

Bringing Clarity to Your Relationship with Food: Doctor on a Mission

In this interview with Dr. Isabel from Doctor on a Mission, Laura talks all things relating to your relationship with food. Specifically she goes in depth about her weight loss journey, why we turn to food and feel like we’re lacking control around it, why we self-sabotage and two tools you can use to help […]

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