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Overcoming Self-Sabotage: Running for Your Life

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. […]

Help! I Overate and I Don’t Know Why

You kickstart your day with a quick and nourishing breakfast, navigate a hectic morning, and manage to squeeze in a healthy lunch. The workday whirls by, and as the clock strikes 5:00, you eat some cheese and crackers before diving into dinner prep. Post-dinner, you settle on the couch, intending to unwind. Yet, you find […]

A Holiday Meal That Turned Into Hives

I vividly remember one Thanksgiving when I was 8 years old. Two of my favorite foods were sitting on the appetizer table – pickles and shrimp. Because it was so long ago, I don’t remember how much of each I ate. I do know it was a lot because later that night when I was […]

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 […]

Live Health Coaching Session On Lack of Consistency and Feeling Out of Control Around Food

In this health coaching session with Parvinder, we dive into the reasons we aren’t as consistent as we would like to be around our eating and exercise. We uncover how those habits are protective and why they make perfect sense.   Here’s an overview of what you’ll hear in the session: 0:28-4:02: Main challenge(s) with […]

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 […]

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.

Why We Self-Sabotage and Can’t Remain Consistent: Let’s Talk 1943

Learn about the four triggers that lead you to self-sabotage and “fall off track.” You’ll also get a tool you can use when you find yourself in that cycle. Check it out!

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 […]

Prolonged Periods of Stress: Why you “don’t care” what you eat & tips to cope

In the past there have always been stressful periods in life. However, over the last two years, collectively we have been experiencing prolonged periods of stress and uncertainty. When there is a lot of uncertainty (pssst, 2 years of a global pandemic, among many other stressors outside of our control), it can be a trigger […]

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.

How to Stop Fighting with Food: Begin Within Podcast

Listen in to Laura and Nate as they discuss how to shift towards eating more in alignment with your goals, how our eating behaviors reflect other important things we need in life, and how to identify and break the cycle of fighting with food.

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