Podcasts about anchor program

Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross is an internationally known author, speaker, expert, and pioneer of intergenerational trauma's effect on one's body, brain, and beliefs. A graduate of Andrew Weil's Fellowship Program in Integrative Medicine, Dr. Ross is the CEO of The Anchor Program™, online coaching for food and body image issues including binge eating, substance use disorder, and emotional stress-eating. The former head of the eating disorder program at internationally renowned Sierra Tucson, Dr. Ross is currently a consultant for United States treatment centers that want to include her unique integrative medicine approach to help clients recovering from eating disorders and substance use disorders. She is the author of three books, the most recent of which is The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook.  Key Topics: - What is intergenerational trauma and what does the current research tell us? - The impact of trauma on the HPA axis - How childhood adversity impacts adulthood - Trauma doesn't change DNA, but it can change its expression - Racial trauma and the impact on future generations - Toxic stress versus chronic stress - The Anchor Program and how Dr. Ross' clients move from addiction to recovery Learn more about Dr. Ross' work at https://www.anchorprogram.com/ OR https://carolynrossmd.com/ Thanks to our sponsor: Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal by going to Everyplate.com/podcast and entering the code spark149.

Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross is an internationally known author, speaker, expert, and pioneer of intergenerational trauma's effect on one's body, brain, and beliefs. A graduate of Andrew Weil's Fellowship Program in Integrative Medicine, Dr. Ross is the CEO of The Anchor Program™, online coaching for food and body image issues including binge eating, substance use disorder, and emotional stress-eating. The former head of the eating disorder program at internationally renowned Sierra Tucson, Dr. Ross is currently a consultant for United States treatment centers that want to include her unique integrative medicine approach to help clients recovering from eating disorders and substance use disorders. She is the author of three books, the most recent of which is The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook.  Key Topics: - What is intergenerational trauma and what does the current research tell us? - The impact of trauma on the HPA axis - How childhood adversity impacts adulthood - Trauma doesn't change DNA, but it can change its expression - Racial trauma and the impact on future generations - Toxic stress versus chronic stress - The Anchor Program and how Dr. Ross' clients move from addiction to recovery Learn more about Dr. Ross' work at https://www.anchorprogram.com/ OR https://carolynrossmd.com/ Thanks to our sponsor: Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal by going to Everyplate.com/podcast and entering the code spark149.

Leigh Richardson of the Brain Performance Center and host of In Your Head with Leigh Richardson speaks with Dr. Carolyn Ross, internationally known author, speaker, expert, and CEO of The Anchor Program, an online program for food and body image issues. Dr. Carolyn talks about intergenerational trauma's effect on one's body, brain, and beliefs. Leigh Richardson is also the author of Brain on Game On, available at Amazon and on http://www.thebrainperformancecenter.com and https://www.leigherichardson.com/. She also owns and operates The Brain Performance Center, a brain and mental health clinic located in Dallas, Texas that can be reached at 214-329-9017. This show is also on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.

Neurosurgeon and Neuroscientist, Dr. Darlene A. Mayo, shares keys in science that unlock truths in scripture so you can be healed. In this episode, Dr. Mayo shares with you keys to begin to create space for the financial miracles God wants to work in your life. You are designed to have provision, abundance, and wealth, but there are steps we must take to get access! We go into great depth in these concepts in the teachings of The Anchor Program.As a way to say “thank you” to our podcast listeners, Dr. Mayo is offering a FREE month of access to the powerful program she mentions in this interview, called The Anchor. Through teaching and coaching, this program has broken many people free from poverty mindset and other mindsets that keep you from being healed and stepping fully into your destiny, equipped with all the resources you need! To learn more about this transformative program and access your FREE month, click here: https://scienceofgodshealingpower.net/the-anchor-free-monthBe sure to access our free gift to you, your “Increase Your Faith” kit, at https://increaseyourfaith.life. You will receive a chapter from Dr. Mayo's book, The Science of God's Healing Power; a Kingdom mindset assessment to help you identify mindsets that are holding you back from being healed; and an invitation to our amazing community "Healing in the Kingdom"

We spend about a third of our adult lives in the workplace.  Work can improve mental health for some individuals – providing them with a sense of meaning and purpose and offering valuable social connections.  However, for individuals with binge eating disorder, food addiction or emotional eating, work can also be a source of stress and stigma that can make their eating disorder worse or can lead to relapse. In this podcast, you will learn: How the workplace can be a trigger for people with eating disorders. How having an eating disorder can make workplace stress worse. What are 3 actions you can take so reduce relapse or triggers in the workplace.

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Kathryn interviews Author, Speaker Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross We'd all like to think we'd be able to help if one of our friends or family members expressed emotional anguish and suicidal thoughts. But, if confronted with that situation, what should we do that would help the most, and what should we avoid doing that might make the situation worse? Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, an Intergenerational Trauma Expert and Eating Disorder Treatment Specialist shares with us how to best support our loved ones who are seriously struggling with thoughts of suicide, such as talking openly and not being afraid to ask the hard questions. She's an internationally known author, speaker, expert, and pioneer in intergenerational trauma's effect on one's body, brain, and beliefs. Dr. Ross teaches millions of people about eating disorder treatment and substance use disorder at Psychology Today and is the author of three books, the most recent of which is The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Visit her at her online coaching website. The Anchor Program™.Kathryn also interviews Author Amy Turner. In 1957, when Amy Turner was four years old, her father had to be talked down from a hotel ledge by a priest. The story of his attempted suicide received nationwide press coverage, and he spent months in a psychiatric facility before returning home. From then on, Amy constantly worried about him for reasons she didn't yet fully understand, triggering a pattern of hypervigilance that would plague her into adulthood.In 2010, fifty-five years after her father's attempted suicide, Amy—now a wife, mother, and lawyer-turned-schoolteacher—is convinced she's dealt with all the psychological reverberations of her childhood. Then she steps into a crosswalk and is mowed down by a pickup truck—an accident that nearly kills her, and that ultimately propels her on a remarkable emotional journey. She is a graduate of Boston University, with a degree in political science, and of New York Law School, with a Juris Doctor Degree.

Kathryn interviews Author, Speaker Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross We'd all like to think we'd be able to help if one of our friends or family members expressed emotional anguish and suicidal thoughts. But, if confronted with that situation, what should we do that would help the most, and what should we avoid doing that might make the situation worse? Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, an Intergenerational Trauma Expert and Eating Disorder Treatment Specialist shares with us how to best support our loved ones who are seriously struggling with thoughts of suicide, such as talking openly and not being afraid to ask the hard questions. She's an internationally known author, speaker, expert, and pioneer in intergenerational trauma's effect on one's body, brain, and beliefs. Dr. Ross teaches millions of people about eating disorder treatment and substance use disorder at Psychology Today and is the author of three books, the most recent of which is The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Visit her at her online coaching website. The Anchor Program™.Kathryn also interviews Author Amy Turner. In 1957, when Amy Turner was four years old, her father had to be talked down from a hotel ledge by a priest. The story of his attempted suicide received nationwide press coverage, and he spent months in a psychiatric facility before returning home. From then on, Amy constantly worried about him for reasons she didn't yet fully understand, triggering a pattern of hypervigilance that would plague her into adulthood.In 2010, fifty-five years after her father's attempted suicide, Amy—now a wife, mother, and lawyer-turned-schoolteacher—is convinced she's dealt with all the psychological reverberations of her childhood. Then she steps into a crosswalk and is mowed down by a pickup truck—an accident that nearly kills her, and that ultimately propels her on a remarkable emotional journey. She is a graduate of Boston University, with a degree in political science, and of New York Law School, with a Juris Doctor Degree.

Kathryn interviews Author, Speaker Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross We'd all like to think we'd be able to help if one of our friends or family members expressed emotional anguish and suicidal thoughts. But, if confronted with that situation, what should we do that would help the most, and what should we avoid doing that might make the situation worse? Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, an Intergenerational Trauma Expert and Eating Disorder Treatment Specialist shares with us how to best support our loved ones who are seriously struggling with thoughts of suicide, such as talking openly and not being afraid to ask the hard questions. She's an internationally known author, speaker, expert, and pioneer in intergenerational trauma's effect on one's body, brain, and beliefs. Dr. Ross teaches millions of people about eating disorder treatment and substance use disorder at Psychology Today and is the author of three books, the most recent of which is The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Visit her at her online coaching website. The Anchor Program™.Kathryn also interviews Author Amy Turner. In 1957, when Amy Turner was four years old, her father had to be talked down from a hotel ledge by a priest. The story of his attempted suicide received nationwide press coverage, and he spent months in a psychiatric facility before returning home. From then on, Amy constantly worried about him for reasons she didn't yet fully understand, triggering a pattern of hypervigilance that would plague her into adulthood.In 2010, fifty-five years after her father's attempted suicide, Amy—now a wife, mother, and lawyer-turned-schoolteacher—is convinced she's dealt with all the psychological reverberations of her childhood. Then she steps into a crosswalk and is mowed down by a pickup truck—an accident that nearly kills her, and that ultimately propels her on a remarkable emotional journey. She is a graduate of Boston University, with a degree in political science, and of New York Law School, with a Juris Doctor Degree.

Kathryn interviews Author, Speaker Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross We'd all like to think we'd be able to help if one of our friends or family members expressed emotional anguish and suicidal thoughts. But, if confronted with that situation, what should we do that would help the most, and what should we avoid doing that might make the situation worse? Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, an Intergenerational Trauma Expert and Eating Disorder Treatment Specialist shares with us how to best support our loved ones who are seriously struggling with thoughts of suicide, such as talking openly and not being afraid to ask the hard questions. She's an internationally known author, speaker, expert, and pioneer in intergenerational trauma's effect on one's body, brain, and beliefs. Dr. Ross teaches millions of people about eating disorder treatment and substance use disorder at Psychology Today and is the author of three books, the most recent of which is The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Visit her at her online coaching website. The Anchor Program™.Kathryn also interviews Author Amy Turner. In 1957, when Amy Turner was four years old, her father had to be talked down from a hotel ledge by a priest. The story of his attempted suicide received nationwide press coverage, and he spent months in a psychiatric facility before returning home. From then on, Amy constantly worried about him for reasons she didn't yet fully understand, triggering a pattern of hypervigilance that would plague her into adulthood.In 2010, fifty-five years after her father's attempted suicide, Amy—now a wife, mother, and lawyer-turned-schoolteacher—is convinced she's dealt with all the psychological reverberations of her childhood. Then she steps into a crosswalk and is mowed down by a pickup truck—an accident that nearly kills her, and that ultimately propels her on a remarkable emotional journey. She is a graduate of Boston University, with a degree in political science, and of New York Law School, with a Juris Doctor Degree.

Carolyn Coker Ross MD, MPH, CEDS-S is an expert in eating disorders and addictions. She is board certified in PreventiveMedicine and in Addiction Medicine and is a graduate of Dr.  Andrew Weil's fellowship in Integrative Medicine. She is the author of three books, the most recent of which is The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Dr. Ross is the CEO of The Anchor Program™, an online coaching program for food and body image issues. Dr. Ross also gave a TEDxPleasantGrove talk on “Historical and Intergenerational Trauma. She is a contributing author of Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Clinician's Guide. We discuss topics including: Eating Disorder and Trauma Race Based Trauma Cultural Humility What are microagressions? Educating yourself Exploring our own biases SHOW NOTES: www.AnchorProgram.com www.carolynrossmd.com TEDxPleasantGrove:  https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM Antiracism Consulting:  antiracismandequity.com The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook: https://amzn.to/2HX0JSe The Emotional Eating Workbook: https://amzn.to/3jRHWoT The Binge Eating and Compulsive Overeating Workbook: https://amzn.to/2JrRj1P ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: rlgrd@askaboutfood.com You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. For more information on Robyn's book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Listen to Allyson and Dr. Carolyn Ross discuss the effects of intergenerational trauma and eating disorders. Dr. Carolyn Ross is a nationally known author, speaker, expert and pioneer in the use of Integrative Medicine for the treatment of Eating Disorders, Addictions and Trauma. Dr. Ross is the CEO of the Anchor Program a 12 week ONLINE non-diet approach to treating binge eating. The program will help you get to the root cause of your food and body image issues, enabling you to make peace with food and your body. She is the former head of the eating disorders program at Sierra Tucson. Dr. Ross consults with treatment centers around the country to help them develop successful eating disorder programs with the focus on treating dually diagnosed eating disorder clients. You can find her latest book here. She currently has a practice in San Diego specializing in treating eating disorders, addictions and trauma. Southern California Psychology Centers - 8775 Aero Dr. San Diego, CA 92123 - Dr. Ross takes insurance, Medicare and Medi-cal at this location - 855-629-7272 This podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute a provider-patient relationship. Please seek the support of a local therapist if you are currently struggling and in need of treatment. To find out more about what therapeutic services I offer visit my website at www.allysonfordcounselingservices.com As always, you can find me on IG @bodyjustice.therapist and be sure to check out my Eating Disorder Recovery Online Course! This course is designed to help YOU fast track your recovery with tons of skills, knowledge and bonus prompts. This course is self paced and you can DM me for a discount code. My mission is to make recovery accessible to all. Please consider supporting my podcast! Subscribe for an minimum amount to help me continue to create wonderful, educational content: https://anchor.fm/bodyjustice-allyson/support If donating is not feasible, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts to help these messages reach more people. Thank you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodyjustice-allyson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bodyjustice-allyson/support

Today, I'm talking to Dr. Carolyn Coker-Ross, based in the USA and a medical doctor specialising in eating disorders, trauma and addiction.  She presented a TEDxPleasantGrove talk on “The Gifts of Intergenerational Trauma'' in January, 2020. Dr. Coker-Ross is the author of 3 books, which are recovery workbooks - including: The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook, The Emotional Eating Workbook and The Binge Eating Disorder and Compulsive Overeating Workbook. She is a contributing author to the recently released book: “Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Clinician's Guide,” and offers anti-racism consulting work to companies and organisations. Dr. Coker-Ross came from a family of business entrepreneurs.  When she went into medicine, she founded three women's centres in San Diego offering general medicine and office gynaecology for women. She was named “San Diego Business Woman of the Year."  She later went on to do consulting work at eating disorder treatment facilities where she then founded “The Anchor Program”. This included developing a line of supplements that were used in her consulting work. The Anchor Program is a 12 week online non-diet approach to treating binge eating, food addiction and emotional eating. The program helps people get to the root cause of food and body image issues, enabling them to make peace with food and their body. This conversation explores Dr. Coker-Ross's journey in working with eating disorder patients. She discusses the need for trauma work in healing patients with eating disorders, including intergenerational trauma and race-based trauma, where relevant. Dr Coker-Ross is a strong advocate of HAES (Health at Every Size) and understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences and these are central to her ethos in treatment. This is an incredibly inspiring conversation, appreciating how much change can be made in the world, from an individual with such passion and dedication to supporting others to heal and to change the world for the better. To find out more about the Anchor Program, free book, Ted Talk, Podcast and lots more, please go to www.anchorprogram.com and https://carolynrossmd.com/   Join the Eating Disorder Therapist Book Club https://patron.podbean.com/eatingdisordertherapist

For episode seven of Colors of Recovery, Tania connects with Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, CEO of The Anchor Program and Co-founder of the Institute for Antiracism and Equity. Dr. Ross shares her personal journey of recognizing her own intergenerational trauma, the need to tell the truth about US history, and her hope that mentorship and reparations may lead to increased BIPOC healing and representation in the mental health and recovery fields.  Resources:Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH, CEDS is an author, speaker, expert the treatment of eating disorders, trauma and addictions. She is the CEO of The Anchor Program™, a non-diet online (telemedicine) program for individuals with binge eating disorder, emotional eating and food addiction. Dr. Ross is a graduate of The University of Michigan Medical School. She completed a residency in Preventive Medicine and a Master's in Public Health (MPH) at Loma Linda University and a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. She is board certified in Preventive Medicine and also in Addiction Medicine. For the past 4 years, Dr. Ross has been an international speaker and consultant on issues of cultural competence, antiracism and diversity in healthcare. Dr. Ross presented a TEDxPleasantGrove talk on Historical and Intergenerational Trauma in January 2020. She is co-founder of the Institute for Antiracism and Equity, a consulting group that offers trainings to healthcare professionals and organizations to improve access to culturally competent care to Black, Indigenous and People of Color.  How to Maximize the Gifts of Intergenerational Trauma TEDx TalkThe Food Addiction Recovery Workbook SweepstakesHave feedback? Contact us at info@naatp.org

When it comes to body image issues, it's easy to think of diet as an immediate solution. But a change in diet does not solve the underlying issues surrounding that. Dr. Carolyn Ross is an expert in integrative medicine and the CEO of The Anchor Program, a non-diet online (telemedicine) program for individuals with binge eating disorders, emotional eating, and food addiction. She sits down with host Rodney Flowers to discuss the importance of understanding the root cause and gives expert advice on how to deal with these issues.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://rodneyflowers.com/

Self-sabotage is common and happens to people from all walks of life. Many people with food addiction, emotional eating or binge eating self-sabotage with food as a way to numb unpleasant emotions or cope with stressful situations. This can lead to feelings of failure and can worsen the behaviors or body dissatisfaction. Then you can get stuck in the vicious cycle of binge eating, obsessing about food, and being dissatisfied with your body. Rinse, Repeat. In this video you will learn: 1. What the connection is between perfectionism and self-sabotage 2. How trauma can be a cause of self-sabotage 3. 4 tips on how to stop self-sabotage in its tracks Thanks for listening! If you're interested in learning more about food addiction, enter the book sweepstakes to win a copy of The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss Where you can find Irene:https://irenelyon.com/ Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

About This Episode: Dr. Ross is board certified in Preventive Medicine and Addiction Medicine. She presented a TEDxPleasantGrove talk on “The Gifts of Intergenerational Trauma'' in January, 2020 and is the author of 3 books, which are recovery workbooks. She is a contributing author to the recently released book: “Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Clinician's Guide.” Carolyn came from a family of business entrepreneurs. Her grandfather was a physician who, because of Jim Crow laws, was unable to use the local hospital, so he built his own hospital and with her grandmother, started a nursing school to train Black nurses. Her mother also was a business owner of multiple businesses. When she went into medicine, she founded three women's centers in San Diego offering general medicine and office gynecology for women. Dr. Ross was named ""San Diego Business Woman of the Year."" She later went on to do consulting work at eating disorder treatment facilities where she then founded “The Anchor Program”. This included developing a line of supplements that were used in her consulting work and in the Anchor Program. Find out more about Dr. Ross at: Carol's Website: https://carolynrossmd.com Twitter - @CarolynCRossMD Facebook - @CarolynCokerRossMD Instagram - @the_anchor_program Check out our YouTube Channel: Command Your Brand - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfy2IETlyeKq62VHdcRN7aQ/

Traumatic life experiences, including childhood trauma and the relationships you have with your caregivers growing up, directly affect the nervous system – often throwing it out of balance. An out-of-balance nervous system can make it difficult for you to tolerate your emotions. This then leads to using food (and other substances and behaviors) to numb or manage your anxiety, sadness, fear, anger, and other emotions. In this episode, I talk with Irene Lyon from Vancouver, Canada about the links between trauma, body memories and binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating. In this episode you will learn: The effect of trauma on the nervous system. How to use your body sensations and body functions to help you understand your emotions. How to release trauma using your body's wisdom. Thanks for listening! If you're interested in learning more about food addiction, enter the book sweepstakes to win a copy of The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss Where you can find Irene:https://irenelyon.com/ Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

“Health and weight are not synonymous.” Behaviors such as binge eating, compulsive overeating, emotional eating, and food obsessions are part of systems of power that rank human bodies by size and race and create an illusion that health and virtue are obtained by being thin. Being controlled by size and food is still an accepted way of controlling the futures of women, leading them to wait to have the lives they deserve and desire until they can change their size. What you'll learn in this podcast: Is the BMI a racist measurement? Why is it so hard to give up binging? How graham crackers started as a diet food. How diets fail us, while making us feel we are failures. Thanks for listening! If you're interested in learning more about food addiction, enter the book sweepstakes to win a copy of The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

“Weight stigma is associated with several physical and psychological health consequences.”   You've realized that diets don't work for binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, or emotional eating.  You've been on a lot of diets and even though you lose weight, it doesn't last.  After many diets, you've come to the conclusion that there's more to your food and body image issues than a diet can fix.  You feel good about this insight.  You may even be working towards taking steps to make peace with food and your body.  But why can't you stop thinking about dieting!   In this podcast, you will learn: What do twin studies teach us about binge eating, food addiction, and emotional eating? Why one physician's research led him to stop recommending the intermittent fasting diet. How weight stigma can make binge eating, emotional eating, and food addiction worse. Thanks for listening! If you're interested in learning more about food addiction, enter the book sweepstakes to win a copy of The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

"Pregnancy can be an intense time for women with eating disorders." Most eating disorders, including binge eating disorder, food addiction, and emotional eating occur in women during their reproductive years. It's not unusual for someone with an eating disorder to also be pregnant or for relapse of an eating disorder to occur during or after a pregnancy. My guest will discuss some of the issues related to nutrition that occur when eating disorders like binge eating disorder, food addiction, and emotional eating occur in pregnancy. In this podcast, you will learn: What is the most critical time for your baby to get the best nutrition for health and development? What are some of the triggers during pregnancy for binge eating disorder, emotional eating, and food addiction? How to nourish yourself during the fourth trimester. You can reach Jaren Soloff, RD and find out about her book at: https://www.fullcrcl.co/about Thanks for listening! If you're interested in learning more about food addiction, enter the book sweepstakes to win a copy of The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

"How would you eat if you weren't trying to lose weight?" - Rachael Hartley My guest, Rachael Hartley, and I will discuss how to change your relationship with food from one of eating only to lose weight to do what she calls “gentle eating.” She discusses her approach to gentle nutrition and intuitive eating. Rachael also talks about how trauma can impact intuitive eating and what to do about that. In this show you will learn: What are some of the psychological effects of dieting? What is intuitive eating? What is the difference between the pursuit of health and the pursuit of thinness? Information on today's guest: Rachael Hartley, RD, LD, is a Columbia, SC-based nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and nationally recognized food and nutrition expert who is passionate about helping others rediscover the joy of eating and foster a healthier relationship with food. She is the founder of Rachael Hartley Nutrition, a weight-inclusive practice where she specializes in disordered eating and healing from chronic dieting, IBS and other digestive disorders, and women's health. She also runs the popular blog The Joy of Eating, where she shares practical intuitive eating advice and non-diet recipes and is featured regularly in national media outlets. In 2021, Rachael's first book, Gentle Nutrition: A Non-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating was released. https://RachaelHartleyNutrition.com Thanks for listening! If you're interested in learning more about food addiction, enter the book sweepstakes to win a copy of The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!  

"Research has shown that HALF of all the foods Americans eat are ultra-processed “industrial formulations.” There's been a lot of talk about whether foods can be addictive or not.  In truth, there are a group of foods, called “ultra-processed industrial formulations” that have been engineered in the nutrition lab and that contain high amounts of fats, sugar, and salt. These foods can lead to eating behaviors that are addictive. Studies show that 50% of the American diet consists of these ultra-processed food-like substances and that these foods are a cause of increases in weight, diabetes, heart disease, and other medical problems. If you have binge eating, emotional eating, or food addiction, you are more vulnerable to being “hooked” by these industrial formulations. In this podcast, you will learn: What are the top 5 foods that are considered “industrial formulations?” How is food changed to make it more addictive? Is it true that sugar is highly addictive? Thanks for listening! If you're interested in learning more about food addiction, enter the book sweepstakes to win a copy of The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

Whether you've been stressed about your health, suffered losses, tired of the quarantine, had financial stressors, working long hours, or had a relationship breakup, stress has become a constant irritant for many of us.  If you're struggling with binge eating, emotional eating, or food addiction, your eating behaviors may be the first sign that you are stressed to the max. When the situation goes on for weeks or months, and the stress becomes chronic, the adrenal glands burn out from chronic production of cortisol and may cause what is called adrenal fatigue syndrome (AFS). In this podcast, you will learn: 1. How can you tell if you have adrenal fatigue syndrome (AFS)? 2. What causes adrenal fatigue? 3. How do stress and adrenal fatigue cause binge eating, food obsessions, and emotional eating? 4. What can you do about AFS? Supplements and free meditation mentioned in the video: · For sleep: magnesium at bedtime or the homeopathic remedy Calm Forte · Take vitamins - vitamins C and B5 help with cortisol production, vitamin D can help support the immune system. Download a free meditation here Thanks for listening!   Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT   The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com   Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss   Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

"Body image is the picture you hold in your mind of your body." When you hold a negative picture or are dissatisfied with your body, it can be a significant predictor of compulsive overeating, binge eating, emotional distress, depression, and problems in your relationships.  Having positive feelings about your body if you are in a bigger body may be difficult in a culture filled with images of the thin “ideal,” but it's not impossible.  In this podcast, you will learn: How childhood adversity or trauma affects body image. Why you may have trouble knowing what you are feeling. How eating can be part of your survivor self's playbook. How to tap into your body's wisdom. Thanks for listening!   Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT   The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com   Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss   Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

"There is no one diet that works for everyBODY." Despite the research, many people continue to look for a "perfect diet" (diet to go on) and cycle from one fad diet to the next, hoping that they will find a quick fix or a solution to their food and body image issues.  They are often excited when starting a new fad diet, then disappointed when they are not able to stay on their chosen diet or to maintain their gains. But have you ever considered that you're going about this entirely the wrong way? In this podcast, you will learn: What the research shows about the intermittent fasting diet. What the $60 billion diet industry won't tell you. What you should eat to get and stay healthy. Mentioned on the show: Link to my blog on Intermittent Fasting: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing/202102/what-you-should-know-about-intermittent-fasting Link to my blog on the Keto Diet: http://bit.ly/3aEyfIQ Dr. Andrew Weil's Anti-Inflammatory Food Pyramid: http://bit.ly/3pErGdK Michael Pollan Article: “Unhappy Meals” - https://nyti.ms/3bmfTLW   Thanks for listening!   Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT   The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com   Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss   Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

There are over 200 million searches on Google for the term “food addiction.” Food addiction affects a large number of individuals, even though it's not accepted as a true diagnosis (yet) by the medical profession.  Using the Yale Food Addiction Scale, 5-10% of the general population test positive for food addiction. Over half of individuals diagnosed with binge eating disorder also meet the criteria for food addiction. When you struggle with food addiction, the basic principles of healthy eating can get buried beneath your beliefs, fears, and obsessions. In this podcast, you will learn: 1. The signs that you may have a food addiction. 2. Specific practices you can use to overcome food addiction. 3. How you can get rid of the negative self-talk that makes food addiction worse. HOMEWORK: 5 Things About Food Addiction and Practices that Will Help You Overcome Food Addiction 1. Yo-yo dieting makes food addiction worse Practice:   I will not diet. My body is an exquisitely tuned organism that knows how to manage its weight. I don't need to restrict my food intake to make my body work correctly. 2. There's a difference between asking yourself: "What's wrong with me?" and recognize "What happened to you." Practice: I will become more aware of when I am emotionally hungry and find other ways of coping with my emotions without always using food. 3. Your body has all the wisdom you need to overcome your food addiction. Practice: I will interrupt any negative inner dialogue I have towards my body and replace it with a neutral thought.   4. Unconscious core beliefs can stand between you and your goal to put an end to your food addiction behaviors. Practice: I will honor the part of me who did what she could to survive and instead of continuing with negative core beliefs, I will start journaling about guiding principles (gp) I can use for my new life.  (Ex.  instead of "I'm not worthy", a gp could be "I value myself." 5. Recovery from food addiction may be different than you expect Practice: I will be gentle with myself as I learn new ways of being the best I can be.   Thanks for listening!   Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT   The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com   How you can reach (guest):   Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss   Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

Dr. Carolyn Coker-Ross is an author, speaker and co-founder of the Institute for Antiracism and Equity which works with mental health, eating disorder and addiction treatment centers to develop and provide equitable and unbiased, culturally competent care and increase access to treatment to Black, Indigenous and other People of Color. Today she joins Lesley to offer potent insights and understandings around Historical and Intergenerational Trauma, from its roots to its current generational effects.  An expert in using Integrative Medicine Dr. Ross is the CEO of The Anchor Program™. She is board certified in Preventive Medicine and also in Addiction Medicine and is a graduate of Dr. Andrew Weil's fellowship in Integrative Medicine. Learn more about Dr Ross through: www.AnchorProgram.com, www.carolynrossmd.com, TEDxPleasantGrove

"Everyone's experience of grief is unique - there is no "right" way to grieve." Grief is a normal reaction to any major loss. If you've lost a loved one during the pandemic, you may have experienced complicated grief.  The normal feelings of yearning and sadness may have been complicated by not being able to be with your loved one or not even being able to go through normal rituals that can bring a sense of comfort and closure. Maybe during the pandemic, you've experienced other serious losses - loss of a job, the breakup of a significant relationship, loss of a long term friendship or you've been diagnosed with a serious illness (including COVID-19).  All of these losses can also be a cause for grieving. In this podcast, you will learn: >>What are the signs that you are having a grief reaction >>How binge eating, food addiction, and emotional eating are a normal response to grief and loss. >>How to manage your grief, cope with losses during the pandemic – lessons learned from personal experience. Mentioned on the show:   Thanks for listening!   Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult   The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com   How you can reach (guest):   Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss   Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

"Depriving yourself of foods you crave just sets you up for more cravings" Are you struggling with food cravings?  Well, you're not alone.  At least 50% of people experience food cravings on a regular basis.  If you have binge eating, emotional eating, or food addiction, these cravings can threaten to overwhelm you and lead to unwanted behaviors. You may use food as a way to "self-medicate" your emotions. Essentially, the stress or unpleasant feelings are the “problem,” and eating is the “medicine” that makes you feel better.  In this episode, you will learn: >>Why food cravings come from a lack of dopamine in the brain >>How to find out if you use food to help with your mood >>What specific things you can do to conquer your food cravings HOMEWORK-- Try one or more of these tips to help you conquer your cravings: 1.    Journal about your feelings. See if you can identify patterns associated with your cravings. If your journaling shows that you're always hungry (emotionally) after stressful days at work, change your routine. Don't go straight home and binge on peanut butter; stop at a local park and take a short walk, or call a friend to meet you for tea.  2.   Here are some integrative medicine tips to help with cravings: Eat bitter foods (ex. arugula, olives) to reduce sweet cravings For salt cravings, look at how you're managing your stress and use "adaptogens" which are herbs that help your body deal with stress (ex. drink ginseng tea) or take a yoga class or take a nap Take a chromium supplement to help keep your blood sugar stable to reduce cravings 3.   Even if you give in to the cravings, eat mindfully and pay attention to how your body is feeling, and don't judge yourself 4.   Get a good night's sleep (7-9 hours of sleep).  Studies show that cravings are worse when we are tired Thanks for listening! If you are struggling and need professional help to manage stress during the pandemic, you can find a list of resources: https://bit.ly/3ooKNIC   Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult   The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com   Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss

"Gratitude is the glue that lets us maintain our optimism!" The New Year is usually a time when we make resolutions, express our hope for the future, and shake off our past troubles to make a new start at whatever we want to change.  But 2020 was a much different and more challenging year!!  So, how should you approach THIS New Year? Should we still be optimistic? In this podcast, you will learn: >What I learned from #MichaelJFox about his struggle with #optimism >Why it's just as important to be realistic as it is to be optimistic. >What is the best New Year's resolution you can make? Exercise mentioned in the podcast: Gratitude Practice Homework Exercise: Thank You >>List below areas of your life where you feel you are struggling to be grateful. (Example: My mother does lots of thoughtful things for me, but I rarely show my appreciation.) >>In response to the list above, write specific actions you are willing to take to show your gratitude to people in the areas you listed. >>Create a Daily Practice Choose from the list below or make your own list of things you can do every day to practice gratitude. >>Take a few minutes at the start or end of each day to take three deep breaths— breathing in gratitude with each breath and feeling the energy of gratitude pulsing throughout your body with each beat of your heart. >>Say grace before your meals. >>Say thank you to at least five people every day for one week. Affirmation mentioned in the podcast: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. Today I am grateful for all that I have and all that I am.” Thanks for listening! If you are struggling and need professional help to manage stress during the pandemic, you can find a list of resources: https://bit.ly/3ooKNIC   Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult   The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com   Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss

“Pain can be an invitation to heal.” When we began talking about the quarantine it was 8 months ago and I'm sure you, like me, had no idea that it would last this long.  Because it has lasted so long, I am hearing from people all over the world and also reading the research showing that there are record increases in mental health issues. Social isolation, fears about the virus, home-schooling, working from home, unemployment, and financial stress can lead to binge eating, emotional eating, and food addiction behaviors. Building resilience will help you get through difficult pandemic/quarantine struggles. As well, many people are finding they have grown in response to their struggle or loss. In this podcast, you will learn: 10 steps you can take to build resilience. How to take advantage of your struggles to build self-confidence What you can do to find comfort without binging, emotionally eating, or having food addiction behaviors. Mentioned on the show:   Take the Resilience Quiz -  https://carolynrossmd.com/resilience-questionnaire/ Exercise mentioned in the podcast: When one door closes, another opens. The goal of this exercise is to help you realize that the end of one thing is also the beginning of something new.  Also, the end of something positive is not only a negative.  Shifting your perspective can help you to refocus from what is not there to the potential of the future.   1. Think of a time in your life when a door closed - you lost a job or a relationship, a business failed, etc.  Then answer these questions:      - What was the door that closed?      - What led to the door closing?      - What new experience came into your life?      - What did you learn from this experience?      - What character strengths did you use to get through this? 2. Now think of all the people who have helped you in the past to open new doors?  What did they do?  What can you do to help others open new doors? Thanks for listening!   If you are struggling and need professional help to manage stress during the pandemic, you can find a list of resources: https://bit.ly/3ooKNIC   Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult   The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com   Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss   Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

“Food and money are both used to self-soothe.” You may not be aware that if you have binge eating, food addiction, or emotional eating, your relationship with food may be a mirror for your relationship with money. If you binge with food, you may also be a binge shopper or spender. My guest, Francine Rogers, says she can easily look at a client's credit report and identify everything about their relationship with money. Both food and money can be used to self-soothe emotional upset, to celebrate, and to numb yourself. In this episode, you will learn: ⦁ How food and money issues have the same root causes. ⦁ Why a focus on numbers (FICO score or the number on the scale) can never solve either food or money problems. ⦁ Three steps you can take to heal your relationship with food and money. Mentioned on the show:   Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult   The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com   How you can reach Francine: https://www.facebook.com/purposefulcredit   Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss   Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

“Dysfunction in a family can trigger eating and body image issues.” Azure Moyna has written a memoir about her journey to healing from an eating disorder and how her childhood trauma and family dysfunction contributed to the development of her food and body image issues. In this podcast you will learn: ⦁ How and why family dysfunction can lead to an eating disorder ⦁ How writing a book can be a form of therapy ⦁ The role food plays and doesn't play in binge eating disorder, food addiction, and emotional eating STUDY GUIDE: HOMEWORK Start keeping a journal of your own journey to healing from binge eating, emotional eating, or food addiction. Challenge yourself to limit what you write in your journal to: positive changes in behavior or thinking, affirmations, quotes that inspire you, and what you're grateful for. Mentioned on the show:  Link to book “Fullness”: https://amzn.to/2JlCKNG Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com How you can reach Azure:   Azuremoyna.com Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

Midlife eating disorders are increasingly common in women. Some midlife women experience binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, or emotional eating. Others may develop anorexia or bulimia. Midlife eating disorders may lead to unhealthy dieting as a way to solve uncomfortable transitions in life, grief and loss issues, or other stressors associated with aging. There are many causes of eating disorders in midlife that can include pandemic depression, menopausal changes in body image, perimenopausal depression, or anxiety over the future. In this podcast you will learn: 1. What are the causes of midlife eating disorders? 2. What does midlife eating disorder prevention include? 3. How does trauma impact midlife eating disorders? Mentioned on the show:  Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com How you can reach Nicole:   https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/zestful-aging/ https://www.zestfulaging.com/ Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

In some studies, the association is between 84% and 100% of those with these eating disorders also having depression and anxiety.  Binging, food obsessions, and body image issues can trigger or exacerbate depression and anxiety.   Depression and anxiety can also lead to binging and emotional eating. There are many types of depression including – pandemic depression, seasonal affective disorder, and some types of depression unique to women. In this episode you will learn: What is seasonal affective disorder? How the pandemic has caused a spike in depression and anxiety. What are the 3 types of depression unique to women? How can you know if you have depression or anxiety? How depression and anxiety affect binge eating, emotional eating, and food addiction. Mentioned on the show: (links) Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com

The current pandemic has resulted in an increase in fears about financial security.  People have been experiencing feelings of stress, failure, and anxiety around money matters.  Dr. Galen Buckwalter coined the term “financial PTSD” which may affect over 20% of the US population to describe this overwhelming fear and lack of financial security.  My guest today will discuss how she works with clients in her financial planning business to identify hidden beliefs that impact their stress around money and why these beliefs may come from past traumas.  “Twenty-three percent of adults and 36 percent of millennials experience financial stress at levels that qualify as a diagnosis of PTSD.”  (Dr. Galen Buckwalter) Mentioned on the show:  Three Tips for Building Resilience: https://cadynorth.com/3-tips-for-building-resilience Find out if you are an emotional eater = take the quiz: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y8X8QYL Join the webinar: “How to stop feeling crazy around food” http://bit.ly/2sEH7dS  To learn more about The Anchor Program: https://AnchorProgram.com  Supporting articles:    https://goop.com/wellness/career-money/are-you-struggling-with-financial-ptsd/ How you can reach Cady:   https://cadynorth.com/ Where you can find me: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss STUDY GUIDE:  Here are a few techniques you can begin to practice to help you with financial fears: Negative thought stopping – try to interrupt constant repetitive thoughts about failure and financial worries. Take my guest's advice and practice using affirmations to keep your mind from defaulting to fear thoughts. Recognize that financial PTSD can impact your eating behaviors. Stay present when eating and identify any emotions that may lead to overeating, binging, or obsessing about food.  Practice relaxing. Use apps like “calm.com” to hear relaxing music and meditations that will help lower your stress hormone levels. Consider working with a therapist on your past traumas. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and a review!

"A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom." (Actress Traci Ellis) Being a “good girl” often means at its most basic level, not being authentic; not being able to express yourself authentically.  If you want to overcome binge eating or a negative body image, you need to realize that good girls can NEVER express anger.  Over many past newsletters, I have highlighted the importance of being aware of your emotions as an important step in putting an end to unwanted behaviors such as binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating.   Often we use archetypes as a way to deal with our emotions, covering up our personal truth. But it's more important now than ever to bring context to the roles or archetypes that define women's body identity and body image and most especially tend to define women living in larger bodies.    In this episode, you will learn: How the roles we play can have an impact on our body size and body image. How archetypes can hide the truth of who we are. How to find your truth beneath the roles you play. STUDY GUIDE: HOMEWORK 1.  Identify which archetype fits you best. 2.  Look for the “truth” that your archetype may hold for you. 3.  Listen to the Archetype meditation in the podcast and to recapture the dreams you may have lost or thrown away because of limits you or others placed on you because of your body size. Mentioned on the show:  Here is the link to my #TEDxPleasantGrove talk on intergenerational trauma: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM Schedule a free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

The Anchor Program is an online program that offers a non-diet approach to treating binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating. The video below is an interview with a graduate from the Anchor Program (1 year after she completed both the 12-week intensive and the 6-month Subscription program).  I wanted to do these interviews as a way to demonstrate the successes these amazing women have achieved in the program and to highlight what "success" means when you take a deeper approach to deal with food and body image issues. Schedule a free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

The Anchor Program is an online program that offers a non-diet approach to treating binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating. The video below is an interview with a graduate from the Anchor Program (1 year after she completed both the 12-week intensive and the 6-month Subscription program).  I wanted to do these interviews as a way to demonstrate the successes these amazing women have achieved in the program and to highlight what "success" means when you take a deeper approach to deal with food and body image issues. Schedule a free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

If you've been using binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction behaviors or body dissatisfaction as a way to deal with your stress, emotions or to deal with underlying childhood beliefs of unworthiness or unlovability, it is hard to change.  Want to know how to deal with stress and food cravings? Want stress relief, food addiction help, and an end to emotional eating. Listen in. In this episode, you will learn: How to deal with emotions without using food as a crutch. Specific actions you can take to deal with stress without using food as a crutch. Why your body is the result not the cause of your problems. STUDY GUIDE: HOMEWORK 1.  List situations in your life that are stressful.  Some examples might include:      - loneliness       - dissatisfaction at work      - relationship issues (relationship with parents, siblings, partner/spouse, friends)      - parenting concerns and fears      - financial      - other - add in any other stressful situations in your life right now 2.  For each of these situations, make a list of behaviors you have around food that you are recognizing are a response to these life stressors.  For example, I was laid off from work and have been worried about finding another job.  Looking back, I've noticed that I've been eating lots of junk food "because it's cheaper" but really because of wanting to be comforted.   3.  List 1 statement (affirmation) you can say to yourself the next time you "feel fat."  For example, I can ask myself "what are you really feeling?"  or I can remind myself that I can use another skill to deal with stress rather than food or body hatred. Mentioned on the show: Schedule free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult Here is the link to my #TEDxPleasantGrove talk on intergenerational trauma: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM

The Anchor Program is an online program that offers a non-diet approach to treating binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating. The video below is an interview with a graduate from the Anchor Program (1 year after she completed both the 12-week intensive and the 6-month Subscription program).  I wanted to do these interviews as a way to demonstrate the successes these amazing women have achieved in the program and to highlight what "success" means when you take a deeper approach to deal with food and body image issues. Mentioned on the show: Schedule a free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

Many of the people I work with - whether it be with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, food addiction, or emotional eating - see their bodies as separate from their lives (and never the twain shall meet).  Like the separation of church and state. They don't realize that negative body image is often directly related to what's happening in their lives or what has happened in their lives.   In this episode, you will learn: Why I say “fat is not a feeling.” Why the size of your body is not the REAL problem. Why fixing your body won't fix your life. "Fixing your body won't fix your life." STUDY GUIDE: HOMEWORK 1.  List situations in your life that are stressful.  Some examples might include:      - loneliness       - dissatisfaction at work      - relationship issues (relationship with parents, siblings, partner/spouse, friends)      - parenting concerns and fears      - financial      - other - add in any other stressful situations in your life right now 2.  For each of these situations, make a list of behaviors you have around food that you are recognizing are a response to these life stressors.  For example, I was laid off from work and have been worried about finding another job.  Looking back, I've noticed that I've been eating lots of junk food "because it's cheaper" but really because of wanting to be comforted.   3.  List 1 statement (affirmation) you can say to yourself the next time you "feel fat."  For example, I can ask myself "what are you really feeling?"  or I can remind myself that I can use another skill to deal with stress rather than food or body hatred. Mentioned on the show -- Schedule free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult Here is the link to my #TEDxPleasantGrove talk on intergenerational trauma: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM

Many people with food and body image issues hold on to the belief that the only thing keeping them from being fat or fatter is having to whip themselves in shape periodically, or getting mad at themselves when they “make a mistake.” The negative self-talk and body hatred that goes along with the diet mentality does not address in any way the underlying reason for your binge eating, binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating, food addiction, or emotional eating. Homework:  Ask yourself how your body hatred limits your life 1. When you go shopping for clothing 2. In your friendships  3. In having an intimate relationship or your desire for one 4. In social situations 5. At work 6. With your children Schedule free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

Research from the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study demonstrates that the true causes of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and other chronic diseases may be related to your childhood.   Getting thin(ner) won't fix your childhood experiences.  But healing from these experiences can give you help with food addiction, freedom from emotional eating and less food obsessions from food addiction. HOMEWORK: Think of how much of your time and energy you spend on thoughts about your body, negative self-talk, self -judgment, body hatred. Now think of what you could do with that time and energy if you no longer obsessed about your food and body image issues. Mentioned on the show: (links) Poodle Science Video: https://youtu.be/H89QQfXtc-k Schedule free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

I have so many patients who come to me absolutely certain that they have to be thin in order to be healthy.  Usually, these are women who have been dieting, hating their bodies, being obsessed with food, binge eating, compulsive overeating, or who identify as emotional eaters or individuals with food addiction.   They may be as young as 25 or as old as 70.  What they have in common is the desperate need to be thin.  Mentioned on the show -- Poodle Science Video: https://youtu.be/H89QQfXtc-k Schedule free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

Food addiction, like addiction to drugs or alcohol, often begins as a way to manage stress, turn up the volume on pleasant emotions (like happiness or comfort), or dampen uncomfortable feelings (like anxiety, anger, or sadness). Since 2010, researchers at Yale University have been using the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) to identify people with food addiction. Binge eating disorder shares a number of characteristics with food addiction. To download the guided imagery mentioned in the podcast, use this link: https://carolynrossmd.com/journey-of-discovery/ To learn more about the Anchor Program for food addiction, emotional eating and binge eating: https://AnchorProgram.com Check out my TEDxPleasantGrove talk on Intergenerational trauma here: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM

Have you ever heard someone say:  "The reason I overeat, is because I just love food"?  I hear this a lot from my patients with food and body image issues.  But when you think about it - food doesn't taste any better if you eat just enough versus if you binge or overeat.  So the question is: can you love food without having to eat more than your body needs. How does know this change your behaviors such as binge eating, emotional eating, or food addiction? In this episode, you will learn: How impulsive behaviors around food are driven by deeper needs. Why your journey to healing is sacred. How do you build resilience? How does your family's dynamic affect your current food and body image issues? Resources mentioned in the video: Webinar “How to stop feeling crazy around food.” - http://bit.ly/2sEH7dS Email me about what kind of family dynamic you grew up in: carolyn@carolynrossmd.com The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet approach to healing the root cause of your binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and binge eating. https://AnchorProgram.com

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Food shame is common in individuals with binge eating, food addiction, emotional or stress eating. Certain foods are more prone to being a source of shame and can lead to overeating and binging. How do the keto diet, paleo diet or intermittent fasting lead to food shame? Stress can also contribute to or result in food shame. Learn how to overcome food shame. RESOURCES: Check out my TEDxPleasantGrove talk on Intergenerational trauma here: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM FREE MEDITATIONS – bit.ly/crossmd The Anchor Program is an Online 12-week non-diet program for people with binge eating, food addiction, and emotional eating: https://AnchorProgram.com

If you are an emotional overeater, this problem probably began early in your life. As a child, if you were not taught to manage your emotions, you may be at higher risk for engaging in emotional eating as an adult. Or if you had difficulty postponing gratification as a child, threw tantrums, or expressed excessive anger about food, this also would have put you at risk for weight and food issues. The goal is to be able to experience a normal range of emotions without feeling so uncomfortable with those emotions that you use food (or other substances or behaviors) to avoid dealing with them. Here are a few techniques you can begin to practice to help you end emotional eating: When you find yourself wanting to emotional or stress eating, try to identify the emotion you're feeling and consider what this emotion may be trying to tell you about your situation. Every emotion has a purpose. Try not to judge your emotion. Think of emotion as energy that needs to be expressed. How can you move or express that energy of emotion in a way that does not hurt yourself or others?   Find out if you are an emotional eater = take the quiz: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y8X8QYL Join the webinar: “How to stop feeling crazy around food” http://bit.ly/2sEH7dS  To learn more about The Anchor Program - https://AnchorProgram.com 

Many people feel their emotions are overwhelming while other people may have completely shut down any access to their emotions and even have trouble identifying what they are feeling. Both reactions to emotional pain are two sides of the same coin—attempts to escape from your emotions. But what are you really hungry for? What if your emotions are the breadcrumbs that can lead you to the secret meaning of your hunger? When you eat emotionally, if you are able to pay attention to the breadcrumbs and gain insight into why you are feeling emotional at this moment, you may be able to see a pattern that helps you understand your cravings on a deeper level. STUDY GUIDE :  What would be missing in my life if I no longer could turn to these specific foods to deal with your problems or your emotions? What is the dream you're craving? What are you really hungry for? Anchor Program starting soon! To learn more, sign up for a FREE consult here: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult Download a free meditation audio file: https://carolynrossmd.com/loving-kindness-meditation/ Join me for my webinar “How to Stop Feeling Crazy Around Food” if you're ready to get out of the vicious cycle: http://bit.ly/2sEH7dS

STUDY GUIDE: HOMEWORK Identify specific emotions and their body sensations. Then list a situation when you remember feeling each emotion strongly. Then list the body location and sensations associated with each emotion. Finally, see if you can identify nonverbal cues that are associated with each emotion. For example, think of your facial expressions, body posture, hand gestures, and other body languages that indicate what you're feeling. Anchor Program starting soon! To learn more, sign up for a FREE consult here: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult Download the e-book “The Five Keys to Recovery” – https://YourFoodBattle.com If you can identify with Maryann's story and are ready to learn more about how to put an end to your mindless emotional eating, join my webinar "How to stop feeling crazy around food” - http://bit.ly/2ToZOw0

I've discussed in recent emails and podcasts the importance of recognizing how shame and guilt can affect your eating behaviors and can exacerbate binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating.  This is a very difficult subject and one most of us don't want to think about.  But it is an important topic to understand.  When we shame ourselves and when we set unrealistically high expectations and then feel guilty or shame ourselves for not meeting them, we can find ourselves stuck in a vicious cycle that often includes using food in unhealthy ways.  Brene' Brown says: "Shame is far more likely to cause destructive behaviors than it is to cure them." Self-compassion is the antidote to shame. STUDY GUIDE: HOMEWORK Challenge yourself to do at least one self-compassionate action each day for 7 days. Examples might include, giving yourself reassurance, doing some deep breathing, practicing positive self-talk, giving yourself a hug. Keep a record each day of the self-compassionate actions you've taken and also how being self-compassionate feels. Anchor Program starting soon! To learn more, sign up for a FREE consult here: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult Download a free meditation audio file: https://carolynrossmd.com/loving-kindness-meditation/ Join me for my webinar “How to Stop Feeling Crazy Around Food” if you're ready to get out of the vicious cycle: http://bit.ly/2sEH7dS

Today on the Toxin Terminator, we are joined by Dr. Carolyn Ross. She is a physician, the former head of the Eating Disorders Program and the Integrative Medicine Department at the world-renowned Sierra Tucson treatment center, a nationally known speaker, an author, and an expert in the field of integrated medicine. She is also the CEO and instructor of a 12-week online program called the Anchor Program.Join us as Dr. Ross shares her own stories about her life experience in dealing with mental issues, disorders, and addictions.Find out about:·      Addictions and various disorders·      Problems with the system in place surrounding addictions and disorders and alternatives to it·      The five levels of recovery:◦    Superficial behaviour◦    Emotional soup◦    Core beliefs◦    Body connection◦    Soul satisfaction·      Guidance and allowing yourself to heal·      Guided meditation Quotes:“It's like background noise: we don't notice it but it's constantly effecting us.”“When you have emotions, all of that comes of the body.”“And that is the deepest form of recovery you can have when you have that hook into life.”“When your life becomes more important and more interesting to you than your eating disorder or your addiction, then you will fully be in recovery.”“The very foods they crave are the ones they are most sensitive to.”Important Links and Mentions:·      https://yourfoodbattle.com/ ·      https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ACarolyn+Coker+Ross+MD++MPH&s=relevancerank&text=Carolyn+Coker+Ross+MD++MPH&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 ·      https://www.anchorprogram.com/ To listen to this podcast episode click here.Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase I will earn a commission at no cost to you. Keep in mind that I link these companies and their products because of their quality and not because of the commission I receive from your purchases. The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aimee-carlson0/message

Ever blame yourself for something you think you should have done or something you did that was wrong? Maybe you blame yourself for your last binge or for not living up to your values or goals for the future. Is it possible to overcome the shame, and feelings of failure? In this episode we will discuss: The difference between guilt and shame What is healthy guilt? Why you may want to hold on to guilt and shame? Why guilt and shame may make your binge eating, food addiction or emotional eating worse. Anchor Program starting soon! To learn more, sign up for a FREE consult here: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult Download a free meditation audio file: https://carolynrossmd.com/loving-kindness-meditation/ Join me for my webinar “How to Stop Feeling Crazy Around Food” if you're ready to get out of the vicious cycle: http://bit.ly/2sEH7dS

On today's episode I will discuss: 1. What is self-compassion? 2. Why is self-compassion so important? 3. How can you develop self-compassion? HOMEWORK: List 2 ways in which you can treat yourself with more compassion. Many people who have trouble feeling self-compassion, can imagine being compassionate towards a small child or a pet. So think of how you can give yourself the same care you would give to a small child or pet. Anchor Program starting soon! To learn more, sign up for a FREE consult here: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

Eating Disorders are a huge part of our world. Whether it be Binge Eating, Food Addiction, Bulimia, Anorexia — this is a topic that gets swept under the rug a lot but really needs to be addressed!! So, today, I sit down with Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, who is known for bringing creativity and wisdom to her work and for offering hope to individuals and families struggling with addictions and eating disorders. She is an internationally known author, speaker, and expert in using Integrative Medicine for the treatment of eating disorders, binge eating, compulsive overeating, and addiction. She is board-certified in Preventive Medicine and Addiction Medicine and is a graduate of Andrew Weil's fellowship in Integrative Medicine. Dr. Ross is also the author of three books, the newest of which is https://carolynrossmd.com/products/books/food-addiction-recovery-workbook/ (The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook). And, as with any addiction, there is no magic surgery or supplement that will solve it — you have to get to the root cause of the addiction and address it there so that the symptoms go away. There isn't necessarily a group like Narcotics Anonymous if you or someone in your life is struggling with food addiction or an eating disorder, but there are resources you can use. Dr. Ross' books are a great place to start, but you might also want to look at her Anchor Program, a proven holistic approach helps people uncover the fundamental reasons behind their food and body image issues and empowers them to address the issue in lasting ways. The Anchor Program is a 12-week, online, non-diet approach to changing your lifestyle, reducing emotional eating and binge eating. It is a unique whole-person approach to restoring your joy in eating. You can learn more at https://www.anchorprogram.com/ (www.anchorprogram.com). -- Resources: Learn more at https://carolynrossmd.com/ (carolynrossmd.com) Check out the Anchor Program: https://anchorprogram.com (AnchorProgram.com) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarolynCokerRossMD/ (www.facebook.com/CarolynCokerRossMD) Read: https://carolynrossmd.com/products/books/food-addiction-recovery-workbook/ (The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook) Read: https://carolynrossmd.com/products/books/healing-body-mind-and-spirit/ (Healing Body, Mind and Spirit: An Integrative Medicine approach to the treatment of eating disorders) Read: https://carolynrossmd.com/products/books/the-binge-eating-and-compulsive-overeating-workbook/ (The Binge Eating Disorder and Compulsive Overeating Workbook) Do you want more to empower yourself through healthy living? Is your busy lifestyle an obstacle to your health? Join https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelhealthcoach/ (The Rebel Health Coach community) for the support and knowledge you need for better performance, better business and a better you! https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelhealthcoach/ (Click here to join The Rebel Health Coach community now.) -- Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and are only advised to be undertaken following prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition, and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs. -- The Rebel Health Coach Podcast is produced by http://crate.media (Crate Media)

Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross is an author, speaker, expert in using Integrative Medicine for the treatment of food and body image issues and addictions. She is board certified in Preventive Medicine and Addiction Medicine and is a graduate of Andrew Weil's fellowship in Integrative Medicine. She consults with treatment centers around the US who want to include her unique integrative medicine approach to treat eating disorders and addictions. She is the author of three books; the latest is The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook. Dr. Ross is the CEO of The Anchor Program™, an online coaching program for food and body image issues. “listen to your gut, listen to your gut, listen to your gut. That's my number one best advice, follow your feeling, continue to follow your feeling even when it seems unlikely that it's going to work… I think for many of us there is a lot of doubt and questioning that can go on especially when the circumstances around you don't support that you are going to be successful.”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-70k