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In Session With Marc David: A 64-Year Old Embraces Eating as A Holy Act
In Session With Marc David: A 64-Year Old Embraces Eating as A Holy Act
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode of The Psychology of Eating Podcast, Marc David speaks to Francesca from Brisbane, Australia. Francesca has had weight challenges since she was a young girl, and would like to lose 50 kilos. She’s tried Weight Watchers over the last few years, but frequently falls off the program … the food restriction feels too hard, and her motivation to continue drops. For Francesca, food restriction feels like being told what to do — and she’s at a point where she just doesn’t want any more restraints on her life. Growing up, her mother died at birth and her father was very disciplinarian, making it hard to know where to go to for comfort. He eventually set up an arranged marriage for Francesca, to a good husband who himself didn’t quite know how to provide the comfort and care her heart yearned for. Marc identifies that food became a source of safety, security, intimacy, and bonding. It was a strategy that made sense when she was young, but now at 64, she’s being called to invoke the more mature parts of herself that can challenge the idea that having the right body will make her happy. And he points out that the teenage rebel archetype inside her is a beautiful one, it just needs channeling into other parts of her life instead of her relationship with food. -------------------- Learn more about The Institute for the Psychology of Eating: https://psychologyofeating.com/ Sign up for our free professional series on training with us as a health coach: https://lp.psychologyofeating.com/eating-psychology-video-series/ Follow us on social: - Facebook: www.facebook.com/IPEfanpage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingpsychology/ - Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/eatingpsych #psychologyofeating #foodpsychology #eatingpsychology #nutritionexpert #weightlossjourney #thinkingaboutfood #feelingheavy #beingpresent #lovefood #sloweating #childhoodtrauma #emotionregulation #bodypositivity #healthyweightloss #bingeeating #foodasfriend
Released:
May 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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