Caitlin Faas, a professor of human development and life coach, joins Nick to discuss the psychology of overeating.
Show Notes
- The Life Coach School
- “Overeating” vs “weight loss”
- Eating as a way to push down difficult feelings
- How long do emotions really last?
- Patterns of emotional eating
- Managing urges
- Intentional vs automatic thoughts
- Curiosity and “I wonder…” statements
- Indulgent feelings
- System 1 and System 2 thinking
- Why relying on willpower usually backfires
- Shaping desire
- Real joy vs false pleasures
- Is “Listen to your body” really good advice?
- Relationship between stress and weight loss
- Relationship between food and mood
- Body positivity
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