16 Apr 2013 No Comments
The following is an excerpt from Love or Diet which is due to be published very shortly (exciting!): “When women begin to look at patterns, feelings and needs they often find that their eating and feelings of sexuality, sexual power and sexual beauty are all linked. Many, but not all women who suffer with emotional [...]
by ani in emotional eating, self love Tags: Ani, emotional eating, food, sex
14 Jan 2013 No Comments
Back in December I wrote a post highlighting the fact that binges don’t always have to involve junk foods. Many people who experience emotional eating,binge on healthy foods such as salads, fruits, smoothies, vegetables etc, yet they still experience the binge as psychologically painful – and it is, because beneath the reaching for food lies [...]
by ani in comfort eating, emotional eating, self love Tags: Ani, comfort eating, emotional eating, food, self love
07 Jan 2013 No Comments
Happy new year to you all. May 2013 be filled with joy and healing, love and all good things for you. Today feels very ‘different’ for me. For the last two weeks my husband, Chris, has been off work. It has been the longest stretch that we have enjoyed together since we met and [...]
by ani in comfort eating, emotional eating, self love Tags: Ani, emotional eating, emotions, food, love, needs
17 Dec 2012 1 Comment
It doesn’t matter what you are bingeing on, if it hurts your heart and mind then it hurts. People who eat emotionally, or comfort eat, come in all shapes and all sizes (because we are all humans and that’s the deal, we all have beautifully different body shapes). Often people get the impression that [...]
by ani in emotional eating, self love Tags: Ani, binge, comfort eating, emotional eating, food, health, love, self love
29 Oct 2012 No Comments
When fear strike it can sometimes feel easier to bury ourselves under a numbing-blanket induced by a binge. Eating seems to cover that feelings of fear, food can act like an avoidance tactic in a way. However it is a false avoidance because often an over-eating episode can lead to HUGE feelings of shame, [...]
by ani in emotional eating, self love Tags: Ani, Ani Richardson, emotional eating, fear, food, love, love yourself
11 Oct 2012 No Comments
Investigating the deeper side of emotional eating can be like a spiritual unfolding, I have said that many times in these blog posts, you can find a porthole to your depths, to your soul. When exploring food obsessions and emotional overeating we might come across feelings and needs we never knew that we had, because [...]
by ani in emotional eating, self love Tags: Ani, Ani Richardson, creative, emotional eating, empty, food, love, love yourself
04 Oct 2012 1 Comment
As you will know from my previous blog posts I rarely mention food, or types of food, when I talk about emotional eating, or comfort eating. I see issues with food as a gateway into the soul, when we are eating when we are not hungry, or eating food that doesn’t make us feel good [...]
by ani in emotional eating, self love Tags: Ani, Ani Richardson, blood sugar, comfort eating, emotional eating, food, health, love, love yourself, mood, nutrition
24 Sep 2012 No Comments
Seasonal Affective Disorder, food cravings and some helpful hints It has been noticeable to me recently that the days are getting shorter, it’s darker in the mornings and gets darker earlier in the evening. British Summertime ends on the 28th October. The autumn and winter months used to have a huge impact on me [...]
by ani in emotional eating, self love Tags: Ani Richardson, depression, emotional eating, food, love yourself, mood, SAD
19 Sep 2012 No Comments
Do you believe that what happens in life stems mainly from your own ‘internal’ actions (self belief) or do you think that ‘external’ factors such as other people, fate or luck have more to do with life events? Researchers at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Australia, have been looking to [...]
by ani in emotional eating, self love Tags: Ani, Ani Richardson, emotional eating, food, health, love yourself, self belief, wise self
31 Aug 2012 No Comments
If you truly loved yourself: *How would you talk to yourself? *What would you wear? *What would you do for relaxation? *What would you do for pleasure? *What events would you go to? *What events would you say ‘no’ to? *What would you choose to eat and drink? *What would your friends be [...]
by ani in emotional eating, self love Tags: acceptance, Ani, Ani Richardson, emotional eating, food, love, love yourself, peace, self love
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