There is a way to eat for emotional wellness that does not have to translate to being unhealthy or abusing emotional eating. Being able to find that balance can allow for a better quality of life and one that focuses on wellness in a more holistic way, including mental, emotional and physical wellness.

Let's celebrate food again! Who’s with us this pumpkin spice season in allowing in eating for emotional health and no longer depriving ourselves of foods we loved due to fear that we’re doing something bad or wrong?!

EMDR therapy is incredibly powerful. Learn how beneficial this form of therapy is as Lotus Therapy Group gives you a real example of how it works.

Riding the wave means that we accept the emotion as is. This type of acceptance doesn’t mean that we like it, approve it, want it, or deserve it. Accepting the emotion means that we are acknowledging the reality of a current emotional state. By allowing ourselves to fully feel that emotion, it will come in, and like a wave, it might hit us hard, but it will pass. That’s key to remember. Emotions, like waves, do not show up and just stay around forever. Waves and emotions roll in, build up, peak, and they move out.

How we take care of our bodies matters, but this does not have to be driven by weight. Often times a weight focus can lead to crash or yo-yo dieting and unhealthy mindsets about food and our bodies.

Once you have found the right team, treatment typically looks like one appointment a week with the therapist and one appointment a week with the dietitian.