When it comes to food, we all have our favorite dishes – those special flavors that hit us right in our happy place. But we live in a culture which tells us to be afraid of our cravings. We’re taught that those foods that we love to eat are dangerous, and that we’d be better…
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Ashley has spent many years working out obsessively to achieve a certain look. With her overexercising came adrenal fatigue and leaky gut due to not truly taking care of herself. She is now on a journey to experience pleasure in her life without feeling guilty and to learn to accept her body as it changes…
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In this episode, we learn about Jasmine, 50, who is challenged by some excess weight in the past few years, as well as stress. She has a pretty good idea of some factors contributing to her weight gain, such as work stress, eating fast, not being as active, etc. Then Marc David, founder of the…
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Celeste experienced sexual abuse at 8 years old… it’s now 50 years later, and she knows her weight and binge eating in secret are directly connected to the trauma. Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, gently uncovers more to the story so she can move from understanding this connection, to…
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Dorothee, 29, is learning to navigate her own body wisdom, and step into her present and future in a healthy way. This means she will need to make peace with the past, and let go of the opinion of others. As she shares her story with Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology…
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Batul, age 23, comes to Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, with very clear intention she wants to lose 20 more lbs to get to her goal weight… a weight she has never weighed before. This goal is tied to her desire to step into self-expression, and own who she…
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Claudia, 34, opens up to Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, about her current inner conflict with food. There is the ideal she has about what to eat when it’s in her control, and how she would like her and her partner to eat, especially since they are trying to…
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In the last few years, more and more people who struggle with binge eating have begun to speak publicly about their challenges. This is a great thing, because it’s helped many people to overcome the feelings of shame and isolation that so often accompany bingeing. The movement toward more openness and honesty has also had…
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Stephanie, who recently turned 40, has some health issues that have accelerated over the past 2 years. Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, gets the whole picture of her symptoms and almost immediately recommends she sees a naturopathic doctor who can do some hormone testing for her. In the meantime,…
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If you’re always feeling like you need to fix yourself, your weight, your body, your image, you’re not alone. As humans, we’re delicate. We’re susceptible to sickness, hurts, aches and breaks. It’s natural to want to search for healing. What’s less helpful is thinking that if we could just “fix this one thing,” then all…
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