I’m writing this while watching the latest Bridgerton episodes, feeding my 6 month old to sleep and eating a bag of avocado oil potato chips— Boulder Canyon.
✍🏼 Scrumptious and delicious writing, PKC….i must agree; Neurospicy humans do often times thrive with an understanding between the duality of our emotion’s & food. As observed, experienced, and personally learned that is. Anxiety, I can feed it, starve it, or work with it. That has stuck with me for 6 years now. xo
Oh my gosh, potato chips are my weakness! They were my favorite in my Halloween trick-or-treat bag, I used to trade other kids my candy for the chips lol The emotional eating label is interesting. I would argue that when we sit down to eat all those perfectly healthy foods, eat at a table (not in front of the TV), eat with mindfulness about being grateful to have access to those foods, and thinking about how they nourish all of our cells and our most miraculous body, is also emotional eating. Really good emotions experienced while eating that food. Let's broaden the term emotional eating to cover all emotions and not just meaning emotional eating when we're out of control. about 10 years ago, I did a weeklong course at the Kolu yoga retreat on the neurobiology of Buddhism and yoga. When we ate in the cafeteria that could seat about 300 people, there was no talking aloud. Everybody was eating mindfully. You would sit down, close your eyes, think of all the farmers who planted the seeds, nurtured them into mature plants, harvested them, got them on the trucks, the people that drove the trucks to the stores, the people in the stores who got them onto the shelves and then happily onto our plates. Then you would open your eyes and look at all the colors and textures and shapes of the food, notice the aromas, then pick up your fork and put some food in your mouth, being aware of the taste and textures. That was a very "emotional eating" experience to me, my spirit, and my cells were rejoicing!
It’s so important to get a rest, for the mind especially. Stumbled upon your writing while feeding my baby and I just began watching season 1 (again)… all that’s missing are a handful of THOSE chips! 😋
Needed to hear this. Currently miscarrying and toast, butter and marmite is all I can stomach and I know deep down “this is love” - thank you for the words x
Love this! I first found you around the time of your speaking event (near Hammersmith) with almost 30. Probably around 2019? I’ve loved reading your books (pretty sure Nick Mulvey at a gig once referenced earth is hiring when I watched him in London so I bought it after) and your entries on insta and more recently here. I used to be that super strict wellbeing gal but since becoming a mumma I’ve relaxed so much about food, and it’s so much better for me not spending time obsessing and choosing moments over nutrients etc. thanks as always for sharing your views with us, from the UK (it’s not grey today, yay!) love xx
I don’t give in to my cravings nearly enough! I was at your Earth is Hiring book tour in Scottsdale, and it was electrifying. Left feeling sooo high vibe and impressed with what an amazing presenter you were. You opened my eyes to Substack and I’m so excited to be writing here now, after taking a several-year break to focus on my health. I’ve been on a similar journey of going from girl boss to now softening up and leaning into my feminine energy, and also moving away from the New Age. Love this reminder to indulge in so-called unhealthy things. I feel like when our soul really wants it, our bodies handle it well! That’s been my experience anyway!
✍🏼 Scrumptious and delicious writing, PKC….i must agree; Neurospicy humans do often times thrive with an understanding between the duality of our emotion’s & food. As observed, experienced, and personally learned that is. Anxiety, I can feed it, starve it, or work with it. That has stuck with me for 6 years now. xo
Amen Shannon!!
Oh my gosh, potato chips are my weakness! They were my favorite in my Halloween trick-or-treat bag, I used to trade other kids my candy for the chips lol The emotional eating label is interesting. I would argue that when we sit down to eat all those perfectly healthy foods, eat at a table (not in front of the TV), eat with mindfulness about being grateful to have access to those foods, and thinking about how they nourish all of our cells and our most miraculous body, is also emotional eating. Really good emotions experienced while eating that food. Let's broaden the term emotional eating to cover all emotions and not just meaning emotional eating when we're out of control. about 10 years ago, I did a weeklong course at the Kolu yoga retreat on the neurobiology of Buddhism and yoga. When we ate in the cafeteria that could seat about 300 people, there was no talking aloud. Everybody was eating mindfully. You would sit down, close your eyes, think of all the farmers who planted the seeds, nurtured them into mature plants, harvested them, got them on the trucks, the people that drove the trucks to the stores, the people in the stores who got them onto the shelves and then happily onto our plates. Then you would open your eyes and look at all the colors and textures and shapes of the food, notice the aromas, then pick up your fork and put some food in your mouth, being aware of the taste and textures. That was a very "emotional eating" experience to me, my spirit, and my cells were rejoicing!
How beautiful, and TOTALLY!! I always lump Celebratory eating into this category too
So so good! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, Peta🩵🩵🩵🌊🌊🌊
It’s so important to get a rest, for the mind especially. Stumbled upon your writing while feeding my baby and I just began watching season 1 (again)… all that’s missing are a handful of THOSE chips! 😋
Totally… rest for the mind xx
Needed to hear this. Currently miscarrying and toast, butter and marmite is all I can stomach and I know deep down “this is love” - thank you for the words x
Aw love, I am so sorry to read this. I pray you’re comforted in this time as you process and heal. Toast and marmite it is mumma ❤️❤️
Thank you dear Peta ♥️
Omg, what a relief! Emotional eating can be nourishing after all! Amen!
Love this! I first found you around the time of your speaking event (near Hammersmith) with almost 30. Probably around 2019? I’ve loved reading your books (pretty sure Nick Mulvey at a gig once referenced earth is hiring when I watched him in London so I bought it after) and your entries on insta and more recently here. I used to be that super strict wellbeing gal but since becoming a mumma I’ve relaxed so much about food, and it’s so much better for me not spending time obsessing and choosing moments over nutrients etc. thanks as always for sharing your views with us, from the UK (it’s not grey today, yay!) love xx
I don’t give in to my cravings nearly enough! I was at your Earth is Hiring book tour in Scottsdale, and it was electrifying. Left feeling sooo high vibe and impressed with what an amazing presenter you were. You opened my eyes to Substack and I’m so excited to be writing here now, after taking a several-year break to focus on my health. I’ve been on a similar journey of going from girl boss to now softening up and leaning into my feminine energy, and also moving away from the New Age. Love this reminder to indulge in so-called unhealthy things. I feel like when our soul really wants it, our bodies handle it well! That’s been my experience anyway!
Sounds like an entity wrote this :/
Haha, for the price they are, probs not worth it if you can’t taste them!