The Eating Coach

http://www.theshiftinside.com/retreat/ This is a bonus episode which takes an extract from my other podcast, Harry Potter Saved My Life. Although that podcast does not usually talk about eating problems, I do here - and the invisible pricetags of binge and compulsive eating - and how you can stop creating them for yourself.  Next Eating Coach virtual retreat is June 23 - 29th. http://www.theshifti...

…Starring The Failure of Willpower and a bright red pair of knitted shackles… Have you ever considered that there might be hidden opportunities – hidden in plain sight, no less – to reclaim your life from food – opportunities that are available to you 24/7, but never more so than now, as we start to ease lockdown in many parts of the world.   BRILLIANT IDEA OF THE WEEK  A few days ago, the statue...

Q: When is an operation not actually an operation? And when does an operation have some rather unexpected consequences? A: Listen and find out. In 2011, I had a hypnotic gastric band. In this episode I explain what happened and the events that surrounded it. In this episode, I tell you all about it. This experience was the beginning of my recovery from compulsive eating. But the $64,000 question w...

Watch that your earbuds don't burn off with the heat of this week's show! Yes, it is the the (ever so slightly bonkers) chilli challenge - and this is the woman who - up until last summer - would no more eat spicy food than retrain as an astrophysicist . I also talk about body hacking and biohacking.   *Hilarious Idea of The Week* Ever wondered what to do if you were unfortunate enough to lose hal...

http://www.theshiftinside.com/retreat/ Today we are going to use Back To The Future to help you eat less compulsively in lockdown, and start shifting to a more empowered way of handling stress and food at this time. I introduce you to the concept of the internal and external locus of control. This is rather like the introvert/extrovert divide – just as most people are not one or the other (they ar...

Got five minutes and are in a really foul mood? No need to turn to food when you try this gem called "conscious complaining" Want a quick tip to help you stop stress eating? This is for you if you are sick of people telling you to be positive 24/7 No need to turn to food when you try this gem called "conscious complaining" RESOURCES The virtual retreat will be running again in the first half of Ma...

Yes! A retreat during lockdown. What's THAT about? *One week *7 fun & thought-provoking sessions on managing your eating in lockdown *Small group coaching sessions *1 bonus one-to-one session   Find out more about the retreat here: http://www.theshiftinside.com/retreat/  

Looking for some ways to avoid Easter Eggs that actually work? When willpower has left the building and Just say no rings more hollow than The Grand Canyon. Food-Rebel proof and usable even for the most dyed-in-the-wool compulsive. Freedom From Sugar programme is at http://www.theshiftinside.com/freedom/ Email Harriet at info (at) theshiftinside.com Back tomorrow with details of The Lockdown Retre...

Sick of boredom eating? Want a quick, 30-second way to tackle it? Then listen in... Some thoughts on the real reason that some many people are boredom eating - it is to give them a quick hit of something that was readily available pre-lockdown. Also a quick, actionable strategy you can use TODAY to curb boredom eating. I'll be back tomorrow with news about an online event I am doing this weekend t...

Fancy a few hours off your life? These ten lockdown-proof activities will give you that sorely-needed break at a cost of zero pence. So turn off the news and block out all social media. Prepare to feel better right now! I start the episode with a short rant about how everyone telling us that we should make the most of being stuck at home can too easily backfire. We need to be realistic about how m...

Imagine the deity of Marvel handing out superpowers to The Black Widow, Batman, Superwoman, et al. They are all lined up and getting a bit bored. It's a bit like queuing up for a visa. Marvel deity gives everyone their respective super-abilities: scaling wall for Spiderman, top notch espionage skills and a super-bracelet for Black Widow - and so it goes on. At the end of the day, there are two sup...

Today I tell you all about how I helped one of my clients turn around her stress eating this week, regroup and come back stronger. I am so pleased she allowed me to share what we talked about on the call, because her behaviour around food was very typical. I am sure that you will resonate with her story.   RESOURCES Find out more about Freedom from sugar plus coaching at http://www.theshiftinside....

Here is something you can do about your Coronavirus anxiety - immediately. If you give me five minutes of your time, I will give you an anxiety-calming tool that takes less than 60 seconds to implement. It costs nothing, and you can do this anywhere. You could even get away with this in the middle of a stressful meeting about COVID-19, and nobody will notice. It is not meditation, EFT or deep brea...

Yes! It's a surprisingly cheerful podcast episode about Coronavirus. What?!? Starring toilet roll panic buying, Cavebrain and one kick-ass bride... The state of panic that surrounds Coronavirus has some surprisingly useful hidden lessons to help you deal with your binge eating. In today's episode I tell you what two of those lessons are. Just asking different questions about major challenges allow...

Today is an updated reply of episode 67: Veruca Salt Helps Us Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway  with some comments at the end that turn some of what I say on its head! Curioser and curioser... Watch the videos of me at Go Ape last year here: http://www.theshiftinside.com/fear/ For more information on coaching go to  http://www.theshiftinside.com/coaching/

Today I interview health coach Jessica Romrell about emotional eating, which she defines as 'using food to cope with or escape an emotion' STUPID IDEA OF THE WEEK …is the concept of being 'too emotional'. This is a nonsense, and is expressing something subtly distinct. Find out what that is…   MAIN SECTION Emotional eating is not about the food. Let's get under the bonnet of this issue and go deep...

Captain America, Ironman and The Black Widow…they may be drawing in the crowds at the box office, but they ain't got nothing on this, The Secret Superpower of Recovery. Find out what it is in this episode...and what Prince Harry has got to do with any of this.   STUPID IDEA OF THE WEEK …is the rather delightful (NOT) comments made by the press regarding Prince Harry's career plans. He has, in fact...

AKA Meditation for people who can't sit still...and a deeper exploration for the rest of us. Are you one of those people who feel like they should meditate because they see gurus everywhere talk about it, but would rather stick pins in your eyes than sit down and close your eyes? What you need is an intervention of the non-spiritual, non-BS variety. Today I talk to the only person who has ever got...

There's nothing wrong with New Year's Resolutions (NYRs) in themselves – it's all about HOW you approach these lifestyle changes. This list may have some mistakes you've heard of – but I bet there will be some Aha! Moments as well. I also show you 3 ways to avoid these 7 pitfalls – all without feeling deprived or bad about yourself.   Shapeshifting 2020 http://www.theshiftinside.com/transform/ Joi...

Christmas Day is always a tricky one for many compulsive eaters. Whether that's you , or you just want to feel a bit less uncomfortably overfull at the end of today, here is a mental survival kit for the 25th December. Plus some useful links to other longer episodes.   RESOURCES Shapeshifting Resources http://www.theshiftinside.com/transform/ http://www.theshiftinside.com/the-backwards-law-of-weig...

…AKA an audio survival guide for Yule to watch, read and listen your way out of all the compulsive eating that everyone is taking part in. There are even some things to do (in a very low-energy way). That's it for shownotes as the resources section is longer than War and Peace and The Harry Potter series put together!   RESOURCES   EC 129: The best Thanksgiving and Christmas dessert episode: http:...

I have an easy AND luxurious sugar free dessert that you can enjoy at Thanksgiving, Christmas or any big celebration. This episode is coming to you a few days early to give all my American listeners the chance to try this one out before next Thursday. Next episode will be Wed 4th December.   STUPID IDEA OF THE WEEK …is that you should not have something luxurious and indulgent at feast times even...

"I'm going to build a house using only this hammer" CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) is one of the most popular forms of therapy that people seek these days for a wide range of issues. Today we look at if it can help eating issues.   STUPID IDEA OF THE WEEK Far be it from me to cast apersions on anyone's truly healthy ice lollies…well actually, near be it because I, ahem, am doing just that. Ah...

'All natural sweeteners are equal; but some are more equal than others ' as George Orwell never said. There is a *massive* difference between nightmares like the fake healthy-sounding agave nectar and what I have to recommend for you today. Fortunately there is a great rule of thumb to use plus a handful of Eating Coach-approved natural sweeteners, so this does not have to be a complicated busines...

Are you worried about how much candy and sweets your children are going to guzzle this Halloween? Well, DON'T! I explain why you are barking up the wrong tree and diverting yourself from focusing on how to bring them up in the most healthy way possible. I also give some practical tips on how to reduce your kids' sugar consumption without ruining the fun. This is a replay of episode 84, first relea...