Wellness For Real at Any Age

Today, we dive into the emotional aftermath of binge eating and overeating. After a binge, it's likely that you don't feel great—not just physically, as overeating can lead to discomfort, but emotionally as well. Take a listen to learn what to do after a binge so that you can lessen the damage and continue to move forward. https://heatherheynen.com/ Follow me: @heynencounselingandcoaching & @peakp...

In this episode we talk about escaping yourself. This is about not wanting to experience yourself or your life fully. It’s about only wanting to experience parts of yourself or parts of your life, the parts you want, rather than being present with all of it. And here’s the problem: When you’re not willing to be with it and with you, you use food to try and create what you perceive as a better feel...

In this episode you will learn how to cultivate a working relationship with your brain to reduce the cravings & urges to binge, overeat & emotionally eat. Learn practical strategies to move you forward in your journey to end these behaviors and/or lose the weight for good. https://heatherheynen.com/ Follow me: @heynencounselingandcoaching & @peakproteinrecipes ProGo Protein Bars. Real food ingredi...

In today's episode, we explore the incredible potential of your mind in overcoming the challenges of binge eating, overeating and emotional eating. I discuss effective strategies for managing your thoughts and reprogramming your brain to create a healthier relationship with food, to stop the incessant food and body chatter, and to get you into the healthy body you want to be in. https://heatherhey...

Many people trying to stop bingeing or trying to lose weight think things like, “I just don’t have enough will power. I’m just not disciplined enough.” The truth is, willpower is a limited resource, and it's not sustainable in the long term. Take a listen to learn what to use instead of willpower to get to where you want to be! https://heatherheynen.com/ Follow me: @heynencounselingandcoaching & @...

Sometimes in conversations when I’m coaching clients and present techniques like these I will get feedback like, “I don’t think things like this are going to get me to lose weight. We need to focus on calories or food or exercise”….or comments along those lines and I totally get it! We have been so immersed in diet culture that we believe the only way to lose weight or to stop bingeing or get to t...

I’m this episode I am talking all about binge eating and how to stop. I have so many clients who are working through binge eating disorder and it is also what I struggled with for so long. And the shame and emotional (as well as physical pain) that comes along with binge eating is so raw and real and difficult. So many of you out there struggle with this and it’s so difficult to talk about because...

In this episode I teach you what reframing is and how to implement the technique into your life to make any change you want to make and make it last. As always, I give practical thought strategies and behavior strategies you can begin to implement today to start changing your life and body. https://heatherheynen.com/ Follow me: @heynencounselingandcoaching & @peakproteinrecipes THE AMINO CO. Shop...

In this episode I explain WHY you keep doing things you don’t want to do and HOW to unwind your patterns of behavior that are not serving you (including eating & drinking behaviors). https://heatherheynen.com/ Follow me: @heynencounselingandcoaching & @peakproteinrecipes THE AMINO CO. Shop 100% Science-Backed Active Aging Amino Acid Supplements. Use my link and discount code HH30 for 30% off their...

How we think, what we think is a key to quicker and lasting weight loss. In this episode we take a fast and deep dive into the specific Mindset needed to create lasting change in your behaviors & how to begin to cultivate that mindset for yourself. As always, I give you practical strategies that you can begin to implement immediately to get the process for change in motion. https://heatherheynen.c...

Losing weight can be a challenging process, and it requires a lot of effort and dedication. However, the way you approach the process can make a significant difference in your success. Some people are natural planners and prefer to map out every detail of their weight loss journey, while others prefer to jump in and start taking action immediately. Find out which method will work best for you for...

In this episode I discuss the importance of satiety at meals to create lasting weight loss. I give practical behavioral & thought-work strategies you can begin to implement today to practice eating to satiety to bring you lasting weight loss. https://heatherheynen.com/ Follow me: @heynencounselingandcoaching & @peakproteinrecipes THE AMINO CO. Shop 100% Science-Backed Active Aging Amino Acid Suppl...

This episode is focused on how to gain psychological flexibility which gives you quicker, easier, lasting weight loss. Not to mention contentment, more moments of joy & a meaningful life. As always I give very practical strategies you can start implementing today. https://heatherheynen.com/ Follow me: @heynencounselingandcoaching & @peakproteinrecipes THE AMINO CO. Shop 100% Science-Backed Active...

In this episode I share with you how slowing down and “trying softer” for the weight loss process are really keys to creating sustainable weight loss. I give you practical behavioral and mindset strategies you can begin to implement today so you can start to create and develop this new way of being and thinking within your own personal processs that leads to weight loss that lasts for life. https:...

Today’s episode is short and quick and just gets down to the nitty-gritty on how I work with clients to lose weight for good. There are a few basic principals I am always including for my clients and their individualized plans. The specific interventions may look a little different for each person but the framework stays that same and has proven tried and true over time. Take a listen to understan...

Ask anyone about losing weight and you will here answers like, “It’s the worst, it’s awful, It’s miserable.” And feeling miserable when trying to lose weight eventually leads to more overeating and/or eventually lead to self sabotage….which does not lead to sustained wight loss or food freedom or the confidence we can experience in a healthy body. Take a listen to learn how to lose weight in a way...

Does de-stressing for you mean indulging in food and drink? If so, take a listen to learn how to work through the stress that we feel and accumulates in our bodies throughout the day WITHOUT going to food or drink to help cope. https://heatherheynen.com/ Follow me: @heynencounselingandcoaching & @peakproteinrecipes THE AMINO CO. Shop 100% Science-Backed Active Aging Amino Acid Supplements. Use my...

In this episode I talk about restriction when it comes to dieting/eating/food and how over-restriction will ALWAYS fail when it comes to weight loss. I talk about ways you can make sure to stay away from the restrictive dieting trap that leads to weight re-gain, the yo-yo dieting cycle, psychological issues, other health issues like thyroid, hormone disregulations, etc. I give you practical strate...

Appetite correction is a process that happens when we learn a way of eating and what foods to eat that help our appetite correct itself. This is a process where we feel satiated longer & our bodies are nourished so our brain doesn’t throw up all the thoughts about food (food-chatter) and doesn’t throw up urges to binge or overeat as often. When our appetite is corrected and working well, losing we...

Most of you listening are here wanting to drop some pounds and we want to do that in a new and different and sustainable way. We want to create a way of eating that feels easy and is a lifestyle, not a diet. We want a liftestyle that creates health benefits, weight loss, and can help bring us peace around our food-relationship. Starting to implement new behaviors with food to create this new lifes...

For anyone who struggles with weight loss, disordered eating patterns like over-eating, emotional-eating, binge eating, yo-yo dieting, you know how it feels to “go on a diet” or “be on a diet”…it feels pretty terrible most of the time. Things I hear often and things I’ve thought myself when trying to drop weight are, “This is so miserable. I’m hungry all the time. I constantly feel like I’m missin...

Meta emotions are when we have emotions about the emotions we are already having. In the clinical setting they are often called secondary emotions. The emotions we initially experience due to a thought that pops up or a thought we have about an experience or situation are called our primary emotions. Secondary or meta emotions are the feelings/emotions we experience about having the primary emotio...

Are you someone who tries to lose weight, gets some to come off & then regains again (yo-yo dieting)? Or maybe you struggle with emotional eating, over eating and/or bingeing behaviors? Or maybe you notice you rarely experience a feeling of satisfaction in life and believe that you always have to be striving for something in order to feel “normal” or “okay”? Or maybe you tend to compare yourself t...

In this episode I will help you learn why you often continue to get stuck in patterns of behavior that you don’t want to do. For example: wanting to drop weight but continuing to over eat or binge even though you really don’t want to... It can be so frustrating!! I’m going to give you some language to begin to understand why this hapoens and then how to begin to change it through learning how to b...

Are you are a chronic dieter, yo yo dieter, or just currently following a diet that's been going on for a while? You may be a great candidate for a diet break! We are learning more and more from research and studies that indicate stopping your diet for short time can actually help you lose more weight and keep it off longer. Take a listen to learn WHEN you should take a diet break and HOW to do it...