I'm a Registered Dietitian in the UK (HCPC: DT28209) and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor.

The contents of this course draws on my knowledge from:

• Master of Nutrition and Dietetics degree
• Undergraduate degree in health sciences and honours in food science
• Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor training
• Trauma-Informed Dietetic Care training
• Digestive Disorders and Eating Disorders training
• Eating disorder professional and counselling skills webinars
• Books and Podcasts on topics of anti-diet, stress and trauma
• The experiences shared to me by my clients over the years
• My own personal experience where appropriate (I always acknowledge my experience may be different from that of others) 

Emotional eating is normal from time to time. It is just a part of being human, although it doesn't have to feel out of control or cause physical discomfort.

The purpose of this course is to:

• Work on underlying triggers to reduce your cravings and urgency toward food
• Learn to understand your emotions and broaden your coping tools
• Learn to cope during and after the moments of emotional eating so it is no longer a big deal that further impacts your day.
• For food to be serving a supportive role in your life, rather fueling difficult emotion.

If you work through and act on each module, you will see a noticeable improvement in your understanding of your nervous system your drive toward food when feeling emotional and be equipped with the knowledge and tools to better cope with your emotions and feel at peace with food.

It is self paced so you can take it at your own pace. I recommend focusing on one module each week at the most to give you time to practice and explore.

This would mean it will take you about 5 weeks but you may like to spread it out more.

Remember it's a long term strategy not a short term quick fix.

I highly recommend spending time on the understanding your nervous system and emotional eating triggers rather than trying to rush through.

The course is based on Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness and Trauma Informed healthcare.

During the course we will:

• Explore your nervous system states and how eating might feel in each
• Learn your underlying triggers including your relationship with food and body and emotional knowledge
• Use cognitive behaviour techniques (CBT) to change the way your brain is wired
• Use mindfulness based activities such as mediations and body awareness to develop connection with the body
• Tune in to and develop awareness of your emotions through interoception and mindfulness strategies
• Practice these new skills in and outside of emotional moments

You do not need to be attuned to your emotions or practicing mindfulness to begin, but being open to exploring from this perspective is important.

I will guide you through the steps in my videos and provide support materials to explore further yourself.

This course is not weight focused because we know that trying to control our weight is a trigger to disordered eating behaviours such as emotional eating.

This course is focused on connecting with and working with your body so it can find it's unique most supportive weight and shape.

Of course you can! However, we do need to be open to tuning into our body's needs, emotions and practicing kindness in other ways.

If you do not feel comfortable with mindfulness based activities, you may benefit from 1-to-1 support so the approach can be tailored to you.

Feel free to check out my specialist consultations.

Trauma is a common trigger for difficulty with food and body. I cannot advise on what support you need for your trauma but you may require individual support or therapy rather than a self-paced course.

You may be better placed with 1-to-1 specialist consultations.

If you do choose to complete this program, please be open to seeking personalised therapy if you feel triggered while exploring your emotions.

This course is not a substitute for personalised medical or trauma care.

Most of the video lessons are about 10ish minutes each - intentionally designed to fit around a busy schedule. I recommend dedicating an hour or two each week (spread out if needed) to the videos, worksheets and practical activities. But you can take it slower than this as well.

And if life gets really busy, the course will still be there for when you have some calmer weeks.

Of course you can learn from free materials and snippets of information from Instagram but often what we really need is a step-by-step framework with all the information in one place and a logical order to work through. Then we can implement the behaviour change.

If you have found you cannot put the pieces of information you learn into action, then this specialised framework will do that.