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Episode 62. Ever wondered what is beneath your pattern of emotional eating or binge eating? Often, it’s dieting and restriction driving the cycle. However, underneath that, there many be something else going on too.
If you’ve ever wondered what emotional eating or binge eating might be covering up, this conversation is for you?
Dr. Sumer Ledet is a gem and a good friend of mine whose legs I’ve never seen. She is an incredible human being that I met online and now I consider her a very close support person in my life. I brought her on today because she has and incredible gift of breaking down complex topics like anxiety and guilt and living a values-consistent life.
Today we cover all of this, including how it might be related to eating and your body image. I can’t wait for you to listen in.
We cover the following (and more!):
- Sumer’s relationship with her body (something she hasn’t shared much about in the past)
- What shifted things for her (Hint: It had nothing to do with therapy or treatment)
- What does it mean to clarify your values and why should you care about it? How might it help with feeling more in control of your eating?
- How you can use your values to motivate true change (and why if it’s comfortable, you may be doing it wrong)
“I believe we are all here for a purpose, and if you’re not willing to check in with that, you might miss it”
-Dr. Sumer Ledet
Ready to Break the Emotional Eating Cycle?
Ready to stop avoiding and break the emotional eating cycle for good?
The first step is to start to disrupt the cycle.
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Who is Dr. Sumer Ledet?
Dr. Sumer Ledet is a licensed psychologist, anxiety expert, digital program creator, and working mother. Using her signature program, The Get Present System, she helps high achieving working mothers to finally enjoy the life they have worked so hard to create without being paralyzed by anxiety or having to fake being “OK” any longer. Since transitioning her business from a 1:1 brick-and-mortar private therapy practice to an online group coaching program during COVID, she is enjoying more time with my two boys and husband and practicing what she preaches more effectively than ever before.
She has a doctorate and two master’s degrees and is licensed as a Medical Psychologist. She has been published in the Psychology Times, the Louisiana Psychological Association blog, the journal of Schizophrenia Research, and has co-authored a book chapter on Schizophrenia. She has created hundreds of free educational videos to manage anxiety. You can check out a sample here: How I manage mom guilt
Check her out on Facebook or Instagram @drsumerledet
Get Present Bootcamp: www.sumerledet.com/bootcamp
Main Takeaways From This Conversation
- Clarifying your values is everything. Do it! It’s a foundational concept of both of our programs for a reason and consistently everyone’s favorite Module in The Body Respect Program.
- Values are key for long-term motivation. To develop autonomous motivation, the type that sticks for the long-haul, doing this work is essential.
- If your comfortable, you may not be doing it right. Values clarification is inherently uncomfortable. We are never living 100% with our values and looking at the gaps (where you aren’t living life exactly how you’d like to be) is sometimes really hard, but it’s essential. And when you do it without judging or shaming yourself, it really isn’t all that bad.
- Ask yourself “How do I want to show up in my life?” To dive in thoroughly, you can check out the book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life by Dr. Steven Hayes, PhD. OR, you can ask questions like “How do I want to show up in my life?”
Take the First Step to Break the Emotional Eating Cycle
Sick of wasting time and energy caught in the emotional eating cycle? Ready to live a life consistent with your values and who you truly want to be?
The first step is to disrupt the cycle. Grab this free guide for 23 positive things you can do instead of eating!
Disclaimer: This blog and podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for individual professional advice or treatment, including medical or mental health advice. It does not constitute a provider patient relationship.
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