Emotional Eating: From Food as God to God as Comfort | Tricia Nelson
Emotional Eating: From Food as God to God as Comfort | Tricia Nelson
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Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.
This week, Wendy is joined by emotional eating expert Tricia Nelson, author of Heal Your Hunger and a TEDx speaker with over 2 million views. After struggling with binge eating, Tricia discovered that food was never the real problem—it was what she was trying to escape.
Through a transformative relationship with a spiritual mentor, she learned that sustainable healing requires going deeper than willpower and diets, addressing the blocks to love, the old beliefs, and the trauma that keep us reaching for food instead of God.
They explore:
- Why emotional eating is more about escaping pain than lacking willpower
- The truth about meditation for over-thinkers
- What it means to replace food as comfort with a deeper connection to self and Spirit
This is a powerful conversation for anyone who’s ready to stop numbing and start nourishing—body, mind, and soul.
Connect with Tricia:
Emotional Eater or Food Addict Quiz
Instagram @tricianelson_
Her Book: Heal Your Hunger
Her Podcast: Confessions of a Binge Eater
Referenced in this Episode:
Meditation Apps: Insight Timer, Calm
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