How Thinking About Calories Negatively Impacts Our Health

The Innovative Therapist

Episode 130. This episode is the first I’ve talked about my relationship to food in a while, but I woke up feeling compelled to share on this topic, so I went with it.

I cover how our relationship with food can have parallels to our relationship to money and how all of this can impact our ability to trust ourselves and pursue work that feels aligned and good to us.

I hope you find it helpful!

Without further ado, let’s dive in!

What to Expect in this Episode

I cover:

• What I had for breakfast that morning (and why) – I promise there’s a point to this share
• How my mindset has shifted around food (in the past, and how this continues to impact me now)
• Parallels between our relationship to food and our relationship with money
• How the definition of autonomous motivation applies to food, money, and other things and how pursuing “freedom of choice, without excessive pressure” can impact us positively when it comes to lasting motivation
• The impact of focusing on calories in versus out
• How working on gut health can help with symptoms like headaches, skin health, etc. in surprising ways
• And other musings!

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