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Jul 2021
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91: How to Stop Self-sabotage from Ruini...

Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH
About this episode

Self-sabotage is common and happens to people from all walks of life. Many people with food addiction, emotional eating or binge eating self-sabotage with food as a way to numb unpleasant emotions or cope with stressful situations. This can lead to feelings of failure and can worsen the behaviors or body dissatisfaction. Then you can get stuck in the vicious cycle of binge eating, obsessing about food, and being dissatisfied with your body. Rinse, Repeat.

In this video you will learn:

1. What the connection is between perfectionism and self-sabotage 2. How trauma can be a cause of self-sabotage 3. 4 tips on how to stop self-sabotage in its tracks

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